Yeah,Tibet here i come !!

Working work

As the baby boomers and post war generations embark on their relentless quest to look/smell/feel younger/good, its no wonder the perfume and cosmetic industry is inundated with a myriad of such products to cope with their rising demands.

Despite landing myself a cushy job (read Packer) in the airport's perfume & cosmetic store, where packing and exchanges of products take place between the customers and me, the bulk of these products are still unbeknownst to me. Most of these products bear similar traits, and its kind of hard for me to differentiate one from the other. But well, who cares ? As long as the products are classified by volume and packed into the respective bag(s), and the customers clear the security checks at the boarding gate with no hassle, then my duty as a packer would be rendered 'well-done!' - by me, of course. :)

But nothing in this world is smooth sailing, even Titanic sank you know. Ya, so as it is, i get to witness the occasional blunders that mar the workflow; of sales representative, of cashier, of customer or en masse. Nobody likes to get the blame when something happens (eg. when customers get the wrong item(s), their purchase(s) failed to be delivered to the boarding gate, sales rep A snatching a prospective customer-who-will-be-spending-big-money from sales rep B..and the list goes on..) and this is when you get to witness, first hand, the extrication of the flaws of human nature. The parties involved start to get pushy, somewhat trying to wallop each other up ... Okay, i'm exaggerating.

As i lean against the counter passively and watch these 'dramas' take its toll, a sense of helplessness will unfold in me as i don't know who to empathize with. Even after working there for a month or so, i still find it hard to comprehend all these love-hate, hate-hate relationships. Maybe aunties are just aunties and i ought to leave them as they are. For who knows, these might be the kind of events that will spice up their ever mundane job/life and will also provide them with a leeway to engage in some afterthoughts (maybe some self reflections to make them a better person ? err, or maybe some post-plotting to seek vengeance the next time such conflicts arise again). How i wish i had the ability to read people's mind.

posted by Weizhen @ 12:26 AM