First day of work
I just had a bowl of abalone chicken instant noodle, with literally abalone and chicken pieces that were left over from last night's steamboat. The cool thing was, I cooked it all by myself! And sometimes, food with MSG can taste good too. Just realised I haven't been consuming enough MSG since army, cos it's a trend in camp to eat cup noodles, but I just did not have the habit. So cooking a good bowl of instant noodles with extra egg, abalone and chicken could be rather satisfying too!
Anyway, I just had my first day of work today. Supposed to be orientation period for 6 days. I kinda liked the people in the company. Most of them looked so jovial, so full of zest, so excited, enthusiastic and positive. They reminded me of the outdoor sales job I did before few years back, which could have nothing at all to compare to the current company I'm in, in terms of office structure, professionalism, and what we actually help to sell and promote. Just for your information, my company is dealing with clients from international banks, telecommunications, charities, securities, etc. So you could say I am a "high class promoter" in some way. My sisters, not being very supportive, irked at the idea of me being a promoter. But there are just so many things to learn. I can't stay put in an office-working environment from 9 to 5. I would rather walk around and tire my legs as long as I feel I'm free to roam anywhere around the area I want.
Today, I got introduced to my team leader, Kester, who is in-charge of my training. Very nice guy to talk to, very professional, and he just knows all his stuff, which makes him a really good salesman and mentor as well. I was bombarded with so much information that I felt mentally exhausted at times. At certain times, I was still having doubts whether I can clinch deals or not. After all, this job is a make or break kind of job. If you make it, the money is yours. If you break it, you need to aim high again. The good thing about the job is it has lots of travel opportunities(already there are people going on cruise on Saturday and a few handpicked for the Bangkok educational trip on Sunday).
After all the familiarisation with the office, the work scope, I was brought to the field to observe how my team mates do their talking. We were stationed at Toa Payoh HUB, and the response ain't that bad just now. I tried pitching to people but did not manage to close any deals. Being a newbie, it's very normal. But to me, I'll start to have doubts whether I am able to close any. I know it sounds funny, but there's this pressure to get more money, to get recognised, and not left in the lurch and feeling all so miserable.
I reached the office at 12pm today and started the outdoor job around 5pm, till around 10pm. By the time I was going back, I felt friggin' tired. It's a fun job but it requires a high level of energy. I think it's time I need to pop some vitamins to keep me going.
2nd day tomorrow. Do hope I get some results. Till then, see ya.
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