WhyNotZoidberg | 586 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 And there aren’t many people I can tell, so I’m telling you, sages. I am leaving a position as a sales rep for a plastic bag company. Our clients are produce farmers and packers. Mostly potatoes and carrots. The Canadians among us have seen vegetables packed in our bags at some point I guarantee it. I don't know if it’s the effects of Covid or what, but demand has exploded and our factory’s capacity has been going down. Weird times for a rep; can’t do visits, can’t get new business and we are actually talking about letting clients go. The phone calls and messages from clients asking when they’ll receive bags are incessant. I can never give a proper answer and I have 0 confidence in ETAs I gave people. Lots of political answers and lies. I have woken up with a cold ball of ice in my stomach everyday since September. So now I quit. I got a job as a « merchandising specialist » for Labatt Breweries. Fancy title for « guy who stacks the cases of beer once they are delivered ». Nothing as exciting as managing accounts, but it will certainly be a breath of fresh air to not have all that stress in my life all the time. Getting a new job was a new year’s resolution, so I guess I achieved this one rather quick! 13 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 774 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congratulations, less stress and getting ripped sounds like a good change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Glad that it was by your choice, and that it didn't leave you hanging. Hope the new job restores your sense of ease that the old seems to have taken! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 586 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Aguy said: Congratulations, less stress and getting ripped sounds like a good change. To oppose this, they give free beer regularly so might not actually get ripped lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,236 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congrats on getting out of there for your sanity!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,547 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congrats! Sounds like a great, low key gig for you. The beer guys around here always seem to be having a blast and giggling putting shipments away at grocery stores around here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 586 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Kguillemette said: Congrats! Sounds like a great, low key gig for you. The beer guys around here always seem to be having a blast and giggling putting shipments away at grocery stores around here! Aw that’s awesome to hear. People having fun at work feels like a novel concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragonx | 117 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 congrats! Hope the pay is still good enough for ya! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,891 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congrats. Go get em Beer Man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,210 Events Team · Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Beer > Plastic bag Easy win for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,598 Homebrew Team · Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Impacts from your job to your life and health shouldn't be overlooked, sounds like this was a good move. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 586 Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 10 hours ago, guillavoie said: Beer > Plastic bag Easy win for you! Seriously that’s another thing, I am pretty « eco-minded » and selling pastic bags by the hundreds of thousands always felt a bit contradictory. Of course, the process of making paper bags, say for potatoes, is also heavily polluting but that’s a side thought now. Glass is technically 100% recyclable and re-usable so at least there’s that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZCollector | 107 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Nice! Having got a new job myself (albeit not from quitting the previous one but being offered it instead), the general excitement of a new role is always great. Being around beer, lucky bastard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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