Week 10 EOC: Where do you see yourself? Future Plan- career?

Where do you see yourself? Future Plan- career?

There are two career paths that interest and excite me. I currently work for Louis Vuitton and I am thrilled to be a part of such a historical and successful company. I currently work in sales but it is my desire to work for the company at a corporate level, preferably as a visual merchandiser or fashion buyer. I have also taken an interest in possibly becoming a trainer as well. A career as a trainer for this company incorporates teaching and fashion which both fields interest me immensely!

I have also been working on a business plan for a luxury denim boutique. This is my ultimate dream and something I would love to do in the future. I understand all the challenges that can come with owning a business, however, it is something I am very passionate about and have put a lot of time into developing the overall concept for. The name of my store is called Blackboard + Chalk, the name was derived from the idea that even though you can write all over a blackboard with chalk, it is not permanent. You can always erase and start again. Blackboard + Chalk is about new beginnings and writing your very own story, and that it is ok to start over.

At present my life is a blank canvas, and I am having to start all over. The day to day challenges are proving to be overwhelming, however, I am pushing through boundaries and making strides in the right direction. I am learning the importance of self-love and making myself a priority. I am learning to not be afraid of the future and to take control of the life I have been blessed with. I leave you with my favorite poem by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY:

Invictus 

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

I am the captain of my soul.

Week 9 EOC: The Apartment

In the movie, the apartment there were several instances where sexual harassment and workplace issues were exhibited. Sexual harassment in a work place can occur in three different ways. Quid pro Quo, Hostile Environment Created by Supervisors and Hostile Environment Created by Coworkers or Nonemployees. All three forms of sexual harassment were exhibited. Quid pro quo “the most direct is to prove that rejecting a supervisor’s advances adversely affected what the EEOC calls a “tangible employment action,” such as hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, and/or work assignment” (Dessler, p. 40). C.C Baxter was given promotions based on what he agreed to and what he could provide for his supervisors (his apartment). He was often threatened if he did not give in to their demands. This created a hostile work environment for C.C Baxter because he was constantly trying to coordinate his supervisor’s indiscretions, “hostile environment sexual harassment generally means the intimidation, insults, and ridicule were sufficiently severe to alter the employee’s working conditions” (Dessler, p. 40). The work phones were also utilized heavily in order to coordinate the scheduling of the apartment. Miss Olsen also suffered from a great deal of sexual advancements and actions from employees walking in and out of the elevator as well as from Mr. Sheldrake. However, she never seemed to complain or report what was happening. Had she been proactive in making her concerns known, things could have been avoided. “Remember that courts generally look to whether the harassed employee used the employer’s reporting procedures to file a complaint promptly. If the employer has an effectively communicated complaint procedure, use it and then cooperate in the investigation” (Dessler, p. 41).

Dessler, Gary. Human Resource Management, 15th Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions, 2016. [The Art Institutes].