A day as a Promoter for Nestle

It was a last minute thing, the day before Friday (7/7/2006), the day of my job. I was out with my friend to help out with her store in 1Utama, then she realised i was so free, asked me if i'm able to help out to be a Sales-Promoter at her Nestle warehouse office in Shah Alam (nearby DiGi's new main office). I took the job since i had nuthin to do and was thrilled cause it will be my 1st... Yes! FIRST time! Working with pay, as i normally work voluntary. 10 am to 4 pm, $80. Went home and told my family... haha, everyone was laughing and excited too... Mr. J.Y. Wong, working?! My parents and brothers just couldn't believe wut they had just heard. *aiks* They went on telling frens as if is my first job as a CEO or working for some big company. Dad always wanted me to work, cause he always wants me to know how hard it is to earn money and how painful it is to spend it away. Hmm... :)


Woke up early at bout 8am, i'm suppose to be there by 10. Wore my Red shirt + Black Pants, and i'm on da move! Reach there at about 9 45 am. I felt very nervous and anxious since is my first job experience, wonder if i'm able to withstand the pressure from whoever i'm suppose to supervise me and of course... the CUSTOMERS! There's where my contrast is, i'm normally the customers who loves to bargain (thankfully seldom complain...i hope), this time i'm the other shoe.

Came out of the car, saw 2 dudes under a makeshift canopy, shifting ice-cream into the ice-cream freezers. Went over and ask them where is da person i'm suppose to meet. Oh, I kinda felt strange as they were all sweating and wearing Nestle T-shirt, and me, in nice Red T-shirt by SODA and NIC Pants.... HmmmMmMM...

Manage to find the person (sorry i really forgotten his name, but i remember he has a G in his name, so i'l call him Mr. G.), Mr. G., he welcome me and took me inside the office. Haha then only i realised the company is having a chocalate and ice-cream sale, then he told me i'm very lucky unlike the ice-cream dude, cause i'll be working inside the office beside the reception! Yeh! air-con!! =P I'm the Kit-Kat Dude!

Sadly i have to work alone, suppose to have 2 sales person for the Kit-Kat booth. 1 is suppose to take-care of the sales and the other opening the door into the reception office as it requires sumone to open the door with a remote. Wow, first day of work and i have to multi-task, opening the doors, attend the customers, taking care of the sales...

What are the chocalate for sales? Well, we have the normal 4 fingers Kit-kat, 3 packs for $5 dollars, you actually only safe $1 if you buy it outside -_-. 2nd is the new Lemon-cheese Kit-kat, 2 for $5, same price as outside. Lastly is a limited edition box with 5 smarties in it, 1 box $9, outside will sell it for $10. Redicoulous for a warehouse sales rite? Well, "if save $1 dollar, and you go to another store and save another $1, that's $2, then you can go to the $2 Store and by sumthing!"... now be a man! tht's saving ok! ;P

Here is da 'store' :


Haha!!! small leh! YEs this is Nestle's Ice-cream and chocalate sales!

OK, the experience? Think i really enjoyed it to tell the truth. The receptionist is a nice guy, gave me newspaper to read when i'm bored (yes, business is slow), then there's this store or delivery guy who luv to joke around and ask me y didn't i pick up the chics who were teasing me? Haha, dude, they are so much older k.. i'm still 21! Then i think i've also met a few of the office superiors, luvly people i should say, asking how am i, how's business and stuff. Then i think one of them is the 'boss'. Well he actually asked y the Kit-kat store is inside the office while the ice-cream is outside, yes is true, putting 2 venues fer an event is never a good idea, but wut to do, weather hot, ice-cream freezers are very warm, chocolate will melt lor.

Then 4 pm came, yes end of my job... but is TEnSiOn time again! Mr. G came down and thank me and told me "yes Yuan, it is THE time!" Yeap, check stock, to see if the sales and stock are correct. Sadly, the result ain't good ler... they were sum stock loss, and i had to pay $10 bucks.. *sob*sob* Damn customers who stole my goods and cheated me by helping me calculating :p Well it is my own mistake no doubt, but thankfully i manage to find out the mistake during the first few customer who came, and later on i make sure i won't repeat the same mistake. But i cannot stop the stealing, damn....

But funny ler, came home, whole family fer laughing at me again... "first day of work and lost $10 cause of stock lost and kena cheated! haha".

Well.. $70 for me, but i think the whole experience was worth more! Really taught me alot of stuff, and i hope readers/shoppers out there can learn this too.... but i think only 1 or 2 person will view this blog... my dude bro and dear Daphne haha! anyway here goes...

1) Be nice to the sales person, the sales person will be nice to you!
2) and also... be nice to the customers, if you want them to treat you nice too!
3) Having a open mind and heart is important, cause making friend at workplace can really help!

So special thanks to one of my best friend Ms. Kow for giving me this wonderful opportunity. Also to all those people in Nestle Shah Alam for making this experience memorable.