New Job

Thoughts - Ideas - Philosophy I started my new job today with Alliance Bank. Everyone there is really cool. Didn't really do a lot today, mostly met people and talked with them today. I am excited, this seems to be a great place to be, and I am excited about making an impact. Don't have to many details about the job, I will post them as they become available.

Quiting a job

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I put in my notice at my current job with my HR dept, but I am still waiting to talk with my boss about what to do. I am at work mostly sitting on my hands. My boss has been totally unavailable, go figure as to why I am leaving. It is interesting, I am anxious to talk with him and partially scared. I am almost certain he will yell at me and talk about how he has invested in me so much and why would I want to leave, but in the same sence, I don't really care. I have done my what I feel is my best to help this company out, but ran into way to many walls.
I think my department will do well though. I tried to structure it so if I was to leave, the structure wouldn't fall apart. I have been training my assistant to take over where I have left off, and my sales reps are up and running. The company can hire more sales reps, hand them the training manual and other material I created and get the up and running is a lot shorter time then I was when I started.
I have been getting acolades from all I work with, it has been pretty amazing. Most people I am telling I am leaving said they are sad to see my go and that they think I am a really smart guy, this really boosts my ego a bit.
I am a bit worried I will mess up at my new job. Wow, so much to anticipate about a new company, a new group of people, a new culture. Worried, excited, I guess it is all the same thing.
For those in my life who have supported me through all of this, thank you. Behind every great man lies a network of friends who truly care about him and want to see him succeed. Trust me, I know this...

no TV

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Since Matt and I moved into our new place we decided not to get cable, thus have no TV!!!!!! Wow, talk about having withdrawls, I never knew how much TV I really watched and how much I fit it into my schedule. I use to have my tv be my alarm clock, it would turn on in the morning and I would watch it while getting ready for work. Then I would turn the TV on when I got home from work for some background noise, and then the weekends, I would watch TV at least four hours a day.
I still like the choice of not having TV, I have found more valueable things to do with my time. I have been updating this blog more, I have been reading the newspaper more, I have been reading books more and I also picked my guitar up again to start practicing with it.
Big paradigm shift though, I will have to see how I am doing after three months.

poor man

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Today as I was leaving work, I saw a man walking. He was holding onto a gate to keep his balance, he would walk a few steps and almost stumble forward, but catch himself. He was a very thin and frail looking man, looked to be in his late 40's. After passing him, I saw him stop for a moment and he seemed to bend over and throw up. He seemed to a man on his last leg, and I started wondering..."at what point do you help a lone man, a stranger?" At that point you can go in so many directions with that question. Then you ask yourself, if I help him, do I help everyother person? At what cost to yourself to help someone? Where does it stop? I have to ponder this one for a while.

Work

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I hate my boss. He is an idiot, has no clue on how to run a business. He is a liar, a cheater and he talks funny.
Ok, I just had to get that off my chest

Quote

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"funny how you feel so much, but can not say a word, you're screaming inside, but can't be heard"
- Sarah McLauphin

Work...

Sometimes it is just not good enough to love what you do, you have to love who you do it for. I think I am uniquely lucky when it comes to the first job I got directly out of college. On the surface, I found the exact job description I wanted in the type of company I wanted to be in. I was able to make an impact on a small company with the decisions I made. I couldn't be happier doing what I am doing. The only, and deterimental downfall is the my boss and owner of the company. He is a complete moron and has no sense on how to run a business. He is one of the most unethical people I know and will lie directly to you so he looks better in the short term.
Thankfully I was able to last at least a year, I can put it on my resume and real experience that has benefited me and I am getting to walk away. I am in the process of interviewing for a new job at a much better company. Lets keep our fingers crossed.