Today starts with a movie quote*:
Carl Fox: You could've been a doctor, a lawyer, instead you waste your time being a salesman!
Bud Fox: Dad, I'm not a salesman. I'm an Account Representative, there's a difference.
Carl Fox: You ask strangers for money, right? You're a salesman.
-"Wall Street"(1987)
Not a particularily funny scene, but very powerful to me as I was set to embark on the sea of uncertainty that is Salesmanship. I can do this, and be very successful. But in the back of my head, I always said stuff like, "What if I have a bad week?", "What if I don't want to pressure people into buying things they don't want? And what if that was required?" So, as is the story of my life these days, "When the going gets tough, the tough find new jobs."
Yep. I now have upgraded (and I do mean upgraded) my employer 3 times in the last 10 days. I've taken a customer service representative position with Thrivent Financial in Appleton (if you're ever in the area, it's the H-U-G-E building after the Ballard Rd. exit.) It's funny because after my AFLAC interview, my dad and I were driving around that building and I said something to the effect of, "Damn. I've always wanted to work in a big building like that." Oh, and guess what? They pay a salary. You know, that money you're guaranteed to get for going to work or getting trained? Not commission based. Sweet. However, this does cancel my trip to Chicago, but who wants to spend 12 days in that yucky city anyways?
That also opens up my availability to go to Iron Mountain tomorrow for Beej/Beej's sister's graduation party. Originally I wasn't going to go, as it would add extra drive time to my already long drive to the Windy City on Sunday. I will catch ya'll later.
I'm finished.
Nate
*- loosely interpreted
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2 comments:
Julie----
Too bad you are not going to be in Chicago...and since we had a "bad" connection on the phone the other night, you never were able to tell me where you are going to be living before you start this new job...we will all have to get together again soon Maybe we will be able to all get together sometime at the end of the month...let me know!
Hey Dogg !
I've been reading your "articles" and have enjoyed them--you really should be writing for a paper ! (doesn't the porcupine press in *trenary have an opening ? ha ha)
*I was a bit thrown off on this one though,...my sister's not graduating ? iron mountain ? ....oh... i get it now-- it's not me ! hee hee
later, BJ (aka: Beej) :)
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