Everyone knows that after you graduate from college, the next biggest stressor in life is finding a JOB. Well, after 2 months of applying and interviewing, etc. I finally got one!! I am now working for Frito-Lay as a District Sales Leader in training.
A lot of people are saying...wait, I thought you got your degree in Health Care Administration. I did, so here's the story behind how I got this job. I met this guy named Dennis while I was throwing a fundraiser for the patients at Eastern State Hospital. The fundraiser was a success, we raised a lot of money and Dennis was on the committee that will distribute those funds. The following week in my senior capstone class, we had mock interviews to help us get ready for the real world and Dennis interviewed me. He said I did a great job and I thought jokingly said "do you want to come work for Frito Lay"? So I said "Yeah, anything in this economy right" :) So about 2 weeks later, Dennis called my professor and said "Hey I've got a management position available down in Yakima, can you get me in contact with that girl from Sunnyside who grew up on a dairy farm"? My teacher passed the message on to me and I got in contact with him and a couple interviews later...I am employed!
The training for the position is 9-12 months long in Spokane and then we might have to move down to Tri-Cities or Yakima or potentially anywhere in the Pacific NW, depending on when/where they need someone. Andrew and I are really excited for this new adventure. I start work on August 23rd. The Lord has truly blessed us.
My responsibilities for the job are that I'll need to establish and maintain a good relationships with our store managers and sales reps. I'll need to make sure that my sales reps are delivering the right product at the right time, at the right place, and with the right amount. I'll also have to make sure the reps are doing the promotions and giving a good name for Frito.
During the interviewing process I was able to go down to the Yakima Valley (my hometown) and work as a 3rd party support for a project that Frito Lay is involved in. My friend Heather and I hung out in Sunnyside at my parents house and everyday from about 7-4 we built display racks for Frito-Lay products. Did you know that Frito-Lay has over 20 different brands they own: Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos, Lays, Sun Chips, Rold Gold pretzels, Smartfood popcorn, Cracker Jacks, Funyuns, Baken-Ets, Santitas, Sabritones, Chester's Snacks, Quaker, Grandmas cookies, Stacy's, Spitz, Natural, Baked, Matador jerky, Tostitos, TrueNorth...and the list goes on. There are nearly 20 different types of Doritos, Cheetos, and Fritos alone. I'm amazed with how much they produce.
I'm really excited to start work. I love working! Every Frito-Lay employee I've met so far has been so nice and friendly. I'll be working with some great people and for a great company!
Here's some pics of Heather and I on the job...
One of the weekends on the drive back to Spokane we saw tons of these wind turbines.
They are huge!
This is what the sunset looks like every night in Sunnyside. Beautiful!
It took us a couple of days to reorganize my mom's clothes by type and color.
I wish I had this much :)
Heather and I in our work attire and tools!
We spent most of our days following this truck around with all the
equipment we built to put in each store.
On the weekends, we did find some time to relax!
Trying to look tough with my power drill!
We had such a blast working together! Thanks for coming Heather!!
