On day 34 of my rejection therapy, I went out and looked for job, and got it at BigCommerce. I followed through with Jennifer and the company after the video, and will make it happen. Today, I will work there for a day. Here is a list of my possible tasks:
* Man the reception area, greet visitors, answer phone
* Prepare meeting space for All Hands meeting
* Put beer in fridge
* Run errands
* Inventory office supplies
* Spend some time with ‘success squad’ (on the phone with clients)
* Discuss major acquisition targets and potential IPO dates
OK, I added the last item on my own. Whatever the job is, I plan to do my best and leave a good impression for the day. I will also post my learnings and experiences through video or writeup.
I am also planning to make another rejection request for either Jennifer, the CEO or the entire sales/customer service team. Let me know if you have any ideas. jia@entresting.com, or through Twitter at @jiajiang.
I found your rejection therapy extraordinary.
It might not work here as well, but I suggest doing some type of elevator shenanigans (preferably a crowded elevator), such as trying to hug everyone in the elevator, and getting people to sing songs with you as you go up and down the floors. Just ask one person at a time “Can I hug you?” or “Will you sing Don’t stop believing with me?” An elevator seems to be such a confined space that has a lot of opportunity for failure!
Could they give you a free lunch? I think that’d get a No.
Can you get them to spend some of the $35 million investment on something beside the Big Commerce homepage, marketing, sales, and raises? Its been over one year and all we paying customers have is an all-too-white admin area. Tons of ideas posted in BC blog, problems and solutions offered with nothing done. Nada. Zip.
Love this idea!
I was trying to reply to Sam’s idea and it appears I didn’t. Just an FYI that I thought that was great, whether at BigCommerce or for another rejection therapy quest.
Hey Tony B,
White
space
is
awesome.
Getting updates on the BC shopping cart and templates is even more awesome. Fixing all the past and current issues, even better. Too much white space with virtually no color ‘accents’ or tirm=too flat and hard to visual navigate quickly.
(meaning we are still waiting and waiting and waiting for BC to fix and improve the shopping cart and website software that they themselves created….but can’t seem to fix/improve. Odd, eh?)
Hi Jia, Idea #1; ask them if they would fund you for putting an app together that talks back to animals in their own native breed tongue?
Idea #2; Ask if they would use your picture of the back of your head on one of their products (your choice).
Idea #3; Tell them you’d like to lead a think tank session where everyone has to dress and talk like pirates. I hear it ellicites creative thinking!?!
Thanks for your blog, enjoying & learning from it, I believe you will do very well, you are inspiring.