You never realize how wonderful an admin assistant is until she no longer works for your company. Since ours is no longer with us, we have realized just how much we miss her:
1. We are almost out of paper for the printer, and spent a good hour figuring out how to order it
2. We need new printer cartridges, and spent just as long figuring out how to order them
3. We can't find our basic office supplies in the storage room...are we out, or are they stored somewhere else???
4. Also had to learn how to put binding on or own reports
5. Now we get to stuff and label envelopes on slow days...and on not so slow days
6. Oh yeah, we can't find the rest of the envelopes...we KNOW they're here somewhere
It's comical to see how helpless we are without her here!
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Showing posts with label Work. Show all posts
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10/17/08
Thank. God. It's. Friday.
I swear to you this week will not end. I'm so thankful it's Friday, but that doesn't mean I'm done. The boss has me working on a new template for our proposals.**HELLO!! How the freak do you do that?? I've never made a template, and THREE of them are supposed to be done by Monday morning. This includes layout, backgrounds, colors, margins, designs, and all that other crap. I SUCK AT THAT SORT OF THING. So, no, my weekend will probably not be great. I'm going to be slaving over my computer while trying to figure this crap out. Oh yeah, we have graphic designers at work!! This may end up being really easy, but I'm a little stressed over it. I'm just happy I'm able to um...'borrow' my neighbor's internet connection. That'll help a lot. Seriously, I refuse to pay $60 per month when there's a perfectly good unsecured network right next door. No, he doesn't know, and I don't feel the least bit guilty.
This weekend I had planed to buy a new vacuum cleaner(mine died), carve a pumpkin(yeah, i'm a big kid and this is my FAVORITE holiday!), attempt to paint the canvasses I bought the other day(trying out a new hobby), and check out a few things downtown. I'm thinking a few things might have to wait unless I finish everything for work. That's just extra inspiration to work hard tonight and get it done!!!
You guys have a great weekend!
This weekend I had planed to buy a new vacuum cleaner(mine died), carve a pumpkin(yeah, i'm a big kid and this is my FAVORITE holiday!), attempt to paint the canvasses I bought the other day(trying out a new hobby), and check out a few things downtown. I'm thinking a few things might have to wait unless I finish everything for work. That's just extra inspiration to work hard tonight and get it done!!!
You guys have a great weekend!
10/2/08
Day after day...
Hi guys. So I've just come back from a monthly business luncheon for the Urban Land Institute (ULI). This group is for people involved in pretty much every facet of real estate. This month's presentation was on shipping and logistics, which doesn't really pertain to my line of work, but it got me out of the office for a few hours. It's also a really great networking opportunity.
Contrary to my opener, my post is not to push the benefits of ULI. I promise. Here's why I'm writing:
As I were sitting there listening to some guy compare the Port of Houston to the Port of New Orleans (woo-hoo) I noticed many of the people were either nodding off or pushing their dessert garnishes around their plate. This got me wondering just how many of these people really love-or even like- their chosen professions. I know in my office at least half the people couldn't care less about what we do. The other half get all excited about coming to work each morning. I'm somewhere in the middle, and this makes me unhappy. I mean, if you're going to do something every day, it should be something you really love, right?
Maybe I should tell you what it is I do. I'm a Real-Estate Analyst/Consultant, which means companies (a) ask me if they will make a profit from building a product-hotel, restaurant, apt complex, whatever- in a certain location, or (b) they own a tract of land and want me to tell them what type of product to build on that land.
It sounds like a really cool job, and in many respects it is. The downside is that I have to compile a brand new 50-60 page report for each client, which means that I have to do tons and tons of research to fill those pages. Each report is like a huge college economics project, except you can't fudge the numbers or make mistakes. It's very meticulous.
I can't see myself doing my job forever. I didn't know what to do after college, so I went to grad school to buy myself some time. Didn't work. I'm still clueless. After taking a career assessment test, I should apparently become an attorney(ha!) or operate machinery at a construction site(what the?!). Have any of you been in this situation? How did you work through it? I'm interested to know.
Contrary to my opener, my post is not to push the benefits of ULI. I promise. Here's why I'm writing:
As I were sitting there listening to some guy compare the Port of Houston to the Port of New Orleans (woo-hoo) I noticed many of the people were either nodding off or pushing their dessert garnishes around their plate. This got me wondering just how many of these people really love-or even like- their chosen professions. I know in my office at least half the people couldn't care less about what we do. The other half get all excited about coming to work each morning. I'm somewhere in the middle, and this makes me unhappy. I mean, if you're going to do something every day, it should be something you really love, right?
Maybe I should tell you what it is I do. I'm a Real-Estate Analyst/Consultant, which means companies (a) ask me if they will make a profit from building a product-hotel, restaurant, apt complex, whatever- in a certain location, or (b) they own a tract of land and want me to tell them what type of product to build on that land.
It sounds like a really cool job, and in many respects it is. The downside is that I have to compile a brand new 50-60 page report for each client, which means that I have to do tons and tons of research to fill those pages. Each report is like a huge college economics project, except you can't fudge the numbers or make mistakes. It's very meticulous.
I can't see myself doing my job forever. I didn't know what to do after college, so I went to grad school to buy myself some time. Didn't work. I'm still clueless. After taking a career assessment test, I should apparently become an attorney(ha!) or operate machinery at a construction site(what the?!). Have any of you been in this situation? How did you work through it? I'm interested to know.
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