Big Dog's Office

After the lay off at GE, I learned to install carpet and worked w/ a family member for almost 2 years before my next office job. This one was a quite different from the others. I was approached by a good friend of the family about a sales position he was offering at his company. He was the district manager at United Insurance Company of America. This was a sales agent position at a national life insurance co. This job required me to have a life and health insurance license. I accepted the position and the company sent me to classes to obtain my licenses. This job was not just an office job. I was given an agency of clients and I had to visit their homes to service their policies and create new business opportunities. This was with the big dogs of sales. I was the younges one in the office at 28 years old. I had to use my car as an office basically. I went in to the literal office to work at my desk maybe about twice a week. Othwer wise I was in the streets working the agency colledting premiums and marketing the products. This was a fast pace job. I was my own boss in the field other than my manager checking in on me for my numbers for the day. This was an experience. I was all throught the city all day and evening traveling with hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars on hand. When in the office, by the way, the atmosphere was about the same, drama, drama, drama.