I'm changing companies

I can't believe it. After almost eleven years with my present company, I've allowed myself to be wooed away to a competitor.

I'm not the type of employee who hops from job to job. As a matter of fact a head hunter once told me that I had mismanaged my career by not changing jobs every 2 to 3 years to position myself better.

This time, however, I took the bite. I wasn't looking, and I was rather taken by surprise when I was contacted by top management of the new company. They knew about me (wow!) and they wanted to talk to me about joining their team (double wow!)

At about the same time, my present company started to realign itself in ways that did not match my professional expectations. Having been very successful, my present company has opted to become a franchiser and sell most of its office locations to independent investors. Not a bad idea, actually, in this market.

More disturbing, however, is the fact that corporate does not really understand property management and may be thinking of letting it go. Silly, silly, silly! Property management is MAKING MONEY RIGHT NOW where sales are not!

In any case, on September 19 I'll start my new position with the new company. Let's hope that I've made the right decision.

Ray