Week two with the Indians was extremely different than the first. The past week, Eric and I spent in the Accounting Department and helped out there. The atmosphere in the upper offices was much different than that of the Distribution Center. In the offices, there is mostly silence among slight chatter on telephones as compared to the "DC" where there is constantly a radio blasting music to those working.
While in the Accounting Department, the two of us were put in charge of counting the "Fun Money" that were among the envelopes from various team shops around the area. In the envelopes along with the Fun Money were checks, credit card receipts and gift cards. I found it extremely interesting to see what exactly would be done with a credit card receipt that I signed months ago at the Indians Offices. In the picture above is a case containing many baseballs signed from famous Indians players. This is just one piece of memorabilia that is around the Executive Offices.
Another activity Eric and I were a part of was inventory for a souvenir stand. This was a complex day as there were multiple steps that needed to be done to check and re-check the numbers and merchandise that was in the store. I was intrigued by the amount of steps that they went through to be sure about all of their numbers.
This next week looks to be action packed as the Indians return to town with a series against in-state rival Cincinnati Reds come to open up interleague play. Also Zack is joining our project. Hope everyone is having fun.
Your project sounds like a lot of fun and from this post and what you said at the meeting on Tuesday, I can not believe how much work goes into checking the merchandise and making sure that everything is accounted for.
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