Holiday Party
Sorry that we missed the potluck. I hope that everybody had a great time, as usual! @jason and I were present for his company holiday party, which was a very pleasant experience. See Corporate Josh -
The best part about it, other than the free food and booze (naturally), was seeing that my brother works with some quality people. The bank had their party at their headquarters, which turned out to be a very nice building and a decent work environment.
Banks have a reputation for employing dour, humorless people at the executive level but this is not necessarily true with @jason's bank. Their VP of Technology was a very nice guy who I had met once before at a card game. The single person at the party that I thought was the most interesting and fun, the one that I could see would be a decent time over a beer, turned out to be the CEO of all people. Not only did he seem cool, but @jason also says that the man is a very smart and capable leader. It's nice to learn that @jason is on a first name basis with these figures at his company, despite the fact that he does not see them on a daily basis.
The best part about it, other than the free food and booze (naturally), was seeing that my brother works with some quality people. The bank had their party at their headquarters, which turned out to be a very nice building and a decent work environment.
Banks have a reputation for employing dour, humorless people at the executive level but this is not necessarily true with @jason's bank. Their VP of Technology was a very nice guy who I had met once before at a card game. The single person at the party that I thought was the most interesting and fun, the one that I could see would be a decent time over a beer, turned out to be the CEO of all people. Not only did he seem cool, but @jason also says that the man is a very smart and capable leader. It's nice to learn that @jason is on a first name basis with these figures at his company, despite the fact that he does not see them on a daily basis.