First Day @ Work
Peace people!
Today I had my first day working for Amnesty International as an street-recruiter. The job is pretty tough, seriously. The way people just ignore you, or hearing a ‘No’ several times a day is not too easy.
Haha, to be honest, it was so funny! I see it lightly, a chance to talk to totalt strangers; I finally found an excuse! to do so! Mostly guys my age or older were talkable to me. And how some flirted. Which also was hilarious considering I’d never try to find someone potential through this work, or at all, non-Muslim, haha just hilarious. But oh well, what can one do. We were on the street for an half hour only, our first training. It went so fast, considering 30 minutes just walking usually for me do not just fly by like that. I didn’t get anyone to donate but I believe tomorrow I’m more confident and am able to find that connection with the people.
When I walked in the middle of the street, I saw from far a huge mass of people just splitting in two halfs; trying to avoid me. I felt like Moses and the Red Sea.
What exactly are you expected to do in the job? I don’t quite get it.
Oh! Tough job you have got!! But nice to see that you are taking it with a good humor
Salaam,
Yeah I’d be bad at that job too but I think you have what it takes sis
Assalaamu’Alaykum
Sweetness, you’re going to be great at this job, just like you are at everything you do, mashaAllah. And your outgoing positive personality means you will get them to do more than just flirt.
Good luck, and have fun!
To recruit regular monthly-donators to the organization!
I see. I’d be ever so terrible at that. I’m guessing you have to be smile-a-lots?
How do you do that?
By walking around the streets and talking to people about Amnesty International, having lots of papers to show, lots of info and getting them to sign a paper! Haha.
Yeah. And not get pissed and be mean. Haha… And talk to as many as possible and raise interest and actually GET them to donate (which is SO difficult), although the minimum is 5 euro a month.. Oh well, I’ll get into it somehow inshaAllah.
The last time a guy tried to make me donate on the street, I said that he was an inconvenience. Oh, I don’t particularly feel sorry, because I was in a rush. Well not really, but for the sake of nothing, let’s say I was… Haha~ ^_^