January 11, 2010

{w}rite challenge #5- The Job

Dominique Thoughts

I’m trying out something new this week – {w}rite Challenge #5. I was first alerted to the existence of such a challenge on Nikki’s Blog

The topic this week is  on my first job. I got my first part-time job when I was studying in university was in a bank doing accounts. It was a great summer job experience for a seventeen year old as I found it a novelty being able to dress up and go to work at Shenton Way- the main business district in Singapore.

It felt nice to be working among the power suits in an air-conditioned office at a 9am to 5pm job.

My job scope involved  clearing cheques and doing some basic accounting.   It was the first time working in an office and I slowly got to know how an office functioned.

Lunch breaks were a hassle as my colleagues and I had to rush for seats at the nearby hawker centre. The eateries and walk ways in and out of the buildings were packed like sardines during  the morning and evening rush hours.

Having dealt with numbers I felt that they were not as appealing to me. I couldn’t envisioned myself seated behind a desk and having to work overtime on a long term basis if I do intend to persue a job in a financial institution.

Even though the pay was not that fantastic at about $7/hr at that time I did manage to earn enough to purchase my own laptop computer.