Each Monday, The Citizen features someone from the Finger Lakes community.
This week, we spotlight Joe Shirtz.
Q. What is the most rewarding part of your job?
A. Working with the customers and problem-solving.
Q. What is the most challenging part of your job?
A. Multitasking: answering phones, greeting customers and doing custom stain matches.
Q. What is the best way for you to relax after a tough day?
A. Play hockey, that keeps my mind off things.
Q. What do you like most about living and working in the Finger Lakes region?
A. The diversity of people.
Q. If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would be the first thing you did?
A. I would tell my parents to retire.
Q. What was your most embarrassing moment on the job?
A. Giving the customer the wrong product, or the wrong advice.
Q. If you could meet any three people in the world, who would they be and why?
A. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, so I could ask him whether he really bet against the White Sox. Dale Murphy, because he's my favorite baseball player. And Richard Nixon, because I think he was a great president.
Q. What would be your dream job?
A. To be in the NHL.
Q. If you were the mayor of your town or city, what would be the first thing you changed?
A. I would lower taxes.
Q. Do you have any special plans for the summer?
A. Just to go on vacation.
Joe Shirtz
Age: 28
Hometown: Syracuse
Family: Single
Occupation: Sherwin Williams, 281 W. Genesee St., Auburn
Hobbies: Hockey and baseball
Q. What is the most rewarding part of your job?
A. Working with the customers and problem-solving.
Q. What is the most challenging part of your job?
A. Multitasking: answering phones, greeting customers and doing custom stain matches.
Q. What is the best way for you to relax after a tough day?
A. Play hockey, that keeps my mind off things.
Q. What do you like most about living and working in the Finger Lakes region?
A. The diversity of people.
Q. If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would be the first thing you did?
A. I would tell my parents to retire.
Q. What was your most embarrassing moment on the job?
A. Giving the customer the wrong product, or the wrong advice.
Q. If you could meet any three people in the world, who would they be and why?
A. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, so I could ask him whether he really bet against the White Sox. Dale Murphy, because he's my favorite baseball player. And Richard Nixon, because I think he was a great president.
Q. What would be your dream job?
A. To be in the NHL.
Q. If you were the mayor of your town or city, what would be the first thing you changed?
A. I would lower taxes.
Q. Do you have any special plans for the summer?
A. Just to go on vacation.
Joe Shirtz
Age: 28
Hometown: Syracuse
Family: Single
Occupation: Sherwin Williams, 281 W. Genesee St., Auburn
Hobbies: Hockey and baseball
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