Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:20 PM
29th january 2008.Day tenth.
it's not easy trying to find a job here in perth. the pay's so good. almost 11.41 an hour fixed across all jobs for your age group and the working conditions are great! if youre busy taking a calculator to convert into singapore dollars, forget it. i did all the sums for you already.
drum roll please.
it's almost a whopping 14.40 for just an hour doing the most idle job in the world. attending to the cash till. a greatest place to just type a few things onto the computer, handle money and just give your mega-watt smile to your customers. the only disadvantage is that you cant sit while attending to the cash till.
i mean who cares. i dont.
14.40 in singapore can easily get me a meal plus starbucks coffee. only i dont even have to foot the bill for them since elvin wont let me. neither would justin or derek. sheesh, guys and their pride of not allowing a girl to pay. whatever. all i know, is that it benefits me and my meal. gosh, now i sound as though i love my benefits as a girl. of which i do but could we skip the period cramps, pregnancy and motherhood?
mum helped me with my resume. alright i shalln't even bother to give myself any credit since she did all of it and all i ever did was lie on the couch and stare at the ceiling above, only to nod my head everytime she asked a question.
i went for a job at 3.20pm only to finish half an hour later. i passed my resume to two other departmental stores. well, everyone wants to be big someday. but we have to start small first then the bigger things will come. for now, i'll just have to wait for calls before i start at my first day at work. wish me luck!
it's funny how you put yourselves into an environment where everyone is just so nice and friendly. it gives you the heebie jeebies when you try to strike up a convo without sounding weird. two total chnage of environment and im finding myself freak out when i have to attend to my own customers. back in singapore, no one behind the counter would ever go 'hey good morning' or 'thank you for shopping with us' 'have a good day' that sort of thing. nope, all they ever do is attend to the till and to get your shopping goods away when the next customer arrives for paying.
that's how different the two cultures are. i need to get back my slang when i start work if not it'll just seem as though im having a bad day without sounding myself if i dont smile. my smile gives it away. but i cant keep smiling. i tried it and it hurts by nightfall. silly me. so all that i can afford to do now is. amanda open up your mouth and TRY to be nice.
10 reasons why amanda cant seem to be confident:- it's her first day at work ( not really since it was only 1/2 an hour)
- the lady boss speaks too fast and all too well
- im the only asian in the shop helping out
- the last i spoke in singapore was singlish
- i hadn't had any job experience ( please dont give me the bad eggs)
- her mouth is too small and all she ever does is
- SMILE
- the huge paycheck is still a shock to her ( kidding;D )
- im still stuck in the mentality people SERVE the 'queen'
- i hate being small -_-
i need this job.
