Permission To Enter The Working World Has Been Granted...
Yesterday at William Ng Consulting Engineers...
Boss: Hhhmm... You are a fresh graduate, so i don't really have much to ask you about. The most important thing is your attitude and that you are willing to learn.
Me: Erm... Yes.
Boss: Anyway, i don't want to look at too many people. If its ok with you, i'll start you off at $2300 and you can come in on monday. Thats the fourth, isn't it? Hhhmm... *looks at his calender and the job application form*
Me: *flabbergasted 0.o* Erm...
Boss: *looks up* No? Monday is not the fourth?
Me: *still flabbergasted* Erm... no no. Monday IS the fourth.
Boss: Why? You want more time to rest? Or you want to start one week later?
Me: *trying to recover* No no. Thats ok. I'm willing to start on Monday.
Today at the bank, settling my affairs...
Me: I wish to close this account and open a brand new account.
Bank Girl: Ok. No problem. *turns to computer to fill in the details* what is your occupation?
Me: Erm... *struggling against instinct to say 'student' or 'unemployed' >.<* Engineer
Bank Girl: *smiles* What company?
Me: Erm... *struggling to remember the proper name of company* 'William Ng Consultants', i think (?). Something like that...
Bank Girl: *chuckling softly* Ok. I'll just put 'William Ng Consultants' lah, k?
Me: Ok. *mutters* Just got the job yesterday *as if that sentence will explain my confusion >.<*
Bank Girl: *settles paperwork and trying to make small talk* so you started work already?
Me: *wry smile* No. Starting on monday.
That was my induction into the working world, i guess. *sighs* >.<
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8 comments:
congrats!! u earn more than me! wat the ...??!! i shd hv study engineering...
Congrats on landing your first job!
Now the shit really starts! Heh heh , no lah...just trying to scare you.
Have fun and looking forward to your future posts about your new job.
@flowerger: thanks. yeah, you should have studied engineering, spent an additional year in wollongong, risking your sanity, countless hours, all of your energy and time to have a higher salary. :D
@trisha: thank you. yeah, i am so dreading the shit that will happen when i work, what with friends telling me abt their workload, bosses and office politics. haiz. :p
heh. we'll see abt me posting stuff on my new job. you and the other viewers might not find it amusing when i start rambling abt how the air-conditioning works and how i designed the system. >.<
welcome to the working world.
and why are u publishing ur pay?
later kena extort for lunches :P
@spinnee: heh. i wanted to publish the details of my new job so i dun need to keep answering my friends' questions. :D
welcome to the rat race.
hope you'll find your little corner to while away the lunches thinking about random stuff like incinerating your colleagues :)
@mela: you scare me sometimes. a lot. :D
i guess i won't be having such thoughts so soon. at least not until i get to know my colleagues a bit better. *grins*
Wah. i thought for engineer, your starting pay would be higher? nevertheless, it's better than not having a job. you found one pretty quick eh! :) Congrats!
Hope this is not too late and you are doing well at work! :) Welcome to the real world.
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