Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What GREAT Company have you worked for??

So to be completely honest I have only worked for a few company's in my short career, but lets face it, I'm still really young.  OK...well not REALLY young, how about just young?  The few company's I've worked for have been pretty great.  When I was in College I worked at a restaurant  called The Big Texan.  If you have ever drivin into Amarillo you've seen it.  HUGE tourist trap.  I think all college students work at a restaurant at least once in those years.  It was fun and lets face it, I banked for the kind of work it was.  Then I matured slightly where I graduated to Country Club status and into the fine dining atmosphere working for Woodside Plantation Country Club.  That was by far my most enjoyable job.  Not much money but fun to do.   While working at the country club I met my future husband.  *SWOON*  He was so cute, and a player at that.  But he finally convinced me that I was the woman for him, so after about 6 months of working together and lots of flirting I quit that job and started to date him.  While we were dating I tried my hand at the cosmetic industry and went to Nail Technician school.  Yes, I know how to do nails,  no I don't still offer those services to friends and family for free.  Anyways,  for a few short months I tried my hand at owning my own tanning and nail salon.  Yep, it was called...hummmm... I don't even remember what it was called.  Oh well,  I was really tan during those months which worked out well since I was getting married soon.  I  guess it was time to grow up and get a job that would contribute to the household.  So my fiancee thought it would be a good idea to get a job at the "bank."  Regular hours and lots of potential.  RIIIIGHT!!  That job was good but boring in my opinion.  I was thankful for the regular income and benefits because  after about 2 years at that job I was pregnant with my 1st child (We did get married) and my working career went all down hill from there.  Once I had children they were my job.  But I have to say it's been the most rewarding job EVER!!  No pay and no benefits but lots and lots of love!  About a year after our daughter was born my hubby decided to become an entrepreneur.  He started his own plumbing business and I did all the book work and payroll for his company for 10 yrs.  We have only recently sold the business and started a new chapter in our lives.  My children are older and I'm considering going back to school in a few years to make myself more valuable to the employment community.  We shall see, maybe someone will hire be because of my wonderful life skills. I feel I'm worth about $80K to some company but I'm not sure there's anyone out there that recognises that potential.  :)

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