Oh! Oh! Oh!
It’s Ms. Tee Inside The Internet

I woke up to the sound of my text message ringing, “NEW MESSAGE”

I rolled over and grabbed my phone. ~smile~ It was Donovan.

I hope you have a blessed first day at work. Call me when it’s over so you can tell me about how everyone loved you.

I got dressed and walked down to my car and rode out to the office. The office is located in a huge beautiful building that looks like something out of a movie. I felt classy walking through the lobby and I rode the elevator up to the right floor and walked inside.

I was greeted by the HR manager who welcomed me into her office for my first orientation. She and I clicked immediately and she spoke about wanting to develop her writing. I gushed and gave her some encouraging words. I told her, “Don’t compare your writing to anyone elses. It’s like I tell my sons when they get upset that they didn’t draw a picture right. Writing is an art. Your version of a story won’t be the same as anyone elses. You have to learn to appreciate what your mind produces before anyone else will. Most of all…you have to accept what you produce because it is a reflection of you.”

After my orientation I went in to my director’s office. Notice I didn’t call her my “boss” cuz no one is the boss of ME!

Lemme tell you….I have to admit something that I have never admitted before. This chick is BAD, she’s WAYY tighter than me. I have never felt that way about any woman before but this chick is super beautiful, super poised, down to earth and she is excellent at what she does. Her drobe is off the hook and her hair is always perfect. She’s the kind of woman I want to look like when I grow up.

She showed me to my office and I met my office mates. One is a younger guy who just started about 2 months ago and he is the interactive media manager. The other is the advertising placement manager for the website. I’m the internet marketing manager so we all work closely together.

When I got settled and logged into my computer I saw an email that the company had sent out to introduce me to the team. It blew my mind!

To Everyone:

Please join me in welcoming Ms. Tee as our new Manager of Internet Marketing.

Ms. Tee comes to us from Houston , where she was a reporter for the Houston Defender Newspaper.

Prior to that, Ms. Tee has worked as a freelance & staff writer, editor and content manager for a number of print & online magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Out Urban Style Weekly Magazine, The Miami Herald, The Miami Times, Black Digital Network and Justsaved.com to name a few.

Ms. Tee is a Floridian, growing up in Miami and graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Magazine Journalism.

Ms. Tee’s first day will be tomorrow (Wednesday) so please take a moment to drop by and introduce yourself and welcome her to the family!

I almost fell out! Damn! Is that my bio? Wow! That makes me sound like I’ve done so much!

I emailed it to my friends and went to meet my director in her office to discuss my first assignments. As we sat down we went over the practice assignment that I sent her with my content proposal for the upcoming Mother’s Day features.

I sat there in amazement. She loved every single one of my ideas and approved them all!

Wow!

I laughed on the inside. I feel like I’m tricking them, he…he…

They’re actually PAYING me to do the shit I do for fun! LMAO!

They don’t even know it! LOL!

I update a website for a living! Hahahahaha!! How you gonna PAY me to do what I do EVERYDAY! LOL!

Only My God would do this for me! Thank ya Lord!

Before our meeting ended there was a knock on the door and in walked the company President.

I held my breath as he walked over to me and said, “Welcome Ms. Tee to the family. You may be right, this just may be YOUR YEAR!” then he walked out without another word and I sat down and exhaled.

Dude..between me and you.. Don’t tell nobody but…The company president is fine as hell! LOL! Dude is beautiful.

Yeah…He’s actually the reason I’m working there in the first place.

When I was in Houston at the newspaper I was assigned to cover a Power Summit which featured a group of CEO’s and business leaders who spoke about the challenges of becoming an entrepreneur. The keynote speaker couldn’t make it due to bad weather so he couldn’t fly out of New York, so they replaced him with my “new” company president and he rocked that shit!

I was so impressed with his speaking ability and his wisdom that I was speechless. When the time came for the media to interview him I couldn’t think of any questions because I was blowed and challenged by his speech. He spoke about how young, driven entrepreneurs often have the hope of starting their own business but don’t take the time to learn about all aspects of the business and end up failing because they don’t realize that owning a business is a multi faceted venture.

Damn…If I want to have my own business then I’d have to learn about the tricky things that don’t interest me like accounting and insurance laws and so forth. It made me re evaluate my business plan. That is why his speech got under my skin.

We exchanged business cards after I introduced myself to him and the next day I sat down to send out “hello” emails to all of the people who gave me a card. That’s all a part of the follow up process.

When I sent his “hello email” I decided to check out his company’s website and I clicked through the links until I saw the job postings. I saw the ad for Internet Marketing Manager and I read the job description.

Hmmm….I can do this.

But this job is in Dallas. I don’t really want to move again. I won’t apply. Forget it.

But I couldn’t sleep. I lay there in my bunk bed at the hostel and I couldn’t get the damn job description out of my mind.

“I am NOT moving to Dallas,” I told myself. “What the hell is in Dallas?”

But my heart wouldn’t let me rest for hours so I grabbed my laptop and went downstairs to the common area to revise my resume and cover letter. I sent it off and felt relieved. When I crept into my bunk I fell fast asleep.

Two weeks later I got an email from the company asking to schedule an interview. My first interview was over the phone and it went great! Everything I had done in my past, all the jobs, my passion for the internet and my love of writing made me the perfect candidate. I offered to drive up to Dallas to meet with them in person and they loved me.

I knew then that I would not be going back to Houston. I had peace that the job was mine.

I never even mentioned to my Director that I had met the company President. I didn’t want to use his name to get the job. Hell…I hadn’t even told him that I had applied.

But I got the job! But not before my new Director texted me saying that the President mentioned that he had met me a few weeks ago. ~wink~ I guess he remembered me after all.

It’s only been two days at the company and I already feel like I’m at home. The staff is a mixture of young and old professionals and everyone seems so friendly. There are actually about 4 other women there with a variation of the name Erica so as I met each one of them, we smiled at each other, recognizing our common bond.

“We HAVE to start a singing group!” I told them jokingly.

“Can we all get pink jackets?” one Erica asked.

“That’s a great idea!” I told her.

On my first day one of my co workers took me on a tour of the studio where the “radio man” himself broadcasts his show. That studio is HOT! I even took a picture sitting in his chair.

An hour or so after the President welcomed me I ran into him in the hallway and he introduced me to the “radio man” himself.

“Hi Tee, this is my Dad,” the President said.

I smiled at the bright skinned man whose pictures were posted all over the office. He opened his arms and gave me a hug.

“She’s our new Manager of Internet Marketing,” The President continued with the introduction.

“Ohhh,” the radio man said. Then he opened his arms for yet another hug.

I laughed.

“What’s your name again?”

“I’m Ms. Tee. I’m from Miami.”

“Well, Welcome to the family!” he said warmly and I blushed.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” I said and ducked inside of my office.

Back to work. But this isn’t really work.

This is some fun shit.

~smirk~

I can’t wait to learn more from my Director and co workers as they introduce me to the city of Dallas and the wonderful world of internet marketing.