I don't heart where i'm at. This is just a TRANSITION. *Omm OOOOOOoom*
I get dead end conversations. There's no genuine oooh ahhh. Having an inkling feeling that i am deemed a low wit. Conversations surrounding how i am (read what's my job?) ends in awkward silence, bordering on tragedy.
Attended a family function. Papa Goh 's extended tree. branch. leaves. and all the whatnot roots. So i met a bunch of distant cousins for the first time at another distant cousin's wedding dinner. Seeing them for the first time. i think. baby memories not counted. It usually swings this way.
What's your job?
I'm doing marketing in the paper industry.
*raised eyebrows*
Oh, what do you market?
It's a commodity. We're a manufacturer. We make cardboards. Cardboards to be made into boxes.
*silence. Then conversation ends. If not..*
I see. Interesting. So what kind of cardboard is that?
The ones you find for toothpaste boxes like colgate, cereal boxes.. the greyback ones.
*audience fidgets*
It's really good u know, cuz it's made of recyclable materials.... *audience's eyes dart around for a bit*
*silence. Then conversation ends. If not..*
So who's your customer?
Well, we sell direct to printers...
*audience opportunes to enter other people's conversation at this point*
It may sound boring, but wait til there's no paper at your desk for scribbles... -__-
Fact:
1. I heart marketing. period.
2. Today i market paperboard. specifically COATED DUPLEX BOARD.
3. It is a recyclable material. Help save the environment!
I need to MARKET my marketing job. damit. *huff*
p/s - Mindy's version of JD - job description
9 comments:
Hehehe, I was inspired by this blog entry to write about my job as well. :P
hehehe..phew mindy. i'm happy to get ur response. i tot my readers will give me blank looks as well!! =P
[quote]Oh, what do you market?
It's a commodity. We're a manufacturer. We make cardboards. Cardboards to be made into boxes.[/quote]
You lost them at "commodity"...
Should just say:
What's your job?
I'm in marketing. I market cardboards. My company makes cardboards for boxes like colgate toothpaste boxes, cereal boxes.. the greyback ones.
See how you avoid using words like "commodity" and "manufacturer"? Reply with less words and more info merr. If you drag it out, makes it feel more boring or like you're not interested in conversation, so they also don't wanna talk to you loh.
And if you want the conversation to continue, you can immediately reciprocate "What do you do?". This way if they are interested in your work, they can reply and still ask you questions, and also realise their work isn't that interesting either!
Thanks Soo Huey. i did go that way too... I had put in words like Kellogs cornflakes, "the toothpaste that u use..? Well it comes in that box too". i've fished out n pointed at real examples on the table too.. this is the concise version summed up version. grin. And engaging in the audience. that's very true. They were all mostly auditors/engineers though. to which i'm also @___@ haha. same back to them. No pun intended engineer MINDY! =op
I have a cousin who's in the same industry as you are..so even though I am an engineer, I'm sure I wouldn't have give u a blank stare :P
aww Catherine. so sweet. Hehe. wait til i talk marketing, then u talk engineering.. but it's ok. we'll settle on talking food. *Grin* and blogging *winks*
siean, i don't think you get my point. giving real life examples is great, but it'll get to the stage where i'd be sitting there thinking "Yes, I get it already. Move on." so more info, less words would be better. your "concise" example is already too many words with not much info. as you give more info, then ppl can find info they can latch on to talk about..
anyway, i think you don't give people enough credit. there are people who can talk about anything. my parents are auditors who've serviced so many clients from different industries that they can talk to anyone too. if u've been in the business world long enough, u should b able to make conversation with anyone. and even if u're an engineer or scientist who isn't in the business world, as long as u've half a brain u can talk.
so maybe u should stop talking to ppl with the perception that they arent gonna understand. u'll project that image onto ppl n is likely to encourage non-response for a variety of reasons.
of course there are ppl like yinhow's hairdresser who'll b more interested in Dell laptops than your job. but if u're at a dinner table with auditors/engineers, then one would hope they each have half a brain..
Haha I love ur version. Always get that when u talk about marketing n providing solutions.
U speak about telco, they ask u do u sell handphones. U talk about leased line & broadbands they ask u r u an engineer working in TM isit?
MoiYin: Yea. Too often, moi, toooooooo often. You can say that again, again and AGAIN. Mwah mwah mwah.
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