I Can Now Go Public With This Good News. (Work Related)

[Mitchell]

I'm posting this.. somewhat.. reluctantly.. but.. as I'm going to be able to tell my supervisor, and the people at Aflac, about it.. I'm going to share this news with my friends on the forum.. who have always been so kind to me, and who were so supportive to me, during my darkest days when my mom was sick, and died.

I have every reason to believe.. that I have my first big client. A One Hundred Man Law Firm. If what I'm being told comes to pass, they should be signing with us sometime in January.

I posted how in June, my supervisor and I, had a meeting with an attorney, who my father knows. This whole situation has been a long, drawn out process. In fact, it involves two offices of the law firm's practice.

On Thursday afternoon, my dad called me, with the best news I've had, since the day I passed the insurance exam. Apparently, the law firm is intending to sign with us, and become our client. There were some.. internal delays with their firm bringing it forward, etc. At first, my dad swore me to secrecy. I've known about it for three days, and didn't tell my supervisor. I cried on Thursday when my dad told me the news, as this means I have finally achieved success in the insurance business.

Last night, when I saw my dad for the Yom Kippur break fast, my dad said I would not be getting ahead of myself, to draft a letter to my supervisor, that everything looks like a go for the law firm to sign with us

We're working on that letter as we speak, and it will be sent to my supervisor on Monday Morning.

If this news does come to pass.. I have many people to thank.

First, I need to thank my dad, for his patience with me, when I was basically doing nothing with my life the first year I was in NY. The e-mail he deservedly sent me a year ago, that I was too bright to throw away my life, and to get off my ass, and do something with my life, is what got me back on track. The old Mitch is back, the one with fire in his soul, that achieved success academically in college.

I want to thank the people at Aflac, for showing so much patience, with an absolute unknown who had no experience in the insurance industry. They didn't throw me out, when I kept failing the insurance exam, and even when I had no clients the first months I was there. I think,. the reason is, that I kept trying, and always maintained a positive and humble attitude.

Finally, I want to thank all of my friends on this forum, who have always been so supportive to me, and were so during my darkest days, when my mom was sick, and passed away. The support and kind words I received.. were part of what made it possible for me to survive that horrible event .

I want to make absolutely clear.. that no matter how successful I become in the insurance industry.. I promise two things.

One.. that I will never change my humble attitude. I'm well aware that all this can be taken away from me in one swoop, and I'm not suddenly going to become arrogant, even if I earn a good deal of money.

Two, that I'm not leaving the forum. I have too much history here, with too many people that I care about.. to just ever turn my back on that. Even when I've made stupid posts, to incur the wraith of the mods, I was thankful that Myriads and Jeff never banned me. The only time I've ever really been absent, were the months I was in NJ with my mom when she was getting her cancer treatment,. Other than that, everyone here has been an important part of my life for 12 years. Even when I've stupidly made my "Goodbye" posts. I've nevef left, have I? My actions of being on the forum most every day, show just how much this forum, and everyone here, means to me.

I hope it's okay that I post this in the main forum. I've been trying to keep personal issues in my blog. However, since it's a wonderful piece of news, I wanted to put it in the main forum. I hope the manner in which I posted it, comes across in the humble way it is intended, and that it will be received as such.

 

[Nedstacey2]

Hearty congratulations. Always wonderful to hear when great things happen to deserving people like you.

 

[milagros317]

Congratulations, Mitch. You worked very hard for this and I'm sure it is very gratifying that it turned out well. 😀

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks, Ned. I appreciate it. I appreciate you saying that I'm deserving of it.

Thanks, mils. Yes, I did work very hard, and it is extremely gratifying that it turned out well.

 

[unclebill]

Congratulations, Mitch. Hopefully you now realize that your dad has always been on your side.

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks, bill. I'll just say that I know he's definitely on my side now, which is all that counts. Whatever happened in the past doesn't matter. It's ancient history that has nothing to do with today, which is how I look at it.

 

[kurchatovium]

Congratulations Mitch!!!

Way to go my good friend.

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I knew you could do it.

 

[rdhd]

Good job, Mitch....as you yourself said, don't get cocky, and you'll do just fine.

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks, kurch, I appreciate it.

Thanks, rdhd. Believe me, I will not get cocky. Even in my best days in college, I was always humble. I'll just continue to work hard, hope to catch some more breaks, and appreciate the success that comes from it.

 

[Sodahead]

Nice work dude! I know you've been stressing this thing so I'm glad it worked out.

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks.. I'm hopeful it will. I just forwarded it to my supervisor, and he didn't like something I said.

The attorney in question told my dad that supposedly, the delay is due to certain budget issues that the attorney's firm is having. Now my supervisor told me that any budget constraints should not be a problem, because it costs the law firm nothing to offer our insurance to their employees, because the employees pay for it themselves.

Sometimes my supervisor can be very difficult to deal with. Now I have to see what the reaction to what he said is.

 

[desdemona]

Well, let me explain from a business owner's perspective some thoughts about "budget" issues. We started offering Aflac about 4 or 5 years ago. Mostly this came about because I had a senior staff member who needed time off for a hip replacement and she wanted to be able to afford to pay her bills while she collected whatever disability payments she was allotted. She needed at least 3 months off. For me, as an employer, I have to pay someone to administer the account (i.e. set up the deductions - both pre and post tax) in the payroll computer. And I have to send the check for all the employees to Aflac. For some reason, Aflac retro bills (unlike most insurance which is paid in advance). The book keeping for this also becomes problematic because instead of getting 26 payments (easily divisible for a year of 26 bi-weekly paychecks), Aflac does 24 or 25 (so there is at least one month where there is a double payment - and we have to catch it and make sure we deduct accordingly. I don't have a large number of employees (less than 20) and certainly not all are enrolled, but for a large company, I can see where they will have to compensate someone to administer the account. Maybe for large firms that have payroll departments it's a drop in the bucket. For us, it becomes a logistical problem at least once a year.

Not trying to rain on your parade, Mitch. I think this is great news and I'm so happy for you!!! I just wanted to give you a perspective as an employer who is "budget" conscious.

 

[Mitchell]

des, first, thanks for your good wishes, and your perspective. I completely understand that you weren't trying to rain on my parade. I've known you many years, and have always liked you. You've always been honest and kind to me.

Please understand: When I first found out that the law firm was going to likely sign with us January 1st, my reaction was "Great, fantastic, my first big client. Now maybe my supervisor will change his demeanor toward me, and I can focus on getting more good clients".

The e-mail I mentioned, was my supervisor's reaction to this whole thing, not mine. When I sent my supervisor the email, explaining the law firm's situation, this morning, it sounded like he thought I was telling him a lie, and he got angry with me, which he seems to often do for some reason. I love working at Aflac, but, he's a very frustrating person to deal with.

From my understanding, the law firm has over 200 employees, in at least two offices. I know that certainly not all of them are going to sign up. I'd be happy, if.. five or ten percent of them signed up, and hopefully such would be my first decent client, and would cause my supervisor to change how he deals with me.

Hopefully this situation will be resolved. I'd be lying if I didn't say I would be very upset if we cant/don't put together some kind of deal with the law firm. I'm trying to think positively, but, sometimes Aflac's rules and regulations of who we can and cant sign, and how my supervisor is, cause it to be very difficult, to keep a positive attitude in an already difficult industry.

 

[Cantillon]

Hell yeah, man! Hopefully everything falls into place for you.

Cheers!

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks, Cantillon. I appreciate it.

 

[ddd]

Couldnt happen to a nicer guy Mitch. Congratulations and best of luck to you in the future both personally and professionally.

 

[Mitchell]

Thanks, ddd. I appreciate the good wishes.

 

[Mitchell]

I'm paying, severely, for making this post. I'm going to make a blog entry explaining the whole thing. It continues to deteriorate,

 

[Mitchell]

Might as well post this here.

Out of the clear blue, and without my saying a word to him, my supervisor e-mailed the lady handling the benefits at the law firm this afternoon. The lady advised him that the firm, has not had their benefits meeting yet, but will by the end of the month.

As angry as I am with my supervisor, for accusing me of lying to him, when I told him the law firm didn't understand everything we are offering them, I decided to take the high road, and simply thank him for e-mailing the lady.
I did cold calls today at speech therapy, and my speech therapist said they went "pretty good.". I also told my supervisor, that I can hopefully begin doing cold calls for real at the office, within the next week or two.

Sigh! I hope this all calms down, and results in us getting a good account. By the time the law firm does meet about their benefits, it would be almost five months since the initial meeting with the lawyer.

 

[Pondering Giant]

Hey did you ever land the client? If so good for you.

 

[Dussicar]

Might as well post this here.

Out of the clear blue, and without my saying a word to him, my supervisor e-mailed the lady handling the benefits at the law firm this afternoon. The lady advised him that the firm, has not had their benefits meeting yet, but will by the end of the month.

As angry as I am with my supervisor, for accusing me of lying to him, when I told him the law firm didn't understand everything we are offering them, I decided to take the high road, and simply thank him for e-mailing the lady.
I did cold calls today at speech therapy, and my speech therapist said they went "pretty good.". I also told my supervisor, that I can hopefully begin doing cold calls for real at the office, within the next week or two.

Sigh! I hope this all calms down, and results in us getting a good account. By the time the law firm does meet about their benefits, it would be almost five months since the initial meeting with the lawyer.

Wah- Wah- WAHHHH!

 

[kopfhorer]

I hope you landed the client, too. I'm rootin' for ya!

 

[BlasterMaster]

Mitch, I can only say congratulations and also DO NOT TRUST YOUR SUPERVISOR! This guy sounds like the move abusive asshole for a boss on the face of the planet. If your dead set on staying with this job please at least consider going to a security or spy store / website and purchasing a recording device (they sell them to look like disguised key chain accessories). At least that way you have some ammunition in case your boss pulls another stunt like this.

 

[Mitchell]

I wasnt going to post in this thread.... but.. to stop any false thoughts.

I thank Debonair and kop for their good wishes, but,

Apparently you both didnt see the other thread.

I left Aflac in early November, and I'm currently looking for a job.

The deal with the law firm unfortunately fell through.

It was very disappointing, and I'm best just leaving it at that, to prevent this thread from becoming a problem.

I thank anyone who posted their good wishes.

 

[NavelTickler75]

Congrats