People.....

So we all know my husband is a District Manager who hires and trains new agents. Matt has been with Farmers for over 12 years and almost all his friends back home are in Insurance. They do so well, this isn't just a job but a life long career if you make it one. I mean everyone has to have insurance and Farmers is the #2 company in Colorado. Farmers is not commission only, not only do they have a great training program but we offer our own program for new agents in our District office as well.
We also all know I work for Matt and do what he needs me to do in the office. For the last month I have taken over the role as recruiter. So I find resumes I like, reach out to them via our Monster account and get potential new agents in to interview with Matt.
Now let me explain to you what Monster is..... people place their resume on this "Job Search" site to get employers to reach out to them. That is the only purpose of Monster. Each morning I reach out to newly posted resumes and shoot them a quick email. No call, nothing else.
Why am I telling you this? You would not believe the way PEOPLE treat me. PEOPLE who want a job, PEOPLE who posted their resume online with their own FREE will. It is literally awful..... I hate logging on each morning because of the things people say to me.
Here are a few just from this week....

"You do not know me, and it is rude and unprofessional to address me by my given name!

There is no way in HELL that I will ever do business with your company, especially after this contact from you!If I receive SPAM from you again (I make over $200k a year, and these positions you state you are hiring for are WAY beneath my skill set, education, and experience levels, so it is legally defined as SPAM), I will take legal action against you and your employer. TRUST ME!"

"F*** Off"

"I already have a job, piss off."

"Unless you can pay me a guaranteed 6 figures, shove this job up you a**"

"Insurance is a scam, if I get another email I will call the District Attorney or sue you"

"Get a real job like at McDonalds which would be more respectable and probably pay better than Insurance, F*** off"

Friends.... I could go on and on. And people will reply to me saying they will only talk to me once they hear what the salary is up front. I swear last time I tried to get a job I would never demand things up front from a potential employer. It is SO hard not to reply to these and even harder to not cry. What is wrong with people? Most of the time they don't even take the time to see that I work for Farmers Insurance and NOT State Farm or Liberty Mutual.... they think we are all the same company and I will get reamed for emails from other companies. Why are people so hateful? Who does this? Why would you speak to someone offering you an interview this way?

A Confession....

Hi Guys! I know I have been distant lately, distracted and rather boring and unfortunately I am not able to give you much of anything but I just have to let you in on one thing........
Up until about 10 days ago Matt and I were going to relocate for Matts career to Kansas city! We are not making this move anymore and that is all I am going to say! But I wanted to share these pictures with you......we took them in December and were going to use them if/when we announced our move! At one point this was going to be on our Christmas Card, but I couldn't just delete these pictures....I think they are too cute!!

Oscar was being a butt so he missed the family picture....................And Bella my cat is too much of a celebrity in the house to be caught by the paparazzi's lense!

So I hope this little tid bit will help you all to understand that I have had a ton on my plate that I couldn't share with you and that I still have a lot on my mind that I am working thru..... with all of that combined with a new job and routine leaves me with little blogging time! I just wanted to let you all know I am not ignoring you but sometime life gets in the way....so bear with me friends!

Big Change.....

Ok guys I have some news some things in my life that are changing......I wasn't going to say anything yet but I don't want you all to think I have abandoned you.
So, I turned in my 2 weeks notice at my current J-O-B yesterday! I know, big shock to everyone even my family. Why? A few reasons but mostly because I got a better offer and that is I all I need to say in this post. But today when I came to work I was told today would be my last day, not to finish out my 2 weeks! So I am cleaning up my desk and getting things in order.
When do I start my new job? December 13
What is it? Well, a good friend of mine Natalie (you can see her HERE) suggested I apply at her new company and in 1 weeks time my resume was handed in, I interviewed and I was offered the job. No need to draw out the jest.... I will be working in Land Title. And you know what? After 6 weeks of training with the company I will then be working from HOME! Yes, you heard me....and Yes, the pay is more than I make now.
NO! This is not a gimmick the company has been around for 30 years.
What does that mean for my blog? Well, my laptop is on the fritz so until next Monday when I can get that taken in my posts may slow down for a bit. And they may also slow down when I am training but it wont be long before it will look like nothing has changed.
Change is hard even if it is good (I always tell people that) and I am excited to see what this will bring for me! While I am off of work I am going to get ALL my Christmas shopping done before I start the new JOB!
Well guys looks like I am off to clean out my desk................wish me luck!