{"id":519195,"date":"2016-06-22T16:59:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T23:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calauctions.com\/?p=519195"},"modified":"2016-06-22T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T23:59:11","slug":"whats-like-work-cal-auctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calauctions.com\/auction\/whats-like-work-cal-auctions\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s It Like to Work at Cal Auctions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maria<\/p>\n

Hi! It\u2019s Maria, the resident blogger here at Cal Auctions. I also manage the Facebook and Twitter pages, plus I help with writing product descriptions for the online auction catalogs. In other words, I stay busy just about every day working with the company.<\/p>\n

I thought I\u2019d shake things up a bit on the blog by sharing a little bit about what it\u2019s like to work at this growing business. This post is mostly dedicated to those future employees\/contractors, but if you\u2019re curious about all the awesome things that go on behind the scenes, keep reading\u2026<\/p>\n

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A Day In the Life<\/h2>\n

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A typical day for an onsite coordinator starts at 8 AM. With the help of coffee and our favorite Pandora station (or local radio), we\u2019re in the frame of mind to get the day started on a positive note.<\/p>\n

The guys who work on the industrial side of the business are usually out in the field working on cataloguing machinery, tools, and other business equipment. The ladies who work on the estate side are either at someone\u2019s home or at St. Vincent de Paul Villages. We also have monthly auctions in our warehouse, so about a week and a half out of the month we\u2019re at home base.<\/p>\n

Some may think that sitting in front of a computer or iPad each day coming up with creative things to say about each item and photographing each item can get tedious and boring, but it\u2019s actually pretty fun. I personally catalog about 40-50 items each day.<\/p>\n

I can only speak for myself, but in the past year and a half I\u2019ve learned a tremendous amount about the online auction industry, what sells, what doesn\u2019t sell, and so much more. Because we catalog a great deal of vintage and collectible items, I learn something new just about every day in my research. If you want to learn more about our process, read this past post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The day goes by relatively fast and that\u2019s because there\u2019s usually so much to do, but we also have fun. It\u2019s nice because we work as a team and collaborate. And when we\u2019re feeling uninspired or just plain tired, we make sure to turn on the \u201cPerculator<\/a>“.<\/p>\n