That said, the band of friends with whom I work are indeed a family.\u00a0 We spend LOTS of time together; we agree, disagree, have fun, share meals, seek common goals, commiserate, and make each other better.\u00a0 NCR Small Business, my current division, definitely fits this profile.\u00a0 It’s one of the most unique experiences I’ve had in my 30+ years at NCR.\u00a0 We provide a cloud-based subscription point of sale app for small businesses.\u00a0 NCR Silver runs on mobile tablets like the iPad.\u00a0 We are an independent start-up within a large global corporation.\u00a0 We have our own building.\u00a0 We have our own products, marketing, sales, product management, operations, customer care, R&D, and business development.\u00a0 We are working on leading edge technology, which arguably will change the future face of NCR’s software products.\u00a0 We are participating in and defining a market that is still emerging and forming.<\/p>\n
Less than 100 people are all in one building, working arm-in-arm daily toward the same ends and solving problems together.\u00a0 The office is a very open, Silicon Valley-like environment.\u00a0 Everyone has the same type of desk and open work space, from the GM all the way down through the organization.\u00a0 We metaphorically “sit face-to-face at the dinner table” daily and work on things like a family, unlike most of my career where people I needed to interact with are stretched across all corners of the earth.<\/p>\n
“Home away from home?”\u00a0 Maybe not.\u00a0 A close-knit relational family that forges it’s way through ups and downs, finding ways to better itself and those it serves?\u00a0 Definitely.<\/p>\n
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