I Missed Retail

July 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 8 comments

I didn’t realize it before, but I did.  I just,well, in spite of my protests to the contrary, I really do like people.  It is so much easier to sell something when all it involves is helping someone find something they want; when you can engage with them on a personal level.  I am so glad to be productive again.  I guess my boss noticed too.  I’ve been there a week and she gave me a $1.00/hr raise, and promised another next month.

The other freelance gig however is driving me crazy.  I’m not sure I’m in over my head but trying to learn Dreamweaver and Flash all at once is a little daunting.  I had agreed to author 4 static pages for the rate that we agreed on.  It has become a job that involves copywriting, flash authoring, and some pretty sophisticated XML that is way past, WAY PAST, anything I’ve ever done before.  And it needs to be finished tomorrow.

And I’m tired.  I mean sleepy.  Part of me thinks I should just stay up all night and jam it out.  The sensible part of me says I should go to bed and hit it in the morning.  Maybe I’ll eat something first.

Remind me that I want to talk about how we share in meetings.

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  1. Steve Rebooted on July 26, 2008 at 5:33 am

    Well, congrads on the raise! I think all of us need to feel productive!

  2. Wayward Son on July 26, 2008 at 8:14 am

    I don’t believe there’s any way you will walk away from this situation with Flash and Dreamweaver empty handed. I mean you have a great opportunity to learn though practical application. No matter what, I think the next time—and there will be one— will be that much better because of what you learn and how you learned it.

    Something I have learned at my job this time around is to judge my performance on what I have learned and how closely I did it to the best of my ability at the time. It’s a struggle not to predicate my happiness on the outcome being an unmitigated success, whatever the challenge. Not doing that is something I am still learning. But whenever I can do that I feel great about everything.

  3. warrior scout on July 26, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    nothing is as it seems. simple is a concept which i muddle up everytime i get my own thinking involved. retail is downline in the food chain- wholesale and direct market may be incredibly more rewarding- both financially and spiritually.
    but at the end of the day, your life is really about what you want. and luckily you have the option to change your mind as often as necessary.

  4. Java on July 26, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    You seem to have found a possible path to productivity, occupationally speaking. You like retail! That’s great. I hated working in retail (mostly) but I’m glad there are people like you who enjoy it and are good at it. People like you make my shopping experiences more productive.

  5. Stephanie on July 27, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    It is what it is. That’s all. I’m thankful for the ability to distinguish that!

  6. Marc on July 28, 2008 at 11:47 am

    In both tasks, I see you coming from a place of “how can I be of service?” It may have to be that you bit off more than you can realistically chew with the website job–there is no shame in acknowledging that. There is no question that you are smart enough to figure it all out, because perhaps you can’t go as fast and efficiently as you hoped (you are working) is no reflection on your adequacy.

  7. Chris on July 29, 2008 at 7:50 am

    I finally addressed the web thingy - delivered more than what I was actually paid to produce - but stuck to a platform that I know - WordPress.

    And I’m blessedly done. Yea!

  8. Java on August 4, 2008 at 8:32 am

    Haven’t heard a thing from you in a while. Glad you got the web thing done. How’s the rest of life? Hope all is well. I think of you occasionally and hope you are keeping your head above water.