My Work

Hello! It's Friday and I'm loving it as the weekend is here! Today was my third day at work, technically second full day of hands-on training. I work from Mondays to Fridays, nine hours a day including an hour for lunch. The working hours are like usual office hours, from morning till evening. It's great, but sometimes I have trouble sleeping on time because my mind's too hyper from watching a funny video or I'm thinking too much. So, it makes me really tired the next day. Crap. I digressed.

Anyway, let me tell you a bit about my new job. I'm working at a (big) law firm located at Clarke Quay. I work as a Client Services Officer (that's what they call it) at the Front Office. I'm basically a receptionist! I answer phone calls, transfer them, help to book meeting rooms, greet and assist visitors, answer emails with regards to these matters, etc... I wouldn't say this job has no challenges because as a new staff, I have to try to remember the faces of my other colleagues. There are like four to five hundred of them! Besides that, the job's main scope is basically as I've mentioned. It's not very stressful and I get to go home on the dot. No overtime possibility at all so that's good.

The travelling time to work and back home is about 45 minutes each, which includes walking to the bus station, taking the bus to the train station, and then train trip to Clarke Quay, followed by a five minutes walk to the office through a small park where I will also pass by the police station. The office environment is pretty nice, I would say. Glass windows - natural lighting, 20th floor, modern, classy, clean, though it gets a little too cold sometimes because of the air-conditioning. It's not very far - about five to ten minutes walk depending on the place - to walk to get lunch everyday. There is an abundant supply of restaurants, cafes, fast food restaurants, and a hawker centre closeby. But they are always so packed with other office workers during lunch hour, whether I go to lunch at 12pm or 1pm. No tea breaks or breakfast time given by the company, though.

Till now, although I've only worked for three days, I like this job, my colleagues at the Front Office, and the environment. I also like that I can go home for dinner, or for my case, it means usually eating out with my family. I'm glad to have this job and I hope things will run smoothly.

Cheers! Have a great weekend! =)