Background.

I am a salesman. If you asked my 1 year if i wanted to go into sales, i would have laughed. if you ask my now if i like sales...well thats why i am writing this blog. we shall see.

i started 6 months ago, give or take a week. friday was my first close. what lead up to that, well a lot of bullshit, a lot of hilarity, and a lot of what-have-us.

i sell for a TV station, and I beyond that, i will divulge only a few things. a tv salesman sells airtime. i like to think i sell dreams. not. it is a station that you would get if you had only rabbit ears on your tv, so it is a channel that is better than a cable channel, because EVERYONE gets it. (Most people dont know this, but only 60% of people have cable, in the area where i slang.) thus, one may deduct I work for an advertisers dream station. in theory, my station reaches 100% of the market. in theory.

no you have about as much of an idea of what tv sales entails as i did when i started. so, we are somewhat even.

to part, i will introduce the characters i work for and with.

Bosses:
Boss1: my bosses boss. a tough, old man who smokes 2 packs a day, and has been in the tv buying/selling business since before i was born. he is terrified by all except me and Runner (will describe him later)

Barbie: now, this is my boss, and i dont use that name with a negative connotation. she is the best boss i have had as of yet, and i have nothing bad to say about her over all 6 months i have been there. good stories to come about that.

Fellow "ice" salesman:
Runner: (14 months at TV station) partner in crime as of late. he and i are more or less the golden children of TV station.

Iret: (15 years in industry, 13 months at TV station...going on 3 days) my cube"mate". her cube is just on the other side of mine. i can hear everything, and she can hear everything. i am in ear shot of her, which will come to be very cumbersome in posts to come. she is a cancer survivor, and the most stressed out person i have ever met.

Shady: Fired.

Jameson: (5 years at TV station...13 years+/- in industry) approaching mid-aged in years, adolescence in maturity. he is wise, loud, and hooks me up with hints, leads, and tips to make me successful and above all other relative rookies.

Jonesy: (20 years +/- at station) on a different side of sales...semi considered a boss. little to no interaction ever.

Crystal: Quit. Still a friend to runner and me.

Nam: (3 months with TV station) Silent. Awkward at times. this guy makes me feel like i am in elementary school again. every time i see him, i feel he is an outsider, and i try to bring him in the club, but he just misses the boat every time.

more as it comes up. tomorrow, i continue attempting to close deals with the powerful Eskimos.