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December 2nd, 2005

Day in the life at work with Bryce Rausch

Now many of you have no clue what I really do at work because it isn’t very exciting and really worth talking about.  Here it is for you though.

The people I work with: I was put into a cubicle in Jason (my “Motivational coach, one of four)’s area.  I sit next people who need the job to make it through life, having never been to college or people who are through college and can’t find a job any better, and college students.  In my area I am right next to Scott, who’s pretty cool but a bit wild, Steve, who’s cool and someone I would talk about computer with, Jessica, a single mother who, though nice, defines trailer trash, Matt, who’s 23 and been through college but stayed with Schwan’s because his brother is making shit loads and is still hoping to get hooked up, Lacie, who is fresh out of HS and her top goals include wanting a spider tattoo and getting out of Marshall with no major goal of any higher education.  I mostly just talk to Scott, Steve, or Matt and actually I would say I dislike Jessica cause she complains all the time that she wants to leave work and spend time with her 3 year old kid, who I told her I could beat up on Thursday.

I get to work a few minutes early, grab a cup, fill it with ice and pour my can of soda in it.  Have to put a spill proof lid on and find my cubicle.  Start up my computer, all the applications I’ll need for work, and then at 4pm exactly I punch in.  I try and setup my computer ahead of time cause as soon as you log in your time management stats begin and you may sell everything but you can’t get the top most incentives if you’re time management isn’t good.

I then look up the previous days stats, lately I’ve been right at about 10th place, the top 8 make it to the top team and bring in the big checks.  So I’m almost there, just have to figure out how to get over that hump.

I get into Not Homes, which is a list, and then my computer/phone calls everyone for me, I hear a beep and all their information pops up, phone number, name, address, product history, when and what time their driver last stopped.  I use this info to ask if the driver is stopping at a good time of them, verify their address, ask if we can ship anything to them, make sure it’s at least 30 bucks to ship it, and thank em and hang up.

The things you have to do every call: ask for the order, overcome objections twice, and mention both shrimp and Neapolitan ice cream which are both featured products.

At 7pm I go on break and hang in the break room with Steve, Brice, and Ian.  Other people go across the street to the gas station, other smoke, most smoke, and some chill like us.  Free ice cream, milk, and water.  If I’m hungry enough I’ll have ice cream.  But I try and stay away from it, being that it hurts my teefus’.

Back on the phones at 7:15 and stay with Not Homes till 8:45 when we aren’t allowed to call anyone anymore thru not homes.  Then I have to get into another list until the shift is over.  The lists include

• Reschedules- driver couldn’t come and will it work if he stops another time this week
• Superweek- competition with the drivers to buy the most
• Lifesavers/Winbacks- people cancelled and you try and talk them into coming back, good luck, I’ve never gotten anyone and been yelled at for the fuel surcharge over and over and over.

There ya go, don’t you feel like you were there with me?

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