Thursday, July 22, 2010

Traveling

I've been traveling on business since I last wrote, and I'm still away, so this is just a quick note to say I haven't forgotten you.  I've been going to stores all over the West coast doing customer service training.  Kind of funny considering that I hung up on that man not too long ago (you may remember, I pretended that I couldn't hear him due to a bad connection, then hung up mid-sentence).  Bad on me.  Oh well, I won't do it again. 

Besides providing customer service training, I'm also providing training on some of our proprietary systems.  I really hate proprietary systems though.  If anyone ever tries to sell you or your company a proprietary system, just say NO!  After all, a proprietary system really is just a way for the seller to ensure that you are stuck paying money to them forever more.  It makes it virtually impossible to switch to a system that everyone is using.  And this presents a whole host of problems that I won't even get into. 

For example, QuickBooks Pro is an excellent accounting system that almost every bookkeeper or accountant is familiar with.  Other no-name systems, such as SAGE (face it, not many people have ever heard of that system, but if you have please let me know) require special training.  And once you get your data entry systems linked in with no-name accounting systems, you are pretty much stuck with it forever more!  

Well, off I go to dinner with some of the students.  Ciao! 

5 comments:

  1. I agree with your 100%, our corp bought ORACLE!!
    Freakin bag of crap... nothing sexy about Oracle, anything sexy about your students ;)

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  2. If you're in or around Los Angeles and bored let me know!

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  3. H & BJ, I've just gotten a few minutes to respond, so I apologize for the delay.

    H - Yes, a few sexy students, but I don't mix business and pleasure ;-> I don't need to lose my job, or my reputation at work for a few hours of pleasure when I can get that so many other places. I also had no time while I was traveling for that (sad face).

    BJ - I will keep you in mind if an opportunity should arise ... thanks for the invitation!

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  4. Gabrielle, good logic and sound judgement.
    Let me extend an invitation to you aswell if your ever in Houston and wish to experience the perfect curvature (wink) let me know

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  5. H, I will be VERY tempted to take you up on that offer if I should ever get to Houston ... you with that purrrfuckt curvature! I'm getting wet just thinking about it (big lustful smile)!

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