How cool is your employer?

wyckedflesh · December 6th, 2009, 11:48 AM

About a month back I had a small, very mild (thank the Goddess) Stroke while sitting at my desk at work. I had ridden in to work that day and the usual suspects that I would call to help me out were out of town.

So what did my employer do?

The VP of my division told Facilities to have my bike brought in and secured in the Building. We had maintenance rooms in the parking garage large enough to safely park the bike, as well as the Emergency Back Up Generator which has an enclosure large enough to park the Fork Lift the company will rent from time to time when facilities needs to.

So even though my boss' think I am crazy, they still respect my bike enough to secure it in the building without a second thought.

dbotos · December 6th, 2009, 12:42 PM

Very cool. The old saying is true - take care of your employees and they will take care of you.

Sailariel · December 6th, 2009, 06:43 PM

Very very cool--sounds like a great place to work. Did you get your "mini Stroke" (TIA) checked out medically? You would not want to get one of those while riding----could ruin your whole day.

tiburonsita · December 6th, 2009, 06:58 PM

Thanks goodness it wasn't on your bike. And what a great thing they did. A small gesture that shows they are watching your back. Pretty cool.

bob706 · December 6th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Sounds like you have a great boss.

wyckedflesh · December 6th, 2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailariel

Very very cool--sounds like a great place to work. Did you get your "mini Stroke" (TIA) checked out medically? You would not want to get one of those while riding----could ruin your whole day.

Yes they did. It isn't a TIA though, but an actual stroke that had very very minor issues. At first they thought it was a TIA when all the prelim testing came back with all the signs. It was when they did an MRI they found "evidence" of the stroke at the back of my head at the top of the spine on the left side.

I don't have any actual paralysis, but I have more numbness in my left side then previously and facial ticks that I have never had before. The ticks can even cause my vision to waver as the eye on the left vibrates back and forth.

They believe the Excedrine Migraine that I take to counter a medication induced headache an hour earlier had a profound impact on keeping it so mild.

Blood Pressure btw hit 153/109 when normally it is 80/65.

min nin · December 6th, 2009, 08:13 PM

New parking spot? COOL!

Snake · December 6th, 2009, 08:22 PM

Kudos to your boss, cool boss.

emt250 · December 6th, 2009, 11:20 PM

My boss lets me park the bike in the garage with the rigs, though I dont get the cone treatment.

jcgirl · December 7th, 2009, 10:33 AM

I'm glad to hear that your ok. Did you get plan moving forward, things that you can do to keep it from happening again?
My boss is awesome aswell. He puts up with me wearing my boots and jeans in the office and thinks its funny to send me to meet with certain clients on my bike. He used to ride a 250 a while back. He also gave me his old bike cover.

KJohnson21 · December 7th, 2009, 11:06 AM

That's a very cool boss!

Hope all is well with you.

OldGuy · December 7th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Sounds like a great company to work for Mikel - now to get the medical side of the house in order. Keep us posted.

LaDeeRyDer · December 7th, 2009, 03:16 PM

What an awesome boss! Glad to hear you're ok

Sailariel · December 7th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Mikel, Sounds like you have a good boss AND a good doctor. Life is good. Keep us posted.

00v_Lucky · December 7th, 2009, 07:04 PM

How cool is my employer? So cool that my employer doesn't even exist!

heh heh

wyckedflesh · December 7th, 2009, 08:18 PM

The medical side of the house is getting worked on. No real history in the family, no real sign of a cause so far. More tests to be done.

vet415 · December 8th, 2009, 02:18 AM

Best of luck to ya. Very cool of 'em!!!!!

Sailariel · December 9th, 2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyckedflesh

The medical side of the house is getting worked on. No real history in the family, no real sign of a cause so far. More tests to be done.

Looking at your BP at the time of the stroke, I would suspect that they will be looking for arterial plaque or some temporary blockage. Suspect that they will treat it with medication-----probably a combination of Statins and a medication in the Plavix family. Do take your Doc seriously and you will be around for a long long time. Sounds like you have a good Doc watching your back and you will be A-OK.

wyckedflesh · December 9th, 2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailariel

Looking at your BP at the time of the stroke, I would suspect that they will be looking for arterial plaque or some temporary blockage. Suspect that they will treat it with medication-----probably a combination of Statins and a medication in the Plavix family. Do take your Doc seriously and you will be around for a long long time. Sounds like you have a good Doc watching your back and you will be A-OK.

My max BP during the Cardio Stress test was 132/90 at 115BPM...As the doc put it, the BP is the clue that I had an actual stroke that made them break out the microscope to find the evidence of the stroke. I lasted to level 3 and 9 minutes before I had to stop because my legs were going to collapse.

Asuna · December 9th, 2009, 09:28 PM

Cool boss man! I hope you get better.

bdavison · December 10th, 2009, 01:19 AM

Gotta love Excedrin Migrane. That stuff is great. I suffer migranes sometimes, and that stuff is about the only thing that will knock it out.

EngrNewf · December 10th, 2009, 07:34 PM

aww thats such a cute pic lol

ninjabrewer · December 10th, 2009, 09:08 PM

Glad to hear that you are going to be OK, and you do have a really cool boss, don't think that I have ever had one like that.

nb

December 6th, 2009, 11:48 AM	#1
wyckedflesh ninjette.org guru Name: Mikel Location: Valley of the Sun Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Blue Kawasaki KLE650 Versys, '95 Ducati 900SS/CR (undergoing track conversion) Posts: 287	How cool is your employer? About a month back I had a small, very mild (thank the Goddess) Stroke while sitting at my desk at work. I had ridden in to work that day and the usual suspects that I would call to help me out were out of town. So what did my employer do? The VP of my division told Facilities to have my bike brought in and secured in the Building. We had maintenance rooms in the parking garage large enough to safely park the bike, as well as the Emergency Back Up Generator which has an enclosure large enough to park the Fork Lift the company will rent from time to time when facilities needs to. So even though my boss' think I am crazy, they still respect my bike enough to secure it in the building without a second thought.

December 6th, 2009, 11:20 PM	#9
emt250 2 Wheel Newb Name: Scott Location: Sacramento, CA Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 250r Posts: 218 Blog Entries: 1	My boss lets me park the bike in the garage with the rigs, though I dont get the cone treatment. __________________________________________________ "Always remember, your mind is like a parachute. It works best when not being eaten by zombies" -Someone

December 7th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#11
KJohnson21 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Ken Location: Indio, CA Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Kawasaki EX250 "Yoshi", '99 Kawasaki Concours "Grace", '06 Concours "Belle", '06 Yamaha YZF600R "Slick" Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	That's a very cool boss! Hope all is well with you. __________________________________________________ < ATGATT > Sweat you can wipe off, Road rash you can't. HEY!! Unregistered!! Does your bike have a name?

December 7th, 2009, 02:24 PM	#12
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Sounds like a great company to work for Mikel - now to get the medical side of the house in order. Keep us posted. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

December 9th, 2009, 09:28 PM	#20
Asuna ninjette.org member Name: Mikey Location: N.B. Canada Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): None yet Posts: 46	Cool boss man! I hope you get better. __________________________________________________ April=

December 6th, 2009, 12:42 PM	#2
dbotos ninjette.org member Name: Dave Location: Southwest VA Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2001 EX250 Posts: 58	Very cool. The old saying is true - take care of your employees and they will take care of you.

December 6th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#3
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Very very cool--sounds like a great place to work. Did you get your "mini Stroke" (TIA) checked out medically? You would not want to get one of those while riding----could ruin your whole day.

December 6th, 2009, 06:58 PM	#4
tiburonsita ninjette.org member Name: m Location: metro area Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 black Ninja 250R Posts: 177	Thanks goodness it wasn't on your bike. And what a great thing they did. A small gesture that shows they are watching your back. Pretty cool.

December 6th, 2009, 07:12 PM	#5
bob706 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sean Location: Mary Esther, FL Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 1998 HD Road King Posts: A lot.	Sounds like you have a great boss.

December 6th, 2009, 08:13 PM	#7
min nin ninjette.org member Name: terry Location: SW fla Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 250r Posts: 94	New parking spot? COOL!

December 6th, 2009, 08:22 PM	#8
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Kudos to your boss, cool boss.

December 7th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#10
jcgirl ninjette.org guru Name: Jenn Location: Victoria Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): Bot Posts: 295	I'm glad to hear that your ok. Did you get plan moving forward, things that you can do to keep it from happening again? My boss is awesome aswell. He puts up with me wearing my boots and jeans in the office and thinks its funny to send me to meet with certain clients on my bike. He used to ride a 250 a while back. He also gave me his old bike cover.

December 7th, 2009, 03:16 PM	#13
LaDeeRyDer Just go! Name: Joy Location: San Jose Join Date: Sep 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Ninja 250 (sold) :( Posts: 27	What an awesome boss! Glad to hear you're ok

December 7th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#14
Sailariel ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Alex Location: Belfast, ME Join Date: Jul 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Honda NT-700-V, formerly, Green 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Mikel, Sounds like you have a good boss AND a good doctor. Life is good. Keep us posted.

December 7th, 2009, 07:04 PM	#15
00v_Lucky ninjette.org sage Name: Howard Location: Cypress, So. Cal. Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Candy Thunder Blue Ninja 250R Posts: 618	How cool is my employer? So cool that my employer doesn't even exist! heh heh

December 7th, 2009, 08:18 PM	#16
wyckedflesh ninjette.org guru Name: Mikel Location: Valley of the Sun Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Blue Kawasaki KLE650 Versys, '95 Ducati 900SS/CR (undergoing track conversion) Posts: 287	The medical side of the house is getting worked on. No real history in the family, no real sign of a cause so far. More tests to be done.

December 8th, 2009, 02:18 AM	#17
vet415 ninjette.org member Name: Gene Location: McDonough, Ga Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 YZ250, '06 Katana 600, 06 Ninja 250, '06 YZ250 Posts: 61	Best of luck to ya. Very cool of 'em!!!!!

December 10th, 2009, 01:19 AM	#21
bdavison Wartown, USA Name: Bryan Location: Warner Robins, GA Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE, 2007 Ninja 650R, and assorted other bikes Posts: A lot.	Gotta love Excedrin Migrane. That stuff is great. I suffer migranes sometimes, and that stuff is about the only thing that will knock it out.

December 10th, 2009, 07:34 PM	#22
EngrNewf Geeket Name: Terri-Lynn Location: Newfoundland Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 175	aww thats such a cute pic lol __________________________________________________ bike++;

December 10th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#23
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	Glad to hear that you are going to be OK, and you do have a really cool boss, don't think that I have ever had one like that. nb __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

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