HDR reviews

People are wonderful and intelligent

Flexibility in my schedule allowed me to overcome serious family health challenges and loss of family members. My manager came through when I needed accommodations in my schedule to deal with my spouse's health problems. They also showed great compassion during a period when I lost two of my immediate family members. I'm not sure that my manager realized how much that meant to my family, but it was a tremendous thing for us. The company stock plan was a tremendously good investment, and I was able to become an expert in my field, but the most important thing to me was the experience of working with smart, decent people for twenty years. At the end of the day the people are far more important than the monetary stuff. (Although the company stock in my retirement plan worked out really well!) Like any other job, there were times when I had to take on things that I probably wouldn't have chosen, but I was fortunate to have a boss that encouraged me to persevere and succeed. It sounds a little corny, but I'm glad that I was able to stay in this job straight through until retirement, and will always appreciate the smart and kind people that I worked with over the years.