What do people do all day? (with apologies to Richard Scarry)
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whirlcool
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I have a cousin who is a semi pro photographer, and she is selling off her TOL Nikon digital camera and going back to film. She said that she can't get the depth in digital that you can in film. Digital photos look kind of flat compared to film. <br
I imagine with the switch to digital television the market for television transmitters is booming with everyone trying to get up and running on digital when the change comes next year. <br
MrWash:
Congratulations on your new job! You'll love it. Seeing exciting destinations, meeting interesting people. Also you'll be sleeping in many beds other than your own, working ungodly hours and be able to say "Would you like something to drink" in your sleep!
I imagine with the switch to digital television the market for television transmitters is booming with everyone trying to get up and running on digital when the change comes next year. <br
MrWash:
Congratulations on your new job! You'll love it. Seeing exciting destinations, meeting interesting people. Also you'll be sleeping in many beds other than your own, working ungodly hours and be able to say "Would you like something to drink" in your sleep!
@ whirlcool: Yes, I know that all. When I returned from my last holiday (Tunesia), a passenger complained about the menu on board and he didn't stop to complain. The stewardess seemed to be very angry but smiled all the time. I just thought "welcome to your new job" *lol*
whirlcool
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MrWas <br
In the late 70's stewards/stewardess' began calling themselves flight attendants, or F/A's for short. I think if you called any of them a stewardess, they wouldn't like it these days.
Just keep a smiling. It's much harder to be nasty to a F/A when they have a pleasant smile on their face. And remember some people just can't be pleased at all.
I often hear "I'm not flying your airline ever again!" from people. Usually they are the upper echelon frequent flyers. I tell them that if that is true, which charity would you like us to donate your miles to since you won't be needing them anymore. That always shuts them up!
In the late 70's stewards/stewardess' began calling themselves flight attendants, or F/A's for short. I think if you called any of them a stewardess, they wouldn't like it these days.
Just keep a smiling. It's much harder to be nasty to a F/A when they have a pleasant smile on their face. And remember some people just can't be pleased at all.
I often hear "I'm not flying your airline ever again!" from people. Usually they are the upper echelon frequent flyers. I tell them that if that is true, which charity would you like us to donate your miles to since you won't be needing them anymore. That always shuts them up!
Here is my office...
Another view...
The view out my window, showing the fabulous Gold Medal Flour neon sign that flashes all night long, as well as the Guthrie theatre.
looking south from my window...
And the back of our building where I park...
aquarius1984
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Cant really post nice pictures of my office, its a typical 80s supermarket office with thermoplastic floor tiles, vile minty greeny bluey walls and grey filing cabinets hiding a Wetrok floor polisher. Shelves of files, paperwork and stuff. Im a Stock Control Officer (over Frozen Foods and Beers Wines and Spirits -my qualifications in Drink service and knowlege comes in handy for me to be a wine advisor too) for Tesco Crewe. Spend most of my time on the shop floor with a PDA tapping in figures and counting stock. Measuring up shelf space and generating stock to fill various fixtures. I have ultimate power too, to enter the Sales Based Ordering system and delete or adjust stocking dates for any product. Also in my power to delete any product I see fit to delete. Now do I make Tesco Crewe a non P&G product stocking store? LOL! Rob
hooverwheelaway
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My Job...
So I moved to North Carolina... with no job <br
I was lucky enough to get a fantastic job through a friend of mine down here (they tried to recruit my friend, but he declined)... I'm the Operations Manager at ULTA, a store that sells lots and lots of things (over 18,000 SKUs)! We mainly sell fragrance, prestige cosmetics (higher end), Personal Care Appliances (Hairdryers, Flat irons, curling irons, etc...), Professional Haircare (shampoo, hairspray, gels, pomades, etc...), Mass Cosmetics (the L'Oreal, Max Factor--things you can get at Target or Walgreen's), and Mass shampoo, soap, and other body care accoutrement. We also have a salon in the store. <br
So, I trained at one store in Raleigh... but got hired to work at a brand new store that's less than 5 minutes from where I live. I was part of the nifty process of completely setting the store. That was an amazingly detail-oriented undertaking--that we accomplished in a week and a half.
We've now been open for 3 weeks... and business is just starting to pick up <br
Here are some photos of our store, and a shot of the managers I work with from our Grand Opening day <br
~Fre <br
Our Store:
So I moved to North Carolina... with no job <br
I was lucky enough to get a fantastic job through a friend of mine down here (they tried to recruit my friend, but he declined)... I'm the Operations Manager at ULTA, a store that sells lots and lots of things (over 18,000 SKUs)! We mainly sell fragrance, prestige cosmetics (higher end), Personal Care Appliances (Hairdryers, Flat irons, curling irons, etc...), Professional Haircare (shampoo, hairspray, gels, pomades, etc...), Mass Cosmetics (the L'Oreal, Max Factor--things you can get at Target or Walgreen's), and Mass shampoo, soap, and other body care accoutrement. We also have a salon in the store. <br
So, I trained at one store in Raleigh... but got hired to work at a brand new store that's less than 5 minutes from where I live. I was part of the nifty process of completely setting the store. That was an amazingly detail-oriented undertaking--that we accomplished in a week and a half.
We've now been open for 3 weeks... and business is just starting to pick up <br
Here are some photos of our store, and a shot of the managers I work with from our Grand Opening day <br
~Fre <br
Our Store:
hooverwheelaway
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Store Set
Here's me sorting signs for our endcaps. Notice the bare shelves <br
Here's me sorting signs for our endcaps. Notice the bare shelves <br
hooverwheelaway
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Grand Opening
Here are the managers from our Grand Opening <br
L to R - <br
Me, our Merchandising Manager-Meredith, our district Manager-Kelly, our General Manager-Chip, our salon manager-Allison, our prestiege cosmetics manager-Sylba, and our assistant manager-Fred <br
((I know... I go my whole life, never meeting another Fred near my own age... and bam! My assistant manager's name is also Fred S.)) **Go figure**
Here are the managers from our Grand Opening <br
L to R - <br
Me, our Merchandising Manager-Meredith, our district Manager-Kelly, our General Manager-Chip, our salon manager-Allison, our prestiege cosmetics manager-Sylba, and our assistant manager-Fred <br
((I know... I go my whole life, never meeting another Fred near my own age... and bam! My assistant manager's name is also Fred S.)) **Go figure**
hooverwheelaway
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Back Room
Here's one half (looking towards the office) of our back room <br
Nice and organized <br
Here's one half (looking towards the office) of our back room <br
Nice and organized <br
View from window..
Note that the building is actually standing on the bottom of a former lake. It isn't obvious from this picture (taken from second floor (street level is zero) but the water in the background is higher than our street level.
Note that the building is actually standing on the bottom of a former lake. It isn't obvious from this picture (taken from second floor (street level is zero) but the water in the background is higher than our street level.
OMG Robert, how'd you manage to sneak that purple chair and candy bowl past your office austerity police. LOL. At least you got the window view.
veg-o-matic
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Fred!
Be still my heart--a job working among hair-care products! I should do that when I retire <br
veg
Be still my heart--a job working among hair-care products! I should do that when I retire <br
veg
