New Job

Just over seven years ago, Jon started his professional life of working "straight commission." We were engaged at the time and he started a job at Honda of Orem as a salesman while he finished his last year of school at the "U." Car sales present a rather horrible schedule with basically no days off and long weekend hours. There were many Christmas Eve's and 4th of July's when he went in and actually sold cars. Who buys a car on th 4th of July is beyond me, but I digress.

Two years later, he left to go work with a friend of his in another industry - also commission-based. He worked for a big company and learned essential skills and life-lessons for his next endeavor. After nearly two years there, he landed at a small company with another friend and quickly became the number one salesman there and eventually a partner in a new account.

It's always interesting to see how careers and life events evolve. For the last few months, I have been feeling a change coming. I wasn't sure what it would be, but I prayed it would be for the best. A few weeks ago at my old lady monday night volleyball, an old friend (the same guy who originally got him in his current industry) approached Jon about a possible professional opportunity. He had left the big company after five years and had a great job for Jon at his new place. Things went so smoothly - we went to the temple on a tuesday, a call for a meeting with his friend came the following day and that friday was the last day at his job.

It was really nice having last week to recuperate from all the craziness thats been going on in our heads. We also got a lot of sping cleaning done in the house and had some fun with the boys. After two days at the new job, Jon is excited and exhausted. He is a team leader, in charge of several guys and he faces new responsibilities being over a team. In the past, he has just had to worry about number one and conducted his business however he felt it necessary to keep the family finances afloat. We're anxious for him to settle into a rhythm and to find the best ways to motivate and gain the other guys' trust while helping them be successful. It's a change, for all of us, but a step in the right direction - a promotion if you will. However, life as we know it continues to be "straight commission" but what else have we known?