Party!

We had a “Leaving Intel” party this afternoon. All the employees who are going to Marvell were invited. The strange thing about it is, it was thrown by the people leaving Intel for the people leaving Intel. In other words, we threw a party for ourselves! It was supposed to be for the purpose of relaxing and reminiscing about our years at Intel and anticipating our upcoming adventure at Marvell. But, of course, there was a lot of lamenting going on, too.

The anticipated close date continues to be November 1. We will begin to pack our offices next week and turn in our laptops next Friday so Intel IT can wipe them clean of all proprietary information and software for which they own the licenses. We are supposed to get them back on Monday, November 6 with Windows, MS Office apps, and our saved data files all reinstalled. Most everyone is backing up their data to DVDs as a safeguard. Wouldn’t want to lose all those emails and internet bookmarks!

I’m continuing to work lots of hours as we near the close date. Most weeks, I’m putting in close to 70 hours a week. My paychecks have been looking awfully nice, but I’m sure ready to get back to a normal schedule and have some time to relax. The project people I’ve been putting in all those hours for have told me to call if I ever want to come back to Intel. It is nice to know that my work is valued and appreciated. I’m still optimistic about working for Marvell, but it’s sure great to have those contacts if I ever need them.

And speaking of overtime, I better go get back to work now!