Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    	I've decided to take the Package. It wasn't much of a decision,
    	actually. I knew I wanted it, even before it was offered.
    
    	June 29 will be my last day.
    
    	I know for sure I'll be taking the whole summer off, and probably
    	quite a few months after that.
    
    	In my next life, I don't have the foggiest, except I'd rather not
    	get back into the Corporate atmosphere.
    
    	Perhaps a little business of my own...........
    
          Alan

    Also, it might be nice for people to leave us a mailing address or
    phone number...
    
    DougO

    > Also, it might be nice for people to leave us a mailing address or
    > phone number...
    
    Okay, Doug, with me you get both:
    
       Alan Ross
       1 Berkshire Ave
       Sharon, MA 02067
    
       Tel # 617-784-5652
    
    Any ticking packages without a return address will be viewed with
    suspicion. :-)
    
      Alan

    Best luck, Alan.  It's a big step.
    
    						=maggie

    Rumor also has it that I'll be doing a high kick out the
    door on the 29th of this month.  And wouldn't you know it?
    The rumors are right.  It's time for me to put my full 
    energies into composing, recording, and audio/video production
    (the studio is being upgraded to 16-track this summer).  In
    my free time, I plan to follow my hobbies of collecting rare
    Lincoln head pennies and devising new ways of torturing my
    cat.
    
    Those of unsound mind can contact me thusly:
    
    	c/o Barking Spider Studios
    	12 Evergreen Rd.
    	Sudbury, MA 01776-2713
        
    	(508) 443-4036
    
    Ok, ok.  So it'll still get there if you don't put the stuff on
    about the studio.  But, hey. . .this is *my* middle-age crisis,
    dammit, and I'm entitled to these little indulgences.
    
    Steve
    

	I have been notified that I will be put on transition as of 
	19 November - I will probably take the package.

	_peggy
		(-)
		 |
			Be careful what you ask for

				you just might get it.

			Do I have to grow up now????

				I doubt it.

    Aiiiii!
    
    keep in touch _peggy - you have been a boon to this file and to my
    life!
    
    -Jody
    

    oohhnnooo
    
    good luck peggy
    
    hugs
    
    Bonnie

    
    Oh Peggy...
    Hope it turns out to be a blessing for you.
    I'll miss seeing your labrys!
    'gail

    Peggy, although we have not met, I will miss you terribly. You're
    writings in here, on the Goddess have given much food for thought and
    have encouraged me to seek out works on this subject that has become
    very important to me. It has helped me to confirm what I always new was
    true in my heart. That the is a Deity and that the feminie aspect is so
    very strong in everything in the universe. 
    I will miss the little sayings that you create at the end of your
    notes. They are charming, witty, extremely intelligent, and always
    germaine to the topic at hand. Hey, maybe we could collect them into a
    book. The wit and true wisdom of Peggy Leedberg :-)
    
    Take care and Goddess Love you, Bless you, and keep you safe.
    
    Phil

    
    Peggy,
    
    I am happy for you if this will give you more of what you want in your
    life, but I will miss you.  The work you have done in this file and on
    behalf of women at Digital is important and valuable.
    
    Thank you.
    
    Justine

    Peggy,  
    
    I will definitely miss you, it was nice knowing of a kindred spirit in
    the notes world.  Not to mention the networking database.
    
    Meg

    I'll miss your notes, too, Peggy.  Good luck.
    
    Lorna
    

    
    Re: .7 Peggy
    
    I don't know if you read my notes......still I wanted you
    to know something before leaving.
    
    A long time ago in a previous version of wn you wrote something to
    the effect that you wish more men here would "listen" as opposed
    to arguing and sometimes perhaps dominating or diverting a topic.
    (Note: I don't remember your exact words)
    
    Fow what it's worth, I decided to respect your wishes and
    have done just that. I thought you might like to know that.
    
    							Hank

    Peggy - 
    
    I'll miss your presence here too.  Your notes always seem to add a
    calmness  and serenity to whatever discussion is going on.
    
    I know that this transition will only serve to allow you to more fully
    express the person you are.
    
    Best of luck...
    
    Nanci

    This place definitely will not be the same without you, Peggy.
    I can' t believe you're leaving.
    
    Eileen

    
    Peggy,
    
    Thanks for all your notes. I learned a lot from them. I'll miss your
    signature and your teaching about the Goddess, which I hope/am sure
    you'll keep on doing.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Dorian

The best to you, Peggy!

Kathy

    
    Peggy, I'll miss your notes, too, IF you decide to "take the package". 
    (But Peggy hasn't decided yet.  She only said she'd probably take the
    package, not that she had, or would, definitely.)
    
    CQ

    Keep us posted, Peggy.
    
    I'll miss you, too. :-(
    
    --DE
    

    "Buyout" in the US is being called "rightsizing" in the UK. 
                                                                  
    I have been rightsized, and will be leaving Digital this Friday. In
    many ways I will be happy to leave. I don't like a lot of what I'm
    seeing around me - I feel that the Digital I have known and loved over
    the past four years has almost disappeared. Its culture, at least here
    in the UK, and, of course, in my humble opinion, bears little
    relationship to the "espoused" cultural values of the company. It is
    the espoused values that I hold so dear, and I truely mourn their
    passing.
    
    I have learnt so much from my time with Digital. Though mainly a
    read-only noter of woman-notes, I have learnt so much from the
    discussion here. This conference is one of the things I will miss most.
    
    Partly because of my involvement in this conference, my awareness of
    many feminist issues have been raised. I am proud that I am a feminist. 
    
    On leaving Digital I will be setting up on my own in consultancy in the
    areas of women at work, valuing differences, etc etc. Perhaps one day
    we will shatter the glass ceiling. Or perhaps  many of us will decide
    to leave that particular ceiling alone, and move sideways to a place
    where we can aim for the stars, and reach them, or at least feel
    fulfilled and empowered in our attempts.
    
    If I'd stayed with DEC, I'd have carried on supporting women in
    Digital. As it is, I will go on supporting women and their causes in
    the larger arena.
    
    Take care, all of you. You are all special people. I owe so much to so
    many of you. It is partly through the valuing of differences that is
    the core of this file that I am learning to really value myself. And
    now that I have that gift, I can share it with others.
    
    Thank you all, and au revoir...
    
    Clare
    
    

    Clare, I'm sorry you are leaving.  For all the fact that, as you say,
    you've only infreqently written, I still feel as though we know you at
    least a bit.  I hope that one day you come back.
    
    all the very best.
    
    						=maggie

    
    RE .24
    
    Clare...
    
    I agree with your views about the DEC culture....
    Best of luck in all you do.
    
    'gail

    Clare-
    
    Best wishes for happiness and success in all you do.
    
    Hugs,
    Barb

	This Friday will be my last day at DEC.  I will be setting up
	a small press and publishing material about Women and Thealogy
	and Rituals and goddesses and such.  I have always wanted to
	be a starving poet and it looks as though I will get a chance
	to do just that.  I picked up my IBM PC clone on Saturday and
	have left a lot of stuff behind.

	I will also be travelling across the US over the next year
	and would like to meet with groups of women (or women and men)
	or even individual women who are involved in wicca, or ritual 
	or goddess stuff.

	From 15 December until 8 January I will be on vacation (I am
	coming back for the NOW meeting in Chelmsford where Evelyn
	Murphy is speaking).  I will be visiting Kansas City and Atlanta
	this trip.

		Peggy Leedberg
		180 Tyngsboro Road Unit 18A
		North Chelmsford, MA  01863

		or

		send mail after 14 DEC 1990 to:

		STAR::STILES with For Peggy in the subject line

	I have enough =wn= readers who will keep me up to date on what
	is happening here, that I may be invisible but the spirit will	
	remain.

	Over the years there have been a lot of things that I have wanted
	to say and never did and now I probably never will, but I would
	like to take this opportunity to thank the mods (present and past)
	and the many, many women and men who have fought to keep this
	conference alive and on target.  It is a shame that so much sh*t
	has to happen here - remember though - this conference is one of
	the most positive signs for women in the company (scary isn't it).
	This space is worth all the effort, it turns more people into
	feminist than we could ever hope.

	Say goodnight peg

	goodnight

    ***DAMN!***
    
    Peggy, you are priceless.  We are much the poorer for your leaving.

    Good by, Peggy, and good wishes.
    aq
    

    me too.
    
    friday will be it for me.
    
    i think i'm gonna take my buyout money, and squander
    it in a quest for the Holy Grail.  i'll start out by
    watching monty python for clues.  anybody wanna join me?
    
    jonathan
    

    Bye Peggy and many hugs, I will miss you.
    
    Bonnie

    aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
    
    Your voice will be missed, your calm resolve will be missed, your
    scintillating innuendo will be missed.....
    
    YOU will be missed....
    
    -Jody
    

    and jonathan,
    
    I'm going to miss you too!
    
    Bonnie

    Good luck to you both, though.
    
    sniff
    
    E Grace

    I have been offered "the package" and must make the decision
    before December 27.  Actually, because of holidays, I'll be
    making the mental decision sooner.  I do not expect that anyone
    will be here to offer me a job December 26-28.
    
    I am leaning toward taking the money.  The only jobs I have been
    offered in the past 3 months have been non-management at a lower
    level than my present job.  If I turn down the money, I must
    take the next offer, even one level lower.  Management is what I
    do, and I worked too hard in my 22 years here to go to a job where 
    I can't get a raise for more than 2 years, because my present 
    salary is above the maximum for that job.
    
    I have always had an idea of working in some position of empowering
    women, running women's support groups, or related work.  I have a lot 
    of experience in Digital and outside that is relevant, and that gives
    me confidence.  Right now I am most interested in providing 
    consulting and information for people who are becoming responsible
    for older relatives. (Not specifically a women's issue, but usually)
     
    My experiences finding help for my mother show that there is a 
    tremendous need.  Corporations are beginning to look for resources 
    that they can offer to employees through a EAP or similar programs.  
    They are beginning to realize the hours that an employee spends just
    finding out what housing and services are available.  I am looking 
    into possibilities of starting my own business, or joining a small 
    consulting firm to create this program and market it to corporations.
    
    It is my (limited) experience that human services professionals
    are often not good at budgeting, planning, and other management
    basics.  My management experience would be a major asset to some
    consulting companies.
    
    I'll post another note when I decide.
    
    Pat

    Double arggghhhhh.
    
    						Ann B.

    This is soooo depressing! I hate to see you (Peggy and Pat) go.
    manisha

    
    
    I don't know Peggy and Pat very well, but I'll miss them.  Most of all
    I'll miss Jonathan, though......who's been a particularly wonderful
    friend to me since I moved here, despite everything.
    
    I can only hope we can retain contact outside of DEC as well.
    
    kath

    I'll miss Peggy, Pat and Jonathan, and I wish them all happiness.
    
    Lorna
    

    Peggy,
    
    If you make it to that fading bastion of patriarchy, Salt Lake City,
    you're welcome at my home anytime.  The only glitch is you have
    to be tolerant of sibling rivalry and an overly affectionate cockapoo
    (definitely NOT my idea) who stands on her hind feet and waves both
    paws when you walk in the door.  Who knows?  I may even cook for
    a change?;)
    
    Best Wishes for a Better Future,
    Barb

    jonathan.......
    
    i don't know what to say.
    
    better do it in mail, i guess.
    

    Gee, with jonathan gone, who's going to send me all the gross jokes?
    
    You better keep in touch dude.
    
    Lisa

    You'll be missed Peggy (|), Jonathan, and Pat!!!
                            |
    
    :^{{{
    
    Linda

    
    Peggy,
    	
    Good luck.  I'm glad I've had the chance to meet you in person.
    	
    	Fare the well in all your endevors.
    	
    Allison

	Peggy and Jonathan, I will surely miss your notes.

	Pat, I'll especially miss you if you go, as I've had the pleasure
	of meeting you at the Maynard book club.  Hopefully, no matter
	what your decision on the buy-out, you'll continue to attend.

	Sue

    With the second TSFO I knew some of you would be leaving the nest but I
    guess I just wasn't prepared for the shock!  :-(
    
    I wish you all the very best...Pat, Peggy and Jonathan.  Hope we'll see
    you at the WN Anniversary party regardless of where your paycheck comes
    from.
    
    Peggy - if you come through C. Springs and need a place to hang your
    hat you're welcome at my house.
    
    Jonathan - you're a talented musician and I look forward to hearing
    your compositions someday.
    
    Hugs to all of you -
    
    ...and as E.Grace so succinctly put it...Sniff!
    
    Nanci
    

I hate the buyout and what it means. I wish you all weren't leaving. liesl

    i feel stunned.  this is so creepy and awful.

    "Goodbye" or better yet "Au revoir" to those leaving, DEC is 
    getting strangely 'empty' all of a sudden. (Half our group is
    taking the TFSO, throw in another 130 in the plant, and the 
    noters whose company I've enjoyed for a few years now...)
    
    Dana

    Peggy,

    Even though our opinions on all the issues of the day are nearly always 
    exact opposites, we've been good friends for nearly a decade. I'm sure
    that there is some deeper meaning in that, but you are the literary one
    and I'm the engineer, so when you figure it out, let me know what it means,
    OK?

    Seriously, though, I'm going to miss regular "lizarding" with you at May
    Ling's Lounge, and it's going to be strange when I go to forward
    interesting e-mail to my friends, and then realize you are no longer on
    the net.

    Finally, no matter where you go, and who you talk to, always remember
    YOU AND I DON'T HAVE ACCENTS! (It's those people that pronounce their
    Rs and forget to tack them on to words that end in A that have the
    accents. You'd think that if they are going to live in New England that
    they'd at least learn the language :-) )

    Take care Peggy,

    Deb

    I take it back... I think the first womannoter I met was Pat White. 
    Pat, I wish you all the best, whatever your decision.  I wish the
    company could make room for talent like yours, even when times are
    tough.  
    
    take care,
    Marge

    Aaaarrrrgggg!
    
    I was gone all week at DECUS and come home to find two people I wanted
    to say goodbye to were already gone and unreachable!
    
    Hmph!
    
    This is so depressing...
    
    D!