- Jan 21, 2005
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Preface:
My dad has been able to do a lot of stuff that others haven't. He's done a lot of stuff in his life, too. He left west Nebraska after high school, tried to go to school, ran out of money, went hungry, got into the Navy, went to Vietnam, came back and got a full time job at OPPD in downtown Omaha and got married. He's been able to provide for my brother and I and my mom anything we need, clothes, a nice house, financial security, everything. He recently bought a really nice Harley
But, anyways, while I was at his retirement ceremony, I just realize how much I want to be like him. Everyone was saying so many nice things about him, about all he did. Sure there were screwups and they were laughing about those there, but everyone came up and had something really nice to say about him and how valuable he was to the company. I want to be in that position someday. I just want to be able to get into a company and hold a job there, and when I'm done, I'll be able to say that I helped that company and that everyone appreciated the work I did there. I want to be able to provide for my family, that I hope to have someday, just like my dad did. They told all these stories about dad's first day of work and then his last day.
I just felt really proud and hope to be like him someday.
Cliffe's Notes:
1) Dad has hard life
2) Dad gets good job at OPPD
3) Dad stays for 30+ years
4) Dad retires and everyone appreciated his work
5) I hope to be like him someday.
My dad has been able to do a lot of stuff that others haven't. He's done a lot of stuff in his life, too. He left west Nebraska after high school, tried to go to school, ran out of money, went hungry, got into the Navy, went to Vietnam, came back and got a full time job at OPPD in downtown Omaha and got married. He's been able to provide for my brother and I and my mom anything we need, clothes, a nice house, financial security, everything. He recently bought a really nice Harley
But, anyways, while I was at his retirement ceremony, I just realize how much I want to be like him. Everyone was saying so many nice things about him, about all he did. Sure there were screwups and they were laughing about those there, but everyone came up and had something really nice to say about him and how valuable he was to the company. I want to be in that position someday. I just want to be able to get into a company and hold a job there, and when I'm done, I'll be able to say that I helped that company and that everyone appreciated the work I did there. I want to be able to provide for my family, that I hope to have someday, just like my dad did. They told all these stories about dad's first day of work and then his last day.
I just felt really proud and hope to be like him someday.
Cliffe's Notes:
1) Dad has hard life
2) Dad gets good job at OPPD
3) Dad stays for 30+ years
4) Dad retires and everyone appreciated his work
5) I hope to be like him someday.