New Jobs for Ryan and Tanelle

I have now been with channel 4 for nearly three months. I am enjoying my job, but some of the account executives are immature, rude and not to mention they are in their late 30's early 40's. I remember my first week went great, then my second week was a nightmare. Once I got out and started informing new businesses about advertise on channel 4 I stepped on a few toes...meaning I walked into some businesses that other account executives already had. When I got back to the station one of the male account executives (42-years-old) started singing the jingle "Jody Wilkinson, Acura." Well I found that strange because I had just returned back to the station after visiting with that dealer. He then came up to me and started talking to me about walking into the dealership and that was his account. I remember apologizing and feeling terrible. Later that day I learned about a master list from my sales manager indicating who had certain accounts.

The next week I went into Cactus and Tropicals because they were not on the master list, and I thought they would be perfect for television advertising. So I made several attempts to speak with the owners, but they were always in and out of meetings. I remember one day I was sitting at my desk sending an email to Cactus and Tropicals when a women who has worked at channel 4 for 8+ years, also 39-years-old, comes behind me and says in a rude and demanding voice..."Um, what made you think you could go into Cactus and Tropicals and ask them to advetise? Don't you know they are already on the air through me?" She had attitude like a 16-year-old. I told her the company was not on the master list and she just rolled her eyes at me and congratulated my courage. At this point I was confused, I felt crying and I was beyond upset, but I kept my cool and tried to shrug it off. I went into my boss and talked to him about the situations that had been occurring the past few weeks. He reassured me not to worry. He said they were only acting like that because they are scared and intimidated by me, but still, there is no need to be rude. He also said he was glad that I was stepping on toes because that shows I am not intimidated by going into bi businesses, which is true. So anyway, I like my job, like my managers, I like about 2 or 3 other account executives out of 18. I don't feel like I can be myself around them because they are rude. For the most part I keep to myself, and I go out and get businesses to advertise with channel 4. Thank heavens I don't have to work side-by-side with some of these people. I would pull my hair out!

Ryan is also having similar problems at his work...Jolley's Corner Pharmacy. People there are rude, sarcastic and not willing to help him learn as much as he would like to. Ironically Ryan and I started our new jobs the same day, August 10, 2009. Maybe we just got into new jobs at the wrong time? Ryan only has to deal with it for several more months because come May, he is done with in class Pharmacy School and onto one year of rotations and then walk May 2011! I am hoping I will make enough money so he can quite sooner and not have to work with those punks.

I am so proud of my hubby for working so hard and trucking through school. Ryan has only taken a six month break from working while being in college. Who works full time and goes through a graduate school? Not many! He would probably be embarrassed about what I am about to write, but I am writing it anyway because he doesn't read the blogs closely. He looks at the pictures. Ryan is so smart and self driven. He works hard for his grades and still has time to go on dates with me. I am amazed with the self discipline he has. He has to work ten times harder than all the other pharmacy students because the other students have had pharmacy experience before being accepted into pharmacy school, but not Ryan. He worked in Infectious Disease at ARUP for nearly 6 years. What can I say, my hubby is a smarty and works hard for his amazing grades! I couldn't be more proud! Although, we both can't wait for his schooling to be over with.

To be continued...