...a services product manager for a high tech firm.

Name: Sarah

Occupation: Services Product Manager

Wake up at 7AM - shower & get ready.  Getting ready is easy for my job because I work in high-tech so I don't have to conform to any real dress code.  Today for example I'm wearing jean capris and a white t-shirt.  I eat breakfast and am out the door by 8:30 AM.  On most days I usually go through the Tim Horton's drive-thru and get a medium half hot chocolate half coffee.  I pull into work around 8:50 AM.

I walk up stairs after greeting reception and spark up my computer.  My first hour of the day is usually dedicated to catching up on email - either from hardcore workers like my boss or other offices from from Europe.  I also receive a ton of industry trade e-newsletters that I like to keep on top of since my field is mobility and it's a relatively high-paced and always changing environment.  In the course of catching up on my email I usually check my schedule to see what meetings I have and figure out what I want to get done for the day.

10-12 PM I spend working on a technical presentation to be used by our technical presales team regarding a new software solution.  At 12 I go for a walk with my coworker around the Tech Park.  The city can feel so far away when you're walking through a corn field or by a secluded lake, which all happen to be lovely features of the Tech Park where I'm lucky work is located.  If I don't go for a walk I will often go to the gym which is also conveniently located across the street.

I get back to work around 1 PM and eat lunch while working at my desk on the technical presentation I was working on in the morning.  I meet with my Boss and some other Directors regarding a Request for Information (RFI) response our department is helping Sales formulate.  From 3-5 I work on gathering the appropriate materials I was assigned to prepare for the RFI response due immediately. 

5 PM I am out of there.  Onto other things like school or home sweet home. 

That's it, nothing too dramatic but I like it that way.  Most days I can leave my work at work.  Things don't get too demanding unless it's end of quarter or a task has been handed down to me by the President, in which case it's heads down until the task is complete.  I like my job, the relaxed work atmosphere, and the people I work with.  Did I mention there is a site-wide BBQ on Friday?