I am most fortunate to work with management team that has been so supportive of me. I actually resigned my position from the company and had rejected a promotion. but after talking things over with senior management I withdrew my resignation and accepted the promotion to sales trainer. I was given total latitude in the material which would be presented in the classroom. this is unheard of in the sales field and shows the class, character of a man and a women at this fortune 500 company. both of them have never waived in their trust and faith in me.
I delivered in my first training class and on the first day they,people I trained, constituted 40 percent of our sales. I was under a lot of pressure while on hormones which complicates the whole picture. From the company prospective I delivered results that have never been seen in just one week.
Prior to the training class my boss sent me an email of what is called the "marine maze." my boss's reference to this maze is I never quit and the drive in me is as strong as any us marine. I hate to admit it but he is right and when the pressure is on my marine training proved over and over again we marines are special . the few the proud the marines.
shhhhh don't tell anyone because I am so soft spoken but driven like every other marine and we never quit in our pursuit of a goal. I think it is a mix of rachel, the marines, and my life experiences that prove the edge in my ability to grow while on estrogen treatment and working in one the most hostile work environments , a call center. Then I decide let's really put the pressure on myself and challenge the corporation to change to a professional sales organization and I will not only lead the way but take on the responsibility of the sales of the company.
I also was so bold to go to my boss's office two months ago and say, " give me 60 days, the authority to complete the job and if I fail you can fire me." Who would be so bold and brave.... rachel
once an air force vet ask me , " rachel if you could go back as rachel and someone from your old unit ask for help would you go." I said, " that is not a question.... the answer is yes." She said, " that is what I like about you marines."
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