November 2002
Returning to Center Green
SCD’s Jeff Alipit is hardly a stranger to Center Green. He worked in each of the three buildings last year as a Web site developer with netLibrary until the electronic book provider laid off its staff during the recent economic downturn.
In
his experience, the buildings recently acquired by UCAR are a pleasant
place to work. “The ambience was certainly conducive to getting my
work done,” he recalls. He particularly liked the atrium in the main
building. “People defused from the cafeteria area and went in there
to have their lunch or do their work or read.” He also appreciated
the covered parking. His only complaint: “the elevators were a little
slow.”
Now that UCAR is moving in, Jeff is in the odd position of installing network systems in the buildings that netLibrary vacated.
What’s it like to be back? “A bit nostalgic, like I was still working there for netLibrary,” he says. Although he misses his former co-workers, he adds, “It’s kind of a relief that, despite getting laid off from that place, I managed to make it back in one way or another.”
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Space: The never-final frontier
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NCAR receives national FAA award
Helping Alaskans adjust to climate change
