Early one spring morning, while at my desk in Harrisburg, I received a call from my district manager telling me that I was getting visitors from our Washington, D..C. regional office. They wanted some information about my office's relationship with the Pennsylvania state government.
Sure enough, two days later E_____and D_____ arrived. I spent some time explaining our government connections, and then took them on a visit of the State Department of Transportation where I knew the management group. They took me to lunch, thanked me, and left. It was a very pleasant visit.
Two days later I discovered the real purpose of their visit. My manager called me and told me that the visitors wanted to offer me a job in their Washington office. I was floored! I had so settled into the Harrisburg area that I fully expected to eventually retire there. I had one week to respond to the offer.
When I broke the news to dear wife, her response was quite negative, as was expected, for she loved the Harrisburg area as much as I did. I assured her that we would "talk it out" before I made a decision. Two days later I got the first in a number of rumors that some REALLY BIG moves were being contemplated by the Company. One of these rumors had to do with the closing of some branches. Although I felt that state capitols were safe, I felt quite uneasy about what I had heard.
More, later.
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