Cheers to You

Today was a little sad in the office. It was the last day for three people. None were from my department, but it was still sad. After work we went out for a few cocktails and a "mild" roast of a couple of the folks. Overall, I know if five people who have had their jobs eliminated. Again, it hasn't hit my department . . . yet. Of the five, three were able to get other jobs within the company (or with one of our franchise companies). It's pretty scary and I hope it turns around fast. All the best to all of you. I raise my glass to you.

Yee-Haw!

Years ago we used to have themed "closing" days. These would be days where we would run with a theme for the day and try to get as many signed contracts as we could for the day. Yesterday we had one and it was a western them. Everyone put on cowboy hats and bandannas and we were treated to "Redneck Party Mix" as our musical entertainment. The office was also treated to a lunch catered by Famous Dave's. A rip roaring good time. I won one of the hourly prizes - a gift card to Target! Today I found out I had the top sales of the day - that prize includes a day off w/pay, a free room at one of our fabulous hotels and a nice dinner gift certificate! Yahoo!

Fun at Work

We had a the task at work to come up iwth a 1 minute video on things we are going to do for sales in 2008. As a holiday gift last year, our boss had t-shirts made with the initials of our office -- formatted like the AC/DC logo. So, since we already had the shirts, we thought we would carry on the theme. We changed "Highway to Hell" to Highway to Sell. It was pretty funny and entertaining. We'll see what the higher ups think of it.