Work Ethic
I am noticing that the work ethic in my field seems to be suffering. I know that this is a market environment that many in my field (including myself) have not seen before. That said, I will work just as hard in a down market knowing that it will pay off in the good times.
Many of our reps have become non-responsive. I know it must be difficult to work hard for very little money but at the same time if you sign up for a job...you need to do it to the best of your ability. Maybe I am living in a dream world...
This continues to
disillusion me about the field of work I am currently involved in. I always thought we were helping people...every day it becomes more and more obvious that most in the field were not in the business to help people but help themselves.
Many of the industry are looking at potential jail time for their actions in the past few years. Though I have not been involved in any of these activities I have a stigma attached to my name because I worked in mortgage banking.
As I start my path toward my MBA tomorrow, I am also trying to begin a new career path - maybe in a field such as Human Resources. I know I may have to start from the bottom again...but it will be worth it to again be in a field where I can be of help to someone!!
Labels: Job, life lessons
Burned Out
Have you ever felt like this??
I am burned out - it seems to get worse every day.
School starts Monday - hope it will improve my attitude!!
Labels: Introspection, Job
Complacency
Complacency: self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
As most of you know,
myspace now allows you to display to others your current mood. It provides many different adverbs to allow you to describe your current situation or state of mind. When looking through the list (which is huge) this weekend, I chose complacent. I thought it accurately
portrayed my current state of mind.
I thought nothing of it until I watched the movie "Swing Vote" this weekend. For those of you who may not have heard of it (this is assuming anyone still even looks at this blog since it has been almost a year since my last update), the (overly simplified)premise of the movie is that the presidential election has come down to one state, and the state cannot certify it results because the vote of one man was not recorded accurately. The two candidates start pandering to this man who has absolutely no clue about anything that is going on in the world around him. The experience helps him be able to overcome his complacency. I'd tell you more but don't want to ruin the movie. While not the best movie of the year, I do think that it should be required viewing in high school government courses.
Watching this movie made me realize how I did not want to be complacent any longer. Some days I feel like these days I am just going through the motions. I feel that I have been floating along since last August when my former employer went bankrupt. In November, I was lucky enough to find another job in my field and while I enjoy it, I am almost to the point where I have outgrown it. I have found that on average after about 6 months, I can perform my job on autopilot and grow tired of the day to day redundancy. Unfortunately, because of the current state of my industry and the economy as a whole, it is my best interest to stay the course. I do see some opportunities on the horizon...just would like for them to reveal themselves sooner rather than later. I know, I know...good things come to those who wait. To my credit, I am doing what I can to expedite the process and working toward a goal. I start work on my MBA in two weeks! In February 2010, I will have my long awaited Master's degree...and hopefully some added opportunity to show for it!
Going forward, I will do my best never to become complacent. There is always something one can do to better themselves and improve their situation. Self-satisfaction I can live with - being unaware of the actual dangers surrounding me and my own deficiencies I cannot.
Labels: Job, life lessons, Movies, observations, school
Monday, Monday
Wow - where did today go? It seemed to fly by!
It started with a follow up visit to the eye dr. 20-15 vision baby - everything looks great. I don't have to go back for six months!!
Work was crazy - good crazy - I love the new job! I even bought a small refridgerator for my office today... this in addition to the boombox I ordered for my satellite radio. Yes, I know a little bit much - but I have never had an office before....how cool is that.
Ok - I promise to quit acting like a child...but I don't promise to grow up (even if I do have an office) :)
Happy Monday!!!
D
Labels: Job, Lasek
Tucson
So with the new position...it looks like I will be staying in Tucson for a while. I am good with that. I will miss the opportunity to be closer to family and friends....which sucks....I had been trying to move closer to home for several years...but I think this opportunity will be well worth it. Plus more and more of my friends are talking about coming to visit...which I am very excited about!
Because I hadn't planned to be here for much longer than a year, I haven't put down any deep roots. Now it is time to start looking for a house, making friends, and start calling this place home.
I have to say Tucson is a beautiful place to live...the mountains are gorgeous...with sunsets like I have never seen before. The thunderstorms during the monsoon season are awesome. And the
restaurants and shopping aren't bad either.
I'm excited about the possibilities. I have figured out that everything in life happens for a reason...I am ready to find out the reason for my extended stay in Tucson!
Labels: Job, Tucson
So much to tell...so little time!!
I know it has been a long time...and for that I apologize!! A lot has happened in the past few weeks and I promise to catch you up in the next couple of days.
The most exciting thing that has happened was a promotion at work! I have been promoted to a Vice President and I am very excited! I will no longer be in Sales which I had grown to love but in management which I have always wanted to do. I think my skill sets are better used in this capacity. There will be much less travel with this position which I see both as a good thing and a bad thing. I really enjoy travelling but I was really getting tired...and I am getting old (haha) so I probably need to slow down anyway.
Well, I'm off to bed...I will catch this thing up through the weekend. Hope everyone is having a great week!
D
Labels: Job, Tired, travel
