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A rock in my ear?

Hello iD Nation!  One of the fun things about my job is I get to blast the company via email and share my opinions and ideas on what’s relevant.  Our employee also have the same liberty.  You just never know the kinds of emails you are going to get.  Take this one, for example from one of our Regional Managers in Texas.

From: Name Withheld
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:00 PM
To: All iD Employees
Subject: gotta run for a while…

“I have to take my son to the doctor. He just stuck a rock in his ear at school and can’t get it out. I will be off line for a while but I will have my phone.

All you new parents…….take notes!!!”

When I received this email last month, it really put things in perspective.  I am quite certain that a lot of other people were laughing pretty hard too.

The next bit of correspondence I’ll share with you has to do with a Powerpoint presentation I sat in on last week.  We were in a monthly manager’s meeting and one of my manager’s was presenting.  (He too is a new parent).  His presentation had the typical transitions and corny backgrounds, but the final slide ended with a bang.  Is this guy a proud parent or what?

“Maya is now 10lbs & 11oz and is 23” long.  She has entered into the 50th percentile for her age group regarding her weight and size while the size of her cranium has topped the 70th percentile. We are very proud of her elongated trunk and limbs as well as her giant head growth.

Please feel free to measure Maya the next time you see her if you don’t believe the statistics presented today (you will need to provide your own measuring device).”

I know you want to see his adorable girl.  Just beautiful!

Family Giving Tree

I wanted to end this session by giving some well-deserved acknowledgement to the iD crew that volunteered their time on Friday at the Family Giving Tree.  The Family Giving Tree is a non-profit organization that this year alone will deliver 70,000 gifts to children in the Silicon Valley and greater Bay Area.   The staff at the FGT is an all volunteer staff, and they have been working round the clock to ensure that kids in the area have a gift to unwrap during the holidays.  One of our employees, KC, is intimately involved in the organization and we are all very, very proud of her.  KC, we thank you, and the rest of the fine “elves” that make the holidays special for so many.

Below is a picture of the warehouse full of gifts that have to be organized, wrapped, and delivered to locations all over the Bay:

This is me pretending to drive the forklift.

And one of my employees who was begging to appear on my blog.  I hope he thinks it is funny.  He’s ALMOST famous now.

Major thanks to our employees who did volunteer their time.  You guys are famous!

Oh, I did want to point out that I challenged the entire company of Synopsys to see who could fill up the FedEx truck faster:  them, or me.  They won.

And, last but not least, check out Baby Kaylee doing her part!  Yes, she’s another beautiful iD Baby.  She’s no bigger than that football.

Until next time, nation!

Happy Holidays!

-Pete

 

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The Return of Captain Curry (CC)

Hello iD Nation!  As promised, I was going to share a little bit of information about one of our client service reps, Captain Curry.  The Captain was born an raised in the States, but has roots in the Seychelles.  Say what?  I’m looking out for you, nation!  Read on!  The Seychelles are located in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar,  995 miles from Mombasa, Kenya. They are 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude between 55 and 56 degrees east.

The Captain brings his flair for fashion to the office.  If the guy can dress like this, imagine how he sounds taking calls about computer camp!  Impressive indeed.

Let’s not stop at Captain Curry.  Our company is full of spirited people  who have a sense for fashion.  Take my parents, for example.  This picture was taken at our Halloween party.  My mom stands at just 5 feet, but she is tough as nails.  She is one of the reasons iD has had so much success over the years…”It’s the quality, people!”  Mom, don’t kill me for posting this picture.  But you do look fine!

Not to be outdone, Mighty Mouse showed up to the Halloween party too.  Mighty stands at just 5 inches, but is tough as nails.  He is one of the reasons iD has had so much success over the years.  Imagine this guy looking over your shoulder 24×7!  He truly does sit above my desk 24×7.  Indimidation is key to running a company, and this guy delivers.

Since I last wrote, here are some key stats about this blog:

• Nobody has logged on.
• No comments have been posted.

That pretty much sums it up.  Nowhere to go but up!  Patience, young Jedi, the blog has only been live for 24 hours.

OK, I’m going to wrap it up.  Next up:  funny staff emails.  Until next time!

Ciao!

 

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Let’s get this party started!

My people have been telling me I need to get a blog started so the world can see behind the scenes at iD.  So, let’s get it on!  Where to start?  What’s the hook?  Why the heck would people care?  For years we’ve been saying “if people only knew the way we do things–they’d get iD…they’d just get it.”  So, this is my chance to show just that.

In future blogs, you’ll learn more about our crazy employees, parents, students and staff that make iD iD.  I love being at the helm of this company, being intimately involved with every department and knowing the good, bad and ugly.

You’ll get a snapshot of what’s in my head–which is everything and nothing all at once (ask my wife), and my opinions on topics like Google’s takeover of YouTube, parenting tips (share yours with me too!), fatherhood–should my 2-year-old start mowing the lawn soon?, the lemon tree in the backyard, ridiculous and hilarious emails I receive…you get the gist.

So, let’s get this party started.  Here are some recent pictures.  You’ll find me in the Elvis suit at one of our staff trainings at the Tiger Woods Learning Center (my team of trainers didn’t know I was going to show up–and we pretty much bombed.  I dragged a couple of willing iD employees into it with me).

Check out our spirited team here in the Valley!

Note to all employees:  Lemons are on sale for 25 cents which is a significant discount to Trader Joe’s.  These are Meyer’s.  I’ve got tons of them.

This is my 2-year-old catching air between couches.  Mom wasn’t too happy.  iD Nation, do not worry!  Couch jumping is not allowed at camp.

OK, I don’t want to give away the farm here on my first blog.  For #2, you can expect to see pictures of Captain Curry, a member of our Client Service Team…but please, please don’t all log on at once because the servers just can’t take it!

Ciao!

 

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