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Then came probably one of the worst phone calls of my career. Myself
and my Supervisor Agatha had our flights booked to meet with the
Buyer at May Dept Stores to sign the deal and toast champagne when
I received a horrendous phone call I took from the Buyer who advised
me that we lost the contract and if I had any questions to call the legal
department.
I was in disbelief, shocked a multi-million dollar contract that I had
worked so hard to get with the support from my employer had been taken
away. What the heck happened? I was dumbfounded. I was dating a
lady at the time and we were going to celebrate that eve. I made a call to
her and asked her to put the champagne on ice.
It finally came out that the new head of Print and Prepress Purchasing
at May Dept. Stores had done business with my Employer while he was
in the same capacity at Bullocks Macy’s and my employer and this individual
were involved in a Discrimination Lawsuit less than five year earlier.
When the May Dept. Stores executive in charge of prepress catalogs
got wind that Colorscope had been awarded the contract that we worked
so hard for he nixed the contract since there was bad blood from the
past when he was at Macy’s that was not to be forgotten apparently.
Well that was the end of my career at Colorscope. I was shocked and
devastated to say the least. I could not go on. I resigned knowing that it
was just not in the cards for me to be employed anymore at Colorscope.
I gave it to the Lord and said now what.
Job #21 Superior Lithographics, Vernon, CA 1996 – 1997 Print
Salesman
Unemployed again I went back to the want ads. After a brief search, I
secured an Interview with the President of Superior Lithographics. We
met for breakfast off site for the interview near the Farmer John Plant
in Vernon, CA. Over breakfast I clicked with my potential employer and
on the spot he made me a nice offer of a $50,000 a year base salary.
I was back to the salary I had when I lost my job at Gilmore Envelope
almost 10 years earlier. It felt good. I was in my 40’s now and used to
my new life as a single parent. I was now a crusty print sales marketing
guy who had been fired a few times, almost shot and had gone through
a devastating business let down. Yes there is light at the end of dark
tunnels we go through in life.
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