Griffs Jobs

I answered an ad for a paperboard salesman paying $2,000 a month and was
hired probably based on my print experience and knowledge of paper. I knew
at this point that printing was not my passion but it was something companies
still were willing to hire me for which was a bit shocking to me. I guess I was
lucky they still saw something in me that I did not. As usual the job at Springfield
was another brief pit stop that ended quickly when I accepted another
opportunity at another Printing Company, Lombard Graphics in Pico Riviera,
CA.
Job #17 Lombard Graphics, Pico Riviera, CA 1993- Print Salesman
I think the reason the owner of Lombard Graphics hired me was because he
had gone through a divorce like I was going through and he had empathy for
me. I appreciated his support and giving me a job while I was as he said, “like
a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest”. For those that know, the Divorce
courts are brutal and not only do they take most of your earnings sometimes
as high as 60% but also limit your ability to see the kids which is criminal in
my opinion. Well the truth of the matter is there is not much you can do to
fight with the system and appointed judges. In my case I just started to create a
new life as a child support paying Dad seeing my kids every other weekend. I
heard of guys that sometimes just bolted out of the Country when they were
delivered Court Orders similar to mine which limited my time with my kids to
20% for me to 80% for my ex – wife. I was paying close to 50% of my Gross
Income as Child Support. My Job brought me just enough income where I
could rent a room in a mobile home believe it or not in of all places Newport
Beach CA.
Job #18 Calsonic Miura Graphics, Irvine, CA 1994 Print Salesman
Crazy as it seems I made a move to Calsonic for a pay raise to $36,000 a year.
Life was slowing getting better although my career was still in shambles. I was
a used car leaking oil when Calsonic Miura hired me. I was hanging on to jobs
for dear life just to stay afloat. Calsonic was a disappointment, another failure
as I was fired within 4 months by a Sales Manager who I did not see eye to eye
with me and actually was a bit of a user in my opinion. This was not the worst
thing that could have happened to me as I had pretty much been run over by a
Mack truck at this point in my life and survived.
Job #19 Minute Man Press–Corona Del Mar, CA 1993 Assistant
Manager / Counter Sales
It was maybe a week after I was let go from Calsonic Miura when the owner of
Minute Man Press in Corona Del Mar offered me a job to help run his small
quick Printing Business…The Pay was pretty good $30,000 a year and it was
fun interacting with the clients that came in for copies and more.
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