The website I am designing for a client is coming along nicely and I must say, getting paid to do design work is pretty sweet. The freedom to work from the comfort of home is really a treat and it has spurred in me the desire to do it on a regular basis. Its been a dream of mine to cut off the shackles of the corporate chain that has bound me for 20+ years of retail hell! It wasnt all bad as I did learn a lot about myself and my ability to make customers enjoy their shopping experiences. In all my years of retail I can honestly say that Ive never really had any traumatic customer encounters. I never BS them or sell them something they dont want/need. Weird thing is Ive been told that I could sell an air conditioner to an Eskimo. I just never had it in me to do that kind of sales tactics. The back of the house politics are another thing entirely.
It is a tough thing to interview for a job or position and the interviewer has less experience then you do. To work under someone who has no clue what they are doing just bothers me. You want to give advice and help out but it comes back to bite you in the ass. In these economic times most people are just not honest enough to admit to what their strengths are and give credit where it is due. Ive had Managers take credit for my work or ideas and then turn around and give me less than stellar performance reviews. Cant have the staff underneath you outshine, can you? Far more times in the last few years has this happened to me. Well, no more.
Im getting too old for this shit. Bless you Murtaugh for that one.
I started looking at what I want moving forward in my life and to take stock in what skills I have and can bring to anything I set out to achieve. The retail experience has gained me tons of knowledge on how to deal with people in good or bad situations and combined with running departments and staff, I know I can manage time, budgets and deadlines. This combined with my design ability is only going to help me in the long run.
What does this all mean? I am done working for the Man and I am on my way to self employment! My site is almost done and I am currently registering with a Government program that helps with starting your own business. You get coaches; seminar training and they will pay you weekly to keep you afloat while you build the business. Not bad eh? I am finally pursuing College as well. I have a lot of self taught skills and knowledge but higher learning can only help. I put it off in 2008 to work for a company that basically shit on my head so Im not delaying it anymore. Ive got the biz cards, logo and home office ready and the business plan is being written as of yesterday. Wasted too much of my life waiting for things to come to me.
I know that it is a risky venture but is any job out there really safe? Do I want to waste my energy and skills on making someone else richer? Hell no! One thing I have in abundance is a stubborn refusal to quit on something once I am determined to do it. Im taking my fate into my own hands and when all is said and done, I have myself to answer to.
Thats the only way I would want it.
2010 is my year!
It is a tough thing to interview for a job or position and the interviewer has less experience then you do. To work under someone who has no clue what they are doing just bothers me. You want to give advice and help out but it comes back to bite you in the ass. In these economic times most people are just not honest enough to admit to what their strengths are and give credit where it is due. Ive had Managers take credit for my work or ideas and then turn around and give me less than stellar performance reviews. Cant have the staff underneath you outshine, can you? Far more times in the last few years has this happened to me. Well, no more.
Im getting too old for this shit. Bless you Murtaugh for that one.
I started looking at what I want moving forward in my life and to take stock in what skills I have and can bring to anything I set out to achieve. The retail experience has gained me tons of knowledge on how to deal with people in good or bad situations and combined with running departments and staff, I know I can manage time, budgets and deadlines. This combined with my design ability is only going to help me in the long run.
What does this all mean? I am done working for the Man and I am on my way to self employment! My site is almost done and I am currently registering with a Government program that helps with starting your own business. You get coaches; seminar training and they will pay you weekly to keep you afloat while you build the business. Not bad eh? I am finally pursuing College as well. I have a lot of self taught skills and knowledge but higher learning can only help. I put it off in 2008 to work for a company that basically shit on my head so Im not delaying it anymore. Ive got the biz cards, logo and home office ready and the business plan is being written as of yesterday. Wasted too much of my life waiting for things to come to me.
I know that it is a risky venture but is any job out there really safe? Do I want to waste my energy and skills on making someone else richer? Hell no! One thing I have in abundance is a stubborn refusal to quit on something once I am determined to do it. Im taking my fate into my own hands and when all is said and done, I have myself to answer to.
Thats the only way I would want it.
2010 is my year!
lainey:
Thank you so much for you love on "Coming Clean", it means a lot