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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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As of Friday Wayne @ Mti was let go.Wayne I want to thank you for all the help you have given me in the past.Whom ever they put in your place will have large shoes to fill.I know this is a bad time of year to lose your job but keep your head up and good things will come along.

I will continue to do business with MTI and only hope to have the customer sevice I have recieved in the past.

Thanks again Wayne!!!
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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Who was Wayne....The guy at the Front Desk that also did orders on the phone
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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Surely they didn't fire Wayne? Dam when I met em I thought he was a great
guy. Really helped me out with my car when I had problems with it. This is
not good news at all :-(
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mikes99corvette
Who was Wayne....The guy at the Front Desk that also did orders on the phone

Yea thats him.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Sorry to hear that, does he know that everyone reading this knows he got "fired" from his job?
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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Man thats to bad, he always was very helpful to me. he seamed to know what he was talking about.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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There is a huge difference between being laid off and being fired.

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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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So what happened?
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Sorry to hear about Wayne. I have delt with him many times and he was allways very polite and personable. Wayne, best of luck.
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And I thought the Airlines were the only ones scummy enought to let someone go just before Christmas, opps! I mean the Holidays. They timed it so you don't get to go to the company Christmas party.

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And I thought the Airlines were the only ones scummy enought to let some go just before Christmas, opps! I mean the Holidays. They time it so you don't get to go to the company Christmas party.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by curtbriggs
And I thought the Airlines were the only ones scummy enought to let someone go just before Christmas, opps! I mean the Holidays. They timed it so you don't get to go to the company Christmas party.
i here that. they should of waited till after the holidays
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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I heard he's gone to bigger and better things..

Quite a fine reputation.

Best of luck Wayne.
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Originally Posted by OOBlackconvert
Sorry to hear about Wayne. I have delt with him many times and he was allways very polite and personable. Wayne, best of luck.

and always offered great customer service to me also!! I think that Wayne will be missed by many MTI faithful!! BEst of luck to your BRO!!!
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Wayne, good luck to ya!
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Originally Posted by JerriVette
I heard he's gone to bigger and better things..

Quite a fine reputation.

Best of luck Wayne.
I heard the same.

Congrats!!
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I guess we can all be gratefull that he only lost his job, Your title puts him in his grave........

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Originally Posted by ITSovr4U
I guess we can all be gratefull that he only lost his job, Your title puts him in his grave........
Good point, as I initially thought the same thing. One point about losing a job around Christmas time...Many companies want to start the new year with any changes in place. Unfortunately, January 1 comes just a week after Christmas.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Wayne has always been great to deal with. I always felt he was doing the job of 4 men with an anchor tied to his leg

If your ever moving to Minnesota (Snow, Blondes, Lakes, Ice Racing...), give us a call!!!

Best Regards & Wishes!!

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I recieved an email from Wayne this morning.He wanted to let everyone know he appreciated all the calls and emails he has recieved.He said he will miss dealing with all the great people he was been fortunate to get to meet while working @ MTI.

If you need to get in touch with Wayne for any reason he can be reached @(281)217-1492.

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