Part-time

At around 11:30PM, I am finally done with the said training... or just the Q & A portion,.. together with 6 other people... Trainings are mostly done through videos and reading materials. I was surprised to see that I think, I am the only one who have actually read and have actually watched those videos beforehand. There were gazillions of them I tell you!! The instruction was to check the vids, I did not expect that the reading material is an assignment that's good for a week.. I've read and watch those for what? almost a day!!!

The first part. The signing of contract and the reading of terms and conditions took me roughly around 2 hours. Since it's already 3PM, plus it's raining wild cats and wild dogs making the videos barely audible, I decided to  get the 9PM training schedule. Ok. so it could only take a few minutes to sign-download-fill up-scan-save the 2 documents, but I want to know what I am about to enter into. My name's at stake here, I might get imprisoned just by signing; as they say -- Better be safe than sorry.-- Paranoid? nah! Just being cautious.

After sending the signed documents, at around five in the afternoon, I received another email from them. It's a training reading material to get me started. The first part of the video was composed of almost an hour of brief introduction explaining how things work. Then a few other vids. The vids would sum up around 3hours. Plus the reading materials which, in my opinion, take forever to read from cover to cover. It's like reading a novel. An audio-book novel to be exact.

I was tensed for a while as the clock approached 9PM. It will be my second time to actually use skype. Well, my first time to use it at home. Would you believe that my first time to use skype was last Friday?!? Yes! and it was a job interview. Ok moving on. let's not touch that subject! I was curious to meet these other people and to hear their voices. What it's like to group video-call on skype? The thought sends butterflies fluttering in my stomach. Finally the most awaited call came... and WOW!!! A group call with no camera and we're all on mute except for the trainer, or should I say - the call center agent. The poor call center agent whom I took the time to actually google for his background and find the time to explore his facebook, which I didn't quite succeed thanks to the privacy setting on facebook. The same call center agent, if I'm not mistaken, who was demonstrating on the vids. gawd! Talk about wearing several hats. I didn't know whether to laugh or admire his dedication and perseverance towards work. I can sense by his constant sniffing that he's not feeling well, however his voice leaves no trace of colds or sickness (aside from the sniffing). My guess is that he starts work at 3pm and ends at around 11pm there in Cebu. He probably even have other jobs for all I know. Now that's really something. I have to admire him for this.

While he was talking, I sensed that he is a filipino because of his accent. I mean, it's not SLANG enough. hahahahaha. but still, do I really have to communicate with him in english?!? I mean, cmon!! Let's love our language (yet I'm writing in English)!! Kelan kaya matututong mahalin ng mga pinoy ang sariling wika natin?

Tomorrow I'll officially start TRANSCRIBING!!!!