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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve that is awesome. If I left for 56 days I would come back to an office full of stuff my coworkers would think they didn’t know what to do with. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Bigelow<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sawdusters<br><b>Subject:</b> [Woodworkers] My welcome back to work<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As some of you may know, I work for a little company in the Portland area that has a perk called a sabbatical. Every 7 years you are eligible for a sabbatical, which is a contiguous 56 day long vacation from work. This is in addition to your standard 4 weeks vacation per year, unlimited (to a point) sick days, and 10 holidays per year.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Needless to say, it's a pretty nice perk, and one that everyone looks forward to. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've been here just over 16 years, and I just got back from my second sabbatical. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Now, it's typical for everyone else on the team to decorate your cube when you get back. Here's a picture of mine. I would say it was good to get back to work, but then everyone would just laugh at me. However, it was nice to come back to this.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=545 height=307 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D25AE8.858D05D0" alt="Inline image 1"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=545 height=307 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01D25AE8.858D05D0" alt="Inline image 2"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<br>-Steve<br><a href="http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com" target="_blank">http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://pen-blanks.us" target="_blank">http://pen-blanks.us</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>