Friday, September 09, 2005
Description:_________ ________
I got a new job. Same company. New job. Actually, I can't talk about it yet, but I guess I can write about it. Honestly, though, I never know how to respond when people ask me what I do. I try to get people to understand how I spend eight hours a day, but then they get bored, so now I just try to tell people really fast, but that doesn't work either. So I've tried to either create my own description for the job or change the topic. For example:
Upper Crust Pizza: In high school I had a job as a pizza cook. But that didn't sound good or attract women, so I called myself an Advanced Production Engineer Specialist.
National Business Furniture: Because I took sales calls, took customer service calls, did marketing work, did database work, did copy writing, and handled list changes, they called me a floater. That's not too extravagant, so I just ended up telling people, "I do everything there." That was until they cut me. Then I did nothing there.
GE: I didn't even know what I was doing at GE. So I just told people, "I play around with Excel spreadsheets. Then when I'm done, I go on the Internet." I miss that job.
_________: My current job is just customer service, but that doesn't sound sexy, does it? On top of that, people don't always understand what it is we do. So I've just been saying, "It's very boring and cryptic." Most people respect that answer.
_________: My new job . . . . I think I may have to make something up again. Something about dealing with problems, tracking problems, communicating problems. Any suggestions are welcome.
Upper Crust Pizza: In high school I had a job as a pizza cook. But that didn't sound good or attract women, so I called myself an Advanced Production Engineer Specialist.
National Business Furniture: Because I took sales calls, took customer service calls, did marketing work, did database work, did copy writing, and handled list changes, they called me a floater. That's not too extravagant, so I just ended up telling people, "I do everything there." That was until they cut me. Then I did nothing there.
GE: I didn't even know what I was doing at GE. So I just told people, "I play around with Excel spreadsheets. Then when I'm done, I go on the Internet." I miss that job.
_________: My current job is just customer service, but that doesn't sound sexy, does it? On top of that, people don't always understand what it is we do. So I've just been saying, "It's very boring and cryptic." Most people respect that answer.
_________: My new job . . . . I think I may have to make something up again. Something about dealing with problems, tracking problems, communicating problems. Any suggestions are welcome.
