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3 Jan 2012, 19:52
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Anyone done this? Gonna give it a bash in February.
If there's anyone West Coast US on here (Reno then across to San Francisco & south) give me a shout :-)
If there's anyone West Coast US on here (Reno then across to San Francisco & south) give me a shout :-)
Booking the flight on Friday but I'm thinking fly to Reno the 2nd & be in Santa Cruz by the 9th to them bounce around Oregon, Sacremento & then maybe head a little further south. There's quite a few bands playing in the area that I'd like to see so I'm using that to sort of plan my route. It'll be 3 weeks at best, possibly 2 depending on whether work give me the time.
I'll hold you to that drink if I end up near as I'll be passing through.
What about work?
My biggest hurdle at the minute is car rental - an additional $25-27 per day as I'm under 25, bastards! If you've experience with the car rentals out there do share. I'll probably bite the bullet as I don't want to be tied down but I'll resent the hell out of it.
What about work? Some of us do it rather than jetsetting around the world dicking around with computer games!:) I've responsibilities, a team of people working for me and such. Sadly can't just drop everything and fuck off for months without consequences.
Everything is target driven but how you meet those targets is up to the individual warehouse which does give you a lot of flex. I've made changes to global processes just because we thought of a better way - there was no red tape to doing it, just an idea, a proof of concept, a kaizen & some work quantifying the saving. All done inhouse by a couple of us. Getting that support & freedom is liberating (if not somewhat terrifying).
I'm just glad to be a part of the company. It's got a very open culture with core values I can buy into & is constantly expanding. 1 new site in 2010, 2 during 2011 & 2 more planned during 2012 - all in the UK. The opportunities are there if you've the right temprament.
You hear a lot about how good Amazon are with customer satisfaction. The lengths we've gone to ensure people got things on time for Christmas was insane. There's some good stories but I'm conscious of the public forum.
(I'm really struggling without spellcheck)
From what I've been told it can be a real mixed bag - friends for life to people simply offering a place to sleep with little interaction. I like to travel alone as it gives you that extra freedom but obviously want to meet people when I'm out there, this sets you up for that.
Ofc you have to behave, because it isnt your home and you have no own key etc. (most times)
But kudos.
Might do it next year around DE for certain places, as long as im not going with a friend.