Pros
Well I had an opportunity to go back and work and with for my former boss who hired me as the AOM at Dynamex when we started the Dedicated Division in 1998. During our efforts from starting the division at an annual revenue of $0.00 to an annual revenue of $40M by 2007. In 2007 they disbanded the division and moved the revenue into the branches closest to the account. I kept and was still responsible for a book of business operating at $15M annually. I went to work for another VP and he moved into a national accounts roll. This was a strategic move for the investors to show more revenue being produced by the branches. I was dotted line responsible for $40M operating under the branch umbrellas. By year ending 2010 the dedicated accounts and related business was producing and an annual revenue of approximately $100M.
Cons
As noted I got laid off from Dynamex in March of 2011. In May of that year my original boss, who was still at Dynamex called and ask if I was still looking, which I was. He said one of the former Presidents of Dynamex had started a new company "JW Logistics" and was recruiting him to be the Senior VP & GM expected to develop and grow the company. He said he told the owner the only way he would make the move was if he could bring me on board. He then asked me if I could wait until July 1, 2011 as that is when his sales pipeline would kick in. He said it would be as the old days and we could be the start of something, and get what he called business units in case we ever went public, and they would be converted to shares. Unfortunately none of that happened. His clients did not come through and the revenue was way below projections. We did acquire some business and I was able to grow two account organically due to the service. However I was traveling weekly to an account that they brought on just for the revenue and it was a tough piece of business with no profit. When I was asked to take a salary reduction 3 months before my contract termed I decided to decline, as the business was floundering and the general attitude was not good. However i managed to keep the service at the expected levels, and we parted on good terms.