sprocket said: Didn't think it could happen to me, but it did. Been here 10 years and brought the greens from 10% grass to some really fine greens and have improved the quality of the course every year. Tuesday morning my boss and hr director were waiting for me at my office after calling me off the course. I was told, due to budget cuts, that the position of golf course superintendent is being eliminated!! Unfortunately about 5 years ago, I hired a really good assistant and he will do fine.
Rant over, does no good anyway. However if any of y'all around SE Kansas or East Texas know of anything, let me know. Sucks being 58 and trying to find a job .
I resigned my position as "Assistant" when the GM called me into his office and there was my Boss. They said "They" had lost their faith in him. They told him in Oct of 08, he had until Dec of 08. So we went to our annual conference together, and I could see it in his eyes. I left the day he did....we hugged and cried...it sucked!!
He is now my chemical rep....I was without work for 2 months. We have a chapter meeting their next wk. I said I'll never step foot on that property again and I won't. He helped me land this job at a Municipal Course here in the panhandle. I stayed with him and his wife and commuted 50 miles one way for over a month. I had 50 dollars to my name at that time, but great credit. This was a Country "wannabe"Club where he was terminated. I'm getting Married Sept 10 2011...To "My Best Friend" and he and his wife will be there also. I've had it with these Type of courses with their here today gone tomorrow agenda ! I'm pretty Butt Sore about this whole Industry in that regard. If anyone needed some protection in the industry, it would be us. I see an advertisement every year for a Corp. Mnged club that I personally know of a Super that got the hell out BEFORE it was too late. Now their soliciting again. It's Ridiculous and Unethical. Entities such as those are a TRUE ABOMINATION to this profession. I did what I NEW was the right thing to do, and I sure don't wanna get in that position again.