Only you can close the client door. Your company can’t. Your boss can’t. A former rep or mistake can’t. You are the only one that can make that happen. The door closes the minute you decide it’s closed. Doing so is a mistake.
Years ago I lost my job. A coworker shared bad information, from a client. They decided I was scouting for a new position, and I got the axe. I wasn’t looking, never saw it coming and found myself on the street.
While I was looking for work the coworker changed jobs. She secured a senior position at what had been my largest client. We were never friends, so I assumed the door was closed. I was out of work, couldn’t care for the client anyway and had an unfriendly lady in the driver’s seat.
Read the rest of Bill’s column on Printing Impressions.
