Who Jewelerman

[AprilBaby]

Just curious, are you male or female? I love your threads and your name suggests male, but then again maybe not?

 

[y2kitty]

Jewelerman always has something interesting to contribute.

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 10/14/2009 9:13:58 PM
Author:AprilBaby
Just curious, are you male or female? I love your threads and your name suggests male, but then again maybe not?

April baby,
Im male.But a few have asked the same question.Been said that I write with a great deal of passion about jewelry and the jewelry trade.Glad I have the forum to discuss jewelry and watches because few friends,family members or past girlfriends have been very interested in jewelry,gems or watches.

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 10/18/2009 11:04:52 AM
Author: y2kitty
Jewelerman always has something interesting to contribute.

thanks for the compliment!

 

[AprilBaby]

Interesting. Love to read your posts, I thought male but you write "female". Good quality in a man!

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 10/19/2009 7:13:09 PM
Author: AprilBaby
Interesting. Love to read your posts, I thought male but you write ''female''. Good quality in a man!

You have caught my interest.How does someone write female vs.male?

 

[AprilBaby]

It''s not a bad thing, really. It''s just kinda hard to explain. Kinda like with a lot of feeling and passion? (Not to say men can''t do that) Hope I don''t start a war here.

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 10/20/2009 7:55:59 PM
Author: AprilBaby
It''s not a bad thing, really. It''s just kinda hard to explain. Kinda like with a lot of feeling and passion? (Not to say men can''t do that) Hope I don''t start a war here.

No war started.Just curious...guess its the communication degree coming out.I actually appreciate the interest.

 

[AGBF]

I thought that this thread should contain a biography (or autobiography) of Jewelerman, so I am going to cut and paste some snippets from this thread. It certainly does not present an entire biography, but it gives at least a little more information about Jewelerman's life. Perhaps he can flesh it out?

Early in the thread Jewelerman posted this:

Date: 9/22/2009 12:51:29 AM
Author: jewelerman

man i wish i had time at my work to ignore customers(today i had the fun task of helping 2 to 12...yes seriously...12 customers at a time today all day long...the store im at is the #2 store in the chain out of 70 and we cut hours and cut our staff down to 3 people so most of the time theres just one person on the floor to stock,mechandise,clean,assist customers,ring them up and greet the next hand full...and for 8 dollars an hour!At least everyone was patient and could see that i was doing my best helping a dozen people at once(i gave an extra 10% discounts to those waiting in line the longest or who had to wait to have questions answered or who had exchanges)...man it will be great to find a job in jewelry again or just get out of retail and use my new degree!

I was interested in what new degree he had obtained, so I asked about it. He replied with the following posting:

Date: 9/23/2009 12:17:12 AM
Author: jewelerman

Thanks for asking about my degree.After 9/11 did a ton of damage to the jewelry trade in my area I decided to go back to college and finish the degree I started 20 years ago!I found that my early college credits would not be accepted in business and marketing and I would have start from scratch in all my generals.I decided not to work for four years and in fall of 2003 I started taking generals at the community college.I was lucky enough to get all my generals done in under two years and transfered to the University of Utah with a 3.8 GPA(Something im very proud of)I wanted a degree in Business but the accounting classes were very hard for me to master so I decided to take a minor in business(enphasis on marketing and public relations) and major in Organizational Communications.I started a minor in Art History but decided to cut that short and graduate in 2007 because of an accident at the college left me unable to walk or drive for several months.I finished up my last semester in a wheelchair and was able to walk to get my diploma.I finished in the top 7% of my class.The hard work paid off.It took me several months looking for a job in Communication or Marketing but the economy was already faltering and I took a job with a well known chain jeweler.After several months with them I parted company just before they announced bankrupsy.Ive been with my current company for a year and stay with them because they are closed on Sunday and the medical insurance is almost affordable.I am grateful for this job,but it can be very frustrating.Thanks again for asking about my degree!JM

AGBF

 

[beaujolais]

-- Jewelerman always has something interesting to contribute. ---

Agreed. Also warm & kind.

Big Congrats on your degree !

 

[jewelerman]

Date: 10/22/2009 11:54:34 PM
Author: sonomacounty
-- Jewelerman always has something interesting to contribute. ---

Agreed. Also warm & kind.

Big Congrats on your degree !

Thanks for the kind words.