The End of an Era

Today marked a sad end to a multiyear chapter in my own history. I have been preparing for it for the last few weeks, but it will be a hard transition I'm sure. Today Jake and I diverge in our career paths. As of tomorrow, Jake will no longer work at Novell with me. I'm excited for that career change the Jake will begin in the next few weeks. But it will be hard to go without yelling out of my office and having him reply to random comments and thoughts. I don't know who I will sit with at company meetings and get-togethers. I don't know with whom I will express frustration or laugh about funny things within the office.

I remember that I was very excited the day the Jake got hired on at Novell. It was almost a dream come true for me. I had gone from working on the farm with family all of my youth, to the lonely world of city life. I was thrilled when Jake was excited to interview for a position at the company where I worked. The rest is history. It has been a real enjoyment for me to be employed with my brother and work side-by-side.

I'll let Jake give you all the details of his leaving Novell, and his thoughts, but I just wanted to say thanks to Jake for making Novell a much funner place to work. Who knows, but we'll cross paths again in the professional world. In the meantime he does remain in Provo and I'm sure we'll get together often.

Now I wonder what it will take to convince Joe that he wants to come work with me at Novell.