By Intertec Security

Maybe Zak Irvine might be a very smart and well presented man nowadays [but, then again, so am I (learned how to read by the time I was two years old)]. But, he most certainly, did not behave “professionally” (in my opinion) during the disciplinary meeting which I had with him.

Moreover, to be fair, this probably was not really the job for me at the time [deep-rooted psychological problems on my end (until I finally had a severe nervous breakdown 11 years later in 2008)].

If I had “fucked up” (as you personally assert on your end) over at the One Avoca site, there were also underlying causes behind this.

First of all, I absolutely had no support from Site Supervisor Jim Trinnell (what a “grouch” he was). In fact, I believe that he actually wanted me gone from the very beginning (along with a less than supportive write up by Area Supervisor Brian Foster one afternoon at that site as well).

For the record, I believed that I acted accordingly when that garage door malfunctioned (consequently resulting in damage to a resident’s vehicle) on that night of Friday, October 10, 1997 by writing an incident report (along with telling Area Supervisor Nick Dooley about the incident later that night). However, I was hesitant to contact dispatch about it (which I consider to be a “judgment call” on my end).

But, yet, in the letter (which I still have a copy of in my possession after all these years), he accuses me of “failing to report” the incident (when it was rather obvious that I did, in fact, report the incident).

Not only that, but Zak Irvine also “juxtaposed a separate and unrelated incident” from two nights earlier (which, to the average reader, would appear to connected to the same incident). Added to that, his grammar in that letter was an absolute joke (thus, making the entire letter not even having “any degree of credibility on my end”).

With respect to my probation, I had already passed it by that point (I was eight months of employment at Intertec Security by the time of my meeting with Zak Irvine).

Even so, I quit working at Intertec Security less than two months later in December 1997. And, based on Zak Irvine’s “rather belligerent tone” in that letter to me, I most likely would have qualified for Employment Insurance benefits as well (if I had quit working at Intertec Security beforehand).

I will just close by saying I have just started a new accounting at a small non-profit organization. And, even my fellow co-workers there “possess a level of professionalism that Zak Irvine could not even remotely match” (at least based on the meeting which I had with him back in October 1997).

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By Intertec Security

Maybe Zak Irvine might be a very smart and well presented man nowadays [but, then again, so am I (learned how to read by the time I was two years old)]. But, he most certainly, did not behave “professionally” (in my opinion) during the disciplinary meeting which I had with him.

Moreover, to be fair, this probably was not really the job for me at the time [deep-rooted psychological problems on my end (until I finally had a severe nervous breakdown 11 years later in 2008)].

If I had “fucked up” (as you personally assert on your end) over at the One Avoca site, there were also underlying causes behind this.

First of all, I absolutely had no support from Site Supervisor Jim Trinnell (what a “grouch” he was). In fact, I believe that he actually wanted me gone from the very beginning (along with a less than supportive write up by Area Supervisor Brian Foster one afternoon at that site as well).

For the record, I believed that I acted accordingly when that garage door malfunctioned (consequently resulting in damage to a resident’s vehicle) on that night of Friday, October 10, 1997 by writing an incident report (along with telling Area Supervisor Nick Dooley about the incident later that night). However, I was hesitant to contact dispatch about it (which I consider to be a “judgment call” on my end).

But, yet, in the letter (which I still have a copy of in my possession after all these years), he accuses me of “failing to report” the incident (when it was rather obvious that I did, in fact, report the incident).

Not only that, but Zak Irvine also “juxtaposed a separate and unrelated incident” from two nights earlier (which, to the average reader, would appear to connected to the same incident). Added to that, his grammar in that letter was an absolute joke (thus, making the entire letter not even having “any degree of credibility on my end”).

With respect to my probation, I had already passed it by that point (I was eight months of employment at Intertec Security by the time of my meeting with Zak Irvine).

Even so, I quit working at Intertec Security less than two months later in December 1997. And, based on Zak Irvine’s “rather belligerent tone” in that letter to me, I most likely would have qualified for Employment Insurance benefits as well (if I had quit working at Intertec Security beforehand).

I will just close by saying I have just started a new accounting at a small non-profit organization. And, even my fellow co-workers there “possess a level of professionalism that Zak Irvine could not even remotely match” (at least based on the meeting which I had with him back in October 1997).

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By Intertec Security

I have probably never worked at a company that was as unprofessional as Intertec Security. Some of the people in management (especially a certain Zak Irvine) could have been charter member of "Thugs 'R' Us". Long story short, but there was an incident when I worked with this back in October 1997 that I probably, if I had received better training from this company, could have handled more professionally. Even so, I will never forget that disciplinary meeting that I had with Zak Irvine back on Thursday, October 16, 1997 with respect to the incident in question. Since when does one think that they have the right to badger and berate someone (in effect, behave like a thug) in a business environment. Moreover, Zak Irvine also maliciously accused me of unprofessional behaviour in his warning letter to me. Talk about "the pot calling the kettle black" here. Maybe Zak Irvine should consequently go look at himself in the mirror first (before he has the nerve to go around pointing fingers at others in society). In sum, it was consequently because of that incident in October 1997 that I was "out the door" with Intertec Security within two months. Never have missed working for this company 20 years ago. They were the true definition of a "Mickey Mouse employer" in my opinion. It seems fitting that they eventually got acquired by Garda nine years later in 2006. Probably at that stage, Intertec Security's reputation in the security industry was probably so tarnished that no self-respecting security company probably wanted to acquire them. In all, good riddance to Intertec Security! And, even though their owner Harold Ball "kicked the bucket" eight years ago in 2009, my "kind" words for him (if he were still alive) would be "get some people in your company who know how to act like professionals in the business world; not thugs like Zak Irvine and Frank Hazlett (who was the General Manager of Security at this joke company)." One final note, I have also personally achieved my CC (Competent Communicator) level in the Toastmasters. Thus, from being in the Toastmasters, I most certainly know how to communicate and interact with others in a professional manner (in both business and in life).

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By Intertec Security

Maybe Zak Irvine might be a very smart and well presented man nowadays [but, then again, so am I (learned how to read by the time I was two years old)]. But, he most certainly, did not behave “professionally” (in my opinion) during the disciplinary meeting which I had with him.

Moreover, to be fair, this probably was not really the job for me at the time [deep-rooted psychological problems on my end (until I finally had a severe nervous breakdown 11 years later in 2008)].

If I had “fucked up” (as you personally assert on your end) over at the One Avoca site, there were also underlying causes behind this.

First of all, I absolutely had no support from Site Supervisor Jim Trinnell (what a “grouch” he was). In fact, I believe that he actually wanted me gone from the very beginning (along with a less than supportive write up by Area Supervisor Brian Foster one afternoon at that site as well).

For the record, I believed that I acted accordingly when that garage door malfunctioned (consequently resulting in damage to a resident’s vehicle) on that night of Friday, October 10, 1997 by writing an incident report (along with telling Area Supervisor Nick Dooley about the incident later that night). However, I was hesitant to contact dispatch about it (which I consider to be a “judgment call” on my end).

But, yet, in the letter (which I still have a copy of in my possession after all these years), he accuses me of “failing to report” the incident (when it was rather obvious that I did, in fact, report the incident).

Not only that, but Zak Irvine also “juxtaposed a separate and unrelated incident” from two nights earlier (which, to the average reader, would appear to connected to the same incident). Added to that, his grammar in that letter was an absolute joke (thus, making the entire letter not even having “any degree of credibility on my end”).

With respect to my probation, I had already passed it by that point (I was eight months of employment at Intertec Security by the time of my meeting with Zak Irvine).

Even so, I quit working at Intertec Security less than two months later in December 1997. And, based on Zak Irvine’s “rather belligerent tone” in that letter to me, I most likely would have qualified for Employment Insurance benefits as well (if I had quit working at Intertec Security beforehand).

I will just close by saying I have just started a new accounting at a small non-profit organization. And, even my fellow co-workers there “possess a level of professionalism that Zak Irvine could not even remotely match” (at least based on the meeting which I had with him back in October 1997).

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By Intertec Security

Maybe Zak Irvine might be a very smart and well presented man nowadays [but, then again, so am I (learned how to read by the time I was two years old)]. But, he most certainly, did not behave “professionally” (in my opinion) during the disciplinary meeting which I had with him.

Moreover, to be fair, this probably was not really the job for me at the time [deep-rooted psychological problems on my end (until I finally had a severe nervous breakdown 11 years later in 2008)].

If I had “fucked up” (as you personally assert on your end) over at the One Avoca site, there were also underlying causes behind this.

First of all, I absolutely had no support from Site Supervisor Jim Trinnell (what a “grouch” he was). In fact, I believe that he actually wanted me gone from the very beginning (along with a less than supportive write up by Area Supervisor Brian Foster one afternoon at that site as well).

For the record, I believed that I acted accordingly when that garage door malfunctioned (consequently resulting in damage to a resident’s vehicle) on that night of Friday, October 10, 1997 by writing an incident report (along with telling Area Supervisor Nick Dooley about the incident later that night). However, I was hesitant to contact dispatch about it (which I consider to be a “judgment call” on my end).

But, yet, in the letter (which I still have a copy of in my possession after all these years), he accuses me of “failing to report” the incident (when it was rather obvious that I did, in fact, report the incident).

Not only that, but Zak Irvine also “juxtaposed a separate and unrelated incident” from two nights earlier (which, to the average reader, would appear to connected to the same incident). Added to that, his grammar in that letter was an absolute joke (thus, making the entire letter not even having “any degree of credibility on my end”).

With respect to my probation, I had already passed it by that point (I was eight months of employment at Intertec Security by the time of my meeting with Zak Irvine).

Even so, I quit working at Intertec Security less than two months later in December 1997. And, based on Zak Irvine’s “rather belligerent tone” in that letter to me, I most likely would have qualified for Employment Insurance benefits as well (if I had quit working at Intertec Security beforehand).

I will just close by saying I have just started a new accounting at a small non-profit organization. And, even my fellow co-workers there “possess a level of professionalism that Zak Irvine could not even remotely match” (at least based on the meeting which I had with him back in October 1997).

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By Intertec Security

I have probably never worked at a company that was as unprofessional as Intertec Security. Some of the people in management (especially a certain Zak Irvine) could have been charter member of "Thugs 'R' Us". Long story short, but there was an incident when I worked with this back in October 1997 that I probably, if I had received better training from this company, could have handled more professionally. Even so, I will never forget that disciplinary meeting that I had with Zak Irvine back on Thursday, October 16, 1997 with respect to the incident in question. Since when does one think that they have the right to badger and berate someone (in effect, behave like a thug) in a business environment. Moreover, Zak Irvine also maliciously accused me of unprofessional behaviour in his warning letter to me. Talk about "the pot calling the kettle black" here. Maybe Zak Irvine should consequently go look at himself in the mirror first (before he has the nerve to go around pointing fingers at others in society). In sum, it was consequently because of that incident in October 1997 that I was "out the door" with Intertec Security within two months. Never have missed working for this company 20 years ago. They were the true definition of a "Mickey Mouse employer" in my opinion. It seems fitting that they eventually got acquired by Garda nine years later in 2006. Probably at that stage, Intertec Security's reputation in the security industry was probably so tarnished that no self-respecting security company probably wanted to acquire them. In all, good riddance to Intertec Security! And, even though their owner Harold Ball "kicked the bucket" eight years ago in 2009, my "kind" words for him (if he were still alive) would be "get some people in your company who know how to act like professionals in the business world; not thugs like Zak Irvine and Frank Hazlett (who was the General Manager of Security at this joke company)." One final note, I have also personally achieved my CC (Competent Communicator) level in the Toastmasters. Thus, from being in the Toastmasters, I most certainly know how to communicate and interact with others in a professional manner (in both business and in life).

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