October Snow and My Job

Winter begins a little earlier here than down in town. Today it snowed on and off pretty much all day and this is not the first snow this season--our first snow came in September. After the first snow, little EV and her friend made a snowman, though it melted by the end of the day. Here was the view from the living room at about 7:00 PM this evening:

Now, on to the latest in my career. I'm a nerdy business analyst and pride myself in being able to quickly and ably create statistical models or work with technology to solve business problems. It seems, however, that my current employer has a rather bleak future. They announced that they would lay off a significant portion of us in the coming few months.

I *might* make it through the layoffs but I work in the division of the company that expects to sustain the heaviest hit. I began looking for a new job, somewhat half-heartedly, a couple of months ago. I'm currently in the process of interviewing with two companies in town. One of them sounds like a particularly interesting position, at least as far as corporate jobs go.

My eventual goal is to start my own business and I have a couple of things in the works. Ideally, I'd like to start a business that requires an investment of sweat equity up front but that continues to generate revenue for several years after that with little work to sustain it. I figure I may be able to bootstrap enough of these little gigs to eventually quit my "day job." A business created by me would be so much more fulfilling than working for a company that owes almost no loyalty to me aside from a paycheck for the work I have already performed.

One such effort is a site about Six Sigma Training. The fact that I created this site along with my former manager should qualify both of us for "Nerd of the Year" awards. However, I have had a lot of fun figuring out how to promote the site in an effort to increase traffic and advertising revenue. We just about break even if you don't count all the time I've poured into it. I expect that the demand for this information is not quite enough to ever really make a lot of money but it has been educational. I really have learned some techniques to use next time to improve my chances of profitability.

Comments

[E]

I was impressed by the web site you created. I was not familiar with the Six Sigma Training technique, but after reading into your site I now know. Very helpful. I think you have what it takes to make it big! Especially when it comes to helping out CJ3!

[Sharon Judd]

glad to see that you are back to photography! While you are cold we are still warm. The natives are wondering where Autumn is!

[Johndeere]

I like your six sigma website and the service that you provide. I think Swaner Hardwood Co. could have used your help.