Do you work at the same company as someone from GBCN?

[wildrice]

Is the world so small for all of you too?

I won't name any names for privacy, but I just realized that I've worked at the same employer as at least 1 other GBCNer for the last 4 jobs that I've held. I am interviewing for a new job and I know of at least 1 person who works at that place, too. None of these folks have helped me get a job, nor have I helped them. It's been purely coincidence. Two have even worked on the same team (though one of them I had met in person prior so we did know that going into it).

[wambam]

Absolutely not. But my company has 7 employees.

[penguingrrl]

No, but y organization has 6 employees and I’m the only one in this age group.

[arielroux]

I’m sure I do…it’s a huge global tech company. But I don’t specifically know of anyone who also works there.

[schrodinger]

Not to my knowledge, but there are over 50k employees and I work with a very small subset of people. Closest known connection is a project I worked on with a contract engineer that is the SO of someone here.

[tripleshot]

Not that I know of but I work for a very large company with offices and plants all over the country so maybe.

[icedcoffee]

No and if I did I'd never admit it. LOL

My past 3 jobs have been under 200 employees.

[mags]

No

[shauni27]

Jun 1, 2021 12:31:55 GMT -5 wambam said:

Absolutely not. But my company has 7 employees.

same. I always work for small, local companies.

[esdreturns]

I don't think so, but I work for a very large company with offices all across the states. So it's possible I do and just don't know it!

[loira]

Lol likely not. I live on the same island as a couple of other posters but that's it.

[oregonpachey]

Jun 1, 2021 12:35:41 GMT -5 arielroux said:

I’m sure I do…it’s a huge global tech company. But I don’t specifically know of anyone who also works there.

My last job was also at a huge global IT company.  280,000 + employees so I am sure there was probably another poster from there.

[georgeharrison]

I don't think so. I think I'm too old compared to the majority of the staff at my employer. We are about 200, and at 43, I'd say I'm at the 80th percentile for age. We don't have young people on here, do we? I assume that our median is like 35.

[melissa]

Yes - two at least that I know of but there may be more that I am unaware of.

[marie]

I am sure I do. We a global financial services company with 200K+ plus employees.

[Nonny]

Not anymore, because I no longer work. But I definitely did with several back in the day. My employer was one of the major ones in our area.

One I was sort of friends with IRL but she went off the deep end (she never moved over here to my knowledge) and unfriended most of the former Seattle people.

Another whose screen name I can't remember, so I don't know if she's here or not (we're still FB friends, but don't really talk). We had lunch at work once. Her H was also on a team adjacent to mine.

Also another semi-active poster's SO.

[cherry1111]

Jun 1, 2021 12:43:55 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

Jun 1, 2021 12:35:41 GMT -5 arielroux said:

I’m sure I do…it’s a huge global tech company. But I don’t specifically know of anyone who also works there.

My last job was also at a huge global IT company.  280,000 + employees so I am sure there was probably another poster from there.

What if we all work for the same company, lol.

But seriously yes my answer is the same. I’m sure there’s someone.

[turkletsmom]

Not that I know of but I did find out I went to the same high school as another poster (but like 20+yrs apart).

[cjcouple]

Not that I know of.

[Saudade]

The husband of a former poster is my coworker.

[TR]

No, but I’ve had other weird small world things happen. Like a (now former) poster dating (marrying?) my late second-cousin’s widower. 

[Deleted]

Yep

[Deleted]

Not that I know of, but it's possible, my company has over 30K employees.

[lightbulbsun]

Not that I know of, but my company is pretty big, so it's possible.

I met my bff through a meetup group, but she recognized me from here.

[picaflora]

Definitely not at my current job and my last job. They are too small and the ones there at the right age group aren't message board people.

At the job prior to that - highly likely as it was a large national retailer. Even though there was a big group of employees locally, I doubt any of y'all worked with me. When H and I were planning our move here, only one person replied familiar with the area. And she is/was? a realtor.

On my local Knot/Nest board I didn't have anyone that worked the same place I did. I did have a couple that were in my same classes in college, and one that ended up living a block over in my neighborhood! She and I are still friends, despite living states away now.

[ste]

I did previously (2 jobs ago, 3 if you count SAH lol)!! One I haven’t seen post in forever, not sure if the other remembers. We were all in completely unrelated departments/jobs though.

[W.T.Faulkner]

No, and I am not interested in ever doing so. No thank youuuuu.

[TR]

Lol I remember someone posting their kid trick-or-treating at their office and another poster was like, “Uhhh yeah, that kid came to my desk.”

[bugmeetsworld]

Not that I know of, but someone from GBCN used to live in my apartment complex. She once posted photos looking for decorating advice. Our building is pretty unique, which is how I made the connection.

[ssmjlm]

There are a lot of us that all work for Uncle Sam

But as far as I know, no one is in the same command. I have met people in the same field, but different agencies.