I'm with Misslynn. I have always wanted this profession and I have had training in this field as far as an Associates Degree, then self taugh after that. However, when I look at my boss who is the Senior Vice President, and CFO and has been with this company for 28 years now, there is NO WAY I could do the job he is doing and have to deal with the stress that he has of operating the finances of this company. He's has excellent rapport with the customer, and quite frankly that is why he is still here. He deals with more stress and can jump from one item to another like nobody's business, and when the going gets tough, like it is right now, he's at his best! Can you tell, I know my boss after 10 years, and I really don't want their travel schedule or lifestyle for that matter, have to travel on a dime, no life, as you are constanly on the cell phone talking to someone. I'm more of a behind the scenes type person. If he needs a reservation to go somewhere tomorrow, that would fall under my department. If he needs a package that is critical to the customer to go, that will get done without a second thought. If he needs me for some major project, he'll call on me to do it.
I just know I can't handle their level of stress and the daily activities they do without giving it a second thought. You know, we really should stress Boss's day a bit higher then we do. They really do deserve the respect that they don't get.
Diamondlady
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