My name is Thaddaeus but Jac coined the term Thadii to accommodate to my multiple personalities.
I am nice and friendly and I am currently located in GeorgiaTech.
Webmaster Jac.
The Blogging Thadii.
GeorgiaTECH.
NTUWKWSCI
NorthWest Airlines.
(sorry thad, i was bored and i figured that since i was adding the comments thing...*grin*)
Quick update!
Monday, January 25, 2010
It's been 3 weeks at the job and I can say I'm officially loving it.
Not so much the job per se, but the fact that having no readings and nothing to study officially beats the crap out of anything. Maybe I've been studying too much and too hard, for too long. Yes I like what I'm learning and doing here, and I have to thank my fellow interns for entertaining me greatly at office.
Much of the stuff that I learn in school has appeared along the way, much of what was not taught has been shown to me as well. The fine art of PR is indeed a tricky one, but working from the bottom up is a tiring and tedious process indeed. But I'll persevere and rise up!
1 month is almost here and the compulsory PI monthly logbook has to be done soon. THinking back, the one thing that I learn about that was most meaningful in this first month?
Honestly, it has to be TGIF. Brought a whole new meaning to it for me. The Friday feeling is absolutely something that a student can never comprehend compared to an office worker. I wonder if that actually counts in my PI logbook haha...
In other news, I applied for the Citi Associate Program...hopefully my application gets shortlisted, then I'll worry about how to settle clashes in timing.
For now, it's 9 to 6 till June peeps!
One of the Thadii blogged at 9:50 PM.
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First Day at the Big O
Monday, January 4, 2010
So today's the first day of my first real and proper job. First in my WHOLE life. Yes, I kid you not. I've never really worked before.
I've got to say that corporate life might be for me. I felt great. I felt smart. I enjoyed walking down the CBD. I like the smart and crisp look that I wore, and that everyone was wearing around me. If there was a complain I had to make, it would be about squeezing on the train to get to work.
Nevermind, I'll aim to get a car as my first item once I graduate so I'd have my own personal space. I'd rather kept stuck in traffic than get stuck between 6 other people!
That aside, the Ogilvy PR office colleagues seem rather nice, the culture is friendly, and there's an inhouse "cafe" with a barista-aunty to serve us coffee and tea on demand, all on the house. Seems like a pretty conducive work space.
Meh, perhaps some downsides would be the tedious bureaucratic procedures that a large firm like Ogilvy has, such as detailed timesheets and billing accountability to clients. Every fax, print, copy, and scan has to be carefully noted and recorded to each client. Every hour spent on doing something for a client has to be recorded as well.
I guess some clients appreciate such accountability when being billed, or perhaps this is just how large PR firms like Ogilvy earn their big bucks! Everything also charge! Scan charge. Print charge. Fax also charge ahahahaha...
Looking forward to the future. I'm sure it'll be a heavy job with the many accounts that I'll have to help out with. Let's hope this positive spin on corporate life stays!
One of the Thadii blogged at 10:42 PM.
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