Kerry Girling
opportunity that felt perfect for me. Leadership was a very strong and that's exactly what made me enjoy the opportunity. In fact, I was so successful that by the third season I was making more money than the president draws. Here’s where it gets bad. Along with my promotion came new management and a new realm of politics. This meant I was guided by someone new; someone who had been with the company for over 27 years. He happened to be a serious narcissist; the only person who didn't see eye-to-eye with me in the situation. I was in Toronto, Canada for an industry convention when I met up with him. He seemed to be quite stressed lately. I didn't go out of my way to ask if there was something wrong. He and I just didn't see eye-to-eye from the very beginning. To get a clear perspective of the situation; this individual had been with the company for over 27 years. He had moulded himself into an area manager, and it took him nearly his entire life to reach that point. Then I came in. In less than 26 months I had nearly doubled his salary. This was the primary reason why he didn't like me. He was simply jealous of my earnings. After a long business convention, a group of employees visited a lounge at the hotel later that evening. We were discussing and reminiscing about the industry and our new products and 64