"My Company Jacket" by Steve Adams

"My Company Jacket" by Steve Adams

My first job required that I work closely with my counterparts at other facilities around the state.

There was one man that I never met but talked to frequently; partly because our work required it and partly because we became friends over the phone.  As the project closed down, I moved on to a new company.

Soon after starting the new job, I flew to Germany to help with a machine.  The trip was a success and, at the end of the week, I headed back to the busy airport in Frankfurt for my flight home.

While waiting to board, I was approached by a man who noticed the logo of the old company on my jacket.  In English he explained that he had worked for that company and asked if I had worked there too.  As we talked and shared more information, some things he said sounded familiar.

We both suddenly burst into laughter when we realized that WE were the guys who had spoken so many times before over the phone. We finally met face to face in Germany.

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