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Old 02-24-2009, 10:43 PM
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Thank you Tin .. I am very excited !!!
They wanted to know if I know how to 'sell' ...
What?
Asking an Orchid Enabler if they know how to sell .. Do they kid????

Sunny .. I love that little gecko .. wish I could put him in my pocket and carry him where ever I go

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Old 02-25-2009, 03:11 AM
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Full-time?! That's so exciting! They just have to see that you're the best person for the job!

Do you know how to sell?! What a question!


And if they don't hire you, they'd have to deal with thousands of outraged OB members ready to defend you!

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Old 02-25-2009, 05:12 AM
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Yay Dorothy! I hope everything works out for you! I had posted a message a day or two ago, but for some reason it never appeared... OB is doing this more and more often to me!

Back in my first year of horticulture college, my dream job was to work in a nursery or garden center. But after a few internships in nurseries I decided that it was not for me.
Greenhouse work is hard, repetitive, and the long hours (in the busy spring days we worked from 8:30am to 11pm getting orders ready) were just a killer.

I worked 3 months in a garden center last spring. Working there was very fun, it's super interesting, and I loved giving people advice about plants. I think you'll love the job Dorothy!!
After they discovered my orchid addiction, they stuck me in the hothouse to advise people on their orchids. Now THAT was heaven!! You won't believe some of the things people do to their orchids....

The only thing I hated about it (and that all the employees don't like) is that in France this is a job where you are stuck at minimum wage all your life, despite the responsabilities, the long work hours, and the weekends spent working. That's not very motivating.
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:09 PM
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Evan
I will know by the end of the week when they'll want me to start .. I already know I have to job .. they don't have to even tell me what I already know

Camille - I love hard physical labor ..
I am a massage therapist by trade .. It will be nice slaving over cool plants as opposed to hot stinky bodies ... ( Ok, not all the bodies are hot .. )
I put down on my application that I was ready to work NOW, position applying for .. ANYTHING .. amount of money looking to make .. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ..
They must have been laughing reading it .. I was laughing filling it out .. What silly questions! ..
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Old 02-25-2009, 08:20 PM
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Well, Dorothy, I am very happy that you have the job, but I'm also somewhat sad that you will be more there than here. I'm feeling a little embarrassed to say that, but truth is that we all love having you right at our fingertips. You've spoiled us, I'm afraid.
Seriously, though, are you going to buy us all a round of orchids with your first paycheck? Isn't that a rule here somewhere? Rule number 36C, I believe. Sue, look that up, okay?
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Dorothy, you know I'm just messing with you, don't you?
I'm doing a gig for you!
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Old 02-25-2009, 08:50 PM
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Kiki ...

I am not going anywhere .. no worries!

I'll jig with ya, girl!
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Old 03-01-2009, 02:22 AM
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I got the volunteer job at Planting Fields

Now for Martin Viette!
Monday at Noon !
I have 3 proposals for them ..
1 - A spa .. massages for everyone
2 - Koi Dept. - with the help of a dear friend of mine - he can design upwelling system for them
3 - The first Long Island International Orchid Show ..
What do you guys think? ...
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Old 03-01-2009, 09:55 AM
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YAY, D!! Congrats on Planting Fields!!

Pullin' for you with Martin Viette. I think you're right on with the ideas. Maybe they could open up an orchid koi spa here in Brooklyn?
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Old 03-01-2009, 10:15 AM
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Well, Yvan .. Find a nursery that would be interested and I'll talk with them ..
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