Résumé Padding: Episode 1 [Teaser]
May 26th
FYI: I’m in the middle of playing with blip.tv settings to see if I want them to host Résumé Padding as I move forward so the player below may or may not work properly today. However, if you follow this link you should still be able to check out the teaser! Thanks for being here! 
Résumé Padding!
May 3rd
Hey Team,
Are you crazy kids ready for some Résumé Padding? Here’s the deal: In addition to this little GEitW contest that’s rolling out we’re going to start taking things a step further. You know what? That’s just lazy. Why take things a step further when you can take them THREE steps further?!
Good. That’s settled then. Let’s start over…
Are you crazy kids ready for some Résumé Padding? Here’s the deal: In addition to this little GEitW contest that’s rolling out we’re going to start taking things THREE HUGE STEPS FURTHER. I know what you’re thinking. 1) Who’s this “we” and 2) What are you babbling on about?
It seems I can’t in good conscience run a website that doesn’t provide a startling amount of entertainment relative to how many people are working on it* so, starting next week there will be a new weekly web series on this very site operating under the name…Résumé Padding!
Résumé Padding will be serving a dual purpose of 1) entertaining the masses (that’s you, friends!) and 2) proving once and for all that I am indeed…the Greatest Employee in the World! (Maybe.)
The concept is simple. Each episode will feature me taking on a different local job (Maybe a pizza parlor, a shoeshine stand, a zoo? Who knows?), going over what it takes to do the job well, a little look at training and ending with a grand competition between me and a regular employee for the title of “Greatest Employee in the WORLD!” Sounds fun, right?!
It’s kind of like the web’s answer to Dirty Jobs…but without the dirty…and no one nearly as cool as Mike Rowe…and less of a focus on obscure jobs…and not sponsored by Ford…and done with little to no budget…y’know what, it’s probably more like the web’s answer to Amtrekker.
Here’s where the “we” comes in. Since these episodes don’t have to be super timely I’d LOVE to shoot as many as I can, as quickly as possible and just spread out the editing. Which means, if you own your own business or know of a business that would love to be part of an episode shoot me and email at brett [at] GEitW [dot] com! I’m based in Fresno, CA so the closer to there the better but I am willing to do a little driving. (You know what? There are some pretty good airline deals out there right now…if you’ve got a cool idea for an episode hit me up regardless of your location!)
I’m super pumped about this, gang! Let’s make it happen!
I’m done.
Brett.
*Bear in mind there is exactly one person working on this site. 
Life Lesson #1
Mar 29th
Hey Team,
I have a very simple set of rules that I try to live by that slowly evolved over time as I began to decide what was most important to me in life. For the most part they represent not just what I should be pursuing in life but also the most efficient and effective path of pursuit. For the most part they have names that even a self-respecting motivational speaker (if there is such a thing) would be ashamed of so I’ll just be focusing on the suddenly very relevant Life Lesson #1
Since well before I ever had anything most people would call an “audience” I’ve always toted rule #1 one as:
Know Your Audience
I never meant “Audience” to mean a large group of people watching me because, frankly, even three years ago I never would have expected to be in the position in which Amtrekker put me. Instead, “Know Your Audience” always carried with it the warning that you have to present the right message to the right person. If you want to get things done it’s just silly to talk to people in authority the same way you would talk to people working beneath you.
It turns out, Life Lesson #1 now carries with it an even heavier message as, “audience” really does mean a large group of people paying attention to what I’m doing. And yet, I still feel as though I’ve dropped the ball. In starting Greatest Employee in the World I knew I was walking a tightrope in a juggling act. There was no clear audience because I would be playing to two very distinct audiences. I had to play to companies to elicit offers and to viewers to elicit, well…views.
My thinking was that if I spent my time focusing on press and company interaction then company videos would be offering up de facto fresh content for viewers…but that’s not even me talking to my audience much less knowing them.
This week’s mission is to fix all that with some exciting new stuff! If I’m amazing you’ll notice some big changes by Monday. If I’m just incredible it may be a little bit later next week. Regardless, be on the look out because I like to think I know my audience.
Thanks, team! I’m done.
Brett.
