What Does Brig Really Do?

I saw a story on the news last night that talked about the inappropriate things people say about their jobs on Facebook and blogs.  Those people are stupid, but they did get me thinking, do my readers really know what I do?

After reading this very misleading post, my goal is that you are even more clueless than when you started.  However, I decided to attach a picture of my workspace to give you a little insight into my world.

First of all, I absolutely love my job, not a joke.  Wife is pretty happy about that, because I have had some pretty interesting jobs in the past that started out fun, but turned into more mundane task oriented jobs after about 2 years.

I work for a Fortune 50 company, I do stuff, about a billion dollars worth of stuff each year, I know, pretty impressive.

Before working here, I did the stuff that you read about Google doing on Drudge Report a couple of weeks ago. 

I used to work for the Fortune 1 Company, that was pretty cool too.

I get a lot of email, and I get to respond to almost all of it.  I also get to talk on the phone all day, often with people who don't want to hear what I have to say.

I also write a lot in my notebooks, usually in ALL CAPS, unless I am in a hurry, then it is illegible.

Just today I participated in a fire drill, during which I ate my apple.

When Little Guy asks me what I do all day, I tell him, "I say Yes and No, all day long."  I'm not really a "maybbe" kind of guy.

That pretty much sums it up.

I also keep up with business trends, and I draw on my whiteboard, a lot.  Just this year I have diagrammed everything from macro cost trend analysis, to NCAA FBS conference re-alignments and BCS championship game picking strategy.

I use Game Theory all day every day, and it is fun, even if most BYU MBAs can't find the humor in ratting out their friend with whom they just robbed a bank without whining "but you gave me your BYU word of honor." (Google:  "Prisoner's Dilemma", it is a fun Family Home Evening game for the whole family)

I also eats lots of Chinese food, and pretend to eat lots of apples.

I hope that clears things up.