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July 2013
top salesman in the entire operation. Things
seemed to be moving along smoothly, but as
is often the fickle nature of life, with neither
notice nor explanation as to why, Ott was
suddenly terminated from his position. “I
probably walked-in like I owned the place
one too many times,” he laughs now, yet at
the time, there was nothing humorous in
the situation. Having never been fired from
any job before, Ott struggled to make sense
of the situation. To make matters worse,
over the weeks that followed, he couldn’t
