Judgment

I got fired.  I’d like to tell you why.

Just before I started grad school, I got a sales job with a unique premise.  “Come to work for my janitorial company,” Sergio said, “and I will pay you a commission for as long as we clean the building.”

Remember that thing your mama told you about something sounding too good to be true?  Yeah, that.

Living in a city the size of Fort Worth, I could easily see the potential for making some really good money for a long time.  After all, the city was filled with office buildings, and that was the focus of Fort Worth Enterprises – particularly the big ones.

You can imagine how my eyes danced with dollar signs when I helped land the company’s first big account – no less than Hulen Mall.   [click to continue…]

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