Saturday, June 12, 2004

marketing, bloody marketing

It seems I'm not going to get the chance to be a working stiff anytime soon. The Worldcall internships are apparently Daily Times internships in disguise. By having applied I could have one of the following exciting opportunities:

1. Field Marketing: Roaming about in this heat to sell Daily Times subscriptions door to door. Sounds tempting, especially in the lovely weather we've been having, but I'll pass, thank you very much.

2. Strategic Marketing: Eliminating the delightfully fun randomness of door to door khwaari salesmanship, you get to go to certain offices and 'important' people and convince them to buy a Daily Times subscription.

3. Event Management: Plan and manage certain Daily Times events.

Can anyone tell me why a BCS student, a technical (wo)man by nature, would be assigned to marketing jobs? Which was why I had eliminated the possibility of getting a field job when I applied, having clearly stated the (programming) languages and tools I know. This bites.

Misha at Saturday, June 12, 2004

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