Thermography and Lucy

So I started working at Tatex: Thermographers on Tuesday morning. So far, I've learned what thermography is (it is the process of creating raised writing in invitations, stationery, business cards, etc. that simulates embossing. It has been in existence for so long that it is no longer considered a simulator but an art in itself. The way it works involves a plate of the desired text, ink, powder and HOT ovens that bake the powder into the ink, thus creating the raised effect.)

Tatex is a wholesale printing company. They print E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G, from social events to commercial events. If interested in knowing more, go to http://www.tatex.com/

They do not deal with individual people but work through dealers, such as local party stores, wedding planners and consultants, or national chains, such as Al's Bridal Wear and Party City. So next time you are making plans to order invitations or engraved napkins or match books, or personalized stationery or business cards, think of me, 'cause I will more than likely be working with your dealer on your order.

So far, I've spent the last two days assigning PINs to our Dewberry dealers. See, Tatex has a 300% increase in sales and dealers because two of its sister companies, Dewberry and Celebration (one in Alabama and the other one somewhere in the West Coast) has either closed its doors or downsized, so we are taking on their customers. This means adding a large amounts of customers and their informations, and assigning them PINs to access their on line orders, into our Tatex system.

Today, I learned how to process through orders from discontinued albums. See, our albums are good for two years. Every once in a while, a dealer sends in an order from a discontinued album and we have to cross reference their order through our active albums, make sure they are the same item, then get the new item numbers onto the invoice, let the dealer know that the album they are using has been discontinued and should be discarded and offer to put in their order for the new album...some of those albums have a waiting list so that's another thing we have to tell them if that is the case with their album order.

This is something that I will be doing but I actually think that they are training me in every area. Oh yeah, I work with Albums in the Marketing department. And my work name is Lucy, which is easier to hear over the phone, or so my superviser Theressa said. It's really strange to have all these co-workers calling me Lucy, a name reserved for family and very close friends. Oh well.

Well, that's my update. I'll let you know more about my life as it progresses.

Oh yeah, work drama. One, there's a possible dead rat under our coke machine (12oz Dr.Pepper for 10cents since we don't get breaks-how awesome it that!?) that is causing a big yucky sting. My cubicle is right across the machine but I don't smell it until I walk by the machine...everyone else complains about it all day though). Second work drama, one of the girls that works in production (the big printing machines, cutting machines, stamping machines, engraving machines, packing machines, etc.) got her lunch stolen from the lunch room's fridge...she cussed up a storm and it was at the beginning of the lunch hour so by the time I was ready for some entertainment, the drama was all gone and the rest of my lunch hour was ho-hum.

Well, that really is all. Adios!!!