Popular Post ChrisL Posted May 3, 2017 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 3, 2017 OK so a week and a half in and I'm loving the new job! I don't like to talk too much about what I do but I did move to a different, albeit very similar industry. However I'm the Training and Safety Manager (Manager's in this firm report directly to the Owner) so I only have one person to report to and nobody reports to me! No HR, staffing, payroll/billing nor operational headaches. There is also a new Risk Manager who handles all W/C claims so I don't even have to deal with that directly but do work with her closely with my Safety role. It's a 30 YO family run privately owned firm that is the leader in their industry in both size and prestige for decades. They are actually turning away business as they can't take it all right now and they have 1 person doing the marketing for all of the firm nation wide, it's about 90% referral business. There is just a really cool vibe in the corporate office and everyone is just really nice. Also really casual, nobody has an office, not even the owner/CEO and people wear jeans & t shirts. One guy dressed down Friday and was in shorts?!? I really don't have many casual clothes so wear dress slacks and long sleeve dress shirts and am always the nicest dressed person there... Oh and did I mention they are paying me more than I was earning at the hell hole I was at?!?! So what do I do? Take an established curriculum, enhance and modify where necessary and find a way to ensure consistent application, retention and record keeping of this curriculum to 4,000 employees nation wide. They also want me to focus on leadership training to the field management team. My ancillary role is Safety primarily identifying concerns and addressing via training. I've been doing a lot of studying and talking to the field folks trying to learn as much as I can from them these past few days. I'm going out in the field today and tomorrow working as a line employee to get a ground up view of operations. Can't teach what I don't know... Another ancillary benefit is I'm no longer home officed and being out of the house working in an office environment has allowed me to shed about 5 lbs already. I'm focusing on my diet which is easy when you don't work so close to the kitchen... I'm also seeing improvements in my diabetes management with less stress, better sleep and diet. One of the negatives is my access to the forums is limited.... I check in occasionally but mostly during lunch or at night. OK, well time to hit the road, have a great day all! 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 3, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 3, 2017 Sounds like great news all around. Now go buy some cargo shorts and t shirts so you can fit in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 3, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: Now go buy some cargo shorts and t shirts so you can fit in. There must be a Walmart somewhere close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 3, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 3, 2017 9 minutes ago, Kzoo said: There must be a Walmart somewhere close by. Oh, look , Kingzoo, the champion of anitegalitarianism has arrived to look down upon the little people 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 4, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 4, 2017 8 hours ago, jsharr said: anitegalitarianism This wins today's 'Word-With-The-Most-Syllables' award! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 4, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 4, 2017 21 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: This wins today's 'Word-With-The-Most-Syllables' award! In the world of scrabble I would quickly add a "neo" to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 4, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 4, 2017 Glad things are going so well at the new job, ChrisL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted May 4, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 4, 2017 ChrisL, I'm very happy for you. Life's too short to have a shitty job. Unless you're one of these guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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