After retirement from being in the meat business for thirty - three years , Tom felt like he was n't doing enough .
The ex-police friend gave Tom a part - time job as security for Xilinx , a tech company in San Jose , in 1997 .
After retirement from being in the meat business for thirty - three years , Tom felt like he was n't doing enough , and the ex-police friend gave him a part - time job as security for Xilinx , a tech company in San Jose , in 1997 .