200 Get To Know Me Questions (51-75)

 Hey Y'all!

How've you been? I've been doing well, hopeful this rain doesn't last too long. Rainy day's always make me drowsy. 

It's been awhile since I've done a get to know me blog, the questions can be found here.

51. If you could choose your own work schedule, would you? I do! It's awesome. Hubby's schedule changed, and because I work for me I was able to adjust no problem.  Now I work M, W, F, and occasionally Saturday from about 3pm 'til anywhere between 6pm and 10pm. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It's hard to pinpoint really, sometimes I'm working earlier and take a break for a few hours to do other stuff, sometimes I get started around 6pm and work until I go to bed around 12am.

52. Is there one job you’d never ever do? I wouldn't want to be a telemarketer ever again, worst job ever, and that was for the Police Benevolent Society.

53. What’s the first thing you do after getting home from work? N/A I'm already home. Before it used to be take off my shoes.

54. Who or what inspires you in your career? Everything! Creatives find inspiration everywhere.

55. How do you approach taking time off from work? I make sure time sensitive stuff is done, then, because I make my own schedule I take off when I need/want.

56. What’s something an outsider wouldn’t know about your industry? It's not as easy as it looks.

57. Do you have a morning routine at work? If so, what it’s like? Generally I start my day by checking email, social media, etc. Then I sit at my desk and get started on what needs done. Not much of a routine, but I don't know how to explain it since it's not the same day to day.

58. What’s your commute to work like? Non-existent.

59. Are you able to work from home, and if so, do you enjoy it? Yes, and yes.

60. Do you get along with all your coworkers? Yeah, I like me.

61. What’s your favorite thing about your current job? The creativity I have over all aspects of running things day to day.

62. What annoys you most? Not getting many sales, not having customer/reader engagement.

63. What’s the career highlight you’re most proud of? Going from PT to Management in a little over 6mo.

64. Do you think you’ll stay in your current gig awhile? Why or why not? If it makes financial sense, yes. I'll always do it, but may have to go somewhere outside of this very PT.

65. What type of role do you want to take on after this one? I like what I'm doing. I enjoyed retail management, but I prefer smaller companies.

66. Are you more of a "work to live" or a "live to work" type of person? Work is necessary, but family is always #1.

67. Does your job make you feel happy and fulfilled? Why or why not? These are getting redundant, and I'm getting bored. I love doing what I do, I love the creativity. I love seeing my customers happy!

68. How would your 10-year-old self react to what you do now? I had no "I wanna be... when I grow up" type ideas, but I think I'd think this is pretty cool.

69. What do you remember most about your first job? It was pretty easy. Leggs Hanes, even when it was busy it wasn't too much.  There was always at least 3 of us there, and we shared the responsibilities.

70. How old were you when you started working? Babysitting, around 14. "Real Job" 16.

71. What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? The aforementioned telemarketing, and Kmart. Both horrible. 

72. What originally got you interested in your current field of work? Growing up a kid of crafty creative people?! Dad worked for JoAnn Fabrics in the warehouse, then as a truck driver for many, many years. (Ride-alongs were awesome when they still allowed them!) He finished his career with them at company headquarters in the order shipping/receiving department. Mom wouldn't call herself crafty, but she was (and is) always re-decorating, painting, making curtains, etc.

73. Have you ever had a side hustle or considered having one? This was it. Now it's my hustle hustle. 

74. What’s your favorite part of the workday? Designing something new, coming up with new ideas.

75. What’s the best career decision you’ve ever made? I don't know that I've made it yet, but so far it's been believing in myself. Now I'd like to generate enough income to consistently be able to pay a bill or 2, or 3...

What's been your best/worst job? Share in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife