Tuesday, January 30, 2007

on the way to work

Me: Boss, sa Ayala po.
Taxi Driver: ah, sige..
[I get in the cab]
Taxi Driver: saan dun?
Me: sa RCBC Plaza po.
Taxi Driver: ahh..bukas na ang uwi mo nyan noh?
Me: hindi naman po..mga alas-diyes po mamaya.
Taxi Driver: alanganin naman ng oras nyo..yung iba diba dose oras ang trabaho?
Me: ...?
Taxi Driver: depende rin siguro sa produkto nyo yan noh?
Me: uh...opo.

It's troublesome to explain that I'm an IT Support Programmer-Analyst and how that's different from a Telemarketer everytime someone assumes that I am the latter, so I just let it be.

Not that I look down upon call center agents, though. One of my sisters started out as a call center agent and now she has a good position in that company, and I am very proud of her. It's decent work, after all. I'm just not comfortable with people thinking I'm something that I'm not.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lafftrip si manong driver! Nag assume agad at feeling chummy na agad sayo! May be you have good vibes..ahahahaha! Anyhoo, same here chris, I'm also not comfortable with people thinking I'm something that I'm not, but I also don't like stressing myself because of them. STEADY LANG :) kaya ikaw, steady ka lang..wag mo lang kalimutan magbayad..ahahahah!!

Unknown said...

hahaha actually it was supposed to be a funny post..masama lang siguro mood ko nyan. i've had worse experiences in a cab.

hmmm..mai-post nga din hehehe

Anonymous said...

Call center agents Chris and Belle, be proud! Stand out talaga ang line of work natin noh, biro mo kasi ahulaan kaagad ni manong na agent ka. Prominent, lupet!..XD