'Second Hand'

My week so far has entailed vendor entertainment, last minute bids, and a company car. During the end of the year our vendors love to wine and dine their key customers or distributors. My company Graybar just happens to be one of the largest distributors. What that means is that we sell a lot of their crap! Last night we went to a nice restaurant in Crofton. The highlight of the night was that I got carded! One of the younger employees got carded as well and they were not happy about it. Anymore I find myself not minding it at all. I find these events not as appealing as when I first started in the industry. It’s more of the vendors trying to pry information about business and heavy drinking. Since I don’t drink that much anymore, this is no longer my idea of fun. I believe all the smoke in the bar is also one of the main reasons I don’t prefer these activities. I can’t stand smoke and cigar smoke is even worse.

Tonight, another vendor is taking the company out to ‘The Chart House’ in Annapolis. I am excited about this. From my understanding this restaurant is a classy place and I will be eating a tender Filet Mignon.

This week for some reason has been full of last minute bids. Work normally is a little more predictable, but so far we have been under the gun to quote these projects. It’s a great thing that I have more than a weeks vacation coming up shortly!

Yesterday I picked up my company car. It is not the sharpest or coolest car on the road, but it is a free ride so I can’t complain. This means I may be selling my car shortly, but not sure yet. The only problem I have with the Taurus is that the last salesman was a smoker. Man, do I hate cigarette smoke! It’s hard to think of a more unattractive thing that is always followed by an awful smell.