An Answer for "M."

Dear M~

Endorsing you was my pleasure.  I do apologize for my tardy reply, however, I have been keeping myself occupied in other areas.  How might you be doing this fine evening?  Has the winter left you cold or have you kept the internal fires raging?  There is nothing like a good internal fire to get one going in the direction they desire.

Ah, the question of my profile.  I guess it would leave one wondering now wouldn’t it, however, I rather like that aspect of my profile.  What do I do?  Hum...that is a good question.  Let us just say that what I do leaves me the ability to be me in all aspects of my personality.

As my profile states, I don’t care for the corporate experience as I have been there, I have done, that, and I have the T-shirt to prove it.  Since that is the case, I work doing something that allows me to be me in all my glory without the binds of conformity in the land of beige.

What I do for money is not as important as what I do for pleasure.  My pleasures are about learning new things or expanding on what I already know...Jack of all trades, but master of none.  I do not seek a job within ********, but I do seek minds in which to read or interact with when time finds me.

Regarding work, I do work two days a week which allows me to have my cake and eat it too by granting me twenty days of the month to spend as I so choose.  Summer and winter finds me with two weekends off which means that I am away from home for three weeks at each shot.  This is not too shabby huh?  Nevertheless, what do I do, right?  How many employed can travel almost 1,000 driven miles per month to be with loved ones for a week?  I bet only a few may do that and I am one of them.

Having owned a similar business to the one I now work for, I know the ropes of not only how to manage the place, but how to make sales even with hagglers.  My strongest point is my human factor which allows me to know that everyone shits and that all things are subjective.  My vulgarity/quirkiness is taken into consideration and is also a selling point as are my discussions with customers.  Mind you, what I do is not everyone’s cup of tea, but it works for me.  Being that I only work two days a week, I am open when other businesses need me be they in the same trade or not.  One woman that I worked for said that I could sell snowballs to Eskimos.  Personally, I don’t believe that as I never push a sale.  Rather, I let the person “think” for themselves and base their decision not on what I tell them, but more so on their own experience.  My boss may not like my selling style, but I bring her the most profit so she shuts up and puts up lest I quit.

What I do is not corporate by a long shot and may even be considered menial by many, but I am happy with my freedom.  By now you must be wondering, “What does she sell?”

M, it is your turn.  Tell me about you and your likes and dislikes in the corporate world.  What would you like to change in your life to make it better?  If you had the option, would you opt for free time over labor?  What makes your motor run?  What cranks your cranium?  I too do not have an agenda, but would like to know more about you to satisfy my curiosity.  I may not be able to connect you to others, but we can make a human connection right here and right now.  What say you?  Shall you go for it?  I hope so.

In looking forward to your response, I bid you adieu.

~ Arachne ~ Feb. 22, 2013 @ 10:26 p.m. EST