The Tenure Star

It all started when I took a typing test I did 95 words per minute and made two errors The requirement was 50 or more words Human Resources was impressed and set up the Department interview It was my history in becoming 33 years ago This is my personal streaming flow Now let’s start the show The date was June 21, 1982 The name of R.H. MACY & CO., INC., but consumers know the company as “MACY’S” My venture beginning on the 14th Floor at FLAGSHIP HERALD SQUARE TOWER My schedule was 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM of my precise hour The Division was the CORPORATE BUYING OFFICE The task was Telecommunications under the title of TELEX OPERATOR I was communicating all around Macy’s and the Globe There is much more in suppose Later the Department was changed to a Document & Financial Word Processing Center I was typing Documents & Financial detail as a Lead Operator Now I must move fast forward But I must move onward I worked in numerous departments such as Financial Planning/Budgets, Legal Office, Administration, Executive Office’s and much more Remember “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET” Well I actually lived the actual event of the days of MACY’S AND GIMBELS era There was competition between the two companies Rivalry was also accompanied Because of a Macy’s Buyer and a Gimbel’s Buyer would often have lunch and discuss what both companies were doing We were sent an email from our former Macy’s CEO that we are not to talk to Gimbel’s about Macy’s Business 1985, I communicated as a Telex Operator with NBC-TV of the MACY’S THANKSGIVIING DAY PARADE I have been trained under the LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS I have been exposed to two mergers first being FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND Later with MAY COMPANY Since those 33 years, FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. changed their name to MACY’S, INC. But the funny part about that is, Federated often said they don’t want to see anything with the Macy’s name on it, but being Macy’s had the name is what brought Federated Fame Because of the change, my future will be a rearrange Four years from now, I plan to retire There’s my year’s of full tenure employ Eyes on retirement will be my joy.