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A typical day at work (Monday) involves the completion of payroll for the prior week. Payroll is for the entire store, so it is important to me that people are paid correctly and on time.

Today I learned another way to look up the budgeted payroll dollars. Payroll is the biggest and most important expense to the store's bottom line.

The store manager that I work for is a woman. I have never seen a woman that knows the business as well as she does. My direct manager is a guy that wears many hats as well. I have learned quite a bit in the short time that I have been in this position.

The hardest part of my job is to have to turn anybody away without resolving their issues right away.

The most enjoyable part of my job is when payroll balances and schedules go out on time. The other thing that I love about my job is that I enjoy getting out of the office and on the floor to see what the employees are thinking.

This job was strictly done from a call center.  General Dynamics provides development and implementation in the areas of aerospace, combat systems, marine systems, and information systems and technology for the federal government and its allies.  I was contracted as a civilian to lead a twelve member team to support field DSL engineers in the installation of military internet connectivity, including troubleshooting data lines and associated platforms, remotely identify problems relating to OSI layer, analysis of data line issues through MLT (Metallic Loop Test), and configure IP injections and ping to prove connectivity. While at General Dynamics, he was also on the network team at Fort Carson Army Base.

I love my job. A typical day of work for me starts at 7am loading multiple types of fuels or Lubricants into a fuel truck or box truck, verifying all products and paperwork match the ordered products and heading out for deliveries in the Roseburg area. It is physical enough to keep me in shape but not so much I am exhausted at the end of the day. I generally work 8-10 hours per day, have weekends and all major holidays off and paid. The hardest part of my job is learning and understanding all of the products Carson supplies its customers. The most enjoyable part is completing my route with no issues. Carson is an excellent place to work with room for advancement, job security, knowledgeable and friendly management and staff and where I plan to stay until I retire. I would recommend working at Carson to anyone. 

Unfortunately, Carson was bought out by Old Castle that had a substantial office in Washington state, I was one of 45 people that were let go due to reorganization.  My boss was great, very personable, and because we were a small company of about 50 people, a lot of us were eventually laid off because of the reorganization and jobs were transferred to other locations.  I had my own office, which was nice !  I worked on numerous projects including Excel (advanced with V look-up and pivot charts), unfortunately I was a casualty of the job being reassigned to a different location.  In the 9 month's there, I was promoted to Sales and Marketing Coordinator from just a Sales Analyst.  I loved that job and my colleagues were great.  I miss that place !!

I inspected upholstered furniture and made sure everything was up to code before it left the building. If something was wrong it was my job to take it back to the person responsible and have the problem corrected. I had worked with the same group of people for many years and everyone knew what was expected of them. I had the support of my supervisor if ever a problem arose( which was seldom) and I am proud to say I earned the respect and co operation of my group.

I was tasked with working on commercial and residential projects as project manager, superintendent and as both on some. Carson's area of work included large commercial projects which included new construction of hotels, restaurants, banks, medical offices and schools. Commercial renovations and remodels were also a large portion of Carson's business. In addition, Carson also constructed large custom homes and residential renovations.

At this time in my career, the pay was adequate since I as fresh out of college without much experience, but it could have been better. The managment was awesome, from the VP , to Human resources to the stores. The culture was a great one too. The company invested a ton into traiing its staff. The only bad thing? The company had been bought and sold three times since I had been there. My department did not survive the last merger.

A typical work day consisted of assisting customers and cleaning the dressing rooms. I learned that if you have other things to do besides being at work than the job is not right for you. The management was understanding but some of them were just very rude about how they wanted to run the store. The hardest part about the job was cleaning during the holidays. The most enjoyable part was meeting new people and gaining a lot of experience from this.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great environment and good people. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Exercise support can sometimes be stressful. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unfortunately there are generational challenges if you are a millennial. Sad the boomers and gen-xers are all too prevalent. Change is slow. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Morning huddle, assignments and prep for training units.

I like working with people, so this job fulfills that aspect for me.  I worked with clients in law firms for years while I was an estate planning legal secretary, so this was second nature to me.  I enjoy my job, but I need to make a much more lucrative salary to be able to branch out on my own again since the economic catastrophe that happened in 2009.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Driver 2 salaries reported	$32.50 per hour
Outside sales representative 1 salary reported	$135,000 per year
Administrative assistant 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Truck driver 2 salaries reported	$27.88 per hour
Operator 4 salaries reported	$21.38 per hour

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