How Do You Full-Time-Rs Do It?!! :)

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores the experiences of participants managing customer care duties while balancing multiple shows and full-time jobs. Many express feelings of being overwhelmed and share their strategies for handling customer care calls amidst busy schedules.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, describes feeling overwhelmed with customer care duties after a busy show calendar.
  • Another participant shares that customer care becomes challenging when managing more than eight shows a month.
  • Several users mention that they prioritize leaving messages for customer care calls to save time.
  • One participant expresses that they do not have time for customer care calls due to a busy schedule with multiple shows and a full-time job.
  • Another participant notes that they send thank you notes or postcards instead of making calls, finding it easier to manage.
  • Some participants discuss feeling guilty about not keeping up with customer care calls but acknowledge the difficulty of balancing various commitments.
  • One participant mentions that they have had success with follow-up communications, receiving inquiries about recipes and specials.
  • Several users express a lack of organization and discipline in managing their customer care tasks.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the effectiveness and feasibility of customer care calls, with some participants feeling guilty about not doing them while others share strategies for managing their time. No clear consensus emerges on the best approach to customer care amidst busy schedules.

Contextual Notes

Participants are primarily consultants balancing their Pampered Chef responsibilities with full-time jobs and family commitments. The discussion reflects a range of experiences and personal strategies related to customer care.

Who May Find This Useful

This thread may be of interest to Pampered Chef consultants seeking to understand how others manage customer care while juggling multiple responsibilities.

amy07 said:
bwahahahahha!! You're kidding right?!?!:D:D:D
See, the problem with us "pilers" is that when we start going thru a box, we create more piles. it's a vicious cycle.


I have found the best method is this..................
1. box it
2. if I have not had to go into said box for 6+ months, then it's time to burn the box. And I do mean burn. As in set afire. Like put lighter fluid on it and burn the ENTIRE box. No peeking at said contents. If anything survives the fire, then I am meant to keep it. If not, it's up in smoke.
3. If I have had to rummage thru the box within the 6months, it's lifespan starts over. There MAY be something important in there.


just kidding......kind of:rolleyes::o
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I had no idea we were so much alike!


When I was young and single, I moved every year or so. Often because of my job. So, when I would move to a new place, stuff would always stay in boxes. When it came time to move again, if there was stuff still in boxes from the last move, I would just throw the box in the dumpster - obviously, if I'd lived without it for a year, I could live without it.

Wish DH would let me do that now. He is actually the REAL packrat in the family. He gets upset if I throw away junk mail before he reads it. :rolleyes:
 
Uh Becky, you are starting to scare me! I did the exact same thing. And still do.
 
Interesting question.

I was wondering the same thing. I work FT too and can barely seem to call hosts and host coach. I can't imagine making CCC.

I think what is starting to get to me when I have more shows are the trips to the PO and bank at lunchtime. So, some weeks, depending on how the shows close and when I get checks, I could spend 3 lunch breaks during the week doing these things.

I have also become frustrated trying to get a hold of HO. It's almost like I have to plan my evening around it. If I don't call in AS SOON as I get home (and get on the call back list) then forget it. Tonight they weren't offering call back by the time I called. I can't call during the day since I am at work.

So, if I get on the "callback", then that hampers me leaving the house or making calls anywhere near the time I might get the callback.

Last week, the call back time was 3:40 hr - 4 + hours!! That had put the time that it could have been at something like 10:45 pm. So I had to stay up and keep the computer on waiting for the call.

I just feel that the wait time might be less during the day. Not sure if that is accurate.
 
ChefBeckyD said:
I love you!:love:

That describes me to a "T"! boxes and boxes of stuff!:eek: It's scary in my office, which has now spilled over into the hallway, and up the steps!
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My office is a disaster too!! Right now some of the drawer and closet space is taken up w/ my BF's stuff (why does a guy need a different drawer for white t-shirts vs black/dark t-shirts?) and Christmas and is acting as the "catch-all" and is SERIOUSLY a disaster!! I can't even stand to walk into the room to even consider CCC b/c I just can't focus. I have a desktop PC up there but I work from my laptop downstairs b/c I can't stand the mess. :yuck:

I am so glad to hear I am not alone!!:D
 
I feel like I just read an entire thread about ME!! I was laughing so hard my husband came over to see what was going on. I read him the posts and he rolled his eyes. He dispises my boxes and totes of "stuff". I am currently sitting at my desk with sleeping Matthew in my arms staring at the piles and knocked over piles of paper covering my desk!!

Oh and I have so moved and moved and moved again with boxes of crap. It is currently in my attic or garage.
 
laylaleigh said:
Oh and I have so moved and moved and moved again with boxes of crap. It is currently in my attic or garage.
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Do NOT get me started on the garage!!! Oy vay!! When BF was gone this summer I cleaned that garage spotless (2.5 bay) and when he came home and moved in, there are now pathways...yes pathways...before he came home two cars could have fit in there...now...the 4 wheeler doesn't even fit.

Anyone need a washer/dryer??? One of the perks of BF moving in...FRONT LOADERS!!!! :love:
 
pampered.chris said:
My office is a disaster too!! Right now some of the drawer and closet space is taken up w/ my BF's stuff (why does a guy need a different drawer for white t-shirts vs black/dark t-shirts?) and Christmas and is acting as the "catch-all" and is SERIOUSLY a disaster!! I can't even stand to walk into the room to even consider CCC b/c I just can't focus. I have a desktop PC up there but I work from my laptop downstairs b/c I can't stand the mess. :yuck:

I am so glad to hear I am not alone!!:D
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chris, are you living at my house?? ha ha
 
I'm going INSANE!!! I closed 2 show yesterday, and 3 shows today, and I still have 2 more to do this week! I NEVER EVER EVER WANNA DO THIS MANY SHOWS AT ONCE!!! LOL I got into a fight with the bank teller over $.11 on my checks today, I finally said screw it, but told her when her draw is added up $.11 over, to remember me cause I want my money! LOL

I'm ready to quit my full time job just to take care of my PC stuff and I'm just beginning... lol it won't be so crazy after this week, I just had all of my shows packed into one week, and had 2 cattie shows close this week too!
 
If possible, email HO instead. TRUE, it may take a couple days to get a response, which I think is crazy since it should be quicker to email vs taking a call. However, it's less of your time actively thinking about it. Plus, you can do it at anytime of the day/night!I know that the most important thing for not feeling overwhelmed is organization. If only there were a method that would work for everyone (at keep itself going too). Doing much of the same task at once helps. Different days for different tasks.I LOVE to be organized. I just wish that my house loved it too. I think it's plotting against me b/c everytime I get things organized, I turn around and it looks just like it did the day before!
 
Legacypc46 - I know what you mean about having to see everything. I'm totally visual too, and am working on not having to actually see everything that is in my office. I figure if I can find a home for all my "stuff" and know where it is, then I don't have to see it. For papers that I do need to see, I can set up file holders on the wall, or on a desk.

Amy - glad I could make you laugh...:D I love your box idea. I've heard it before, just never put it into practice!! :rolleyes:

Kathleen - Yes, I agree with Jules, email HO instead of call. As she says, it may take a couple days, but would free you up for making calls and other things you need to get done.

Okay, now don't laugh at me. I have another idea. I got the book "It's All Too Much" by Peter Walsh (I :love: Peter Walsh!! :)) and I think it will be my solution!! I borrowed it from the library at work, but I do believe I will have to buy it for myself! ;)
 
*ding*
count me among the pile-filers and box-storers.Those PC boxes are awesome for packing away clothes that are too small for one son but still too big for the younger one... if I actually got around to putting them into the boxes.PChefPEI - You and your 15 minutes. Do I detect a flybaby?
 
myinnerchef said:
PChefPEI - You and your 15 minutes. Do I detect a flybaby?
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hehe...I actually have not done the flybaby thing for a while. I always have too many "self improvement" things on the go...:rolleyes: I actually got the idea from Belinda Ellsworth and her Power Hour.
 
i need to get back into flybaby! I need to organize my life and house!
 
The Flylady drove me crazy.

I guess I just don't want to be that organized. I couldn't stand having thousands of email reminders to do things all through the day.

I want it to magically be organized, and stay that way. I need to hire a permanent, on-call 24 hours a day, professional organizer/housekeeper.


Yeah - that's what I need!:D
 
Glad to hear I'm not the only "piler"! I inherited that trait from my dad:rolleyes:
 
ChefBeckyD said:
The Flylady drove me crazy.

I guess I just don't want to be that organized. I couldn't stand having thousands of email reminders to do things all through the day.

I want it to magically be organized, and stay that way. I need to hire a permanent, on-call 24 hours a day, professional organizer/housekeeper.


Yeah - that's what I need!:D
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that would be my husband:D:D:D

I think he really enjoys cleaning.


I guess it's true - opposites attract;)
 
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