Member Spotlight- Wildthing>XI<

[BlackRose]

Let start with your clan name? Wildthing>XI<

Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? My mother who past this last year would always call me James. James go do this James go do that.  I asked her why didn’t you name me James and she said she didn’t want everyone calling me Jim.

 When and where were you born? I was born 5 years to the day that JFK was assassinated. 11/22/1968 in Binghamton, NY

 When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be like my father and a navy seal to serve my country. GOD had other plans for me because I had epilepsy growing up from 2 years of age to 20 years. One thing that my father taught me was to never give up or take no for an answer when people would tell me I could not do things.

Where have you lived? I have lived in 5 States in this country of the United States of America. I feel that as a nation we have torn ourselves apart and really not looked at how we became one of the super powers of the world.

I would like to share some music that I feel trully touches on the meaning of America.

Feel the words and feel the meaning please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSLRbm8L9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc

 

 

What got you into gaming? My parents

Your first game you played? Atari 2600 Space invaders

 And what do you play now? Too Many Too Name

Why did you join XI? It was in the start of Call of Duty Two I had a 486 machine and just married my wife and had free time because of her being busy as a CAN working long hours.

What do you get from being in this clan? Everything. I have made friends around the world. I have party with these friends, and I have help build the clan as a member.

 What is your favorite hobby? Shooting idiots.

What is your favorite travel destination? Any >XI< Fest, I can make it too.

Are you married? Yes poor woman

Do you have children? Yes

What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names?  cats that were rescued and a dog that was a rescue. Baby, Rusty, Sunny, and Coco

Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Sports is so overrated and over paid. Pay the soldiers of America more they sacrifice more!

What causes are you passionate about? Xtremeidiots

 

Do you volunteer? If so, where? I did for the greenfield Iowa tornado victims.

 

 What is an interesting fact about you? In my eyes I see myself as a nobody in this world because in this big world no one will remember me after a hundred years go by.

 Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I am currently working towards my master’s degree in business administration

 Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Yes

 Did you belong to any professional organizations? No

What is your current job title? Dock Worker

 Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Nope

 Where do you work? XPO

What other job titles have you had in your career? Too Many to Name

Goal...To obtain a management position with a dynamic corporation where I can use my energy and skills to develop, motivate, lead, and encourage employee productivity.

Accomplishments

§  I have experience in Human Resources, Environmental Science, Fundamentals of Business Finance, Intermediate Economics, Intermediate Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, and Financial Decision Making.

§  I have 40 years in a retail environment and helping customers. I have RMA/RA experience in working with suppliers and right to the manufactures.

§  I have 30 years in computer repair, networking, telecommunication repair and computer repair. I have worked in a management environment with restaurant businesses.

§  Training and Teaching Skills to new employees and bringing older employees up to speed on new processes.

Special Skills

§  I have experience with windows 3.1 to windows 10. I have networking skills and telephone networking. I have knowledge in computer building and the need for a network in the business. I have worked with training people in new software applications to improve ordering and returning merchandise.

Employment History

Dock Worker: XPO Logistics(2023-Current)

§  Unloading and Loading crew

Retail Support: Wal-Mart Supercenter(2021-2023)

·         Cashier

·         Sales Associate

·         Train new employees

 

Technical Support: LTD Broadband (2018-2020)

§  Trouble Shoot customer issues.

§  Dispatcher over 16 Field Techs

§  Training of new Phone Support Techs

Production Employee: Zumbro River Brand (2016-2019)

§  Extrusion Operator

Cap 2 Supervisor: Wal-Mart Supercenter (2015-2016)

§  Oversee the unloading crew.

Store Manager: Dollar General (2014 - 2015)

§  Serving Customers

Jogger: Brown Printing Company (2011 - 2014)

§  Labourer

Laborer: Express Personal Services (2010 - 2011)

§  Labourer

Sales Assoicate: Wal-Mart Supercenter (2006 - 2010)

§  Serving Customers

Computer Technician: Desktop Media (2000 - 2008)

§  Repair and Trouble shoot customer issues.

Education Grand Canyon University Business Administration (2010 - 2014)

 

 Why do you like your job? Don’t have to deal with customers 24/7

How would you describe your career? One day at a time like my life.

What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Nothing

Describe a time that your career was rewarding. When servers that worked under me as a boss came up to me and thanked me for being the boss I was and that I had gotten them ready for what the real world was going to be like.

What do you hope to accomplish in your career?

· Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” (Confucius)

·  “It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.” (Carlton Fisk)

·  “Work to become, not to acquire.” (Elbert Hubbard)

·  “Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.” (Katherine Whitehorn)

·  “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” (Michael Jordan)

·  “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure it just means you haven’t succeeded yet.” (Robert H. Schuller)

·  “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” (Abraham Lincoln)

·  “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” (Thomas A. Edison)

·  “I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.” (Lou Holtz)

·  “I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.” (Jon Stewart)

 

Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? No

 What is your favorite sport? None

Do you play any sports? No

 

    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for?

God’s rule over the earth. With that I will leave you with one last song to feel with and know me better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tatKFXlYiY

 

 

[Ruggerxi]

@wildthing Thanks for sharing and this couldn't be more true Sports is so over paid. Pay the soldiers of America more they sacrifice more!

[NinjaBazZa]

Nice read

 

[Markoff]

[baldie]

Great read Wildthing, thank you for sharing 

[Majbasil]

[Bosun]

Nice post WIld, but I expected pics of the Chicken!

[SparksHunter]

Great read, and a hellava career. I too have had dogs named Baby, Rusty and Cocoa, and my wife’s nickname is Sunny! Small world huh lol.

[Wardogs411]

didnt know u worked for 1 of my customers XPO we do the build in gps systems from trimble for the trucks

[major-mark63]

Thx for sharing @wildthing 

Never saw a full C-Vitae like yours!!!

im agree with you for sport salaries , but since there will have people whilling to pay high pirces for tickets they will be still high paid.

 

[WldPenguin]

Thanks for sharing, @wildthing  

[Majbasil]

 

[dLUX]

Nice read, Wildthing. Thanks!

[J3st3r]

The 1st game that I played on computer was the DOS game Ninja back in 86. It took me several days to copy it from a book and get it saved to 5 1/4 floppy. I literally wore the disk out because I played it so much. lol

Edited July 19, 2024 by J3st3r

[Cooper]

Hey brother, I think you know this, but I'll say it to be clear...

I appreciate you, who you are, your person.

Blessings my friend...

Coop

[FlyingDutch]

Loved reading this window into who you are. 

Whilst we come into this world and leave this world as a nobody.  It isn't us who need to be remembered but those that we build up.  We are not judged for what we do for ourselves but what we do for others.  

We leave a legacy behind us in the people who are better and more because of us!

[rexbowan]

Thanks!