On a recently visited board I found a lengthy debate that was started with two simple words in the form of a very innocent question. “Why blog?”
Answers ranged from the initially silly responses to what seemed to be explanations that blogging is for some a method of therapy taking the place of pretty heavy prescriptions. (of course this launches my thought train into wishful thinking for a case study that would show the effects of such a situation… but I digress.)
My obsession interest in blogging lies with what I read much more than what I may type. I love finding gems such as Pizza Delivery Stories. Blogs where employees simply talk about daily life in their profession of choice or circumstance. What’s typically fun is when I stumble on a really well written blog or one so drenched in sarcasm that it’s hard to close the browser and get back to work.
Looking to find out what a job is really like? Hit Google Blog Search and do some homework. Of course you’ll need to keep in mind that some people start a blog about their job just to complain, but with some patience (or l33t g00gl3 skillz) you can find quite a few that might answer your questions.
From: Pizza Delivery Stories
Tonight was a frustrating night for me.I drove for a little over 4 hours, took 9 deliveries, drove 29 miles, and made $23 in tips. Of the 9 deliveries, 8 of them were doubles. The high percentage of doubles was what kept my mileage low as most of them were far away.
We had a manager not so familiar with the map doing the routing tonight. It was frustrating to me as I had to un-dispatch several runs that were routed as doubles that were in opposite directions, and then combine them as doubles with runs in the right direction.
Also, around 7 the managers asked if it was ok to send the day-driver home. I commented that none of the prep work was done and there were alot of dishes. The day driver then stayed “to help” but he brought in one box from the freezer and then left on a delivery.
Once upon a time, after drivers were taken “off the road”, they had to work for 20 to 30 miinutes doing inside work (prep or dishes) before clocking out. This never happens anymore and it leaves alot of work for the late drivers.
Luckily Steve pitched in tonight to help with dishes. He can run alot of dishes through in a short amount of time!
Finally, best of luck to Brianne as she becomes the GM at another shop in our franchise.
Of course, this is just an example of only one great blog that fits in that ‘day in the life of’ category – there are thousands out there ranging from entry level jobs to executive titles. And Kevin, if you happen to see this post, I’m really pulling for you and your wife to retire on those fish stick eBay items. Best of luck, sir!
