{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.

Weekend Reflections- Being Back At Work

Dominique Thoughts

The 1st week of school has come and gone at whirlwind speed.  It has been really exhausting having to reschedule both my internal and external clock. For the past week it has been back to waking up at  6 o’clock in the morning and getting the kids settled and sent off to school and report to work  before school starts at 7.30am.

After a month long school holidays it is taking a while for me to adjust to this faster pace  after being on rest mode taking time slow with the kids.

It has been great to be back at work and interacting with my collegues. However, it means that I’m back doubling up effort balancing work and family life.

Workload is much heavier this year with additions major projects at work on top of the normal teaching load. I’m not deterred by this additional load  but am challenging myself to be able to perform to the best of my capabilities.

How has your 1st week of January been?