My ears are going to be ringing today....
My boss and I got asked to be on a panel for a bunch of regulators (talking about water). We were also asked if we could suggest another analyst to speak on the topic of electric and/or gas utilities. With that having been my previous coverage I have some contacts. I put some calls in to mgmt teams I know and got some names.
The first person I thought I should call was my boss from my brief stint in NYC. I knew that they had been trying to make some headway with regulators (my experience in this is partly why I was hired) so I called his office and got his secretary. We chit-chatted for a few minutes and I left my digits for my old boss to call back.
I KNOW that the second she got off the phone she walked in to the office where the ladies sit..... I'm sure my sudden departure is being rehashed (again). Wasn't a lot of love floatin' around when I left....