What a Week, What a Week...

The week went by so fast, so slow, so blurred, so complicated, so scary, so educational, so challenging, a bit exciting and super tiring.

It's not the take-it-slow-for-the-first-week and learn-the-ropes-first kind of week. Well, maybe that's true for the first day, but second day onwards was different. I haven't been inputting trades yet because I only got my access on Friday, but all other things I've been tasked to do.

In my first week of work as a newbee, I've already called about 12-15 people, both clients and/or their executive assistants. I've also made calls to bond desk specialists and investment advisors.

It's exciting in a way, but also scary to the highest level because I didn't fully understand what the people were saying. Terms like pump trade, margin, yield limits (for bonds), BVI, notional, accu-deccu, just kept propping up (fyi, I understand these terms now) and people were too busy to immediately guide me. So, I had to force myself to understand them. Or, wait for a chance to bug someone to explain it to me.

Previously, all of us in Premier banking were busy and didn't have much time to talk to other people. But in Private banking, it's twice as bad because people are busy trading or inputting trades, and when they do talk to you, they talk so fast (and in jargon) that it's difficult to really understand.

I know this is a big opportunity for me, and I'm thankful for this blessing. That is why I feel bad that there were a lot of instances when I whined about my work to my brother , boyfriend and some friends.

I will try my best to be positive though, and to just shut my mouth if I feel like complaining... Not verbally complaining is fine with me, but I can still type (via chat) my complaints right?