77 W. Wacker

United Airlines is currently in the process of moving it's world headquarters operation to 77 W. Wacker in downtown Chicago. With this move, the plan is to consolidate "senior management" into one location and create a higher profile location for the company. At least, that's what we've been told. This "Ivory Tower" of ours is quite a departure from the Elk Grove Village location. The Elk Grove location will now be referred to as the Operations Center, or the "OC", but to many it will retain it's title as "The Big House". Yes, aptly named for the size of the facility as well as the feelings of dispare it seems to instill in the inmates, err employees.
In contrast, HDQ is a pristine building in the center of the city. The paint isn't even dry on the new offices. This will be my new home, Monday-Friday. A different commute, a different desk, a new computer (replacing my circa 2002 desktop with a circa late-2006 laptop). The new building won't fit everyone and many of my close colleagues have been left behind in Elk Grove, thus the divide that this location was set to remedy will continue. At least until the next re-org.