I HIRED A CORPORATE DJ FOR MY BOSS’S RETIREMENT PARTY

About a year and a half ago, my current boss, the Vice President of our company, hand-picked me to become his new chief of staff. I had been working as an analyst in one of the offices below the Vice President, and while I felt that I generally did a good job, I was not expecting to be selected to replace his outgoing chief of staff.

It came as a surprise to me when I found out that my boss had actually recommended me for the job, and while I was surprised I was also grateful that she had seen potential in me and was willing to recommend me for something that I might not have even considered going after on my own.

I readily accepted the offer and was eager to start in my new role. I knew it was a steep learning curve and there was a lot I was going to have to get used to about this job, but if I could do it and well, it would open all sorts of new doors for me.

He was a well-known, high-profile figure that I wanted to impress and do a good job for. I loved my social life and activities, but this would be a demanding job that would require a lot of additional work above and beyond my regular hours, and I knew when I took the job I would have to commit to that. If I could do it for a couple of years I would be able to get just about any job I wanted after that.

Then about nine months into the new position, my boss announced he was going to be leaving his job and moving on to something else.

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He informed me that I was doing a wonderful job and I would be needed for the next VP coming on, and that in fact, my role was more important than ever and would help the new person transition that much smoother.

I was shocked, but in the meantime, I needed to start planning his going away party. I would need corporate event entertainment, a caterer, and a venue to start with, and I did not have much time to pull it all together either, just a few weeks.

First I went to a friend who had just auditioned wedding music bands and asked for suggestions about whether she had seen any she liked that I could hire on short notice. She sent me a couple of recommendations, and within a week, I had nailed down a corporate DJ.

Next I needed a caterer and bartender on short notice, so I went to what I knew was his favorite restaurant and begged them to cater for two hundred people with only two weeks’ notice. He was one of their favorite customers so they ultimately agreed,

But I was really pushing it with the last minute planning. I did end up throwing a great party, but not without cashing in a lot of favors along the way and with a lot of help, in just a few short weeks!

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