Hey, I almost forgot: December 13th marked my thirtieth anniversary working in Noble County Government!
It's complicated, because I spent the first few years working in the Noble County Jail, and thus can honestly say I spent time in jail. After that I moved to dispatch, which is now it's own department: Noble County Communications.
I was disappointed that there was no cake ... but then, I'm always disappointed when there's no cake.
Sometimes the job gets ... rough. I used to go home and scream into a pillow from time to time, but it upsets the dog. And I'll be the first to admit that I thought all along I'd be writing full time by now. But we have an important job, and I work with good people, and we have heat and air conditioning. Also my vacation days have reset, and there's something comforting about knowing if things get really stressful, I can take some time off to eat ... well, chocolate cake. Or brownies. With chocolate frosting.
Anyway, while I could have retired last year, I can only afford it if I supplement my retirement pay by selling, according to my estimation, a thousand books a week. Right now a good week is double digits.
But I'm working on it.
NCSD Christmas 2021
And, hey--dispatch gets a tree.
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https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0058CL6OO
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/"Mark R Hunter"
Well, 30 years is a good, solid figure I'd say. Not many make it that long anymore nowadays. I clocked up 34 years with the British Army, and would have added another 7 or so - if they hadn't closed down and left Germany.
I really don't want to belittle anything here, but this certificate is.... ehm... a bit poxy, to put it politely.
This is what I got for 25 years:
It nicely framed and all, and it was presented to me by that general who signed it, in a little ceremony. I have a similar 30 year one, too, but thats not framed and in some draw... not so sure where. Plus I got a couple of hundred bucks bonus each time as well. :)
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Seems to me the money would be more appreciated! A certificate is nice, though--we're framing it. I never did plan to work anywhere near that long as a dispatcher--I expected I'd be writing full time long before then.
I also just got this, from my direct supervisors rather than from the county government:
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Yeah, thats more like it!
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