I've been there. I was once in that shoe. I only did it for one week and it was hell. It happened a long time ago. I was working with intercontinental bank as a teller, and on that good day, the network was down, and it was the period the bank was going through heat. The manager who was the one facing the direct heat from the head office could not withstand seeing us do nothing, so he gave us all the task to market and make sure we get new customers.
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On that day, I was paired with some beautiful girls and the work began. We were taken out to the market by the driver and left to pull the trigger. Any time we want to talk to the traders, I hide behind the girls. I left them to do the talking. At one point, One of the girls suggested we split to enable us to be more productive. I felt like the world would collapse over my head. I summoned courage and started acting like an actor. I talked to some traders. It wasn't difficult to get their attention, and in fact, it was fun at some point. I walked all through and not even a single person opened an account. We did this for a week, and all I got was only one account opened. I won't forget to mention that some traders called me 419, even after showing them my ID Card. Some told me to get the fuck out even in my well ironed suit, and shinning shoes. At that point, my shoes that were sounding ko ko, could not make any sound. I just walk and drag out from their sight. It wasn't an easy task, and if my salary was based on how many accounts I was able to open, then how much would I get at the end of the month? Lol
My experience was a child's play compared to that of a friend. He resigned from work before something else would happen to him. He walks like johnny walker every day and at the end of the month, he wouldn't still meet the target. I can tell you that he hasn't gotten another job till today and it's more than a year since he left the job.Even with his current situation, he never dreamt of going back to that marketing job again
Sometimes, when we think of the amount involved in a particular job, we might be tempted to take it, but how do we manage other things attached to it, like the absence of joy, stress, and so on. Marketing job is one job I wouldn't like to do at all, but I might change my mind if I can be paid $10,000 per hour. Smiles. If you want me to quit my job, just put me in the marketing department, and you would see me emptying my box. Field Marketing is not in my dictionary, except online is added to it
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