They are recruiting new bloggers for the corporate website, and they are doing it via a Blog Idol kind of way - write a sample blog of 200 words, and we will see how good a writer you are.
Nah. Thought about it for all of three minutes, and I don't think I would be able to toe the party line, with the Mao Little Red Book slavishness to positivity. Plus I don't think my section is exciting enough to make the cut.
What I would like to write -
'Got into work today, tired, grumpy, didn't want to talk to customers at all. The lid on my caffeine drink wouldn't open properly, so I was without that caffeine boost for almost an hour, fifteen minutes of which were spent concentrating on cutting the lid with a pair of scissors.
Got various calls during the day. Generally felt more civil as the day went on, but what is it with the nutjobs of customers we have been getting the last couple of weeks. I thought it would calm down after the full moon last week, but no such luck.
And what is it with the other parts of the organisation thinking that we are the omnipotent lot? No, dickheads, we know as much about the 'too hard basket' as you. We just have trained ourselves to seem efficient and knowledgeable, because it seems that no one else in the company tries to be.'
What the bosses want -
'Came into work today, full of vigour to assist our customer's with their [insert company product here] and also with their life and lifestyle overall. Kept a smile on my face all day, even with the difficult calls - especially with the 'special' calls. Encouraged my team mates to show excellence in the workplace, and discouraged any type of inefficient workflow practises.
I interacted with various members of the wider staff, and each conversation was friendly, helpful, and gave overall value to the end customer. I had time to read each and every one of the emails detailing system updates, staff and management changes, and training information.'
Insert another paragraph detailing synergy, continuous improvement, name drop a senior manager or two, and no doubt you will be in.
And yes, I am feeling cynical tonight LOL.
Pauly
Nah. Thought about it for all of three minutes, and I don't think I would be able to toe the party line, with the Mao Little Red Book slavishness to positivity. Plus I don't think my section is exciting enough to make the cut.
What I would like to write -
'Got into work today, tired, grumpy, didn't want to talk to customers at all. The lid on my caffeine drink wouldn't open properly, so I was without that caffeine boost for almost an hour, fifteen minutes of which were spent concentrating on cutting the lid with a pair of scissors.
Got various calls during the day. Generally felt more civil as the day went on, but what is it with the nutjobs of customers we have been getting the last couple of weeks. I thought it would calm down after the full moon last week, but no such luck.
And what is it with the other parts of the organisation thinking that we are the omnipotent lot? No, dickheads, we know as much about the 'too hard basket' as you. We just have trained ourselves to seem efficient and knowledgeable, because it seems that no one else in the company tries to be.'
What the bosses want -
'Came into work today, full of vigour to assist our customer's with their [insert company product here] and also with their life and lifestyle overall. Kept a smile on my face all day, even with the difficult calls - especially with the 'special' calls. Encouraged my team mates to show excellence in the workplace, and discouraged any type of inefficient workflow practises.
I interacted with various members of the wider staff, and each conversation was friendly, helpful, and gave overall value to the end customer. I had time to read each and every one of the emails detailing system updates, staff and management changes, and training information.'
Insert another paragraph detailing synergy, continuous improvement, name drop a senior manager or two, and no doubt you will be in.
And yes, I am feeling cynical tonight LOL.
Pauly
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