Business Travel

Authored by Rickey Combs.

Business trips are something I do year round. It comes with the job. Basically, I'm sent anywhere there is a branch in North America to make sure that those branches are following government regulations and guidelines as well as our companies policies and procedures. I've been to from big cities like New York to Miami to tiny burbs like Danville and Lake Tahoe. Each city presents its own allure and I like to take a day walking through the city and shopping for knick knacks that give a sense of what each town is all about. Oftentimes, instead of making a trip to one city and returning thereafter, I make trips to multiple cities and can end up being away from home for more than two weeks. In those situations I usually set my alarm systems to give me some piece of mind because concentrating on the work at hand is paramount in my job. There is high turnover and under employment in this business and so most of the staff are either under qualified or under trained as they are usually thrown into the fire to meet demand. My job is to make sure that they at least understand the things they have to do and aren't instigating there own methods just because it makes their jobs easier or is more relevant to their branch or location.