by Aleta C.
And so, here I am 32-plus years later. Yes, 32 years plus a few
months ago, when schools were on spring break, teacher-subbing jobs were scarce
(after eight years, I "retired" from teaching in 1979), I asked
Manpower Temp Services for a temporary job. I got that job doing Word
processing with Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation. I hired on in
1980 as section, then department secretary; then various jobs, programs,
buildings and companies. I am now performing configuration/data management on
TBMCS in Colorado Springs. I am proud to be our site’s first nationally
certified CDM and proud to work with Lockheed Martin as I approach the sunset
of my career.
While I often still miss the smell of crayons this time of year,
I can be heard telling folks that working with engineers is a lot like working
with eight-year-olds. What a wild ride of a career path that I never would have
thought I’d be doing! It has all been quite like my office, now cubicle –
sometimes very big and spacious – enjoyable and organized - but more often than
not, quite disorganized, full of many tasks and sometimes chaotic – but still
HERE and still working! Full of ups and downs, excitement and exasperation, fun-filled and frustrating. One
hundred years for Lockheed Martin and 32 years and counting for me!
