The Pretender
When Principles get in the way
So the last 4 months have given me gray hairs. A house in Atholl came up for grabs through a deceased estate, and I was fortunate to grab it. It was in a shocking state though. The dirt and grime and hosts of lice and small bugs living in the bathroom carpets would latch onto…
2009 – The Year of the Pretender | The Banker
Last year I went to Premier Personnel to try and make a quick buck off of the placing of students that finish up their studies and their jobs at Penguin Tutoring at the agency – in essence trying to “sell the recruitment agency a dose of their own medicine”. The MD and senior manager obviously…
2009 – Year of the Pretender | The web specialist
Everyone these days is a web specialist, SEO fundi, PPC authorised individual and Blog advisor. And so was I. Having taken the reign from David who was handling www.silverapple.co.za I took over his clients and continued to do web development work, SEO and PPC campaign management. Website development is slightly harder than people expect. Visually,…
2009 – Year of the Pretender | The office admin
Late last year I entered Penguin Tutoring in the SAP Go-for-Growth competition. We were finalists, and qualified to receive a 90% subsidy on a year’s consultancy and best business practice methodology training, to position the company for optimal growth. This, together with seeing the potential upside the company could reach, made me take on a…
2009 – The Year of the Pretender | The Salesman
The year started out with sleepless nights. Not due to worry, but rather, excessive heat. Having moved back to Johannesburg after 7 strong years in Pretoria, I took residence in what used to be the garage at my parents’ house. Bloody hot. Mosquitoes. Hadedas from 4am. This frustration was tempered with the value of returning…