Last year a multi-national corporation purchased the small company where I worked for more than a decade.  This year, as part of a ongoing effort to centralize their management, they eliminated my position and I lost my job.  Several opportunities arose but the best was a company who needed my expertise but did not have available “headcount” to hire me.  They asked that I be a consultant for them.  To some degree this made sense as my experience was needed for a specific project I have been assigned to.  I can’t reveal the name of the company but those who know me can probably guess it.

But due to American employment laws they needed to pay an entity, not a person.  So I have formed Thinnes Consulting LLC.  I am now a business and this seems to be a growing trend.  As I work on this project I am also putting out my shingle to help other companies who can utilize the skills which I have accumulated over decades of working in high pressure and complicated environments.  So if your company needs help, I’m here to help!  The new normal.

As always you can find more on http://www.walterthinnes.com and on Twitter @walterthinnes

TOMORROW: National Bacon Day!