"Despite the oil and managed services industries having little in common, Randy declared he knew how to turn the business into a gusher - by running it the same way he ran his oil business. "He had delusions of grandeur and proclaimed he going to turn the company into a multi-million dollar organization," Xander told On Call. Within a few months, Randy's growth strategy revealed itself when a customer checked an invoice and noticed the service provider had sold it substandard equipment at a premium price."
"Randy continued lying and cheating. Xander felt he had no option but to leave the business. He kept an eye on the company and learned it collapsed a year later, before being acquired by a tech services company that turned it around within a few months, then grew it to become the multi-million dollar powerhouse Randy imagined he could create."
Xander served nine years as chief engineer of a managed services provider in the US southwest. A new owner, Randy, who previously managed an oil company, acquired the firm and attempted to run it using oilfield business tactics. Randy sold a customer substandard equipment at a premium price and lied when confronted, shifting blame onto Xander. A long-term client recognized the deception, leaving Randy discredited. Xander resigned and monitored the company as it collapsed a year later. A tech services company acquired and rapidly revitalized the business, growing it into the multi-million-dollar organization Randy had falsely promised.
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