acidrock
GO PACKERS!
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Originally Posted by Paul881
It is true what they say about men...as we get older, we regress.
Nah. But your dick gets smaller.
Gee Mike,you must be really old.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul881
It is true what they say about men...as we get older, we regress.
Nah. But your dick gets smaller.
Good thing I had soooo much to start with then.acidrock said:Gee Mike,you must be really old.
acidrock said:Friday
So what kind of freak were you?
Paul881 said:Regular
Me in Lycra Don't I just look so good?
I don't know how to insert a bigger picture - this BB seems to limit the image size to 64K. Which is probably as well considering......
I might cut my grass today,it's awful long in some places and barely starting in others.dachay2tnr said:April Showers
On the plus side, it is starting to green everything up.
The place my brother got married at was shut down by the health department one week after his wedding.About as week too late from my POV.Weddings
My daughter booked her wedding hall yesterday. I now realize I was brought along to write the deposit check. I didn't particularly care for the place - not horrible, but not great either. However, I don't recall being asked my opinion.
Don't worry. I know my place here.acidrock said:Oh and BTW,just keep your mouth shut and sign the checks okay.
dachay2tnr said:Of course, I know absolutely nothing about the industry - but that hasn't stopped me in the past.
I need him to measure my dick for me.acidrock said:I remember a salesidiot telling me that a 12" radius is only one inch different from a 15" radius.This was a person bidding on jobs in six figures.
As long as you're willing to buy something.....dachay2tnr said:I need him to measure my dick for me.
dachay2tnr said:I went on sort of a job interview today. It's for a garden center who is looking to build their wholesale business - selling pavers and retaining walls to contractors.
Very entrepreneurial is essence. Pretty much a free hand in trying to develop and grow this part of their business.
They were not necessarily actively looking for someone. But I have a good friend who works for a paver manufacturer (actually Vic the Drum), and this is one of his customers. They discussed their idea with him, and he suggested they might want to talk to me.
Of course, I know absolutely nothing about the industry - but that hasn't stopped me in the past.
We had a preliminary meeting today, after which we both agreed to step back and think about it, and talk again next week. At this point, I'm not sure how I feel about it (having gotten somewhat used to retirement ). Hopefully they'll decide they want someone with more industy experience, and make it easy for me.
Thanks. I may take you up on it if anything happens with this.Paul881 said:That's very interesting. Joking aside, I have a lot of business experience especially in Business Development/marketing and have given my services for free to friends who have their own small businesses, which has helped them crystallize plans that have had. The result being a very positive effect on their business. I did it as much as anything a) to help my friends and b) to prove to myself that what I have learnt can be used whatever the market sector.
It never ceases to amaze me how some businesses survive (and even thrive) even though they make a complete balls-up of customer interface/marketing/sales support etc. Including employing dick-head sales guys
When I did consultancy for a living, in every single enterprise I worked for, I was quickly and easily able to identify at least six things to improve business - and then did so (except in one case where the CEO himself was a complete dick-head)
Good luck - you can do it - (think - market segmentation and differentiation - what would make the target customer buy pavers from the enterprise?) If you need any brainstorming help, let me know - be pleased to assist.
dachay2tnr said:Thanks. I may take you up on it if anything happens with this.
I tried to take advice once from a salesman I knew. He told me he used to spend a lot of time getting the customers to like him, and then he would threaten to commit suicide if they didn't buy from him. When I tried it, they said "try not to get any blood on the floor."
I also would like to volunteer my services,here are a few suggestions.If you need any brainstorming help, let me know - be pleased to assist
By strange coincidence, so am I.acidrock said:And I'm off again.
I usually just use mine for a couple of months, and it manages to get it own stains.acidrock said:I will however be busy staining and sealing a new kitchen set and a bench for the sun room.
acidrock said:It's Friday!.
Salesmen
Although they are the natural sworn enemy of anybody who actually produces something ,it's not too bad at my shop.We have more of a team attitude at my shop where at the last place there were distinct lines between the field and office workers.Plus if someone screws up they admit it,strange and hard to believe,but it I swear it's true.
One time a sales man went to measure a job with twenty semi truck doors and he only measured one door,as it turned out that door was a different size than all the rest,two inches wider,we had to cut an inch off each end of every section of all the other doors.He was lucky the other doors weren't two inches wider.