2008 has definitely been an interesting year...
To update my previous post, I did end up losing my job at TransMontaigne... I took the severance package and have been living off of it for the past five months. All that changes on Monday, I start a new career at First Data... a little later than I wanted to start a new career but satisfied that I will be doing something.
Soccer has been good to me. This last Fall, I coached two teams. Both were a great group of girls but there were issues with the u-14 team. This Spring, at my request, I will only be coaching the u-12 team. Both teams struggled this Fall, played well, but did not get the results that they deserved at times.
Refereeing has been interesting too. There is still much turmoil and uncertainty coming into 2009 but hopefully, important groundwork has been laid for a successful 2009. I have not been working a whole lot... injuries and coaching two teams have taken away much of my abilities to referee games. I am very hopeful that 2009 can finally be an eventful, productive and healthy year that I need to jumpstart andre-invigorate my career.
2009 marks a very important year for me. In May, I will have my 10 year reunion from D'Evelyn. Much has changed for his class... the death of JB was hard on everyone. It has also been interesting to see what people have been up to. In a way, I feel like I am behind everyone. I look up people on Facebook and they're married, kids, or a combination of the two. Me? I can't keep a steady girlfriend. I know people say to be patient and love will find me... it's hard waiting.
Man... it is getting late... I should go to bed... I will write more often... I promise!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Man... is it over yet?
Well... this first one should be interesting.
For those of you who don't know, I work for a company called Transmontaigne. Been there since April 2005, officially, but been in the office since February 2005. Transmontaigne is a privately held company in Denver owned by Morgan Stanley. We work on the supply chain in petroleum and distillate products. We manage inventory, relationships with suppliers, transporters and end customers. We have several means of doing business... government accounts, private, business to business, and different means of billing. The company used to be in Atlanta, GA but the owner (at the time) wanted to be closer to his home in Denver. I work as a Supply Chain Analyst. My basic duties and responsibilities is to work on an account with Fed Ex, in joint cooperation with ComData Corporation. I manage the fuel accounts for them at their designated airport sites. Also, on the side, I work with State and local government agencies on their tax exempt fueling programs. I answer calls, reconcile fueling accounts, balance all accounts, and make sure that everyone pays what they should..
Last Monday (April 14), I found out that my department has been bought by another oil company called Mansfield Oil. Mansfield Oil is located in a suburb of Atlanta and has been around for 50 years. Like Transmontaigne, they are in Georgia, but are looking pursuing a second office in Denver, to accomodate their west coast customers and thriving business interests in the Western half of the US. They do the same stuff as we do, some of it better, some of it not so well. Initially, in this meeting, I thought I was safe from having to move... Then I got an email after the meeting from our CEO, indicating that I needed to attend a second meeting with Mansfield to discuss employment opportunities. Part of what I do has been bought and they want me to transfer companies and manage it!
So... now the predicament. I have an interview on Monday (April 21) or Tuesday to discuss our futures together... If they like me, they offer me a contract on Thursday and I have until the 30th to accept or decline their offer. I love Transmontaigne and the people there so this is a tough decision.
Luckily, Mansfield won't be moving us to their corporate offices in Atlanta, GA... maybe. I am still skeptical. They have indicated that they want a corporate office here in Denver. What I will be doing in the long-term is to be decided on Monday or Tuesday.
So... do I end up taking the offer, not being offered anything and take a severance package from Transmontaigne, or refuse their offer? Stay tuned... like the news... this story is still developing!
For those of you who don't know, I work for a company called Transmontaigne. Been there since April 2005, officially, but been in the office since February 2005. Transmontaigne is a privately held company in Denver owned by Morgan Stanley. We work on the supply chain in petroleum and distillate products. We manage inventory, relationships with suppliers, transporters and end customers. We have several means of doing business... government accounts, private, business to business, and different means of billing. The company used to be in Atlanta, GA but the owner (at the time) wanted to be closer to his home in Denver. I work as a Supply Chain Analyst. My basic duties and responsibilities is to work on an account with Fed Ex, in joint cooperation with ComData Corporation. I manage the fuel accounts for them at their designated airport sites. Also, on the side, I work with State and local government agencies on their tax exempt fueling programs. I answer calls, reconcile fueling accounts, balance all accounts, and make sure that everyone pays what they should..
Last Monday (April 14), I found out that my department has been bought by another oil company called Mansfield Oil. Mansfield Oil is located in a suburb of Atlanta and has been around for 50 years. Like Transmontaigne, they are in Georgia, but are looking pursuing a second office in Denver, to accomodate their west coast customers and thriving business interests in the Western half of the US. They do the same stuff as we do, some of it better, some of it not so well. Initially, in this meeting, I thought I was safe from having to move... Then I got an email after the meeting from our CEO, indicating that I needed to attend a second meeting with Mansfield to discuss employment opportunities. Part of what I do has been bought and they want me to transfer companies and manage it!
So... now the predicament. I have an interview on Monday (April 21) or Tuesday to discuss our futures together... If they like me, they offer me a contract on Thursday and I have until the 30th to accept or decline their offer. I love Transmontaigne and the people there so this is a tough decision.
Luckily, Mansfield won't be moving us to their corporate offices in Atlanta, GA... maybe. I am still skeptical. They have indicated that they want a corporate office here in Denver. What I will be doing in the long-term is to be decided on Monday or Tuesday.
So... do I end up taking the offer, not being offered anything and take a severance package from Transmontaigne, or refuse their offer? Stay tuned... like the news... this story is still developing!
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