A pretty good story

In my last week at Intel, I happened to get a pretty good story. I got stuck in the elevator.

I came in early on Monday (because, as you remember, I’m working all those overtime hours). It was almost 6:30. I stepped into the elevator and pushed the button for the 4th floor. It started up and … BANG!! … bump! … jerk! … stop! I tried to make myself as light as I could. You know, I stood on my tiptoes. 🙂 I didn’t know how high I was and didn’t want to make the car fall. Silly me. I was only around the second floor, but I was stuck! I picked up the Red Phone, and in a few seconds a lady answered, “Security. What’s your emergency?” I explained that I was stuck in the elevator and she dispatched someone immediately. Then she kept me on the phone like 911 dispatchers do until they got me out. It took about 15 minutes, and I was free.

I went on to my office and got to work. I got up a couple times to go get coffee, and go get rid of coffee. Then at about 8:30, my lower back started hurting. I felt an intense muscle spasm coming on like I had last summer. For a while I didn’t link it with the bumping in the elevator, but eventually it did dawn on me. I went down to the nurse, and she put me on ice and made an appointment with the occupational health center at the local hospital and sent me over. They diagnosed a lower back strain and sent me home.

Lying on an ice bag along with taking a muscle relaxant helped ward off a severe episode, and I went back to work the next day. It has been slowly improving day by day, and I think I’m well on the mend now. Good thing, since I have to pack up my office on Monday.
Wednesday is the day we become employees of Marvell.

Yes, I think that’s a pretty good story for my last week at Intel.