8 posts tagged “career”
so, i havent made any for this year. i usually make one about losing weight and shit, but i figured thats just something ive been working on forever. just gotta get in the better habit again.
this holiday season was bad. there were so many cookies, cakes, brownies, snacks, hot chocolate and candy to be had. i can never resist a good brownie. that is my weakness.
resolutions tho. i should start getting back onto my career shit. ive been slacking around and just goofing off afterwork. i did have a few interviews just to see what was out there, but i declined the offers and the others fell through the cracks. thanks to the interviews tho, i do know what i need to work on.
past few weeks, ive been thinking about really getting my website project on deck. ive been trying to think of a cool domain name to snag, but nothing seems to stick. the names are either to techy, sound to ricey, or are already taken. but i would like to get something down and start playing with the site, building it when certain things and seeing how well i do with further production. ive relied on CMS' so much, i'm starting to forget how to handcode.
so, that could be it. resolution to get this site ive been meaning to do pushed out. theres alot of experiments i'd like to do with it and hopefully i can get this going. im afraid that a certain video game may take over my life once again, but we'll see.
i just got cold called. i feel like im a somebody now. i did get a few "cold call" emails when i started, but this was one on the phone. its kinda funny to be on the receiving end of it now. i used to cold call a lot at my first job - i hated it. now that im on the otherside, it makes me bellow with a boisterous guffaw! HAW HAW
the pitch and the reason she gave for the call didnt sound real. she threw out some info about my team that she heard about. i didnt hear about it. had to have been a bad rumor. oh well. w00t!
ok kids. its time i do this again.
i was on a little diet last May that was supposed to last six weeks. i went 4.5 weeks. due to a career change, a vacation, and longer commute, i didn't have the consistency i needed to keep the diet going.
i decided that i will get back on it today. 5 meals, 1 meal every 3 hours. small basic staple meals. and about 3 liters of water everyday.
so far, after 2 meals, id say its ok. i havent been able to drink the full liter of water yet. (i do plan on finishing the liter after i finish this post) but the meals themselves havent kept me hungry for food.theyre small and often enough to keep my appetite suppressed and satisfied. i havent had a sip of coffee either so thats why i consider this the detox period.
since ill be drinking alot more water than i normally do, my body's gonna be alot hotter than normal. last time around, i was sweating alot on week one. i drank tons of water, drank tea, and the little meals made me feel like i was a little furnace.
oh btw, after week 1, i lost about 15 pounds too. and every week after that was 7,5,5,6.
The first week is alot of water weight, the consecutive weeks are water and just weight i guess. My goal is to finish the 6 weeks, and then gradually incorporate the 5 meals to something sensible to my work schedule and adjust the meals to incorporate some of the foods i want.
What the hell am I eating for the next six weeks?
yea, this is the hardest part. NO SALT, NO SUGAR, NO BUTTER, no breads, no diet soda drinks, none of that health food shit.
just plain fruit, veggies, really lean meat and a boat load of water. its very balanced. id say the tough weeks were the first, and the 4th.
today, i cooked up a bunch of turkey patties and spiced them up. ive been eating a patty with a piece of fruit.
the later meals will be a patty with brown rice and a small plain salad.(no dressing or oils)
im still not sure what ill have for dinner tonite tho. ill figure that out when i get home. im defrosting a bunch of white chicken meat so thats probably what ill be having.
im putting this on blast to act as another motivator to keep me on the diet. at the very least, ill try to post reports on this once a week. see results, if i cheated, or if i miss junk food.
im still thinking if i should do a cheat day, but i dunno yet. i think i should stick with it as close as possible. the business meals and such will probably be considered cheat days. we'll see.
ok. here we go. today is day one. lets see how far i go.
just got out of a meeting to define my goals and objectives. not bad at all.
most of what i was expecting to get out of this job is what they are expecting as well. and some of my goals from this role will be hit alot quicker than i had forecasted. i was aiming to reach a project management level of responsibility eventually, perhaps after a year or so, but now, its looking like it will come alot sooner.
i'm really excited. its amazing to look back since i left sjsu and see what ive been through in such little time. and i really dont think i could have sold myself to this company without the experience i built if i didnt work at my last two companies. as much as i hated being an admin, i have to be thankful that i was. i wouldnt have been able to touch so many different sides of marketing if i wasnt.
but now that im closer to where i want to be, im curious as to where this is going to take me down the road. especially with how the internet is evolving... these coming years will definitely be some interesting ones.
I had an interesting chat with one of my coworkers the other week regarding our job roles. I was taken on as the guy who would take on the production work and begin the strategy on where my company's website should go in the next year.
My coworker is in charge of alot of the back-end web development. He used to work on the company's website, but that was given to another person on the team. I came in to help the new person with the website. As the HR put it, I came in to help with the "look and feel" of the company site. Great gig. This is the kind of work I wanted to do in the first place. It's a great step towards Information Architecture.
So as i spoke with my coworker last week, he was talking about all the work he's done with the site. What he knows, and what his visions were. He brought up some interesting points with Web 3.0 and what he thinks the future of the internet should be.
As he spoke, I started to think about my own skillset and the type of experience I brought to the company. At my intern job, I did production, but I was more involved with the creative side of things. Not only for the web, but for print also. I even designed the company business cards.
At my last job, I was straight up production. Due to compatibility and build issues, the only knowledge I needed to use for production was basic HTML. It was easy. I got to do large amounts of work in very little time since the coding was simple and easy to manipulate.
Today, sky's the limit. We do have a simple Content Manager - its actually alot easier to use than my previous CM's I used at my last job. But it's also open to alot more flexibility. And of course, if i really wanted to, I can get around the CM and do the work on the back-end. Thing is, I'm not too familiar with the type of language and design on that side of web production.
He listed out all the good stuff. Stuff I felt I should already have experience with. At that point, I was thinking, "Damn. How am I gonna learn all these different languages in such a short time?" Especially with AJAX being the new hotness and staple of the intarwebz.
------------ I took a break from this yesterday and am now continuing the post.
I figure, it's fine. I got here knowing what I know already. That other side I'll eventually get my hands into and I figure I should just sharpen what I know now.
I can't leave the marketing aspect of my job either. Without that side, I'm just doing production.
Sorry if this post sucks. I'm too lazy to make it sound smoother.
...so good. im enjoying my new gig. ive got my own cube with high walls, an lcd with my laptop, lots of storage space, a chair for "my office" and a whiteboard. i even got one of those cool cisco ip phones!
ok, ok. maybe i am a little behind. some of you already got those tools.... shit. do you have free lunch, dinner, breakfast, and everything in between? uh huh. thats how i get down now. and thats just the tip of the ice berg.
anyway... i just got out of my first training session. things are looking pretty good so far. the system ill be working with looks alot easier and more modern than the one i used to use at my email marketing job. with such a small team, i know i can be pretty agile at my first job, but still do what i really want to do like at my second. things are looking pretty good.
thank god for the dress code. there isnt one. not as relaxed as my last job, but not as anal as my first one.
i cant wait to start diving in it. my intial work probably wont be the most visual appealing stuff, but once the fun stuff kicks in, ill have some good stuff to brag about to you. ;-)
havent posted in awhile, aside from last night. these past few weeks at work have really been killer. i've never spent so much time working.
yesterday i pulled a 16 hour day. monday i pulled a 13 hour day. the past few weeks, ive been rushing and gunnin shit out the door like i was slangin pancakes. i must say, after all this, im still having fun. my only gripe is that i want things to go a little slower. my managers and coworkers know im handing alot of work. and im glad they all know i can really deliver. i think thats why ive been so increasingly busy.
the other week, i got a strange call. i havent spoke to this lady in over 5 months. i was in the middle of a client meeting so i sent it to voicemail. she left a message saying that things have changed and that she wanted me to come in for a followup meeting regarding an old position i pursued back in february. i couldnt beleive it. i was kinda excited. despite the fact that ive found a pretty good job, i was curious as to what they had to offer.
same crazy benefits, same huge company. i walked into the new lobby that resembled an airport. it was nuts. there were people walking everywhere. (i came in during lunch) i met the lady i first interviewed with, a new hr person, and the new lady i was to work with directly. i was there speaking for about 2 hours. it went pretty well if i say so myself.
about a week later, (yesterday) i got an offer. wasn't as high as i had expected, but it came with a considerable amount of stock. and the benefits again, are crazy. i gave them the verbal, but im not acting on anything until i get paperwork.
im caught up right now. caught between this sweet role that will definitely enhance my career; and im still at this great company with great people, and i know i can learn alot here as well. the main concern is the people. the chemistry at my current job is unbeatable. i can act as unprofessional as id like without causing problems. i can crack the jokes i want (in moderation of course) and know that people understand them. at this new place, i have a feeling ill be the youngest one there. the people ill be working with directly are married and pretty established. still.. i know i can learn alot from their experience as well.
i like the fact that this job will take me back to the south bay. i really miss living out there. and with the extra money, i can definitely get the car i want plus live a little nicer. ive got alot of thinking this weekend. im so glad i got the news last night. ive been getting calls from them left and right. it seems they're really happy im coming aboard =)
its great to know that despite the fact im just a year out of college, ive a good amount of variety in my skills that my line of work really needs. when i left my last job, i knew shit fell apart. as mean as that sounds, im happy i was pretty integral there. at my current job, i know the show will go on, but its gonna take alot of time to transition my work to the next person, or next people. we're short people as it is, and i know ill make a pretty big dent if i up and leave.
if youre reading this and you havent started your career yet, take that paragraph as valuable advice. gain some pretty good skills, be well rounded. you never know what work youll really get into until you get out there. and if youre good at what you do, you dont have to worry about find "a job." it will be all about finding the right job for you.
so long san jose. i will miss you. ill be back soon i hope. whenever i get that tech job i want over there.
i got a new apartment! im moving alot closer to work. got a one bedroom spot thats huge! i just signed the lease and all that today. ill be leaving san jose and moving up north where its colder, right on the border of foster city and san mateo.
im pretty excited. i feel likes its gonna be a new chapter in my life since this will be the first time im going to be living off on my own - and in a new city. so it looks like a whole lot of shit is gonna change.
more details to come after i move in.
