We're off to Bosch!

We are excited to announce that Tom accepted a full time offer with Bosch and will be starting work with them after he graduates in May. He got the offer just after we got back from the break and he accepted last week.

The position is a managerial rotation that takes place over two years. Every six months we will be moving to a new location and Tom will be working in a different area with different products. Moving four times in two years will be the biggest challenge, but we are excited for the adventure. Bosch has over 80 locations just here in the US but many more internationally as well. One of the rotations could be international assignment and we are excited for the opportunity to live abroad for a few months. We probably won’t know for a couple of months where we’ll be going first. We will keep you posted.

We didn't know much about Bosch before applying...other than the fact that we owned and loved our Bosch mixer and food processor. So here is just a little info about Bosch:

They are a worldwide manufacturing company with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. They have a little over 280,000 employees worldwide, with about 25,000 in North America. They manufacture auto components like automatic braking systems, traction control, fuel injection, etc. They also make home appliances like washers and dryers, refrigerators and kitchen mixers, as well as hand tools under the Skil, Bosch, and Dremel brand names. They also have security systems and industrial machines and tools. Their site is here.

One cool thing about Bosch is that they are privately owned, with the majority of the shares being held by the Robert Bosch Charitable Foundation, which contributes to scientific, health and humanitarian, and educational causes. Almost all of the company’s dividends are paid to the foundation annually.

We are very excited to have this opportunity, but will miss the home and friends we have made here in Bloomington…