Griffs Jobs

I had plenty of experience to bring to the table but no accounts. My
Employer had the accounts and even handed me accounts to call on. He
never put pressure on me which was good and it made me work harder
knowing he cared. Well within a year I had landed a few nice accounts
including Orcolite, a Lens Manufacturer based in Azusa, CA. We were
able to secure a rather large ongoing order to print lens envelopes which
was a specialty item that I first learned about during my days as Sales
Manager at Gilmore Envelope.
I must say I enjoyed my time working at Superior and learning about
large format printing and packaging. An opportunity presented itself
which caught my eye during my 2nd year at Superior. I decided to take
the leap of faith again which proved to be a mistake.
Job # 22 Uarco / Standard Register, Chicago Il 1997-1998 Regional
Account Manager
As a career job hopper which I had become the next hop was a bad hop.
I was recruited because of my Printing Management degree to be Western
Regional Sales Manager for Uarco one of the oldest and most successful
Business Form Manufacturing companies in the USA. Business
Forms were dying off and Uarco decided to get into the digital printing
business which had caught fire. They hired me to help them grow in that
area and help educate their sales force which knew little or nothing about
the process of selling commercial printing.
I was flown to Chicago and met with the CEO along with a few other
new hires. After a nice luncheon, we returned to the impressive boardroom
and the CEO left us with these words. Always dress British, Act
Irish and think Yiddish and you will succeed.
Well it all sounded good including the pay which was $55,000 annually a
bit of raise from my last job and offered bonuses for performance over
salary always a plus.
Two months into the gig I was informed the company was sold to
Standard Register our competitor. The Standard Register takeover meant
changes and it took them about a NY minute to see they wanted nothing
to do with their newly hired Impressions Regional Account Manager
which was me so I left the company in a mutual meeting. I was not to
be retained. As you may know by now I was used to change and crazy
things happening in my jobs. As a seasoned veteran, I was not to phased
knowing that another craft I had boarded hit an unexpected glacier and
sunk but luckily, I had a life-jacket called faith and belief in yourself
despite all odds.
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