Going from Fired to Hired
June 10, 2009
After rotating out in 1974, I walked into a photo retail store hoping to use the skills I learned at Photo School in Pensacola., Fla.
I was hired on the spot and worked my way to management but was let go just before our store was sold. No job and a wife in college two days after Christmas in 1978, I walked into our competitor's main store and spoke with the owner. The owner knew who I was and I informed him that I was no longer working for my former employer. I told him that I would continue to work in the same field in our city and he had the first opportunity to hire me.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in a strategy session to ultimately place me in a management position in my own store within 90 days. Go from fired to hired in 60 minutes. Without the confidence gained from the Marine Corps I couldn't have done it.
(Submitted by Glenn Shay)
