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By education and experience - Accountant with a specialty in taxation. Formerly a CPA (license has lapsed). Masters degree in law of taxation from University of Denver. Now retired. Part time work during baseball season as receptionist & switchboard operator for the Colorado Rockies. This gig feeds my soul in ways I have trouble articulating. One daughter, and four grandchildren. I share the house with two cats; a big goof of a cat called Grinch (named as a joke for his easy going "whatever" disposition); and Lady, a shelter adoptee with a regal bearing and sweet little soprano voice. I would be very bereft if it ever becomes necessary to keep house without a cat.
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Happy Dance
The masthead at the top of the page of my blog remarks on my part time gig with the Colorado Rockies. I've struggled more than once to speak sensibly about why I like this particular stadium assignment so much.
The personnel in the section of the stadium staff I work under wear a great many hats. Security in six or seven different areas I can think of, ushers, ticket takers, "VIP" representatives (who do things like run elevators, monitor escalator use, operate the games in the interactive area {batting cage, pitch radar gun, little kids T-ball and so on} ), and general "guest relations" personnel who answer questions, recognize birthdays, assist with wheelchair needs, guide blind patrons, etc, etc.
The latter area is where I work - in guest relations, and one of the things this staff sector does is answer the phone. It was an unpopular assignment for quite a few seasons before someone had the idea to ask me if I would try. At first I was skeptical, but almost from the get-go, I loved it. For one thing, after about the second inning, I can usually read. We have two TV monitors, so we keep up with the game action. But more to the heart of the matter, my inate curiosity is a big plus.
All my working career, one boss after another has told me I was too nosy. I recognize the part of my personality which gave rise to this criticism. They were right about my being curious, but whether knowing a wide range of facts about the company where I worked was a plus or a minus (ie, too nosy) is probably a topic for another forum.
For this part time, do something fun, make a little extra money job - being curious and remembering what I find out is a huge plus. I'm not sure for a receptionist/switchboard operator in a large organization if one can be TOO nosy. I've asked the regular 9-5 receptionist if she thinks she could write a job description which would include everything one would need to know to do the job well. She doesn't think she could, and neither could I. You just need to be prepared for anything, and most importantly, you need to know who and how to ask when something comes up that you are unfamiliar with.
Bottom line, I just love it. I've talked to famous people and to run of the mill baseball fans, I have dealt with jerks, and with the nicest people in the world. Every trip to work carries the potential for something new and different, and for the nugget of experience which will make a wonderful story.
So why the happy dance today? The stadium staff called and this coming Tuesday and again on Jan 3, they need someone to fill in for main reception. Half a day on Tuesday, all day on the third. In the darkest months of the year, the darkest week of the year, with no baseball in my life except reading of the winter meeting and various trades in the newspaper - I get to go to work! At Coors Field! Happy Dance, indeed!
Woodstock
The personnel in the section of the stadium staff I work under wear a great many hats. Security in six or seven different areas I can think of, ushers, ticket takers, "VIP" representatives (who do things like run elevators, monitor escalator use, operate the games in the interactive area {batting cage, pitch radar gun, little kids T-ball and so on} ), and general "guest relations" personnel who answer questions, recognize birthdays, assist with wheelchair needs, guide blind patrons, etc, etc.
The latter area is where I work - in guest relations, and one of the things this staff sector does is answer the phone. It was an unpopular assignment for quite a few seasons before someone had the idea to ask me if I would try. At first I was skeptical, but almost from the get-go, I loved it. For one thing, after about the second inning, I can usually read. We have two TV monitors, so we keep up with the game action. But more to the heart of the matter, my inate curiosity is a big plus.
All my working career, one boss after another has told me I was too nosy. I recognize the part of my personality which gave rise to this criticism. They were right about my being curious, but whether knowing a wide range of facts about the company where I worked was a plus or a minus (ie, too nosy) is probably a topic for another forum.
For this part time, do something fun, make a little extra money job - being curious and remembering what I find out is a huge plus. I'm not sure for a receptionist/switchboard operator in a large organization if one can be TOO nosy. I've asked the regular 9-5 receptionist if she thinks she could write a job description which would include everything one would need to know to do the job well. She doesn't think she could, and neither could I. You just need to be prepared for anything, and most importantly, you need to know who and how to ask when something comes up that you are unfamiliar with.
Bottom line, I just love it. I've talked to famous people and to run of the mill baseball fans, I have dealt with jerks, and with the nicest people in the world. Every trip to work carries the potential for something new and different, and for the nugget of experience which will make a wonderful story.
So why the happy dance today? The stadium staff called and this coming Tuesday and again on Jan 3, they need someone to fill in for main reception. Half a day on Tuesday, all day on the third. In the darkest months of the year, the darkest week of the year, with no baseball in my life except reading of the winter meeting and various trades in the newspaper - I get to go to work! At Coors Field! Happy Dance, indeed!
Woodstock
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