Comments on: Today’s Economic Crisis Moment of Zen: Skipco http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/ Touring Awesome City with Pj Perez Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: David http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/comment-page-1/#comment-85 David Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:13:57 +0000 http://www.bleedingneon.com/?p=67#comment-85 One more footnote to the demise of the old Skipco - Gary Harouff started another very successful Copier Business in Las Vegas -Advanced Imaging Solutions (AIS). They have outmatched the sales of Toshiba in the markets they compete in. One more footnote to the demise of the old Skipco – Gary Harouff started another very successful Copier Business in Las Vegas -Advanced Imaging Solutions (AIS). They have outmatched the sales of Toshiba in the markets they compete in.

]]> By: David http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/comment-page-1/#comment-83 David Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:48:48 +0000 http://www.bleedingneon.com/?p=67#comment-83 I know full well about Kinkos. They came to me and wanted to hire me, then after 3 rounds of interviews, one with the regional managers, they offered me a job. Unfortunately, they asked me to take a starting salary of an entry level persona nd work my way up in the company - what an insult. So now they are going down the tubes. The person who contacted me about the job actually quit afterwards, he was disgusted. I heard throught the grapevine that I was also blacklisted by my old employer, no names were mentioned, but I got plenty of hints from throught the industry. I have landed on my feet now and moved on, had to leave Vegas to do it though. One day I will be back there, hope those people on that grapevine will be prepared. I know full well about Kinkos. They came to me and wanted to hire me, then after 3 rounds of interviews, one with the regional managers, they offered me a job. Unfortunately, they asked me to take a starting salary of an entry level persona nd work my way up in the company – what an insult. So now they are going down the tubes. The person who contacted me about the job actually quit afterwards, he was disgusted. I heard throught the grapevine that I was also blacklisted by my old employer, no names were mentioned, but I got plenty of hints from throught the industry. I have landed on my feet now and moved on, had to leave Vegas to do it though. One day I will be back there, hope those people on that grapevine will be prepared.

]]> By: Pj Perez http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Pj Perez Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:55:18 +0000 http://www.bleedingneon.com/?p=67#comment-66 Thanks so much for your comment and clarification, David. I actually worked at Kinko's for years while launching my writing career and watched similar shenanigans take the company down. Even before FedEx bought it out, the once amazingly profitable, people-focused organization devolved into the understaffed shack it is today because of ridiculous bottom-line number demands, payroll budget cuts and shortsightedness. Thanks so much for your comment and clarification, David. I actually worked at Kinko’s for years while launching my writing career and watched similar shenanigans take the company down. Even before FedEx bought it out, the once amazingly profitable, people-focused organization devolved into the understaffed shack it is today because of ridiculous bottom-line number demands, payroll budget cuts and shortsightedness.

]]> By: David http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/comment-page-1/#comment-65 David Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:50:20 +0000 http://www.bleedingneon.com/?p=67#comment-65 I used to manage the printing operations at Skipco, then Toshiba. After they removed Gary , he never really was convicted of anything, all the sales staff left or were fired, they fired all the execs and then one by one let the old management go. The copier sales declined under the new president, his sales staff would not follow up on any leads and they were not customer friendly. They let me go and several others left afterwards. They brought in a guy who helped run the printing business into the ground. It a shame, things were going good there. They should have left things alone, the place was doing good and making quite a bit of money. I used to manage the printing operations at Skipco, then Toshiba. After they removed Gary , he never really was convicted of anything, all the sales staff left or were fired, they fired all the execs and then one by one let the old management go. The copier sales declined under the new president, his sales staff would not follow up on any leads and they were not customer friendly. They let me go and several others left afterwards. They brought in a guy who helped run the printing business into the ground. It a shame, things were going good there. They should have left things alone, the place was doing good and making quite a bit of money.

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]]> By: Maria http://www.bleedingneon.com/2008/12/24/todays-economic-crisis-moment-of-zen-skipco/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Maria Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:15:00 +0000 http://www.bleedingneon.com/?p=67#comment-3 We need another Crystal Palace on this side of town. I took Aurora there last year, and I had to laugh at how it hasn't changed much. When I was her age, I was skating at the SAME rink, listening to Newcleus. I know this has nothing to do with your post, really. :X We need another Crystal Palace on this side of town. I took Aurora there last year, and I had to laugh at how it hasn’t changed much. When I was her age, I was skating at the SAME rink, listening to Newcleus.

I know this has nothing to do with your post, really. :X

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