Weekly Blog- Do You Enjoy Your Job? I Do!

I don't know how many people can honestly say they loving going to work. When I think of these types of people, I usually think of athletes and entertainers. However, there is a lot of stress that is attributed to their everyday life because of their profession. There jobs are something which require a set skill that is very demanding.

I do not know any of my close friends who say they enjoy going to work or do so by choice. They find work wherever work can be found at rates that are hard to have much to spend on fun. The only way to make enough money is to work full 8 to 12 hour shifts. I have been fortunate enough to have a job which I control both my hours and pay. During high school, I ran my own eBay store through selling Brewers bobbleheads and other stadium giveaway items. Because this was a seasonal job, I sought out a job which had a chance to maintain a constant flow of money 12 months of the year. The summer of 2007 led me to work at Vector Marketing. I am a sales representative selling Cutco cutlery. I set up in house appointments and am paid a commission rate. Because of this, I control how many appointments I work which ultimately determines my pay. Over fall break, I reached my fourth promotion to Senior Advisor when I crossed the $10,000 sales mark. I only setup six appointments over the break, but I sold over $2000 in these four days. My paycheck for this break is going to be over $600 dollars. The six appointments took less than 10 hours to complete. Doing the math, this comes out to over $60 per hour.

I do not enjoy my job simply because I can make more money than I ever imagined at a young age. The appointments are enjoyable because the customer interacts with me through demonstrations. Our office is filled with other college kids who are as determined to be successful as I am. It builds and environment which is positive and competitive. I am grateful to be able to sell a product which is easy enjoyable to sell. I thank God for giving me this unique opportunity to be able to give firstfruits back to Him who gave it to me.