Okee... interesting day. Ok, night. It was an interesting night.
Robz and Jensen came over. Robz recently joined a company.... You can say he's a -learninginprogress- marketing agent. Lolz. Well, the only reason i let him join is that he'll be learning a skill, which of course, is marketing. Pssst! Btw... I hate marketers. Maybe it's because i lack a sweet tongue, that's why i'm jealous of them, i guess. But somehow, i just don't have a good impression of them. Yar..... Anyway, had them over so that Robz could have a chance to practise to present the product to my family. But.... He failed. Terribly, in my opinion. *Sorry kare. But that's what i think. Yea... Maybe you can interact well with strangers but somehow can't relate well with strangers.
This whole thing reminded me about myself about 1 1/2 years ago when i went for a interview for a position as a Dental Assistant. Hello?! My parents used to nag at me to brush my teeth, don't eat so much sweets. Used to bluff the school nurse that i have my own dentist to skip dental appointments blahblahblah. Okeee....i fear the dentist. So now what? Be a dental nurse? Lolz. But still i decided to try it out with the encouragements of my parents and aunt. Go, they said. Try it out. Learn more skills and how to interact with customers blahblah. Learn to have a boss. Hey! I really enjoyed working there! I've learnt so much things that i could never learn from the textbooks.
Like how to multi-task. I must learn to assist the dentist, hand him instruments, prepare the procedures in operations while answering phonecalls or even handle a patient that's waiting for his/her appointment outside. Hey! I lost so much weight while i was there! Think about 4 kg. Cuz i've to run round the clinic, handle suppliers, take stock, wash instruments, take appointments, be aware of fussy or impatient patients, blahblahblah. It was really great! I learnt so much! And i'm surprised that i actually enjoyed the experience.
So... As for Robz. I hope that he's not in it just for the money but also for the things that he'll eventually learn. Like how to handle different customers, how to handle crisis and must remember to do homework! Homework as in... know the product until like it's your own palm. When i was a dental nurse, i MUST know my facts very well. I must know what happens to gums and teeth when this happens or when that happens. Cuz you'll never know what the customer or patient will ask. Trust me, people do ask the weirdest questions. Basically, i must know about 85% of what the dentist learnt in medical school. Lol. So.... For Robz, maybe he has to know the scientific basis of the product blahblahblah... basically, know the product until like you're the one who invented it. You must also learn how to convince or assure your customer blahblah... The presentation and the overalls. The way to handle different kind of questions... Most importantly, you must be versatile. Able to think damn fast and shoot damn fast answers. Yea... It's definitely a damn good skill to learn. Definitely a damn difficult skill to master too. I totally agree that it's very difficult to be versatile and learn how to handle different kinds of situation, cuz you'll never know what kind of people you're gonna meet. So we must learn the different kind of approaches on how to placate or assure or convince a person.
Anyway..... Tonight just reminded me of how i stepped into the real world 1 1/2 years ago. I've seen the ugly side and of cuz, the nice side of the real world. I definitely did learn something out of the 6 months when i worked at the clinic. I hope Robz will learn something out of this experience too.
I'm exhausted.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
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