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- http://www.briangonzalez.com/portfolio/samples/Drollinger.htm
Posted March 30, 2000
Tech grad warns students about politics in corporate America
By Brian Gonzalez
A 1969 Texas Tech graduate with extensive experience in multinational corporations warned students about the politics of corporate America, while sharing advice for those entering the workforce, during a Mass Communications Week advertising presentation.
John Drollinger, a retired international media director for Coca-Cola Co. and former vice president of Publicis Advertising Agency in Sarajevo, told students at the University Center Tuesday how to succeed in corporate America.
"It is best, as you start your careers, to recognize that politics are very real in corporate America, and it is a way of life," Drollinger said.
Drollinger explained the importance of keeping loyalty to oneself as a priority, rather than loyalty to the company that one works for.
"Do not believe in false loyalties, or you can get hurt personally and professionally," Drollinger said. "Do not expect a company to feel any responsibility toward you as an employee."
Any company is responsible to the shareholders and the value of their shares first, Drollinger said.
Employees should look for a company that is in sync with their own personal constitutions, Drollinger said. People should always look to turn opportunities into a personal advantage, he said.
"When I was growing up, if you moved from one job to another, it was considered to be irresponsible," Drollinger said. "That just isn't the case anymore."
Companies look for those with varied experiences, Drollinger said. They want employees who have learned from their mistakes.
Included in the list of companies that Drollinger has worked for are United Press International, Pizza Inn, Hallmark, Coca-Cola and the McCann-Erickson advertising agency in Dallas.
"I firmly believe that the best thing a person can do is to work at as many jobs as you possibly can," Drollinger said.
Drollinger provided many other tips for survival in the corporate world.
Gossip can prove disastrous in the corporate world, he said.
"Don't gossip. Keep your mouth shut and your opinion to yourself," Drollinger said. "Give your opinion only when asked."
Try not to limit your opportunities, Drollinger said.
"I said I would never work in advertising, and the only thing I learned from that was, never say never," Drollinger said. "You don't know what's going to happen in your life."
He also pointed out the importance of finding a mentor. Drollinger said that workers should find the one person who can help them out as a teacher. Also, he tells employees to look for the one person who they can help out as a mentor.
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(Note: because this article mentions that John Drollinger was a Texas Tech graduate in 1969, I believe he is no doubt the same person as John Martin Drollinger, who was married in Texas and would be of an appropriate age to have graduated in 1969. Additionally, this article also mentions that he worked for United Press International. His name is associated - presumably as a writer (as 'John M. Drollinger') - regarding an infamous serial killer by the name of Charles Joseph Whitman who, on 1 Aug 1966 on the campus of University of Texas in Austin, Texas murdered several people (Ref ancestry.com/Historical Newspapers > Anderson Herald (Anderson, Indiana) > 1966 > August > 3/ Page One 'Events Before Whitman Slayings Reconstructed')
In reading the note about Drollinger's in the LaPort, Indiana, area about 1833, my family came from that general area also, after moving to Indiana from North Carolina. I unfortunately do not have my family notes in front of me as I respond to the inquiry, but we have visited that area many times, locating a Drollinger family cemetery. I have direct links to people buried in this cemetery and infact, it is many of my "great", "great" grandfathers and their family members. We have located the site of a very old brick factory, which the Drollinger's owned, as well as one of the original Drollinger homes built from brick made at this factory. The house is still occupied although we did not get to visit it. My wife has all of the details and I would be happy to share it with anyone who can make a connection. - John M. Drollinger, Kennesaw, Georgia
Ref. http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:7PMI71N36kQJ:www.tcfatlanta.org/daily062804.html+drollinger&hl=en
Special Remembrance Date
June 29 Jacob Drollinger, son of John and Virginia Drollinger,
brother of John Matthew Drollinger,
Kennesaw, GA USA
Dear Jayne and group,
It has been one year since I last wrote to the Web Site, thus marking the passing of another year since my son, Jacob Martin Drollinger, died. He became an angel on June 29, 2002. Some grieving parents told us that the second year is often worse than the first, and I have found this to be true, unfortunately.
I have found so much comfort in the daily messages from Compassionate Friends. Comfort that has eluded me in all other quarters. Jacob's funeral was July 2, 2002 and my family came to his funeral. Since that date almost two years ago, I have not heard from my sister or brother ... not even a Christmas card, a phone call, a note. I have rationalized that they did not know how to deal with my son's death, so they say nothing. But I cannot rationalize anymore and the problems they suffer are for them to deal with; they are problems I do not have the strength nor the desire to deal with. Without Compassionate Friends, I would have no one at all to help so for all of you, I say thankyou. You are my family now.
So, on June 29, please remember my sweet son, my sweet Jacob whom I still miss as much as I did when he died two years ago.
It just doesn't seem possible.
Thank you for all that you do. I wish my family had the strength, the courage and the love that all of you do and further, that they had the courage to share it as all of you do. Without you and your words and thoughts, I would probably be dead myself ... so from that regard, God bless each of you.
And God bless my beloved son, Jacob Martin Drollinger (December 28, 1980 -
June 29, 2002.
Sincerely,
John Drollinger
Proud Father of Jacob and John
jdrollinger@mindspring.com
According to Virginia Jeanette Freyer Drollinger, wife of John Martin Drollinger, she and John only had two children.
Newsletter of The Compassionate Friends
Atlanta Area Chapters
Summer 2003
"The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief
following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive."
A Nonprofit Self-Help Organization Offering Friendship and Understanding to Families
Who are Grieving the Death of a Child
A Father?s Thoughts
Our son, Jacob, has been gone for 10 months now and it seems like 10 life times. There are moments when I find it so difficult to continue doing anything and it seems like life is so out of balance now. My wife and I only had two children, both boys. Jacob was the younger and he died June 29, 2002. Just six weeks to the day before Jacob died, my mother died. While at her wake, Jacob and his mother were sitting outside the funeral home in the twilight, and in that quietness, Jacob said to his mother, "Mom, just look at the thousands of fireflies coming up across the cemetery." And there were, filling the fading light with lights of magic. Jacob said, "Mom, this is probably the most spiritual moment I have ever had. All the fireflies rising from the ground are like the spirits of the deceased joining together in celebration." My wife and my son enjoyed that special time. And then, six weeks later we lost Jacob. The light of my life has been extinguished.
After Jacob's funeral, my wife would spend many, many evenings sitting on the back porch watching the fireflies and remembering that special moment with her son. But the fireflies would always keep a distance and then one evening, just one flew on the porch and blinked its light at my wife. All she could do was cry and say, "Hi, son. I knew you were OK." And now, for the first time this season, not even a year since Jacob left, the fireflies have returned to the woods behind our house. And my wife and I sit on the porch in the stillness of the early evening and watch. We watch the fireflies dance in the woods, waiting for that special one who will come to our porch, blink his light, and once again we will know
that Jacob is doing well as an angel in training that one day we shall joyfully join.
I miss my son, Jacob, so much that it hurts. Everyday I hope it gets better, but so far it has not ... but the firefly is back and some joy can be found in that.
John Drollinger, Proud Father of Jacob (12/28/80-6/29/2002) and John
U.S. Public Records Index
Name: John M Drollinger
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1946
Address: 5219 Old Mountain Ln, Powder Spgs, GA, 30127-4341
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1946 - 2014 (68 years)
