Accenture Alumni Anniversary - AAA

Today marks the 10 year reunion of the Accenture Alumni gathering (this year at the Pig and Whistle) and also my mental 10 year point of exit from a career at Accenture (May 2001). Somehow the decade milestones create all kinds of reflections backwards - the 1950's, 60's etc.

For 24 years my identity was driven by a career with Accenture. Now 10 years later, that experience is only 70% of the combined 34 years and fading. In a life perspective it is only 43% of the time (no longer the dominate majority). I was lucky to have a career that long with one company which drove more emphasis to the "career identity".

It is the stories and people that really are the identity of those years - not the institution. The Accenture name (relatively new when I left) is just a book title in the chapters written by clients, personnel, and projects. Likewise - the gathering of 20-30 of us is a way to re-tell the stories and to hear the new chapters in the peoples lives that I was privileged to participate in.

Maybe being a character in other people's books is your identity :)