Fun reality. On the flight the place you hit 1 million miles, they allow you to take the yoke. Glad to report everybody on this BOS to ORD run made it safely. Ok, so solely a part of the above is true. The half… | Jamie Cleghorn

Fun reality. On the flight the place you hit 1 million miles, they allow you to take the yoke. Glad to report everybody on this BOS to ORD run made it safely.

Ok, so solely a part of the above is true. The half the place I hit 1m miles at present. Rough and hard, that’s 1,000 precise flights over the past 20+ years- one every week for 20 years.

And although they didn’t give me the con, I did get a bunch of good playing cards and swag and this cool image. Mostly it was enjoyable to see so many United staff genuinely excited by it, I definitely received a kick out of it!

This 1mm threshold comes with blended feelings — there have been actual prices to all that journey, nevertheless it additionally got here with plenty of nice adventures. While a part of me is tempted to file this milestone beneath ‘play dumb games, win dumb prizes,’ I’m largely grateful for all the cool issues I’ve skilled. I’ve seen many international locations on most each continent, dozens and dozens of fantastic cities all over the world and most airports in Ohio (nothing however love Ohio). Later this week I’m off to Delhi and Singapore on sure, United.

Later this week I additionally hit 20 years at Bain, for which I’m additionally actually grateful. Bain has led me inside many corporations, for the privilege of partnering with administration groups on the arduous issues of technique, development, group, M&A, functionality constructing and sure, typically restructuring. And largely it was United who received me to HQ.

At this level United is like an outdated buddy, typically we argue (typically when the climate makes us cranky and creaky), however largely it simply works the best way it’s purported to and it matches like a snug pair of footwear. Thanks United.

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