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Show RL JO EPH A TORO J 28 200 th re was a little pro:tl sional jealousy there although he was th g n ral manag rand not me. I didn't care about running his golf shop. But I quit after six months. I quit and told them, "Hey, I'll stay through Christmas for the parties but I'd just as soon leave now and give you my two-weeks notice." So they took my two-week's notice. BEC: Well, you've really had a diverse career. You worked a lot of interesting places. SAN: All through everything I've done, there's always been this selling thread, you know? Even in the food business. When I ran the Hidden Valley Country Club the people were wanting to talk to the manager. We had a catering manager there, but they didn't want to talk to her, they wanted to talk to the manager. So I was spending the time booking parties, when she should have been doing it. So I asked the board, "Do we need this catering manager? She's not doing any business." "No, we've been wondering about that a long time." I said, "Well, do you mind if we release her?" They said, "No." Of course, she was in her seventies and ready to go, so she didn't mind. BEC: So, it worked out okay then? SAN: It did, because she thought they expected her to do it. It was a good thing for her, too. But I spent two years there and that was it. BEC: You've had an interesting career. SAN: I've never been bored, I'll tell you. That's what I tell Sherie. I said, "Geez, even if I don't plan on things happening, they do." We were in Tiffin, Ohio, near my hometown. I said, "Well, here's Heidelberg College. Let's go in there and get a phone. I'd like to call and see if I can reach any of my cousins." So we went in there and we wound up in the library building. They gave us a room with a desk and phones and everything. "Help yourself." They really treated us nicely. During our conversation, 32 |
