humanity
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Over the years I have struggled with finding my purpose. I have been great at doing many things. I tend to excel at any job I am given. So why is it that eventually I lose that job. When I worked for others I found that often people would play favorites. Meaning, even though I was the better worker. I would often find myself in conflict with management. An example, and most common of these conflicts. Would be someone telling me that I am not working hard enough. That I need to pick up the pace.
By Cameron Tutt5 years ago in Journal
Hard Work And Wisdom From A Self-Taught Pro
Aaron Welch was a digital marketer before the job even existed. In fact, unbeknownst to him, he started developing his career before he even finished elementary school when he got his first computer at seven-years-old.
By Victoria Kennedy5 years ago in Journal
Reconciliation in a Gesture
I started my morning at work the same as I always had. I smiled and waved at all who greeted me and made my way toward the time clock to ensure that my efforts would be monetary, not voluntary. I made my way to my office and sat down at the computer to check emails, analyze sales statistics, and any other things that needed to be done before I started my pre-production routine. It was a typical day; I don't recall any emails that were unusual or profound nor did I see that the previous day contained any sales trend that was too far from the norm. As I worked, the silence and solitude resounded through each area I moved through, but I knew that would change at nine a.m. I managed a small staff of employees that would work later in the day, but my right hand man was my assistant, Matt, who was due to come in at nine. Suddenly, I heard a joyous and contagious laughter that always carried though long distances come from the front of the store and I smiled, knowing that Matt was already here. It was only eight-thirty and he was early, but that wasn't completely unusual. Matt loved people and it showed how such a large piece of his heart belonged to conversing and having a good time. He was the perfect assistant for me because he served as a foil to the introvert I have always been, and was able to provide the relational aspect of customer service that I struggled with. He and Mike, the senior manager of the store, had a lot in common and just seemed to "mesh" perfectly and it wasn't unusual for them to be visiting as they were this morning.
By Vince Coliam5 years ago in Journal
How Much Are You Worth?
In the first week of January we were asked to pitch for the entertainment on a virtual awards evening for a massive multi-national conglomerate (& their clients), which we did, and won over 3 other pitches. We were fore-warned that the budget wasn’t going to be big at all so we needed to factor that in when coming up with realisable ideas, CHECK. We also knew that we weren’t the only ones asked to pitch for this so needed to: 1. Think outside of the box ideas-wise yet make the event look a million buck$£€¥ (despite the budget), CHECK, and 2. with so many cultures & demographics involved a certain sensitivity would be required, CHECK. Oh, and 3. include the host company’s mission in the pitch, CHECK. Without wanting to blow our own trumpets the client said we blew everyone else out of the water. Yay, happy! The event is scheduled for mid-February so well-scheduled project management is in order. Once the ideas have been accepted by the client it should just be a standard case of planning: checking to see where, or if, we need to outsource and who we might need to contract into the event/confirm availability, risk assessment bla bla bla. A good amount of work done within days (not including the time taken to come up with the pitch). Several days later, we're informed the budget has been lessened somewhat and could we “adjust our ideas to suit”? We figure we can squeeze a couple of things a little without altering the scope too much, so Yes. Client again “thrilled”. Jump ahead several more days, negotiations with third parties confirmed, virtual backgrounds being worked on, artists narrowed down to a select high-end few and the client comes back to us once more, someone new in their team (new to us, anyway) and tells us that the budget is to be cut again. Literally to approximately 60% of the original, already very tight figure. At that point we freeze everything and take a step back to assess the situation. Adaptability is a non-negotiable quality in the events industry. There are a hundred & one things out of a hundred that might need to be changed at some point so if you’re not able to adapt, even at the last minute, you’re in the wrong business. That’s not saying that with careful planning, clear communication & management you might not have the smoothest ride, but everyone in the events industry, especially the bespoke end, knows that clients are notorious for spraying on your ideas like a dog marking it’s territory around the neighbourhood - my event, my way. And that’s fine. It truly is. They’re paying, after all. And sometimes their ideas are great! But when they insist that your compromise becomes sacrifice, you have to ask yourself if it’s worth doing at all. Invitees at the event won’t know, nor care, that you’ve jumped through hoops, they’ll just see the end result and assess for themselves if it worked, or not. And if it doesn’t, your hoop jumping accounts for nothing. In fact, it only adds to your failure as clearly you weren’t, what? Adaptable. Or creative enough. Or, let’s face it, good. All of this, of course, is the ultimate risk assessment. Weighing everything up, it was very clear that any results from such a pitiful budget would only damage our own image. We let them know immediately that we were stepping away, within the hour, actually. We notified all the third parties we’d engaged and let the artists know they can now free up those dates.
By Joseph Murray5 years ago in Journal
Kindness On Vocal
Vocal has changed a lot past few years. I have been a member of this site for three and a half years and has seen changes even though the interface and the concept remains the same. You can write about whatever you want on Vocal and get paid for it. Vocal has grown a lot since I last joined and there has always been a lot of competition to get more reads and hopefully some tips for their work.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Journal
Young Entrepreneur Vinod Pund bringing latest trends in Digital Marketing
The PRO in digital marketing, content creation, Youtube Marketing , Election Campaigns and Social media marketing has made it possible to cross a turnover of over 2 million for this Digital Entrepreneur, his business empire in 2020.
By thebusinessly5 years ago in Journal
Hard Drift
2014 is the year of my high school graduation. It was a great 4 years of high school. Learned a lot, experienced a lot, it was now time to begin a new journey as a college kid. College felt so cold and fast paced as a freshman this is a new experience got to adapt and merge in the flow. I am joining the soccer team, BCCC Soccer Team. It feels a bit better to do something I love. Everything is slowly making sense. I am attending classes, showing up for soccer practice and running for work on a daily basis.
By Ni Yadashi5 years ago in Journal
The Man Who Won
Starting off, A man name Jon, He always had a dream about taking care of his family and have them not worry about anything. Jon works at a local restaurant as a part time cook. After becoming a cook, learning cooking was his passion. That what he loves. Not a easy job but, making food for strangers, is like wrestling in a room full of people trying to get a contract. He loves being not known. One night after work, getting out late going to the closest gas station getting to drink. Then Jon looked around for little bit longer, he got a lottery ticket. He got to his car and then ask himself “Why did I get this?” “It’s a waste of money”. But he had a weird feeling about that. So, Jon put on the radio to calm himself down. When he got home his family kept up waiting for him, to see him before they went to sleep. His family hugged him and didn’t let them go, like it was the last time they were going to see each other. Earlier on the news they saw a story how there was a accident about a mile away from his job. After awhile, he put his kids to sleep, one was up waiting to say “Love you daddy”. When he heard that he had a tear in his eye. His wife, Jackie, ask him “What’s wrong?” He respond with “I don’t know how I’m gonna take care of this family with a part time job”. He took a sip of his drink, Jackie felt the lottery ticket in his pocket and she said quietly “Let this be our way out of this spot we’re in”. Before he went to bed, Jon pray “Let this be our way out of this spot we’re in”. The next morning, Jon got up early to look for jobs in the Newspaper, still thinking about the lottery ticket, asking himself why he got it. Few days goes by, didn’t get no callbacks. Jon gets depressed. “Alright I guess back to that job”. Jon doesn’t get happy when he has to go to work, He likes cooking but just at the not the place. Few days later, him and his family have a barbecue, with his family and his wife’s family too. Jon seen the t.v was on and they were about to announce the winner numbers. But, the t.v black out due to their light bill. Luckily the next day at work, the t.v was on the News, and they were having the numbers so, Jon seen he won. He didn’t tell anybody. On his break, He called them to collect his money but, again ask to be anonymous. After he came back from his break, He had a big smile, co-workers kept asking him what’s going on. He’ll just reply with nothing, no words. When he got home, his family were up waiting for him once again, he was hugging them like it was the last time. He put this kids to sleep, but the older one was up. Asking his father the question “Dad do you have to work tomorrow?” Jon said “Yes why?” The kid said “Miss you, I don’t see you no more”. Jon was the type of husband and father that he’ll leave early in the morning to look for work and not return until his shift was done at work. Always looking for a better job. Always working nonstop. After the kids went to sleep, he told his wife he won the lottery, they both cried and he was happy that he didn’t have to worry anymore. So before he went to bed, him and Jackie both pray that night saying “Thank You”. Later after that, he quit his job, moved out of state, brought a house with land. After they settled down, Jackie ask “Are you still going to work?” “Yes” he reply, He went out and got a bus. He took everything out and just made into a food truck. Why? Because having a bus, gives the person more space to work with. After awhile, the business was speeding up, so he hired help, two cooks and one cashier. That gave Jon And Jackie a lot of more time to spend with their kids. He started to trust them with the bus. He was selling pizza, wings, burgers too. Called it ‘Fresh Starts’ that give him another shot at life. Time to see the bigger picture. After a year, Jon save up money from the bus, now (he was thinking to himself) time for a restaurant.
By Jonathan Lemus5 years ago in Journal
Serving in 2020
First of all, I don't want anything about this to become controversial. 2020 has effected all of us differently, we've lost loved ones, we've had massive disagreements on what's right and how to achieve safety, and I know that all comes into play when we read things. This isn't meant to be a justification for a viewpoint, it's just about my experience and the experience of my friends and co-workers trying to navigate working in a restaurant with all of the things that have gone on this past year.
By Casey Bright5 years ago in Journal
