[Oh Haha]

I had a meeting today with my boss and our VP. The area I have been covering is being sold to a friendly competitor. (I say friendly because the owners of both company's have held fast to a handshake agreement not to tread on each other's accounts for over 10 years. )

This really doesn't come as a surprise to me as the Michigan economy sucks and we are heavily tied to the auto industry. Our sales have declined steadily for the past 2 years. If it was my money I would have done the same thing.


The good news is that I have offered and accepted a job with the new owners. It will not be in management but in a union position at ground level on a route to start. Future management opportunities will be coming soon, however and my experience will be a plus. I will have health benefits that seem like they may be better than what I currently have.

Also, my commute will only be another 20 minutes from my current office.


The not-so-good:

No more company car/gas card. A decrease in pay.

I will need to buy a car as my wife will thankfully be able to still stay home with the kids, which is what we were hoping to continue.

It will be quite a change from being 'the boss" to just a worker bee but, in some ways, I am looking forward to having less items on my plate. The hours are flexible and I probably won't have to work weekends. I smell more 911 driving time!!!



I would have preferred to stay at my current emplyoyer having invested 18 years of my life with them but, as they say, change can be good.

The VP of our company had selected me for our internal executive ladder system about a year ago and he apparently talked me up with the new guys.


What saddens me though is that there will be employees that I have worked with for many years that won't be given an opportunity with the new company. I put my .02 in for a couple of guys that I think deserve a shot.

The next week or so is going to be very stressful as we make the transition and move forward, eliminating our employees.

Thanks for listening/reading.