Continental was a great company. They invested in their employees providing many educational opportunities which lead to promotional opportunities. We worked hard but had a lot of fun too. I think we might have had 'food days' at least once a month. These were impromptu parties of sorts. Typically someone would say "hey, it's time for a food day" and by the end of that day we'd have it organized with assignments divvied up. When the company was going belly up (thanks to Hurricanes Hugo and Iniki and an unfortunately low reinsurance treaty limit) we had quite a few food days. Those days are what kept us sane as we toiled away at a workload that used to be handled by a staff at least twice as large as it was when we sang our swan song. CNA bought us and things were never the same. All good things must come to an end. Sigh.
These banks were sold by our employee club. I think they used the proceeds to fund our company picnics and Christmas parties. I've had these banks at work. It occurred to me as I work through this 100 in 100 process that I have quite a few things in my office that have been collected over the years.
What exactly will I do with them when I retire? Set up a shrine to my working life? I think not. Eventually we plan to downsize the house and yard. I think there's a good chance there won't be room in the house for my working life shrine. These banks are out of here!
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