I Get A Bit Dramatic About A 'Promotion'

And just like that, I absolutely love my job. Wow.

Most people would tweet this and that'd be it. I, however, am just self indulgent enough to blog about it.

*Note - sitting at the job that I'm currently raving about.*

I have no idea what I've said on this page, so I'll just do a quick recap. I've been working at an Amazon redistributor as a data entry/junior affiliate for seven months now. Due to the lack of creativity, and abundance of monotony, I've felt a little run down lately. It might have something to do with how long this winter lasted, it being my first year out of college, or 22 other reasons. Today though, man. Today has been one of the best days in a very long time.

Lately my company has been trying to break away from Amazon and start their own website. Around that time I made a big decision. I approached my boss and told him what was on my mind. We spoke for a long time. We talked about how I wasn't content with my current role, how it had nothing to do with payment or compensation, and how I would be a big asset to something creative like building a website. He heard me -- He's always great with hearing me out, seriously -- and he put me on the job of ... well, helping. But it was a start.

Over the next few weeks I would diversify my working experience dramatically. I went to my first business meeting at my bosses friend's office, taking notes like a good little helper, and I learned a ton about eCommerce and website building. I was given a small budget and tasked with creating a business card via Fiverr.com. And, most importantly, I was told to research other similar companies and see what I could learn. This lead me to discover the importance of Business Blogging.

When that happened I felt like the sun came out for the first time in months, a small ray making its way 93 million miles just to fill me with hope. But this was a different hope than I've ever felt before. I didn't find an end goal, a dreamy circumstance of ultimate success, but the beginning of a path, on which I've never stepped foot. It was short burst. I raised my head up, felt the sun, then went right back down and got to work. It's trippy, thinking about the one photon that fought it's way from the bubbling star, from lava and combustion, that hit me at the exact moment I felt my career path shift. It didn't just fight, it battled. It was a war, from a star, that gave me A New Hope.

Im the greateest writer in the world

So I put my best foot forward and worked my ass off to make this blog a reality. I needed to make this blog the right way, I need to make it successful, Ah! This is so exciting! What am I doing? What, huh? It was coming together right in front of me, stumbling, scattered, when I had another crazy photon or whatever I said before.

I was gonna make it a comedy blog. Yes! Of course!

Now, I'm not selling you on this idea, because I already know that it's fucking amazing. My boss thought so, too. We sell health and beauty products, but we aren't health or beauty experts. Dietitians are expensive to hire, comedians are cheap and just looking for work. If you're reading this and agreed to write for me, I do not apologize. Know what you are. An alternative.

Sorry, nah, it's actually a dream job for me. Absolute dream scenario. Working with other writers to develop original comedy content? As a day job?! I don't drop my main responsibilities, which is fine with me because I'm good at those by now, but now I get to spend work time being a comedy writer. I'm a professional comedy writer.

I've been getting emotional all day, and it's not even lunch. Do I get emotional at lunch a lot? I'm so incredibly excited to come to work now. I feel pride that I've kept a sort of effort to take advantage of this opportunity, and I feel completely prepared to try at this and start getting better. Cause that's still where I'm at. The beginning of the path.

Ok, I'm still at work, but this needed to come out before I get back to, you know, being a goddamn content manager.  If you got this far and are interested in comedy writing, please send me an email at Jessegardner7@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook. I have a budget, and I can pay writers!

Thanks for reading.

Things I learned: How far away the sun is, trippy isn't recognized by spell check