I don’t know about your job, but I love mine. The people are great, the job is demanding and rewarding, and the atmosphere is unlike anything I’ve experienced anywhere else.
Our recent Soapbox Derby (click here to watch the video) is a great example of this unique atmosphere. It’s an annual event at the List, and we’ve blogged about it before. It’s a great event filled with food:
And family:
I’d have to say the best part of events like this at the List are the friends one makes. While constructing a soapbox derby car, eating roasted pig and drinking free beverages, one also gets to know their teammates. It’s a great opportunity to network or just make friends.
But this good thing brings one negative aspect: it stinks when these people move on to other chapters in their lives. For all the fun we can have, eventually we’ll all move on.
While reviewing pics of the Derby, I noticed two friends that have moved on from the List. Dan (he’s the one with the purple boa) recently moved to Phoenix:
And DJ moved on to Harvard Business School:
Not a great pic of DJ. Sorry.
And soon another friend will leave. Eric Hartz, my fellow associate editor, will be attending law school, and this Friday is his last day.
They may move on, but they are certainly not forgotten.
How sweet. I’ll miss you too, Conor. You can have my chair