Problem Solving Skills APA format paper- This assignment is based on a personal issue I am trying to resolve with getting paid from a company in Ukraine that disappeared after the war started. I have

Lauren Hill (OMT-156-0901) 11/02/2022 Module Six Journal Entry:

Part 7- Implement the solution-Add I have decided to try to find another job, but in the meantime, I will continue to monitor my PayPal account to see if the payments stop coming in. If they do, then I will know that my company is truly gone and I will need to find another source of income. However, if the payments continue, then I will know that my company is still functioning in some capacity and I can continue to try to contact them. I will also reach out to my network of contacts in the freight broker industry to see if anyone has any information on my company or what might have happened to it. Lastly, I will continue to look for job postings in the freight broker industry in case my company is truly gone and I need to find a new job. This solution is not perfect, but it will allow me to gather more information and make a more informed decision about my next steps.

o Develop a Implementation plan 1. I will continue to monitor my PayPal account to see if the payments from my company stop coming in.

2. If the payments stop coming in, I will reach out to my network of contacts in the freight broker industry to see if anyone has any information on my company or what might have happened to it. 3. I will also continue to look for job postings in the freight broker industry in case my company is truly gone and I need to find a new job.

4. I will revisit this plan on a weekly basis to reassess my situation and make any necessary changes.

o Determine what the decision is The decision is whether to continue working for my company. If the payments stop coming in, then I will know that my company is truly gone and I will need to find another source of income. However, if the payments continue, then I will know that my company is still functioning in some capacity and I can continue to try to contact them.

o How the solution will be put into place I continuing to monitor my PayPal account to see if the payments from my company stop coming in will put the solution into place. If the payments do stop coming in, then I will reach out to my network of contacts in the freight broker industry to see if anyone has any information on my company or what might have happened to it. I will also continue to look for job postings in the freight broker industry in case my company is truly gone and I need to find a new job.

o Outline how solution will be monitored and evaluated I will monitor the solution on a weekly basis. I will monitor my PayPal account to see if the payments from my company stop coming in. If they do, then I will assume that the company is no longer in business and I will need to find a new job. However, if the payments continue, then I will know that my company is still in business and I can continue to try to contact them.

 Part 8- Discuss any obstacles you encountered in your process One obstacle I encountered in my process was trying to figure out how to best monitor my situation. I did not want to just rely on the payments coming in to my PayPal account, because it is possible that my company could stop making those payments at any time. I decided to also reach out to my network of contacts in the freight broker industry to see if anyone had any information on my company or what might have happened to it. This way, I would have a better idea of what was going on and could make a more informed decision about my next steps.

Another obstacle I encountered was trying to decide what to do if the payments from my company did stop coming in. I did not want to just assume that the company was gone and start looking for a new job right away. I decided to reach out to my network of contacts first to see if anyone had any information on the company or what might have happened to it. I would also continue to look for job postings in the freight broker industry in case my company was truly gone and I needed to find a new job.

Lastly, I faced the obstacle of feeling as if I did not have all the information I needed to make a decision. I did not want to just blindly trust that my company was still in business and that the payments would continue to come in. I decided to do some research and reach out to my network of contacts to see if I could get more information about the company and what might have happened to it.

Overall, I think the biggest obstacle I faced was trying to figure out how to best gather information so that I could make a more informed decision.