I don’t know if I’ve mentioned here before how much I truly love work. Where I work is a dream come true. No sarcasm, no BS, honestly it is FANTASTIC! I am happy going to work in the mornings and happy when I leave in the evenings. There have been a couple of times I would have liked to yank the hairs from my head during my transition from admin to project manager, but otherwise it’s great!

Now, don’t get me wrong. I have had jobs in the past that I really liked. One was fun, laid back, and used my college major, music, but was not stable, so I moved on. One was fun, but I felt under appreciated, so I moved on. One was extremely fulfilling and fun, but was also very stressful and unhealthy, so again, I moved on. One was downright evil, though they sounded like they would be fun (I still have a legal responsibility for another year not to talk about this one), and I was forcibly sent packing. But this is the first job that has been such a good fit (with the exception it is not a music job) that I do not ever want to leave.

As an example of how much fun it is (and how appreciated I feel), today we had our outing to celebrate all birthdays from July through December. We usually do 2 to 3 birthday outings per year. These involve lunch and an activity. Today we went to McCormick and Schmick’s for lunch then to The World of Coca-Cola for our activity. We tend to be a silly group, and today was no exception. The 4-D movie was definitely an experience, with hooting and hollering, and inappropriate comments. >) Then we moved on to the tasting room. Now, let me preface tasting with the fact we work in food and beverage, primarily spirits promotion. So imagine, 12 people walking through the tasting room

talking about the different Coke products as though they were fine wines. Swirling, sniffing, slurping, we didn’t go so far as spitting. Discussing each one at length as though it was some fantastic vintage. We are most definitely silly.

And my desk (along with almost everyone’s) is covered with samples of wines, spirits and mixers. It’s really kind of crazy. In a good way. My particular desk boasts 4 bottles of wine, 4 different vodkas, 3 different liqueurs, a rum and an Irish whiskey.

And we often have mixology tastings. Drink development is one of the services we provide and the only way to gauge how a drink will be received is to try the drink. So, sometimes I even get paid to drink on the job. Martinis, mojitos, cocktails, wines, straight up spirits and liquors. Name it, we’ve probably tasted it.

Yes, I love my job. And unfortunately no, we are not hiring right now.