Summary for the year:
Days (working) on the road: 165
Days (Holiday) on the road: 23
Miles Flown: 120,000’ish
Flights: 100’ish
Sick: None!
Forgetting name of grandchild: None!
Using incorrect name of Grandchild: Once
Where I’ve been:
Texas: Austin, Dallas, Houston
Illinois: Chicago
LA: Sulphur
MO: St. Louis; St. Peters; Rolla
OR: Hillsboro, Gresham, Tualatin
CA: Fremont; San Jose; Pleasanton, Oakland; San Francisco
Japan: Tokyo; Naka
Netherlands: Amsterdam
Italy: Naples; Pompeii, Rome, Florence; Venice, Milan, Cinque Terre
Overall, travel was down this year. The economy is certainly impacting my business travel. This is the lowest my numbers have been in several years.
2009 looks like a sleeper!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The short bus
I spent the better part of two weeks traveling from customer site to customer site in the South and Central Plains. Let’s call it a Wine and Dine jaunt. Four separate customers, four separate lunches, dinners, and an untold amount of drinks.
I’m witty, I’m charming, I tell amusing stories, but still…don’t my customers get tired of me? I’m certainly tired of them. I need time away from my customers so that I can recover from my customers themselves.
I see no immediate relief. I’m home for two weeks, but I need to work a bit through the holidays. I may end up working at a customer site on Christmas Eve. Who wants to see me on Christmas Eve? No one in their right mind! Right after the holidays I’m back on the road for the first two weeks of January.
One of my customers is requesting that I accompany her to Japan in January, but isn’t sure when. I tried to tell them that I book up fast, but no luck. We’ll just wait and see how that little ditty plays out.
One of my newest customers is demanding serious hand holding, but they have yet to take possession of the equipment I sold them. Once you buy, you get the love. No buy=no love. They hounded me so hard for documentation that I sent them all the same documentation I sent them six months ago. They didn’t even notice.
Nice summary of my work. I regurgitate the same material, they don’t notice. This lets me know that they’re just seeking my attention.
I need to find someone else to throw under the bus as a diversion.
I’m witty, I’m charming, I tell amusing stories, but still…don’t my customers get tired of me? I’m certainly tired of them. I need time away from my customers so that I can recover from my customers themselves.
I see no immediate relief. I’m home for two weeks, but I need to work a bit through the holidays. I may end up working at a customer site on Christmas Eve. Who wants to see me on Christmas Eve? No one in their right mind! Right after the holidays I’m back on the road for the first two weeks of January.
One of my customers is requesting that I accompany her to Japan in January, but isn’t sure when. I tried to tell them that I book up fast, but no luck. We’ll just wait and see how that little ditty plays out.
One of my newest customers is demanding serious hand holding, but they have yet to take possession of the equipment I sold them. Once you buy, you get the love. No buy=no love. They hounded me so hard for documentation that I sent them all the same documentation I sent them six months ago. They didn’t even notice.
Nice summary of my work. I regurgitate the same material, they don’t notice. This lets me know that they’re just seeking my attention.
I need to find someone else to throw under the bus as a diversion.
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