I remember we had joined Scient at about the same time in late 1998 and we were in our orientation when he showed me one of his thumbs which had severed when he was a kid. His family had just attached the severed half of the thumb and wrapped it up. Lo and behold, it attached itself and grew right back on, albeit, slightly disfigured.
Even though it has been many years since I last was in touch with Mark, he was one of the people who leave behind so many happy memories that every once in a while you think about them a smile breaks out.
I just re-read his Scient farewell message from December 2000 and it brought tears to my eyes to think that one day I would be writing this note.
— Sanjeev Mohan
Here, is his final note to Scient:
—–Original Message—–
From: Mark Dienstag
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 8:29 PM
To: All Scient Global
Subject: What a long strange trip…
There is very little I can add to the 350-odd “seeya!” emails that have crossed the global wire, but I felt I would be remiss if I didn’t issue at least one last peep… The past two years have been an incredible experience for me, and I feel priveleged to have had such a ringside seat on what will surely be remembered as a remarkable chapter in the annals of American business. I made friends for life, laughed, cried: in so many ways Scient was much more than just a job. I will miss it, and all the wonderful people I had occasion to meet and torment, but am confident that those who remain will soldier on and maintain the spirit that so sets Scient apart. Apologies to all the close friends for the impersonal nature of this goodbye (you know I’ll be in touch), and to those I never met for the spam- I figured it was better to mystify 300 than miss 1. You are all on a grand adventure, and it has far from played itself out: remember why you came to Scient, never take your role or each other for granted, and make all of us who’ve parted proud. Peace. Now, as a shareholder and not a colleague: get back to work!
-m.
Mark Dienstag20 Joice St #5San Francisco, CA 94108(415)837-1617 mdienstag@pacbell.net
or, even better in the short term: signal_event@hotmail.com
