Post #40104 by Monkeyman on Thu, Jun 19, 2003 8:02 PM

Swanky,

Your post makes sense however I cannot relate to it. I work in corporate finance. I yearn to do something that I love.

Everyday I pull in files from several different banks that report prior day cash activity for our Fitness chain with roughly 400 locations. We reconcile that activity against our general ledger and sort out shortages and overages on a daily basis.

After determining our cash position for the day I use that information to make decisions about how much money we will borrow or repay from our lenders. A 2 day notice gets us a lower rate from our lender but requires better forecasting accuracy.

I also negotiate rates from all of our financial vendors to make sure that we get the best possible price on credit card services, disbursement services, depository services etc..

Of the time I spend on the computer I am working mostly in Microsoft Excel or Crystal reports. In Excel I write macros to try and automate recurring functions and try and save time for other activities at work.

I am surrounded by uninspiring creativeless corporate folk who's idea of a hobby is watching tennis and sailing. They all love to play golf and own SUV's and expensive dogs. All of their vacations are to the bahamas or Hawaii.

I am totally generalizing but hopefully you get the idea. I picked a career because it seemed like a sensible thing to do. It pays ok and is very stable but it is literally suffocating for a creative person.

Watch what you wish for.

I would kill for a creative opportunity with pay.

Monkeyman