Update from Lisa

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 On the PICS front, you should know that the company has actually been giving us awards for the whole Yuma-craziness.  We got the President's Leadership Award, which is basically a prestige thing and a pat on the back, but still a big deal.  We won the division level award which got us (and the other teams in IL that won) a fancy dinner with the DSD VP last month (and we, of course, got to bring guests.)  The actual award was a large hourglass with a plaque on the top, which was odd, but the hourglass runs for 15 minutes, so it's at least somewhat amusing.  Then we won the sector level award, and for that one, they're flying us and our guests out to Baltimore for a fancy dinner with the ES VP.  That one's tonight so I don't know what kind of physical award it will come with, but I'm still stuck on the part where we're flying to Baltimore for dinner -- we get to spend the night and not take a red-eye back, but still, that's crazy.  You would absolutely be getting the award, too, if you were here, which is why I'm passing on that higher management really did notice what we did and how much your algorithm rocked.

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Lisa

Way to make me feel sad about having left... I mean, while I'd been kind of wanting to leave since, well, I started, I'm afraid I'm going to look back on this as the worst career move of my life.  Oh well.  It was rather a lucky break that I got so much responsibility in the first place.  She also mentioned earlier in the email about how the guy they got to replace me is leaving and people are commenting about wishing they could get me back.  At least I should have some kick-ass references when I'm ready to change jobs again...