Put up or shut up

“To obtain a management position in which I can demonstrate and utilize my knowledge in Inventory Management, Warehouse Management Systems, and Purchasing within a company that rewards proficient and loyal employees through recognition and promotion. “

That is the Objective listed at the top o my resume. Cheesy? Maybe a little, but honest. I don’t think enough bosses give employees compliments or pats on the back. No, I’m not searching for a new job. I really enjoy my job. Today, I received my 1st Quarter Goals (January through the end of March). Normally, I would get these the first or second week of January, but when my boss gets too work at 6:00 AM and leaves me voicemails at 9:30 PM, it’s hard for me to complain that she hasn’t told me my goals yet. At 5:30 PM today she called me to discuss the goals, so I headed up to her office.

So, the first goal she gave me was to finish the Freezer project. This is basically a gimme since the Freezer will be finished. I was relieved to see it on there, because if it wasn’t then I would have been upset. I would have talked to her about it, and I would had a lot of resentment. I have spent hundreds of hours on the Freezer project. Even though the President of the Los Angeles Division is taking me out to lunch to thank me (gloat, gloat), money is always a nice “thank you”.



My second goal is to research which vendors we purchase perishable items from, determine the money provided from those vendors to offset those losses, determine which vendors we don’t get money from, and determine why the product goes bad (bad purchasing, inconsistent customers, etc).

Anyway she told me the reason she and the president decided to give me this project is I am their “go to guy”. She said they both agreed that I am the person they turn to when they need a project done and want results without excuses or sugar coating. That was great to hear, but is also a lot to live up to. My dad was always this guy. Now it’s me. The only problem with this is all I have to do is screw up once to loose their faith. I guess it’s time to step up.

P.S. My dad has lost 46 pounds since moving to Thailand!!! I'm so proud of him!

What a bitch!

That Reina is such a bitch! Vanessa and I spent the weekend in Vegas for my birthday and Ryan’s birthday. We drove up, stayed in the same room as, spent most of our time with, and drove back with James and Reina. James was great, but Reina was such a total bitch. Spoiled brat is probably a better way to explain it. I drove nicely. Okay I sped a little when she fell asleep (or when I thought she was asleep). I made sure we did whatever she wanted whenever she wanted to. I tried to be polite to her, but she spent the whole weekend thinking about herself and taking digs at me whenever she had the chance. Whatever. I’m so over Reina. I can’t believe we went through all of the trouble to make her ice cream when she had her surgery last week.

Anyway. Reina told me I would probably write something like this in my blog when we got back from Vegas, so I just thought I would have some fun with it. Reina is still a sweetheart. Thank you to everyone for a great weekend in Vegas. The drive was nice. The hotel was nice (Sahara). Gambling sucked! I lost (Black Jack and Craps). Dinner was pretty good (Grand Lux Café). The show was great (La Reve). The Wynn was classy. Sunday Brunch was brunchy!

See you tomorrow Reina!

Catching up with the Montgomery's

I don’t even know where to start. So much has happened since the last time I wrote. I guess I’ll just write randomly as I remember stuff. Christmas was spent in Capitola with Vanessa, my mom, and my grandma. It was great. My mom gave me an iPod Video (30 GB) for Christmas, but I received it early, so Vanessa and I put it on shuffle and listened to it on the drive using an FM transmitter. Despite a little traffic, that was the most relaxing drive I have ever had driving that far. The car was great. Very comfortable and plenty of power for whatever I wanted to do. The navigation made it fun to try and beat the car’s estimate, but the car knows best. I think it was within 5 minutes of it’s original estimate which isn’t bad for a 6 hour drive.

I spent most of the time at my grandma’s catching up on sleep, playing cards, playing dominos, and eating. It was wonderful. It was also nice taking 5 days off of work. I have been working a lot of hours (70 to 80 hours a week), but since Christmas I have forced myself to slow down and work less hours. I did drag Vanessa to my work for two hours today. Huge help.

My dad is doing great… I think. I actually haven’t heard form him since a couple of days before New Years. He traveled up to some remote part of Thailand with outdoor showers and squat toilets. Oh boy! Anyway, I hope to hear from him again soon.

Barney is Barney. On a daily basis he impresses me and disappoints me.

Vanessa and I had a quiet New Years. Vanessa made a reservation at a local restaurant (Wild Artichoke). It’s a great little restaurant with 10 tables and amazing food. They had a special menu for New Years. Afterward, we went home, set-up the Aerobed in the living room, and watched movies. The plan was to eat a bunch of candy and junk food, but we were both stuffed from dinner. The whole weekend revolved around movies. We went to the theatre twice and watched 3 DVD’s. King Kong, Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, House of Wax, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Hitch. Liked them all except House of Wax.

January is busy with Birthdays (including mine), Vegas, award banquets, dinners, wedding showers, BBQ’s, and comedy shows.

Later.