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  • dlazz
    gport_tennis;1391436 wrote:So basically you hate your job and hate people that try to find you another job?
    The job is OK. The environment isn't. I'd rather do this in a public setting.
  • O-Trap
    Email Specialist with a medium-sized web-based marketing company. Been here 7 months. I like it.

    Run a small affiliate marketing business that is just me. Been doing it for over 3 years. I like it more.
  • Automatik
    Marketing Production Coordinator, specialty food biz.

    Great company, great coworkers, but I'm currently looking to get out. It's a small company, not much room for growth unless I stick around for a MUCH longer time. No thanks.

    I'd like to make the jump to sales and/or account management.
  • dlazz
    O-Trap;1391447 wrote:Email Specialist with a medium-sized web-based marketing company. Been here 7 months. I like it.

    Run a small affiliate marketing business that is just me. Been doing it for over 3 years. I like it more.
    What does an email specialist do? I write emails sometimes...am I an email specialist?
  • osuturfman
    Golf Course Superintendent in suburban Columbus.
  • O-Trap
    dlazz;1391457 wrote:What does an email specialist do? I write emails sometimes...am I an email specialist?
    It's a fancy way to say I do the email marketing for a couple of our larger clients. Job description would include things like content creation, layout, best practices QA, analytics, deliverability (inbox placement) monitoring, compliance, graphics, etc.

    In my spare time, I'm working on getting a best practices white paper published as well.
  • dlazz
    O-Trap;1391462 wrote:It's a fancy way to say I do the email marketing for a couple of our larger clients.
    so you're a spammer.

    BURN IN HELL
  • O-Trap
    dlazz;1391464 wrote:so you're a spammer.

    BURN IN HELL
    LOL No. Mostly, I send newsletters about conferences and/or new medical technology to doctors who have signed up for them. Other emails are health tips for former patients who have requested them. Nothing unsolicited, and most the time, it's not even selling anything. Just brand recognition.

    Although, if you've never read the CAN-SPAM Act, you'd be surprised at what the actual definition of spam is.
  • Terry_Tate
    Controller/CFO for a company that owns and operates 16 restaurants in Cincinnati. I like it other than the stress, but figure that comes with any important job.
  • WebFire
    O-Trap;1391462 wrote:It's a fancy way to say I do the email marketing for a couple of our larger clients. Job description would include things like content creation, layout, best practices QA, analytics, deliverability (inbox placement) monitoring, compliance, graphics, etc.

    In my spare time, I'm working on getting a best practices white paper published as well.
    That sounds incredibly boring.
  • O-Trap
    WebFire;1391486 wrote:That sounds incredibly boring.
    I enjoy it. It can get a little stressful at times, with the time constraints and impatient clients, but I like being able to create something and then watch how it does.
  • sleeper
    Honestly the best job in the world is a Notre Dame football beat writer. You can pretty much copy and paste the same pre-season, mid season, and post season updates every year.

    Pre-season = "Oh we got a bunch of 5 star recruits that'll never pan out; ND, despite it's viciously tough schedule in week 2 against Michigan, should go undefeated and win a championship.

    Mid-season = "Well we are barely just skating by after a close loss to USC. Hopefully we can get the coach a 10 year extension because losses are a benchmark for success in South Bend"

    Post season = "Once again, ND gets blown out in a bowl game they didn't deserve, but the game was in doubt in the 3rd quarter so we have something to build on for next year. Next year is our year".

    :thumbup:
  • BigAppleBuckeye
    Publisher for a website and magazine for marketing executives.
  • gut
    Belly35;1391395 wrote:I'm in the process of potentially closing both companies .... walking away
    Take my Military Disability Retirement, apply for early SS, get a meaning less job for $15,000 year (not to go over the SS cap) get paid the reminder via gas, food cards and paid vacations arrangements additional value of $15000, use my other skill to created a cash only business ... make over $75,0000 per tax free....
    I'm guessing a minimum wage job would suck for you. What you want is to be able to leverage your experience into some part-time consulting gigs. You know, make like $50 an hour and work about 6 weeks a year.

    I like your plan, I just wouldn't want to be a Walmart greeter 40 hours per week just to pull-in $15k a year. And finding part-time work would be tough, at least with my skillset. But I'd imagine a cost accountant or IT person could find someone looking for part-time support.
  • OSH
    Soccer coach. Been doing it 5 years. I am on the job hunt again, I hope I don't have to find a different career. Although, if this VP job works out, I think I could do it for a long time and enjoy it.
  • wildcats20
    osuturfman;1391459 wrote:Golf Course Superintendent in suburban Columbus.

    What course?
  • that_guy
    Treasury Manager for a High Tech Company. I get 5 weeks of vacation, and the pay is good, but other than that I'm tired of my job.
    I've been at the company for four years, and this is usually the point where I get bored and switch companies. This time I'm trying to find a way out of Corporate America, I don't think I'm cut out for it anymore, I've been doing it for 12 years and lose my patience with coworkers more and more each year....
  • dlazz
    that_guy;1391552 wrote:Treasury Manager for a High Tech Company. I get 5 weeks of vacation, and the pay is good, but other than that I'm tired of my job.
    I've been at the company for four years, and this is usually the point where I get bored and switch companies. This time I'm trying to find a way out of Corporate America, I don't think I'm cut out for it anymore, I've been doing it for 12 years and lose my patience with coworkers more and more each year....
    I think you'll lose patience with people regardless of where you work.

    People are morons.
  • O-Trap
    dlazz;1391561 wrote:I think you'll lose patience with people regardless of where you work.

    People are morons.
    This.
  • WebFire
    OSH;1391528 wrote:Soccer coach. Been doing it 5 years. I am on the job hunt again, I hope I don't have to find a different career. Although, if this VP job works out, I think I could do it for a long time and enjoy it.
    College?
  • 4cards
    ...Logistics Manager for a plastic manufacturing company.
  • Curly J
    MIS Department of a large PBM
  • SportsAndLady
    Investment and retail banker for a regional bank in Chicago.

    I could see myself leaving the industry soon..or manage a bank downtown. not really sure.
  • wes_mantooth
    I really don't know what my job title is...for real. IT stuff, robotics programming and designing control panels for machinery, but mostly, I facebook, tweet and other stuff until needed.
  • osuturfman
    wildcats20;1391532 wrote:What course?

    Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club