The TomTom Club

3 and a half months sure have flown by eh.?! Yep. Holidays sure are great! Unfortunately, though, there comes a time in every "intrepid young (and handsome) traveler"s life when he must own up to the guilt of a cruisy lifestyle of 10am wake ups, 3am (+/-) bed times, and no real obligations in between... besides bringing the beer to the next party... or showing up to the gig on time... etc...

Yes, alas, It was time to get a job.

But you WILL be pleased to know that I did my usual "not too much" in order to get this job.

I handed my CV to a friend that works there one week, I got a call for an interview the next, and went in for the interview that afternoon (my idea, as I was off to Paris the next morning). It went really well, and talked myself up more than ever before. Yeah, seriously, this intrepid young (and handsome) traveler talked himself up! It was weird and funny and I was impressed with myself all at once. My last interview was pretty average and typical, so I was quite chuffed with my performance this time round. Went something kinda like this (liberal use of 'wank' for effect):

What can you bring to the team?
Well... In my old job I played both the joker, and the voice of reason, sometimes both at once depending on the situation... So I think I could work a bit like a pendulum and help balance the workplace and find that happy medium...

How do you deal with upset clients?
Well, I'm glad you asked. I have never officially studied psychology or counseling techniques, but I feel I have a natural aptitude to read a situation and adjust my tact in order to push my point and achieve a result that suits my purpose, whilst still keeping the client on side...

And so on. Was pretty funny. Also, the interview was definitely not hindered any by the fact that I had already been for a night on the town with one of the interviewing supervisors.

So yeah, I got a call the next day and the job is mine!

At a week and a half of training in so far... so far so good.

Oh yeah, what I'm actually going to be doing is working as a "Customer Support Officer" for the UK team of TomTom - Europe's leading GPS device company. I will be answering calls from confused and/or angry UK citizens that are having trouble with their TomTom, and I will try troubleshoot a fix or organise a repair.

Should be pretty easy, and pretty fun, with plenty of young, cool and multicultural people working there. Everyone seems easygoing and all that. And I'll be working next to the Nordic team, so atleast while I'm stuck in an office for a bit more of my life, I will be constantly reminded that I'm stuck in an office... in Europe.