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Erco - Congratulations!!

Tim-MTim-M Posts: 522
edited 2011-02-10 15:45 in General Discussion
I was just looking through the Yahoo postings of the day... when this story and pic came up, I thought No Way! that looks like Erco from the Parallax Forums!

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/111959/8-wacky-jobs-at-best-companies
(Almost half way down the page)

Congratulations on your great job and write-up Erco, we're happy for you!!

Tim

Comments

  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2011-02-09 18:27
    Oh my god. Wow, Erco is a real celebrity, and living out the dream. Hot Wheels? I sure wish my adult life involved playing with them.

    Congratulations!
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2011-02-09 18:32
    Cool. Erco, my son is doing his best to keep you employed. He recently bought another hot wheels color changers course. Heck, I used hot wheels cars in my Pinewood derby race timer test track.
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2011-02-09 19:37
    I'm not sure if that is really Erco. I didn't read anything about the virtues of plywood or dymanic breaking using relays.

    (Just giving my "plywood brother for life" a hard time.)

    There also wasn't any mention of twin girls so they obviously didn't spend much time interviewing him.

    Oh, yeah. Cool job!

    Duane

    Edit: I think Erco's is the best of the jobs listed in that article.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2011-02-09 22:35
    Busted! This was supposed to be a small thing: it started as a simple phone interview at work, then it blossomed into a photo shoot for Money magazine. Now Yahoo picked up the story. So much for anonymity and keeping a low cyber profile, but thanks for the good words, guys.
  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2011-02-10 04:24
    Congratulations Erco!
    You cannot hide now.
    Your secret is out!
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2011-02-10 09:00
    ...gee....um....could I......(embarrassed)....could I have your autograph?

    Congrats there Sir!

    DJ
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2011-02-10 10:09
    That's cool man... I remember when i used to play with them as a kid:) Yeah, i will have to request a autograph to:)
  • HollyMinkowskiHollyMinkowski Posts: 1,398
    edited 2011-02-10 10:15
    WoW!
    Erco you have the best job ever :-)
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    I watched that youtube vid of your little girl playing with
    the balancing robot...so cute.

    I understand now where the name erco comes from.
    ERiC Ostendorff.... :-)
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  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2011-02-10 10:25
    I want an autograph.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2011-02-10 11:14
    Wait a min.. Erco gets paid to play with Hotwheels cars and tracks all day??!!??

    This is right up there with Swedish bikini model masseuse.

    OBC
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2011-02-10 11:58
    I congratulate you for being employed with the company for 27 years!
    [Who has that going for them anymore?]
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2011-02-10 12:17
    great job erco bet those ducks look forward to seeing you each day ;)
    This is right up there with Swedish bikini model masseuse.
    I know which job i'd prefer :lol:
  • zappmanzappman Posts: 418
    edited 2011-02-10 15:45
    It is great that you enjoy your job designing toys so much that you have been there for 27 years, and then to think when you get home from work you can enjoy playing with your twins and their toys.
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