Elastic has been going well, which is why I haven't had a post in a few weeks. I'm enjoying the work and the break from the job search hustle.
I hate being in this limbo between temp and perm status, but is great to make an impact and feel good about what you do. I've introduced more testing to our email program and improved email reporting.
As always, its the numbers that make magic happen. While my boss was on vacation, I created a report that marries our email data to actual revenue. It didn't seem like a big deal to me, I thought it would be just another metric to measure an email's success, but THIS may be the thing that gets me full time employment. If the numbers are accepted as a metric by the company (which they should be), they show a very big impact to the bottom line. These numbers would help justify more targeted emails, which justifies a real Email team. All I can say is, "Thank God someone took the time to teach me Excel look-up tables..."AND "Stay tuned."
Either way, now that have insurance from the Freelancers Union I don't have to worry about hurting my back while I do this Limbo Dance. I am covered. :)
Top Five Limbo Quotes:
"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others...for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.” Albert Einstein
"How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough.” Richard M. DeVos
"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” - Anonymous
“Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.” - Norman Cousins
