CONGRATS RANDY! I know it has been trying for you...
Only drawback is: Less time to try that new motor in the bike! --- On Sat, 6/6/09, Gatornet Admin <gator...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Gatornet Admin <gator...@comcast.net> > Subject: [gatortalk] Non-Gator Related > To: "GatorTalk" <gatortalk@googlegroups.com> > Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 9:47 AM > > > > > > > > I'm not trying to > start a non-gator related thread, > and the ONLY reason I'm mentioning it here is because > several months ago a large > number of us participated in a thread relating to the mass > of layoffs that has > hit our country. Many of us here on Gatornet had been > affected either directly > or indirectly by the layoffs, and I indicated that I was > one of the casualties, > having been laid off twice during 2008. > > Well, the first layoff for > me occurred in March of > last year and it was by Sprint, which I have said was the > best job I ever had. I > loved working for Sprint, loved my job, loved my teams, > blah, blah, blah. Do you > get the picture? Mushy, I know, but true. > > Anyway, being laid-off by > Sprint affected me > traumatically, and I never really recovered from it. Even > though I was hired for > a short time as a corporate controller, the economy > forced them to > outsource their financials for 25% of my salary and I was > laid off again in > October. All in all, 2008 was not a very good year for me > or thousands of other > people. I know I wasn't the only one going through > it. > > I think I'm rambling, > so let me try to get to my > point. > > This past Thursday, after > over a week of > negotiations (no, I'm not a union guy - it just seemed > to be the appropriate > word to use), I received an offer from Sprint to resume my > previous position > beginning Monday and with a substantial raise. I am going > from managing 17 > sales teams to 26 sales teams, which will, of course, keep > me pretty busy and on > the road, but after spending the last 7 months at home, I > WANT to be busy and I > WANT to be on the road! > > To say I'm happy would > be understating it. I'm > actually quite "giddy". I feel like a young Randy > and the best looking girl at > school just asked me to take her to the prom. It was > TOTALLY unexpected and > an incredible rush of validation. After months and months > of doubting my own > self-worth, I realize now that it wasn't me at all. I > just happened to be in the > wrong place at the wrong time. That wrong place was on a > list of what some > economics expert determined was "expendable" > positions. > > Many of us here have been > together for over 15 > years, so I consider you good friends even though we might > actually only "see" > each other once every 5-6 years. I just wanted to share my > good news with you, > and hopefully the moderator won't chastise me for this > being non-gator related. > :) > > Oh, did I mention I can't wait for Monday morning? > It might be a VERY long > time (if ever) that I dread Monday's again! :) > > Randy > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
