Mid day lunch break here, and I'm coming to realize, sales, is fishing. I go out on the pond early in the morning (office trek) bait my line (check appointment book) and cast that reel(start on my call log) in hopes they're biting today. Fortunately enough for the clients, taking the worm does not end in a lacerated cheek, death by suffocation, be-heading, and your dead flesh being fried in a vat of grease...but I digress.
Curses to the "Daily Gettysburg's" that arise along the course of the day. Small unexpected battles that come out of nowhere to kill your day. The irrate customer on line three, mad her bill is up six dollars this month. Maam just tip the waiter a little less tonight at dinner. The client who has thirty million last minute questions, and overy worried about conjecture. "Sir could I get a quote for when my kids are old enough to drive, if they were to crash, what my insurance would be..they are both eleven". Yes sir, right on it while I'm at it I'll go ahead and get you next weeks lotto numbers an advanced copy of the new big faced one dollar bill while I'm out surfing my time machine. Or my personal favorite, the client who wants to get upset because they haven't paid the bill and now its time to cancel. "You mean to tell me its double since I didn't pay last time!!!". Well yes sir, see when we gave you the same thing twice, we want to be paid for it twice, there is no buy one get one half off sale when it comes to bills (believe me I've thouroughly researched it). Not to mention the random co-worker that will invariably want to talk with you at the breaking point. The breaking point is right when you've been kinda slacking for a minute (or hour or two) and you're trying to snap out of it. Right when you say, okay let me get focused right quick and knock out this last bit of work before I call it a day, or go grab lunch. Then, BAM, here comes Chris the funny guy, ready to chit chat about something way more fun than work, or Sarah the intern, with her man troubles that are always worth a listen. Next thing you know "Ill knock this out real quick" turns into "Ill do it first thing in the morning". Damn you Gettysburg, damn you.
As for the, comedy club or poetry event, neither happened. I opted to go to the comedy club since it was closer to the house, and when I got there it was closed, no show last night. By the time I had the whole parking and what not deal I just opted not to drive all the way out to the other thing. Have a meeting with some local magazine tonight about being doing some freelance for them. I was down at their office just this past Tuesday, the mag seems pretty decent, more details as it becomes more important.
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