Two Days of Torture

In this little company I work for, has a vice president of sales who is a fuckchop. In fact, I think I'll just call him Fred the Fuckchop. About 4 times a year he brings in all his sales people (all 6 of them) from around the country for a come to jesus meeting. There is nothing wrong with that. Years ago I was in sales and I know that especially if you are out in the field, coming in every often to hq to get recharged can be a good thing if it's done right.

Well, Fred Fuckchop has the title of the program but is clueless on the details. He gathers his people and then he gets the channel people (2) and the sales engineers (4) and the marketing people (3) and me and my manager (2) and some other miscellaneous people (usually 3 or 4) and ends up with a room of 25 people for his meeting of 6. We only have 45 people in the whole company so this is nearly half.

But, that's not the real problem. The problem is that Fred apparently also read the wrong handbook. Instead of recharging the group, he proceeds to two solid and excruciating days to drain every ounce of interest out of them.

Oh and there's a special treat for me - always. At some point during the two days, he always references my work. Last time he said 'Now I know our marketing collateral isn't very good but we have to do the best we can with what we have.' I write the marketing collateral. After the meeting, I went up to him one day and asked him how we could redo the collateral to move it up a notch from 'not very good' and he said to my face 'oh, our collateral is great! you guys (me and my manager) do a great job! I just wanted to motivate the troops.' And I just want your balls in a vice.

And that's what I have to look forward to next Wednesday and Thursday. Unless I'm lucky enough to die first.

Two Days of Torture

In this little company I work for, has a vice president of sales who is a fuckchop. In fact, I think I'll just call him Fred the Fuckchop. About 4 times a year he brings in all his sales people (all 6 of them) from around the country for a come to jesus meeting. There is nothing wrong with that. Years ago I was in sales and I know that especially if you are out in the field, coming in every often to hq to get recharged can be a good thing if it's done right.

Well, Fred Fuckchop has the title of the program but is clueless on the details. He gathers his people and then he gets the channel people (2) and the sales engineers (4) and the marketing people (3) and me and my manager (2) and some other miscellaneous people (usually 3 or 4) and ends up with a room of 25 people for his meeting of 6. We only have 45 people in the whole company so this is nearly half.

But, that's not the real problem. The problem is that Fred apparently also read the wrong handbook. Instead of recharging the group, he proceeds to two solid and excruciating days to drain every ounce of interest out of them.

Oh and there's a special treat for me - always. At some point during the two days, he always references my work. Last time he said 'Now I know our marketing collateral isn't very good but we have to do the best we can with what we have.' I write the marketing collateral. After the meeting, I went up to him one day and asked him how we could redo the collateral to move it up a notch from 'not very good' and he said to my face 'oh, our collateral is great! you guys (me and my manager) do a great job! I just wanted to motivate the troops.' And I just want your balls in a vice.

And that's what I have to look forward to next Wednesday and Thursday. Unless I'm lucky enough to die first.

Don't forget

To get gas. When one rarely drives, one forgets that gas is a must have. I noticed yesterday coming back from the doctor's that it's been a while since I noticed. There is a gas station at the end of my street. It needs to be my first stop today.

Don't forget

To get gas. When one rarely drives, one forgets that gas is a must have. I noticed yesterday coming back from the doctor's that it's been a while since I noticed. There is a gas station at the end of my street. It needs to be my first stop today.

A sales meeting consolation prize... a new wig!!!

I'm a firm believer in fate. I am stuck going to this sales meeting and I need to adjust my attitude. I get home from work and there is a catalog. Turns out that what I need to adjust my attitude is a perky new wig! This one is a bit different than the others - a little peppier and a little blonder and just the consolation prize for me. Ordered. Will arrive on Tuesday.

I think it was kjaz who remembered his grandmother and her stryafoam heads of wigs... It's going to be me, soon. This new one will make 5 - 3 synthetic and 2 human hair. Stop me. 5 is plenty.

A sales meeting consolation prize... a new wig!!!

I'm a firm believer in fate. I am stuck going to this sales meeting and I need to adjust my attitude. I get home from work and there is a catalog. Turns out that what I need to adjust my attitude is a perky new wig! This one is a bit different than the others - a little peppier and a little blonder and just the consolation prize for me. Ordered. Will arrive on Tuesday.

I think it was kjaz who remembered his grandmother and her stryafoam heads of wigs... It's going to be me, soon. This new one will make 5 - 3 synthetic and 2 human hair. Stop me. 5 is plenty.

LJ connections

estis turned me onto Connections on TV and the metaphor is everywhere... today it's LJ. I was reading through the pocketlj community and came upon tinman who has one of the coolest userpix I've ever seen and from a photo in his journal, I discovered it's an excellent representation of his own self! Plus his journal is fun. Then I clicked on comments and found hockey_ho who's comments AND userpix just said to me 'check my journal out'. So I did. Now, she has the coolest bio I've ever read! What a fun LJ day.

I had to look up 14er and the minute I found it I realized that it was explained in the mystery novel I just finished reading last week. I think I must have picked up some used short term memory.

LJ connections

estis turned me onto Connections on TV and the metaphor is everywhere... today it's LJ. I was reading through the pocketlj community and came upon tinman who has one of the coolest userpix I've ever seen and from a photo in his journal, I discovered it's an excellent representation of his own self! Plus his journal is fun. Then I clicked on comments and found hockey_ho who's comments AND userpix just said to me 'check my journal out'. So I did. Now, she has the coolest bio I've ever read! What a fun LJ day.

I had to look up 14er and the minute I found it I realized that it was explained in the mystery novel I just finished reading last week. I think I must have picked up some used short term memory.

Oh and gas...

Last week lordjim reported that he was out of coffee. He went out in the cold to the grocery store and got home to remember he'd forgotten to get coffee.

Today I stopped by a store on my way home from delivering the afghans because I was out of dishwasher soap and bread. I now have bread. Did I mention my used short term memory?

And I did get gas (and that would be petrol, not farts, melodysk) but not before I discovered that my car has a nifty little Low Fuel light on it! Never saw that before and, of course, the minute it comes on, all of the gas stations disappear. Cripes.

Oh and gas...

Last week lordjim reported that he was out of coffee. He went out in the cold to the grocery store and got home to remember he'd forgotten to get coffee.

Today I stopped by a store on my way home from delivering the afghans because I was out of dishwasher soap and bread. I now have bread. Did I mention my used short term memory?

And I did get gas (and that would be petrol, not farts, melodysk) but not before I discovered that my car has a nifty little Low Fuel light on it! Never saw that before and, of course, the minute it comes on, all of the gas stations disappear. Cripes.