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Why I Quit My Dream Job

Why I Quit My Dream Job

I quit my dream job after only two years because – as it turns out…

It wasn’t really my dream job.

The long and short of it is that I consider myself infinitely capable in the world of cotton trading.

I wanted a management job.

Something with autonomy and the ability to direct things that fell under the purview of my department.

I mean, I thought I was getting one…

“Manager” was even in my job title.

But what I got was a data entry job with no decision-making power.

The crux is this:

I didn’t go to graduate school for four years and get 14 years into a career to do data entry and be tied to my phone on-call for 16 hours per day.

Life is too short.

You can have it.

It is kinda sad though…

I really thought I would retire there. 🤷‍♂️

…not sure I can go back to a corporate setting again…

Looks like a bit more of THIS for a few weeks.

Mood?

Current career aspirations: pic.twitter.com/kQDuAbNTWf

— Sterling Terrell 📚 (@SterlingTerrell) April 27, 2023

Maybe I’ll tell the other 50% of why I quit one day too. 😉

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Filed Under: PotpourriTagged With: #Career, #Cotton

Keying Dollar Cotton

Keying Dollar Cotton

Cotton is over $1 per pound right now and so producers have got to hedge – but keying dollar cotton is another issue…

See, for a cotton trader, you key cotton prices all day.

There is a rhythm to it and familiarity that grows over time.

A warm coffee, the glow of a computer screen, and a ten-key as you enter orders.

Order to open and hedge, order to close and lift said hedge.

But here is the thing.

The vast majority of the time, cotton prices are 4 digits.

  • 76 cent cotton: 7600
  • 85 cent cotton: 8500
  • 93 and a half-cent cotton: 9350

Do you see it?

When cotton gets over a dollar, it becomes a five-digit number.

  • $1.00 cotton: 10000
  • $1.0700 cotton: 10700
  • $1.1145 cotton: 11145

Suddenly it feels like I am off by a decimal everywhere I look. Everything looks wrong.

These are just the facts.

But no matter.

I absolutely love this job.

Cotton Growers:

DM me if you need to fix your prices!

I will. Set. You. Up.

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Filed Under: Not BooksTagged With: #Cotton, #Trading

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