Tag: Employment

The Daily EO: October 3rd, 2012

Today I signed a letter that made all of this move official.  And aspects of it were like getting married.  Yes, when Emile and I got married that was the official point that we were husband and wife yet our marriage was not made that day – it was made bit by bit, day by day over five years.

And this move, so quickly, that we are Vancouver residents before we could even realize it.  The last two months each piece was put in place, each step was taken.  So to sign the letter made it official, but it wasn’t when the work got done.

October 3rd, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  Me:  Materials and Logistics Manager at Rhema Health Products.

The Daily EO: September 28th, 2012

We had cake.  Rich Chocolate cake with Raspberry filling.

A simple 6″ cake purchased from a bakery to celebrate my new job (details coming soon).

September 28th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  The simplest gestures are the most kind.  I didn’t know that I wanted the occasion marked until the cake was pulled out.  I am gratified and fulfilled.

The Daily EO: September 27th, 2012

Dear Future Employer,

I am excited to be getting back to work soon!  I plan to work hard and to make a difference.  But I am going to need some accommodations.  Over the last year, I have been unemployed and have become accustomed to certain things.  But I want this relationship to be successful!  So here are some things that I think might help us both – you will gain a focused and committed employee!

  1. I am concerned about working 5 days/week and all of them in a row.  I mean, if I work on a Tuesday, I don’t think it is reasonable for you to expect that I also come in on Wednesday.  And Fridays can be tough for anyone, so maybe I could get all of those off – but I’ll work most Thursdays in exchange.
  2. And while we are on the topic of days of work, lets talk about start time.  I’ve never been an morning person, so having a set start time could be difficult.  I’ll just come in when I wake up (and after I’ve worked out with my personal trainer now that I can afford one).  That way I don’t have to start my day with a jarring alert from an alarm clock.  I’ll be much more relaxed and well rested this way.
  3. There are several days I must leave early – days I am feeling stressed, when I am cooking brown rice for dinner (it takes a long time), Thursdays (so I can get off to my long weekends easier), when there is a major traffic snarl, and days that I need to get to the grocery store (I just hate shopping when it is busy)  I will give at least 15 minutes notice.
  4. Vacation is important – your team members are much more productive with downtime – and with six or seven weeks of vacation, I think I will be able to bring a clear and focused mind to work.
  5. Your professional office environment requires a certain level of dress and I want to fit in.  I would like to request a bi-weekly clothing allowance.  How much you provide determines the level of my professional dress.
  6. I may continue to do some consulting work on the side, this will not interfere with my work for your company about 75% of the time.

With these points – that you can see I’ve been quite reasonable – I think this is going to be a successful win-win relationship.  I look forward to your feedback!

Yours Sincerely,

Susan

The Daily EO: April 11th, 2012

I have a Punch List.  You may think that is a list of people I want to punch, but really I don’t have a list like that.  Really.  I don’t.  It would be too much energy to keep a list.  If you were going to punch a bunch of people, I’d say, do it right when they deserve it. Don’t save it up – get it over with and move on.  No lists.  Unless you want to keep a Punched List – then you can relive the punches.  No, a Punch List – and I’ll admit I made the name made up – is a list of all the things I want once I am Punching the Clock again.

“You will work again” I have been told.  (I sometimes have my doubts).   There may be some of you out there who have been unemployed when you really want the opposite.  What a demoralizing process:  No.  No.  No.  No thank you.  No, you don’t meet the criteria.  No.  Yes. . . actually No.  Nah.  No. No.  And the best of all: ”          “.   It is constant.  So, when you need to be your best to impress a potential employer, you are surrounded by people telling – or implying by their silence – that you are not good enough.   Really hard on the soul.

On my Punch List today is a new Kate Spade wallet, meet with a dietician/nutritionist, finally finding a financial adviser (who does not work on commission), hire a personal shopper, regularly threaded eyebrows at Gee Beauty, and a new can opener.   Just note, if you ask me my Punch List tomorrow, it may differ – that’s because it is an organic entity that has never been recorded anywhere until today.   It’s just something that I use when I am annoyed.  Like  – ack, I hate plucking my eyebrows, I want a professional – and boom, a new entry on the Punch List.  Or when I am sorrowful.  Like, don’t think about that denied opportunity, oh!  You know what I need?  A new wallet that isn’t scuffed.

Yes, call me materialistic, I am okay with that.  I am to a certain extent.  Aren’t we all a little?  Tell me Ghandi didn’t covet a new robe.

I just added the can opener today.  It shouldn’t feel like I have arthritis when I am opening a can – it should just glide, don’t you think?  That was not meant as a metaphor for life.  I just need to find my can opener or get a new one.  Stop reading so much into things, guys!

April 11th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  Filling up the Punch List & focusing on the good.  Not those that you want to punch.