The Job

So my first week of my new job was actually a lot like going back to school.  Since we have a week of training, followed by a week of mentoring, I haven't had too much hands on experience with talking to actual customers.  However, this week was just as difficult as coming back to Uni at the end of a summer break. 


The training was lecture style with about 5 others including myself, so for 7 hours a day (1hr lunch break) we sat and listened to ALL the ins and outs of the online gaming world.  The worst day was probably the one where we discussed "banking" and how the players can deposit money into their online casino accounts using credit cards/instant banking/ ewallets (things like paypal).  We needed to know which one was appropriate for which player based on whether he had a credit card or not, whether they had online banking, which country they were in, which bank they had, etc. We also needed to know things like how long each deposit would take to show up in their account (which, of course, varied depending on which method of depositing they used).  Brain. fried.


Despite this though, the job is actually really cool.  We get free breaky (Aussie for breakfast!) which is usually fresh fruit every morning, along with coffee/soda/water throughout the day.  And the best part is fresh pressed juice twice a week! :)  The people are awesome and come from all over the world.  And I mean all over!  We actually have two girls in our office from Mauritius, a small (1.5hr driving from coast to coast) tropical island near Madagascar. Crazy!  


Surprisingly I am the only American. Maybe its because only about 30% of the population actually have passports.  A number which is thankfully growing as the years go by but SERIOUSLY AMERICA!? Get up and get out!


Anywhos, thanks to the on-site gym at work I can get in a few workouts during the week so I can start getting fit for summer! (which will probably be the topic of my next post, unless of course I finish that video I made about the local birds. I mean, what?)