tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post8039290833220362730..comments2024-01-01T10:05:13.685-05:00Comments on YOUR DAILY DOSE: The Soundtrack of My Life, Don't Poop on My ParadeRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-47376834789462207802015-06-29T11:23:21.828-04:002015-06-29T11:23:21.828-04:00WELL... I'm not sure where to begin. The job w...WELL... I'm not sure where to begin. The job wasn't so bad once I got past the diarrhea and their crazy rules. I made a lot of money that summer and was good at it.<br /><br />That girl should never have quit her job to sell Rainbow vacuum cleaners full time. I bought a used Rainbow back in the late 90s after a friend of mine bought one in the early 90s. We both suffer from allergies and that vacuum is a bit like a gift from God. I really wanted one, but couldn't afford a new one.<br /><br />Then in the mid-2000s a person we know referred us for a demo (I had one already...old, but highly functional). Anyway, the new one was awesome, and they gave me a discount on the trade. I decided to sell Rainbows part time. I sold a few... mostly made enough to make up the difference of what I shelled out on my new one. I might've continued with it, but my life got really crazy with my then-husband, his kids moving in, the migraines... It all just got be too much.<br /><br />But, I can't imagine quitting your job to do it full time. That is a high end product that I believe in 100%. Aside from the living things in my home and my thumb drive with my writing, the next thing I'd pull out of my burning home would be my Rainbow. We are really close! <br /><br />All that aside, I'm really sorry that your friend went through that (and brought you into it). Sales is NOT for everyone. Door to door sales is the hardest kind of selling there is. Hands down. Even if you have an EXCELLENT product.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-90643902936206075352015-06-29T00:42:42.548-04:002015-06-29T00:42:42.548-04:00Hey, I had no idea you spent a summer here (here b...Hey, I had no idea you spent a summer here (here being relative of course - Littleton is only about 20 minutes away).<br /><br />Too bad it was under such crappy (pun intended) conditions.<br /><br />I once knew a girl who quit her full time IT job to become a vacuum salesman. They're $2-4,000 vacuums, mind you (Rainbow vacs), but they sucker people into selling them by saying "You only have to sell one a week!"<br /><br />Uh, yeah, and how many people do you think are going to buy a vacuum worth more than their car in some cases?<br /><br />She asked us if she could do a demonstration for us as a "test" before going live, and that her manager would come just to make sure she was doing okay. Yeah, it wasn't a test. She practically cried when we said we weren't going to buy a GD $4,000 vacuum. Never saw her again after that, and according to Facebook she has no job and is living with her mom.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A" rel="nofollow">Whomp whomp.</a>A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-83773916911138433692015-06-28T23:22:05.656-04:002015-06-28T23:22:05.656-04:00You probably missed it because I wasn't clear,...You probably missed it because I wasn't clear, but everyone out there that summer were college students. All the big guns (as in adults) kept their behind in Corporate. You know, where it's cool and there's a desk and all that jazz.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-61579890247745721422015-06-28T23:20:39.663-04:002015-06-28T23:20:39.663-04:00Maybe I should have mailed Ann a sample. What do y...Maybe I should have mailed Ann a sample. What do you think? hahahaha.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-17056106425315769402015-06-28T23:20:08.264-04:002015-06-28T23:20:08.264-04:00Well, I don't know if this makes you lean towa...Well, I don't know if this makes you lean toward staying to going, but I think you should listen to your heart/body. So many situations don't allow for you to do it "your way," and thus leaving becoming the only option. However, if it feels like the healthy thing is staying, then that is what you should do!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-59542398477416554772015-06-28T18:31:21.018-04:002015-06-28T18:31:21.018-04:00She was a kid.... Ah, I see. Now, why did I miss t...<b>She was a kid....</b> Ah, I see. Now, why did I miss that? Silly me.Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-9240526099886696342015-06-28T01:19:06.093-04:002015-06-28T01:19:06.093-04:00My current job? Challenging and rewarding....cause...My current job? Challenging and rewarding....cause I like to win....you should have shit in their van..that would be the last time they tried to make you work while sick.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-60751319808655646652015-06-27T21:54:18.084-04:002015-06-27T21:54:18.084-04:00This was exactly what I needed to read! Thank you ...This was exactly what I needed to read! Thank you so much Robin. I have been having a few 'should I stay or should I go' moments on this current adventure!<br /><br />Chanzie @ <a href="http://meanwhoyouare.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mean Who You Are.</a> Chanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084956577975232322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-396284149604377812015-06-27T16:56:36.363-04:002015-06-27T16:56:36.363-04:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-80773865166437273362015-06-27T16:56:11.706-04:002015-06-27T16:56:11.706-04:00Perhaps some day we'll revisit Valerie (when I...Perhaps some day we'll revisit Valerie (when I'm running low on blog material) and I can tell some other stories. She was a hoot.<br /><br />The boys would have totally gotten ME if the roles had been reversed. In fact, I do believe I felt a twinge of anxiety on behalf of Valerie before the guys revealed the bike was still there. Ha!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-4295826523568709222015-06-27T16:27:10.068-04:002015-06-27T16:27:10.068-04:00I think more people could learn from Valerie. Your...I think more people could learn from Valerie. Your job sounds typical of that type of job but that supervisor liked too much power. Take an Imodium?? Really? Glad you figured out how to deal with that job. I took a job and lasted 1 day-It was to clean the washrooms at Marineland. After being told all the disgusting things women do in the washroom and what they had to clean up plus a girl looking down her nose at me because she had a higher ranking job of selling candy floss AND finding out I had to pay for my uniform and all, I thought "to hell with this!" I am not a type A at all but I can easily be fooled so those boys would have received the right reaction from me.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-62837460203485916142015-06-27T10:13:01.224-04:002015-06-27T10:13:01.224-04:00Many people did, Liza. MANY people. It was a super...Many people did, Liza. MANY people. It was a super hard job.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-38341214661464155422015-06-27T10:12:25.563-04:002015-06-27T10:12:25.563-04:00I suspect Ann felt very pressured to get a good re...I suspect Ann felt very pressured to get a good result and she had people quitting every other day. She was stressed. That doesn't completely make it right, but we must remember she was just a kid. My age. Not the best at decision-making or diplomacy.<br /><br />That said, we still didn't talk much the rest of the summer. And she never called me for a daily sales report! ha!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-13540244883347363522015-06-27T10:10:36.299-04:002015-06-27T10:10:36.299-04:00I think the diarrhea was stress induced vs a bacte...I think the diarrhea was stress induced vs a bacterial problem. But, it was my body screaming out a message. I believe that. I heeded it. I got more sleep, relaxed more, did the job in a way that made me HAPPY.<br /><br />The body will tell you everything you need to know. You only need listen.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-45749068778406775252015-06-27T10:09:15.910-04:002015-06-27T10:09:15.910-04:00Janie and the Gang,
Yep. I did it in such a way t...Janie and the Gang,<br /><br />Yep. I did it in such a way that I could do the job and keep my sanity. It was an either/or proposition.<br /><br />I'm enough of a Type A person that I worked until I was satisfied with the result. <br /><br />My mom wasn't crazy about this job. Especially since each time I quit I called to tell her I was coming home (and to ask her if she could get my old job back), which she would, and then I'd decide to stay. And then quit again. The last time I told her I was staying, she said, "Good, because I'm not asking after your old job again!" I do feel badly about putting her through that wringer.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-80961099322322205562015-06-27T10:06:20.519-04:002015-06-27T10:06:20.519-04:00In 1988 the Internet wasn't even a thing yet. ...In 1988 the Internet wasn't even a thing yet. In fact, most word processing programs were only slowly becoming popular. Some kids at my college still used a typewriter for their papers. I didn't have a computer, but there was a basement in the dorms and various computer centers across campus with a very basic word processing system on it. Not Word. Not WordPerfect. I don't even know what it is. It didn't have many options/functions. But, it was better than a typewriter!<br /><br />So, books were still relevant in 1988. There were educational type books designed to help parents help kids with their homework. Even then, math--in particular--was changing and "new math" had parents doing backflips. Of course, that version of "new math" doesn't compare to the idiocy of Common Core. So, parents are still pulling their hair out. I guess Common Core has created yet another market (niche) for this book selling company to fill!<br /><br />Valerie has everyone I've ever known beat in terms of being laid back. Everyone.<br /><br />Glad you liked the song!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-87706373841306252622015-06-27T10:00:32.569-04:002015-06-27T10:00:32.569-04:00I don't think other people reacted like I did....I don't think other people reacted like I did. It was just a whole lotta stress for my system (and we've all figured out by now that I don't do real when I hit stress overload).Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-53782628080659833662015-06-27T09:59:47.473-04:002015-06-27T09:59:47.473-04:00I've never had one of them show up at my door....I've never had one of them show up at my door. I'd invite them in and offer a cold drink. Then we could share experience stories!<br /><br />I'm Type A, too...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-55631887631830230712015-06-27T09:58:34.939-04:002015-06-27T09:58:34.939-04:00Knowing OTHER things Valerie did, I can say with c...Knowing OTHER things Valerie did, I can say with confidence you're only a LITTLE like Valerie. There are not many people I've met who worry about so little. I wish I could be more like Valerie in some ways, but in other ways... I think she sometimes didn't worry enough!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-79900990640419709742015-06-27T09:57:21.867-04:002015-06-27T09:57:21.867-04:00I'm impressed that you got through this, on yo...I'm impressed that you got through this, on your own terms. I would have crashed and burned on day one.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-69784096894208134092015-06-27T09:48:11.050-04:002015-06-27T09:48:11.050-04:00I've heard about the job you're describing...I've heard about the job you're describing. In point of fact, I experienced something similar later on (we're getting there!). I think it's all part of the learning process. When you know generally what you want to do, you end up working jobs that are near the barn (out in the field somewhere), but not in the barn (your wheelhouse). Each of those bad jobs helps you define what you don't want in a job.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-79170084690536384112015-06-27T09:46:05.903-04:002015-06-27T09:46:05.903-04:00Well, my group didn't go anywhere other than C...Well, my group didn't go anywhere other than Colorado, where we spent the entire summer. On Sundays (the only day designated for not working), we'd get together as a group and do something together. Mostly, it was fun (but, for me, exhausting). We went white rafting once. We went to state parks all over the state. It was nice seeing other people who were doing what you were doing.<br /><br />I realize now my immune system was very compromised even then. I needed sleep and lots of it. The pace of that job (the way they intended you to do it) was simply way beyond me. Hence, the diarrhea. After that, I slept in until 8:00 (or later!) because I didn't want to knock on anyone's door at eight in the morning (and felt sure they felt the same way!). <br /><br />What I ultimately learned from that summer (though I didn't really get it at the time) was that I'm really good at sales. If I'd had the ability to work as many hours as they wanted I probably would've made a whole lotta money. As it was, I made enough money to make me happy (and fund my next year of college expenses). BUT, I could've made more. One of the other managers said to me, "You made more dollars per hour than anyone out here. Just imagine what you could've made had you actually worked all day." And I said, "True. But it would've been miserable for me. I'd have been sick all the time. Or work a week. Sick a week. This was better. Plus, I saw places and had fun." Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-23578703597248128472015-06-27T09:38:29.014-04:002015-06-27T09:38:29.014-04:00She was never my favorite person from that moment ...She was never my favorite person from that moment on. Of course, that would be a whole other blog bit.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-64650970414081591172015-06-27T09:37:48.998-04:002015-06-27T09:37:48.998-04:00Here's the thing: both sets of people were rig...Here's the thing: both sets of people were right. It's a great job if you have a gift for sales. It's also very "cult like" because it's super hard. It's funny how both parties were absolutely right. Goes to show that two opposite ideas CAN be true.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-42935984969996306212015-06-27T08:00:51.245-04:002015-06-27T08:00:51.245-04:00Immodium shmodium amen. ann cared more about money...<b>Immodium shmodium amen.</b> ann cared more about money than about people.Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.com