All in A Day's Work....

Having been a teacher for 5 years and then becoming a teacher supervisor for another 5 certainly have not given me much help in dealing with my job now, marketing and servicing customers. Yes, it is still in the same institution. Yes, it is still related with the previous field I was in. Yes, I still have to deal with the same bunch of people.But it is not at all the same....

So far I have done everything by undergoing it. Every customer handling is an exciting moment and every presentation to company is a thrilling one. Until yesterday... the thrilling was paramount. At least by my standard.

I had to visit a swimwear factory in a remote part of an industrial estate. The owner had an issue about how Moslem women have to dress at work. I can't blame him because he once caught a female worker who tried to sneak out a piece of garment under her veil.Talk about damaging an entire milk with a drop of red food coloring... the big boss may assume that I could actually be part of that "red milk". :-)This I know from a staff who took her time to ride her motorcycle just to let me know so I can prepare myself, just in case. Afterwards, I asked my boss to send someone else instead but he refused the idea.

I couldn't sleep that night.

So in the morning when I came to his premises and arrived at his big, hectic, multiple-desk-supposedly office, I found all eyes immediately swept through from the top of my head to the floor where my shoes lied. Undeniably, my veil was the main attraction.

When we finally seated, the presentation itself was straight and each second was filled with questions from the big boss himself. I managed to decorate my face with bright smiles at all times among his sharp stares, little did they know how my heart pounded and how I wished there hadn't been any sweat showing evidence how stressed I was. Hehehe....

After a few bits and pieces of questions, they finaly accepted the proposal! In his own language of approval, the big boss said that I can start making the invoice. I was a bit dumbfounded. I got the deal? WOW!

On the way back to the office, I did a little reflection. I had mixed feeling then. But now I know that this will probably be the true beginning of the itsy bitsy of my position. When the time comes, I hope I will be able to say "Ahh...this is all in a day's work" when I am in the same situation.

I am saying it to myself now because the last one still left a bit of mixed taste in my mouth....