really feel like transferring to wordpress. until i can find a script which disallows google from indexing my blog.
anw. been thinking about whether i should work at sitex. googled here and there, and memories of comex came back. yes there are some people who earn like 1k for 4 days, no kidding. but many are not that fortunate.
i shall thereby list down the things i dislike about working in IT shows.
- greedy customers. they would keep pushing your limit for freebies or price cuts, which would eventually affect our commission.
- exploitative customers. these are the kinds who would go to almost every stand and tell the promoters there 'this is the price i got from so and so. can you give me a better price?' then this process would continue. if you want to haggle for prices, please go to a fish market.
- standing for long hours. this is not as bad as having to serve the above two types of customers thou.
- explaining for long periods of time, then they say 'i'll think about it'. then come back and make the sale with another promoter. and your commission goes to him/her. it can be very frustrating. it sounds petty even, and in non-sales contexts, i wouldnt even bat an eyelid. i guess this is why sales sucks sometimes.
- luck? how do you explain some people being at the right place, right time, serving the right customer.
the things i like:
1. relatively good pay
2. good exposure
3. learn alot about IT, the way IT shows work, and people.
i think the main gain is the exposure. but after having to serve those kinds of customers, it makes me want to shun away from budget consumer electronics. cause it's super competitive and people just want the lowest price possible. i guess that's y, from what ive heard, apple and sony are the best cause they dont allow for haggling or giving of alot of freebies. i really pei4 fu2 those who have been able to withstand all that nonsense, and stil be able to earn 1k plus. so far, i have only known 3 guys who have been able to do that. is it true that most super-earners in IT show are guys? maybe it's cause they are able to stand their ground more? rar. i dont get it.
seriously, i dont understand why the government refuses to implement a minimum wage rate. look at what we are being paid in singapore. as compared to in australia or US. and dont come and tell me that 'we are very fortunate already. other places like china blah blah blah.' im comparing a supposed 'first rate country' with another first rate country.
today i had to go grocery shopping cause i have been procrastinating in doing so, resulting in an empty fridge until this afternoon. bought like $100 plus worth. phew. thought it was gonna be 200 plus with the amount of food i thought i bought. hehh. went to amk hub the ntuc, then, goodness, so many grandmothers and mothers. look like typical singaporeans; rushing to buy food, tear the plastic out like free water liddat, rush to sample food... sigh. will we ever be a gracious nation. then, i was like thinking 'i feel so old...' fwahahhaa. if i ever were to be a mother, i wanna be a hip mother!! die die also cannot look auntie. HAHAHAA.
but i think i acutally like to buy food myself. everytime my mum buys food, i dont eat it. neither do my siblings, for that matter. well, we cant expect her to always know what we eat. but she keeps buying meat. and me and my sister are 99% vegeterian. i think i should do the shopping from now on. can buy stuff using parents' money. hehh.
