An Indepth Look Into A Geek's Soul

Hey guys, long time no see.  I would like to say that I've just been too busy to get online and actually update this site, but we all know that isn't the truth.  I just haven't been applying myself to do so.  And you know what?  It'll probably continue to be that way.  But hey, one blog entry every... four months is acceptable from a man as awesome as myself.  True story.

The biggest thing that has been happening is school, but that's kind of boring, so I'm going to talk about doing physical inventory (PI) last night as Best Buy.  It really wasn't all that bad to be completely honest.  I was expecting something a lot worse than it was, even though I've been through it twice before.  The biggest thing that helped me through it this time was the fact that I knew that doing what I did is something that many new accountants go through.  Did you guys know that?  Cause I didn't until a few weeks ago.  It seems that a lot of beginning number crunchers go on audits early in their careers, and basically all an auditor does is count stuff.  Lots of stuff.  Like, thousands of items of stuff.

Anyways, back to the PI.  We got new scanners this year!  It made the retail-holic in me super happy.  They worked so much better than they have in the past.  Like, I could scan at the press of a button right ways, sideways, upside and right side wrong.  I feel like it was also a tad bit more organized than it has been in the past, even though fewer amounts of directions were given compared to past years.  It could be because I had to home theater stuff, which is vastily easier to count that say, 400 games over in home office.  Who knows.  Plus, the pizza from Jet's was always a plus.  It's my favorite time of the night to be honest.  All the hardwork pays off just for that.

Well, that was me rambling about work at Best Buy.  Aren't you guys happy thta I decided to jump back on to talk about that?  Yeah, I thought you were.

Jon Link

I'm so fed up with where I am at with my job.  It all just seems like mindless automations where I just cannot ever do well enough for those that are above me.  I may get a small comment when I do a good job, but if I mess oh is there hell to pay.  Of course there is.  They never look at the good, only the bad.  They don't notice when I'm doing everything in my power to make a sale a successful one.  No one cares when I land a cheap computer sale with every attachment that the guys can put in a cart.  Instead, they notice when I'm not using my folder, when I'm not pounching on a customer if they are within ten feet of me, when I stop to talk to an employee for five seconds.  It is pointless and rather irritating.

What is really happening is that they are slowly devouring what little is left of my patience and values.  I feel like that I value what the customer wants and needs better than anyone else.  I'm the first to give them space if they need it or give them that extra push if they want something and just can't make up their minds.  I actually follow that TRUST training that the managers are always pushing on us, yet will so rarely follow.  No, instead they push push push a customer into something, hammering whatever drivel we are supposed to selling in force that day.  That's not what TRUST is all about people.  Not at all.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I'll be so damn happy when I'm out of there.  I'll be happy when I have a regular schedule and can actually get scheduled for mornings, when I'm doing something that is actually helpful to people, and when I can actually be happy and proud to go to work.  Hopefully it'll be sooner than later, but knowing my luck, it won't be. 

Sorry for the rantfest.

Peace Out.