Sunday, April 22, 2007

My (former) Work place.. Or is it??


When somebody goes for work in a place, the most obvious things he would expect are a calm environment, strict demanding managers, tip toe silence and most importantly formally dressed employees.. Now that's a myth in my work place... I walked into zenith call centre hoping to do what I did in Allsec.. The first thing i noticed in my work place is there was the music played on the floor.. I presumed they were having a break... Once my interview was successful (just another formality), i was asked to listen to one of the senior reps thr.. (She was only 10 shifts old by the way)... When she and others were making calls still the music was on and loud.... u can’t hear what the person on the line speaks... This female who TRAINED (couldn’t get a better word) me was unbelievably hot.... I was struggling to be on my own in front of her... Sometimes it becomes difficult to look only at her face.... sheeeesh.. Fine.. No more double meaning stuff..

After the so called training i was put into calls.. That was total fun.. The best pat was i really didn’t know what i was selling.. But still managed to make about 100 calls in a 3 hr shift.. One more funny thing is, there was no computers in that CALL CENTRE.. We had to take down all the information in a paper.. and the music was on all the time.. So u can imagine the situation.. The team leaders was another joke.. The two TL's that i had was of my age.. Will thr be any control? of course not.. They were the ones who increases the volume of the music when somebody reduces it.. Wow.. Perfect example of how TL's should be.. But on a whole the whole place was a bunch of crap.. No regrets when i left the job in 2 weeks.. Couldn’t take it anymore.. Holy crap.. Don’t wonder why ur work place is not like this.. This is one of a kind.. The only one..

Monday, April 02, 2007

Psychic model!!!!!!!

U know I started doing modeling in the UK. I’m by far the most wanted model in Sussex today.. I’m not kidding.. I’m modeling but in a different field.. Psychology… Now that will make a few (even lots), very much relieved.. May the world be in peace..

As lots of u think being a model in psychology experiment is not as if you are going to be given an unchecked pill that’s gonna strangle ur brain.. (I’m a brainless freak anyway..) It’s more about ur mental abilities.. (see.. that’s again a problem.. but still…) Most importantly u get cool money.. Now I’m not talking abt money given from a fridge here.. (ok.. I know it’s getting a bit cocky here).. In simple terms ur getting paid for doing very simple experiments..

The first two of them that I have been in was the coolest.. One had a few questionnaires and a video clip to watch.. I was expecting some kind of a horror movie or even something like Baywatch (ok ok.. lets stop the imagination there) Actually I got to watch the song ‘Acuna Matada’ from ‘The Lion King’.. A few questionnaires and I’m done getting 3 pounds in half an hour.. The second one was even better.. A few questionnaires to start with and a little interview where the experimenter asked me ‘what is the one thing that u worry in life’, for which I told ‘nothing’.. She was a bit taken back by that.. I didn’t want to disappoint her, so I told that my memory absolutely sucks.. A few questions on that and 3 pounds again.. I got 6 pounds which I used for my haircut.. How cool was that?

The third was longer and involved non-smokers.. What an advantage!!! 5 hours of memory experiments, a pill that contained nothing and a nasal spray that did nothing. That’s all for 5 hours and I’m 25 pounds richer.. Now that’s what I mean by cool money.. Another experiment like the first one and I’m 4 pounds richer again.. Now stop dreaming abt coming here.. U need a 400 pound ticket and Visa for that.. (The first one is easier to get than the other.)

U know what’s even cool.. This will probably happen this month.. I’ve signed up for a psychology test where you’ve to go in the morning.. Eat what they give for breakfast, (Corn flakes) and give a feed back.. 10 non-consecutive days of experiment and u have 50 pounds in ur pocket… This is what they call “paying u for eating sugar cane”. . I can see a few bellies burning.. Don’t worry abt it.. Don’t spoil my rest room with ur jealousy.