Update
So its been a long while since I have updated this thing.
First things first, the job. I am working for Global Parts Service Inc. It is an internet company that specialzies in hard to find parts for production machines. I am the accountant for the company. The craziest thing about the job is that I am 4th in command. A week into it I had this feeling like this is what I was born to do. There are so many crazy things to talk about where do I start.
First, what I am doing doesn't feel like work. I know people always say that if you love your job then it shouldn't feel like work. I look at all the other jobs I have had and realize how much more physical work it was. What I am doing is not the hard part at all. I don't pursue business, I don't have to ship parts, I really dont do all the much work, I guess that's why it doesn't feel like it.
Second, Gary. Gary is number one in charge. He was the one that bought the assets from the bank and got Tom and Paula on board to try and revive what was the old business. He is a very busy guy and I think if I was ever to watch my dad in action at work when he was with GM, the two of them would be very similar. He knows this is my first "real job" and loves to say "they didn't teach you that in business school, did they?" any time he can. Although he can get very intense when he is on the phone, he has been a very easy boss to work for.
Third Paula, Paula is the sales person down in Indiana. She is the one that sends me all the info I need to do my part. She is funny.
Fourth, Tom. Tom was the President of the old company. I met him one day when I went out to Saline to get a glimps of the inventory first hand. He is a good guy. When I was out there we got into a big "new age" discussion at lunch. I was happy to find out that he has a good head on his shoulders since it could be very difficult to go what he has gone through the last few years. His old company was at one point a 16 Million dollar a year company, and within 3 years went bankrupt. Talk about a reality check. Pretty crazy. He talked about the perfection in his life and that he knows everything happens for a reason. I also feel he is glad to have Gary come in and let him continue doing what he likes to do.
Fifth, I kinda feel like the big brother to Paula and Tom. Sometimes they go through me if they don't want to talk to Gary directly. Or if they want to get a feel for how Gary thinks things are going. I find that funny because I am the lowly new guy.
Sixth, the money. It it rediculous. I added up how much I will make in Feb and took out what my bills are and at the end I was left with A LOT OF MONEY. I guess most people wouldn't consider it to be that much, but for never having money before to having lots its pretty sweet.
I always looked at being out here in MI as a second education. I really feel that this job is giving me that. So long as the business stays in the black, I will have a great opprotunity to learn a lot. I always felt like someone just needed to give me a chance. I feel Gary has done that, and I feel I am not letting him down. When I was in Junior High School I had a lead role in the school play. A few weeks into rehersals the directors took me aside and said "we don't know what happened, your audition was so good, you belong in this role, but right now we're just not seeing it." It was a kick in the pants for me to start DOING it. Not just going through the motions, but really DOING it. I remembered that story just before I started this job, I knew I couldn't just go in there and wait for him to give me things to do, or have him show me how to do everything. I had to do it and so far so good.
In other news, Rachael's friend Krystle is currently in Hawaii going to school. For Rachael's bday I am getting her a ticket to go see her. Since I have been out here I really have ahad little money and although there was never a time when i said "hey Rachael, can I borrow 500 bucks" there were a lot of times where she picked up little things here and there. So when you put everything all together, she gets to go to Hawaii.
I think that is all for now
later
adam
First things first, the job. I am working for Global Parts Service Inc. It is an internet company that specialzies in hard to find parts for production machines. I am the accountant for the company. The craziest thing about the job is that I am 4th in command. A week into it I had this feeling like this is what I was born to do. There are so many crazy things to talk about where do I start.
First, what I am doing doesn't feel like work. I know people always say that if you love your job then it shouldn't feel like work. I look at all the other jobs I have had and realize how much more physical work it was. What I am doing is not the hard part at all. I don't pursue business, I don't have to ship parts, I really dont do all the much work, I guess that's why it doesn't feel like it.
Second, Gary. Gary is number one in charge. He was the one that bought the assets from the bank and got Tom and Paula on board to try and revive what was the old business. He is a very busy guy and I think if I was ever to watch my dad in action at work when he was with GM, the two of them would be very similar. He knows this is my first "real job" and loves to say "they didn't teach you that in business school, did they?" any time he can. Although he can get very intense when he is on the phone, he has been a very easy boss to work for.
Third Paula, Paula is the sales person down in Indiana. She is the one that sends me all the info I need to do my part. She is funny.
Fourth, Tom. Tom was the President of the old company. I met him one day when I went out to Saline to get a glimps of the inventory first hand. He is a good guy. When I was out there we got into a big "new age" discussion at lunch. I was happy to find out that he has a good head on his shoulders since it could be very difficult to go what he has gone through the last few years. His old company was at one point a 16 Million dollar a year company, and within 3 years went bankrupt. Talk about a reality check. Pretty crazy. He talked about the perfection in his life and that he knows everything happens for a reason. I also feel he is glad to have Gary come in and let him continue doing what he likes to do.
Fifth, I kinda feel like the big brother to Paula and Tom. Sometimes they go through me if they don't want to talk to Gary directly. Or if they want to get a feel for how Gary thinks things are going. I find that funny because I am the lowly new guy.
Sixth, the money. It it rediculous. I added up how much I will make in Feb and took out what my bills are and at the end I was left with A LOT OF MONEY. I guess most people wouldn't consider it to be that much, but for never having money before to having lots its pretty sweet.
I always looked at being out here in MI as a second education. I really feel that this job is giving me that. So long as the business stays in the black, I will have a great opprotunity to learn a lot. I always felt like someone just needed to give me a chance. I feel Gary has done that, and I feel I am not letting him down. When I was in Junior High School I had a lead role in the school play. A few weeks into rehersals the directors took me aside and said "we don't know what happened, your audition was so good, you belong in this role, but right now we're just not seeing it." It was a kick in the pants for me to start DOING it. Not just going through the motions, but really DOING it. I remembered that story just before I started this job, I knew I couldn't just go in there and wait for him to give me things to do, or have him show me how to do everything. I had to do it and so far so good.
In other news, Rachael's friend Krystle is currently in Hawaii going to school. For Rachael's bday I am getting her a ticket to go see her. Since I have been out here I really have ahad little money and although there was never a time when i said "hey Rachael, can I borrow 500 bucks" there were a lot of times where she picked up little things here and there. So when you put everything all together, she gets to go to Hawaii.
I think that is all for now
later
adam
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