Today was not a terribly exciting day because I've caught Travalon's cold. I did work from home, and someone put a meeting on my calendar that didn't seem relevant to me, since it's about hiring people in the new system, and I was promised that I would never have to do any human resources stuff again. The only really entertaining thing is that I was going to meet Mr. Icon after adoration tonight, but I didn't go to adoration or meet Mr. Icon, who is in town for a few days. When I told Travalon, he said just as well, Mr. Icon wouldn't want a short meeting (he is notorious for wanting to converse past two in the morning), but Spellcheck kept changing Mr. Icon's name. Travalon got frustrated and made up a new name for him: Xavier Xing. Unsure if this was a famous person I should know, I googled "Xavier Xing" and found this fantastic piece of pure bull doodie on a "professional" social media website:
"A seasoned, results-producing management professional with extensive experience leading profit-generating operations through innovative merchandising, pricing and eventing, and focus on continuous product turnover. I am an effective leader skilled in developing highly productive, sales-driven teams by implementing customer-focused training and sales programs. I possess exceptional ability to establish rapport with clients, gain trust, and build strong repeat and referral business. I have a proven track record of effective short-and long-term tactical planning and improving operational processes to reduce shrink and achieve optimal profitability."
Wow. Tell me you are no fun at parties without telling me you are no fun at parties. Also, after reading this, I am no more enlightened as to Xavier Xing's skills than before I read it, except maybe at writing things in Business Blather. Is he a personnel manager or a salesperson or a project manager? Or has he just bounced around the private sector and done a bunch of jobs, so he squished it all together in this description? Let me try to translate this:
"I've been working for years at companies that sell things. I got lots of people to sign up for our corporate credit card. I also sold a lot of widgets. I found a place selling paper clips for less, which saved us tens of dollars every year in office supplies." There - I fixed it for you.
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