Still miss him to this day. PB should be ashamed how they treated him
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Please do not let Allscripts define your destiny.
I was laid off in April after over 20 years with the company. Was thinking about WJ recently myself after that experience. I didn't know him well, just to say hi in the hallways and so forth.
One thing I've concluded is that although work is a part of how we define ourselves, the isolation after being laid off is horrible. Work is not just how we define ourselves, but it's often a primary source of social interactions.
The first couple days people may reach out, but after that you're out of sight & out of mind. Please keep in touch with your laid off co-workers.
You can remember Walter best by considering a memorial gift to this organization:
https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/s–c-de-prevention-awareness-month
This is a beautiful group of posts honoring someone who was clearly respected and loved.
If it's not uncouth, could someone describe how he passed? Did the behavior of this company's 'leadership' basically break him?
Here's to you Walter. Wish there were more like you.
Tomorrow is WJ day. When you get a quiet moment on 9/8, toast our dear friend Walter.
He gave it all and they took it from him. Enough said. Out of respect for WJ, many close friends, co-workers, and his family, please let him RIP.
@2hpt+16D79Vu3 - WJ was a long-time employee that gave over 30 years of his life to this company and some of its predecessors. He served in many roles and in many different departments of the company.
He was let go in a large lay-off that was done in 2005. The aftermath was tragic. As stated earlier by @1xak+16D79Vu3, we should not be defined by our Company’s poor decisions.
who the heck is WJ?
What kind of dirty work did they make him do? That’s so sad
@1adc+16D79Vu3: If WJ approved your lay-off, he had no choice. At some point time every manager has to make difficult choices. WJ always surrounded himself with high performing people as much as he could. If he believed in you, then he probably did not relish making that decision. As someone has said, he was forced to do the dirty work and then they turned on him. He was a good man, had a strong work ethic, and a HUGE advocate for our customers. Customers believed in him and I believe most employees had nothing but RESPECT for him. We lost a good one, but his family really lost the most.
I respected and enjoyed working with Walter too but I believe he approved my termination and he and I were very close workers
No offense but I think he held a lot of guilt
@1xak+16D79Vu3 Amen
I really miss him :(
September 8 should be named WJ day in honor of his dedication and tireless work. He would want us to turn this event into a day That should remind us all that we are not defined by our Company’s poor decisions. We’re all better and bigger than That. WJ and 9/8 should be a reminder of the warm generosity That He showed us all.
It was absolutely horrible. Allscripts letting him go was just more than he could take. They let him do their bidding then decided he was no longer of value to them. He would have done anything for MDRX and expected to retire here. RIP WJ
Walter is sorely missex
Me too! That was so awful.
Hard to believe it has been 5 years (9/8/2015). It was very sad. He was a great mentor to so many that are still successful in the company today. RIP...WJ.