My First Day...

Hi there, how can i help you?......$5?......Here you go, have a nice day.

The generic phrase I will use throughout the rest of my timezone career.

With a new timezone shirt, I felt at home in the Northbridge district. I'm not only Asian, but I work in NB, and that gave me a new sense of respect. Especially that personalised Name badge I have. I'm not a no-name customer anymore. I am Trainee....

When there are no customers at the counter, I can play free video games to gain a greater understanding of the game. I also fixed two machines: The Match Maker one and the Slam and Jam Machine #1. I also helped a friend win a cute Mickey and Minnie Mouse plushie at Skill Tester, but we should keep that one on the QT...

Redeeming tickets is a pain. Searching, and finding the right item will take me a while to get used to. The worst, however, was cleaning the machines. I thought it was a simple wipe over the guns of Time Crisis 4, Silent scope, some cop one, and the buttons of Virtual Striker 4. Turns out, I was expected to clean above the tops of the machines as well.

Being the naive newbie that i was, I used a duster. I mean, dusters are used to dust away dust, is it not? How wrong i was....The dust flung everywhere; on my new, and beloved TZ shirt, my hair, my eyes. Ahh, the pain...When my vision returned, I see my manager, Chad, grinning at my failed attempt.

"You can try using these wet cloths" *passes me bucket full of detergent water* "That way, the dust won't get everywhere, like your shirt...."
Hmm....maybe you should have told me that before.....

By the way, the dust particles were in all shades between Dark Grey and Black, but I'm sure it blended well with my lashes......

Apart from the dust, the cleaning standards at TZ are better than I expected. Each machine is rotated on the cleaning roster, every fortnight. Even though I thought they were never cleaned....Forcing me to clean the machines must be some sort of retribution......

Other than that, it is the occasional friend who comes along and asks for a FREE game or toy. As charming as you may be, I'm sorry to tell you that company policy is against me giving away free games, and I am forced to stick with this if it is my life dream is to further my career opportunities at Timezone...