As all of my ties and basically everything I cared about in the company gone. I can now tell the story I've always wanted to say. First let's start with I am not the best ERAC employee ever, not even close, and I will state my own mistakes but I was not the only person blame for the rise and fall of dazzle.
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1st manager: Mike D. - great guy hired me, very nice, good poker player, one of the last good people left... he also left after one of me getting hired.
1st Assistant: J. Buck - listen I don't care about the truck with wavier to an underage. He was a good guy for his people. Not for the company, but for the people.
MA: Bret Rackoff - this guy was just about the biggest cluster there was. Maybe for his weird pen thing; or changing his mind 100 times by the time you got to the door to do a deal. But he made to manager and I never did so maybe his weird little tick thing worked.
Jan Patla – Reformed skinhead to ERAC meathead. This guy was as clueless with girls as he was with ERAC. Jan would role anyone under the bus for a leg up. From the “I *^&%$#%$ to you last night” (to one of the female employees) to “When you wear a skirt I get hard” (to another). One of my happiest days with him was when he said he had to sell all of his guns to pay rent.
Christine “the Dream” - @ least that’s what they called her in HS. Other than being the focus of many of Jan’s dreams nothing out of the norm for an ex-ERACer. Left for Express if I remember right.
2nd mgr: Dan Berryman – This man is one of the only good things that ERAC has left. Taught me everything good I know, and tired (in vein) to beat the bad out of me. I still thing I’m the only person Dan yelled @.
2nd asst.: Christa Otto – Say what you want about Otto. She knew how to work with what she had to the fullest. Great @ sales, great @ motivating men, and great @ working ARs. She was good, that’s why she had the 2+ hr lunches and anything else she wanted.
Laura Cron – A nice girl on the inside. She loved ERACers. Last count was 5 of us, but regrettablely I’m on that list too. That girl truly tried to suck my soul from my being.
Jenny Strobel – Strobe light was not a hard worker she is the hardest worker. Always early, stayed late, and did whatever she was told. Couldn’t sell and got down on herself a lot, but outside of work a warm and caring person.
Bob Gemmell – BBG was like the rest of us who came in during Lt. Dan. Hard working, selfless, gave a shit about employees and customers. Just couldn’t sell and really didn’t care he couldn’t. I am lucky to call him a friend.
Neil Burdis – the Flying Dutchman. Neil and I had many differences while we were @ 25 together. He was and is better than me at the game. Personally I couldn’t take that. He made me better by pushing me to get everything I could. I think I made him better too, he’ll never admit it though.
Adam Barton – good pick Kurt and Dan
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Let’s just say my first forte into asst. management crashed and burned BADLY. Not all my fault but I did screw up a lot. My main screw up was CBs I just let them slide. In a place like the willy po though that bites you in the ass hard. I went to the ghetto to get cars, I received a $37 comm. Check and never thought of throwing in the towel. Coming back from taking a day off for the holist day on the Islamic calendar and being told to quit was a real raw deal. Having the person quit less than 2 months after you promote him to get me out that was Karma.
Mgr: Staci Sullivan – nice girl outside of work. Bit of temper and anger issues (but I mostly gave her those). A good fighter for you most times. Just keep doors and copy machines away from her.
MA: Mike Smith – I think that was his name. Good kid just long gone from dealing with Vose.
Steve Hamilton – MT, MA, and then my hand picked replacement before I even left. He worked hard, and super nice kid. I only wish the best for him and his wife. Again beautiful wedding.
Mike Mercaldo – White mike or Merc – the kid was the truth. Was the way most of us wanted to be. Good father, husband, and great son. Merc drop me a line. Let me know life is good.
Jason Holly – Blue collar, lunch pail, Montrosse kind of guy. A kid who worked hard to fix anything you tell him he did wrong.
Megan Neagele – I know, I killed the spelling of your maiden name I’m sorry. If you want the only person working for ERAC that the rapture won’t burn in hellfire it’s Megan. The nicest person on the planet I think. Want to smile call 51 and talk to her.
Allen – MA for life more cynical that Dennis Miller, good at seeing BS, and called me out on it (more than once). Bret Farve is still better than Big Ben get over it.
ARM- Shawn Vose – there is not enough fire in hell, Ice on Hoth, or Gas on Jupiter to truly explain the fucking train wreck that Vose was. Racist, Republican, White Male, who believed in the entire BS that those things came with. My hand still shakes in fury about how inept he was @ his job. I hope his gold digger wife left his pompous ass when he got canned for what he did to me.
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asst. 3rd Neil Burdis – From my MT to my AM. Everyone thought it was not going to work but he and I. You know what we proved them wrong. A great salesman, only person to use “ aaahh why wouldn’t ya?” and it worked 9 times out of 10.
MA: Chad Slaughter – We have our differences, I honestly don’t know what they are, but he was a very good worker and salesman. I hope he gets out soon with Katie before the green machine turns them both into soylent green
Rob Armstrong – Slick little Italian. He oozed sales and ease. Hated me in the beginning, liked me in the end. Probably hated me the whole time but worked for me and hard.
Mike Cogan – White Chocolate. Kid was pure speed and worker mentality just couldn’t sell.
Jared – worthless employee, couldn’t sell, and didn’t work hard. If jenny didn’t protect him as long as she could. He never would have made it past the first week. Real Men Stab people in the front.
Brian Intern –Great worked who got conned into working for ERAC back home. You are too good for this GET OUT.
AJ Intern – well at least you get to put the job on your resume.
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Ryan Ferry – You didn’t like me, and I understood why. Worked hard, good sales person, a little full of himself (look who’s talking). I’m happy he’s working with kids now better fit for him.
Nikki Garcia – Freedom in the house. Can’t sell, works hard, gets hurt or sick a lot. I feel bad for Nikki her own Manager never thought could “hack it” in ERAC management (like he was one to talk) but will never quit. You’re better than ERAC don’t ever forget.
Garrett Scotland – A person who realized if you follow the better salesman not the pompous ass you will get ahead. Garrett I hope you’re out already. Hope the girl, dog, and house is well.
Brittany Casterline – Yeah I’d be jealous of me too.
Jackie Decloe – harmless kid whose natural ditsy ness is funny, nice, and cute if she didn’t have Hitler for a boss. I hope she gets out before ERAC takes what makes her Jackie away.
Berto –
PR’s best import since rum. The biggest little kid there is, and sharp sales person if you teach him right.
Andrew Marko – good kid. Raw deal with GF. I hope you are doing well.
Mgr: Andy Hatten – Its sad I even call him that. A person who is so vain when he has sex he makes his wife hold a mirror. The kind of guy who when you are slammed with CS stays on the phone 3+ hrs to get Eagles tickets from Ticket Master in OK. This SOB after Jackie gets an OX say dead seriously “you are taking pampers away from child!” she was already crying. This would yell @ me so much, for anything that would go wrong, the people in the office who didn’t like me felt bad, and slowly came on my side. He does not give a shit about anything and anyone other than himself and FB Zavacky. I think Zavacky is the only person Andy will go down on.Was I on a performance agreement before I was fired, did I ever have anything less than a meet requirements on my reviews? Interesting questions around what happened to me. He hung me out to dry, and I was too tired of fighting to stop him. My solace will be that hell will be especially hot for him.
Who’s left?
Bobby Newhall and Ron Butz - Great men who don't get enough credit for how much they really help make the branch.
Ray Lapp, Janet, Ernie, Zeke, Ron, and the willy po five - where would we go without you? Those drivers are the best hands down.
Glen Forbes – a real ally in Admin I know it is unheard of, but he is a great guy in my book.
Nick – I know it is your job to stop the company from being sued, but you do it in a way that makes it feel like you care about the people.
Tim Westfall – Pat Sajack is as slimy as a TV game show host and just as fake. Corporate goon all the way.
Mark Zavacky – there is a reason you’ll never get promoted. It is because when you interview with people @ that level they see right through your fake friend BS. You think you’re slick and cagey about who you like and don’t nice try jackass. Everyone knows if you suck mark's dick you get ahead i.e.: Hatten, Norm (even though I like you), and Harlen (what happen with that shady SoB). Well I didn’t. So when you tried screwing me out of my days no suprise.
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Kurt – Anyone who says in your interview “I wish I could make you sign in blood, that you will give me 1 year to get you to where you want to be!” is all right by me. I owe Kurt A lot, and then little more, and then probably a whole lot more. He was loyal and understood me; and in turn I was very loyal and worked doggedly hard for him. I expected more from him @ the end but now seeing what went down with him. I can see he was fighting his own battles.
I am sorry to Dan and Kurt that in the end I spoke my mind too much and letting them setup me up to fail.
I am sorry to Staci for fucking up in the beginning and letting CBs slide and costing us a lot. I was willing to stay and fight though.
I am sorry to 29 for not standing up to Andy sooner, and then leaving you with him. I failed you. But I did not fail.
From 572 Golden boy to whipping post. I have shown this post to both X and current ERACers for accuracy and their take. This is my last thread. So ask away in this thread and I’ll answer. Want to know more about any of the stories just ask. Want to know about anyone I didn’t mention drop the name I’ll comment on him or her. I have made this post just to clear the air and exit the poison from my blood stream. I’ve moved on. Good job, girl, and life.