Seeking Guidance and Encouragement: My Issues with My Director

[pamperedbecky]

Eric- your Director is full of BULL! There were 5 men in the New Director walk at Leadership. I can't vouch for all of them, but one carried a picture of a gorgeous woman with him, who my cluster all thought was his wife.

Yes, that was awesome! I loved seeing that during the Director walk!! Eric, you will have to do the same when YOU do your New Director walk!! I am in full agreement with everyone else. It was totally crappy of her to say that to you. I can't even imagine discouraging someone in this business-no matter WHAT the reason! Keep your chin up and, yes, you came to the right place. So glad you found us!!!

 

[Marg]

Eric,
It sucks that you have a sh*tty Director, but don't let her narrow-mindedness rob you of your dreams and goals!
You have a virtual cluster here to cheer you on!
And just to let you know, there is a male director in our cluster, straight and happily married for 20+ years and guess what? He was the top seller in our cluster for 2006 with $70,000 + in sales.
Tell you director to stick that in her pipe and smoke it! LOL!

 

[PCGINA]

Well Eric - welcome to our disfunctional family

We all watch out for each other around her. You sound like a guy with pure motivation - you have been doing AOK for the past four moths without her I assume??? Lean on us - lean on the offers of others around you...

I just promoted to Director in January and I can't even believe that someone would treat their teammates in such a manner - THEY ARE THE REASON I PROMOTED!!! I get busy at times and forget to call my recruits - BUT - I would never do anything to humiliate them

I am very fortuneate to have a fab Senior Director - and an Awesome Executive Directorwhom I call on a regular basis...without their wisedom and support I probably wouldn't have made it through my last recruit qualifying...lean on them...give your upline a call - doens't sound like it could get much worse - could it

My mates here on this site were inspirational at helping me through the rough spots as well - lean on us!!! We'll be here for ya....

 

[dherrera]

Eric call HO and see what they say I wish you the best! I think it's great men love Pampered Chef! YOU ROCK! I have 2 recruits and I try to help as much as I can. I even place their shows for them. so I hope HO can help..
Darlene from Ca,

 

[lacychef]

I agree with what everyone else has said....the best way to show her up is to promote, and then pass her by Once you promote you can have your own meetings & such for your recruits.
It sounds like you've got your motivation; and now you've found us here~we're all here for ya too! This is a wonderful place to come for new ideas & support.
Good luck to you

 

[pamperedlinda]

Eric, don't let her win!!!! If you really want to you can succeed in this business and take it wherever YOU want to! Get on the ball and get your business rolling. Find yourself a team and promote and be done with this person who is so non-inspiring! You can do it! Remember why you decided to become a consultant and stick with it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't David Meenen straight? And, he is the top sales person in Pampered Chef.

Also, I met a man yesterday who loves to cook, loves his wife and is interested in becoming a consultant.

Keep us posted. We are here for you and want to cheer you on as you succeed!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Yea Eric! See - you connected w/ Jennifer from Laingsburg, and she has a cluster meeting in Haslett......that's drivable once a month!!! You can do this!
It'a so funny to here all these small towns named - I grew up in that area, but rarely make it back there - only occasianally to do a show for my best friend from High School - who now lives in Owosso (throw out another name there! ).
I have a 2 1/2 yr old who is very precious to me (and My DH!) too - and I often show his picture at shows - because he is the reason I do this too!

 

[nascarcooker]

Hi Eric,
I live in Durand and my cluster is in East Lansing and you are more than welcome to come to our meetings. Email me and we can set something up!
Sally Wilhite

 

[klsnyder]

If you get a Hospitality Director...who gets the overrides on you?

 

[hoosierchef]

I agree with everyone else, but let me play Devil's Advocate......

Won't that poor excuse for a director still recieve commissions for his sales! That doesn't seem quite right!

Forget her and go for it!!! If you need a break, perhaps going inactive for a year might be worth it, if not.....you can do ANYTHING you set your mind too. I LOVE MEN WHO CAN COOK!!!!! What a great asset to your business!

 

[mom2leelee]

If you get a Hospitality Director...who gets the overrides on you?

His original director would still get the overrides.

 

[hoosierchef]

His original director would still get the overrides.

That's just wrong......Especially since she's not being supportive of his aspirations!

 

[raebates]

Hi, Eric. I'm so sorry that you are stuck with such a small-minded director. Lump me in with all of the others here encouraging you to keep at it. Success is the BEST revenge.

I also agree with those who have encouraged you to call the HO. I cannot imagine that they would want you to put up with that kind of abuse. They may not let you switch directors, but they probably will allow you to find a hospitality director.

I also cannot imagine that they want a Director telling people that kind of stuff. Please report her. If the HO doesn't know, they can't stop her.

Hang in there. And, congratulations on your expanding family!

 

[annew]

I've been in the business for 8 years & I just promoted in July to Director.......but for those 8 years I've done it by myself my director isn't the greatest even when I promoted it was like I didn't do it.... so I would just go for it b/c it can be done I'm here to tell you.

The only way that you can promote & advance past your Director is if she looses Directorship b/c believe me I've thought of plans to do this........someday soon it might happen.

I would go to your upline Director & talk to her she/he will listen & then help you achieve what ever goal you have. That's what I did & I'm telling you it works!

Go for it!!
Anne

 

[ericmcbean]

Everyone, Thanks for the support. I would talk to my upline director and talk with her, however, I do not know who she is. I was told that she lives in Detroit somewhere. Any advice on how to locate her.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

Don't go inactive just because the Director gets overrides. Just EXCEL, and prove her wrong.
If you go inactive for a year so you can resign will you have the same determination/motivation? Probably not, your life will be full of 2 kids and their needs and it will be easier to not resign.
GO FOR IT!! You can do it,
Teresa

 

[Teresa Lynn]

Your upline directors name will be on your commssion statemnt when you view it online!!
Teresa

 

[chefann]

Eric, I'm in the Detroit area and know some of the directors under my Senior Director. Who is yours? Maybe I can help track someone down for you.

If you post the Upline folks from your commission statement, that will give a nice line of sponsorship that we can track down.

 

[BethCooks4U]

His original director would still get the overrides.

The hospitality director doesn't get anything unless the "real" director decides to send her something to off-set any costs for incentives that the hospitality director has. Most hospitality directors do not expect anything more. The consultants who attend Hospitality meetings are usually excited and add a lot to the meetings. Also, the fuller the room the more fun and the more ideas shared!

As a hospitality director with 2 that are not in my downline, I LOVE having them here! One of their directors has sent me reimbersement but the other won't even share her recruit's stats with me. The world is full of different people.

My FD and her team live in TX and attend hospitality meetings and Ginny Hutchings (she's a member of CS) is an AWESOME hospitality director! She treats all consultants as though she recruited them. I can only hope my "guests" feel that way too!

 

[Evelynt]

I had a Director recruit my step-sister knowing that she had a sister who was a Director in another state (me in Colorado).
My Exec told me that my step sister could contact the HO and request to be reassigned.
Maybe you could do the same.
It's too bad for her. I'd LOVE to have someone like you on my team!!!

 

[pamperedbecky]

As a hospitality director with 2 that are not in my downline, I LOVE having them here! One of their directors has sent me reimbersement but the other won't even share her recruit's stats with me. The world is full of different people.

That's weird that the one won't even share her stats. What's up with that? I love the hospitality directors a couple of my consultants have. The include them as if they were their own and I think that's great! I do reimburse them for expenses and stuff like that because those little gifts and incentives do add up! That's just bizarre to me that the one director won't share stats. Does she bring her own to meetings or how do you include her in the recognition?

 

[BethCooks4U]

That's weird that the one won't even share her stats. What's up with that? I love the hospitality directors a couple of my consultants have. The include them as if they were their own and I think that's great! I do reimburse them for expenses and stuff like that because those little gifts and incentives do add up! That's just bizarre to me that the one director won't share stats. Does she bring her own to meetings or how do you include her in the recognition?

She (the director) felt that the consultant should only come to the meeting for the in person training and that the director would give her the recognition in her own way. I give her stand up recognition (yes, she tells me what she did) and even give her some rewards on my own. That director has been very nasty and very mean when I asked for the stats. Even said that if I gave her anything she would "report me" to HO. I called HO and discussed the situation with my sales manager in Chicago and she agreed that I handled it correctly and that she couldn't see how I could get in trouble for being generous.

I think the director was threatened. The consultant has said that she wishes she could be on my team but even if she told her director that she (the director) should KNOW that it is not allowed. Oh well! I still treat her like my own and she just doesn't tell her director if I give her something.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I had a Director recruit my step-sister knowing that she had a sister who was a Director in another state (me in Colorado).
My Exec told me that my step sister could contact the HO and request to be reassigned.
Maybe you could do the same.
It's too bad for her. I'd LOVE to have someone like you on my team!!!

That has to be done immediately after submitting the agreement. They won't do it later and all concerned have to send in the request. I don't think that will be allowed in this case. HO is very particular about what grounds they would do that for.

 

[jasonmva]

My 2 cents - I am gay and I so do not see me advancing up the line. I do this part-time and primarily for fun. Would it be nice, yeah. But I am not expecting it. Your close-minded director needs a huge wake-up call. I agree with everyone else - show her that you can do this! The sweetest reward would be for you to advance further than she is.

 

[pamperedbecky]

She (the director) felt that the consultant should only come to the meeting for the in person training and that the director would give her the recognition in her own way. I give her stand up recognition (yes, she tells me what she did) and even give her some rewards on my own. That director has been very nasty and very mean when I asked for the stats. Even said that if I gave her anything she would "report me" to HO. I called HO and discussed the situation with my sales manager in Chicago and she agreed that I handled it correctly and that she couldn't see how I could get in trouble for being generous.

I think the director was threatened. The consultant has said that she wishes she could be on my team but even if she told her director that she (the director) should KNOW that it is not allowed. Oh well! I still treat her like my own and she just doesn't tell her director if I give her something.

Wow, some people!! I guess not everyone is of the mind that we're all in this together and we're one big family. This sounds familiar, so I wonder if you've posted about this particular director in the past. If not, I think someone else was saying something like this. Oh well. That's nice that you still include her in everything and that she feels so comfortable with you. I'm sure it's really helpful to her business.

 

[gilliandanielle]

Beth- maybe if she is comfortable she could share her CC password so you could check her IPT. I think it would be sad for her to have to tell you what to recognize her for.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Beth- maybe if she is comfortable she could share her CC password so you could check her IPT. I think it would be sad for her to have to tell you what to recognize her for.

Hey! I never thought of that! I will have to discuss that with her. I would love not to have to ask her every month + I'm sure she forgets things sometimes.

Thanks for the suggestion!

This sounds familiar, so I wonder if you've posted about this particular director in the past. If not, I think someone else was saying something like this.

It probably was me. It was very stressful when she was saying all those things so I probably did vent! - That was easily a year ago - good memory!

 

[pamperedbecky]

It probably was me. It was very stressful when she was saying all those things so I probably did vent! - That was easily a year ago - good memory!

I thought so....yes, I spend way too much time on here some days! It's good to know my memory sometimes works!!!

 

[BethCooks4U]

My 2 cents - I am gay and I so do not see me advancing up the line. I do this part-time and primarily for fun. Would it be nice, yeah. But I am not expecting it. Your close-minded director needs a huge wake-up call. I agree with everyone else - show her that you can do this! The sweetest reward would be for you to advance further than she is.

EXCUSE ME?!?!

Why do you not see yourself advancing up the line because you are gay? What does that have to do with it? Do you have fun doing it? Do you have a passion for PC? If so, you can do whatever you set your mind to! Society puts enough mind-blocks in our way - don't do it to yourself!

Have faith!

 

[raebates]

EXCUSE ME?!?!

Why do you not see yourself advancing up the line because you are gay? What does that have to do with it? Do you have fun doing it? Do you have a passion for PC? If so, you can do whatever you set your mind to! Society puts enough mind-blocks in our way - don't do it to yourself!

Have faith!

I don't think he was saying he wouldn't advance because he's gay. I think he was addressing the director's assumption that only gay men can advance. I thought he was saying he didn't see himself advancing because he chooses to do this part time. Could be wrong, though.