Yarmuck
The Poopsmith
Here's a little bit of a back story, I've been unemployed for 2 years. I had been working in the culinary industry, but the terrible pay, hours, and conditions were literally tearing my marriage apart.
When the company said they were laying off people, I volunteered to be at the top of the list.
Trying to switch industries proved difficult. Though I had plenty of office experience, companies weren't looking past the fact that I worked in the food industry.
Well, this past Monday, I actually had an interview for an office position which I originally thought to be customer service. It turned out to be for collections, which I am completely unqualified for. At some point during the testing phase, which took place a few days before the interview, my proctor had asked if I had any accounting experience.
Well the interview for collections was clearly heading south, so I made mention of the accounting inquiry. I said that even though I don't have any professional experience accounting, I have a hobby that I do keep very meticulous accounting records of.
I pulled out a spreadsheet of my corn snake Silky and began to show how a snake that originally cost me only $20 has risen to a specific cost of $119.83 over a period of two years of ownership. Every specific was broken down, from food and substrate, to electricity and sanitation costs. Furthermore, I presented her next year's estimated upkeep cost, including projected inflation costs. I also showed her growth tracking, including percentage changes from month to month. To top it all off, I had three future potential matings worked out with projected revenues based on the number of offspring and current corn snake market trends.
Though they were squeamish about the topic, they were impressed enough to give me a job in their purchasing department.
This hobby just paid me back in a way I never saw coming. Yay for Snakes!
When the company said they were laying off people, I volunteered to be at the top of the list.
Trying to switch industries proved difficult. Though I had plenty of office experience, companies weren't looking past the fact that I worked in the food industry.
Well, this past Monday, I actually had an interview for an office position which I originally thought to be customer service. It turned out to be for collections, which I am completely unqualified for. At some point during the testing phase, which took place a few days before the interview, my proctor had asked if I had any accounting experience.
Well the interview for collections was clearly heading south, so I made mention of the accounting inquiry. I said that even though I don't have any professional experience accounting, I have a hobby that I do keep very meticulous accounting records of.
I pulled out a spreadsheet of my corn snake Silky and began to show how a snake that originally cost me only $20 has risen to a specific cost of $119.83 over a period of two years of ownership. Every specific was broken down, from food and substrate, to electricity and sanitation costs. Furthermore, I presented her next year's estimated upkeep cost, including projected inflation costs. I also showed her growth tracking, including percentage changes from month to month. To top it all off, I had three future potential matings worked out with projected revenues based on the number of offspring and current corn snake market trends.
Though they were squeamish about the topic, they were impressed enough to give me a job in their purchasing department.
This hobby just paid me back in a way I never saw coming. Yay for Snakes!
I'm still a little nervous though, I've never worked in purchasing before. But my wife says it will all work out.