[Rhodes22-list] Results Of My Job Interview

[Steve]

that away, Roger. 
Steve

--- Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I just got back form Georgia.  The interviews went
> well.  I was the 3rd candidate out of a total of 5
> they are interviewing.  They said they'd get back
> with me one way or the other by May 19th.  The
> position was not what I was expecting.  They really
> want more of a plant or operations manager as
> opposed to a technical manager.  Initially, I'd be
> taking about a 20% pay cut vs. my last salary at the
> Dow Chemical Co. , but down the road there'd be
> stock options & other perks that would probably make
> up most of that difference, assuming the company
> does well.  In a small company, as plant manager,
> I'd have quite an impact on whether the company does
> well or not.  I'm a little concerned about the
> company's senior management & order of succession. 
> Isotec is privately owned with the bulk of the
> shares in the hands of present CEO & his two sons. 
> The present CEO is 65 & will surely retire in the
> foreseeable future.  Neither of his sons want to run
> the company.  I'm a little concerned that they might
> sell out to some larger player in the urethanes
> business, which could make the current plant manager
> persona non grata...They sort of hinted that I might
> be a candidate to take over the CEO spot when he
> retires?!?  I'm thinking, "Yeah right, you just met
> me 2 hours ago & now you're telling me you want to
> groom me for a chance to buy into your family owned
> business & run it in 3-5 years?"  That's real
> credible!  Either I REALLY impressed them or they
> think midwesterners don't have a lick of sense.
> 
> On a more personal note, I got invited to a real
> down south crawfish boil right on the plant floor in
> the shipping dept.  I met with the CEO twice, right
> in the beginning & right at the end.  During my
> wrap-up interview, we got to talking about my
> experiences with southern cultureI was living in
> Russellville, AR from 1987 - 1990.  I happened to
> mention that one of the things I really missed about
> Russellville were the crawfish boils at the plant. 
> Well, apparently they were just happening to be
> having a crawfish boil that very evening & would I
> like to come.  Well, that decision was a no-brainer.
>  So, that's where I had dinner & got to meet most of
> the employees & their families.  One of the wives
> couldn't believe a yankee knew anything about how to
> peel crawfish, so I challenged her to a race.  We
> each had to peel & eat 30 crawfish.  It was pretty
> close, but she beat me by about two crawfish!  I
> told her we'd have to try that again when I've
> practiced a little more.  It was a lot of fun & they
> made me feel real welcome.
> 
> I stayed overnight in Canton, GA.  On Thursday, I
> explored the town & surrounding area a little bit. 
> I drove over to Lake Allatoona.  They've had so much
> rain lately that the lake is 6 feet about normal
> summer pool.  Many of the day use areas, beaches, &
> camp grounds were flooded.  So, the area was not
> looking its best.  But, I could still tell it's
> quite beautiful.  I visited a couple of marinas to
> check on boat slips.  It looks like a 25 foot slip
> with water & electricity will cost about $85/month. 
> There's also quite a bit of real estate for sale
> around Lake Allatoona within a 20 mile drive from
> Canton.  Lake Allatoona itself is about 5X bigger in
> area than Sanford Lake, where I currently live.
> 
> So, the job search goes on.  Stay tuned.
> 
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> 
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