calling south east asia is ridiculous. first, you need to hope the company has a website. then, if it actually has one, you try to figure out where they are located. if you can even find that much, perhaps they put up their senior people. my gosh, they do. at that point, you try to call or email but cannot decipher the name. is it first name last, is it first name first? are they muslim or are they thai chinese? what to you call them? are they a dato? ok, your nice chinese colleague has helped you out so you give a ring. it rings. it rings. it rings. it rings. it stops. nothing. no voicemail. nothing. i say, "people aren't so big into voicemail here, huh?" and he politely says, "uhhhhh, not so much, no." it is a never ending ordeal and a bit more frustrating than i anticipated. not to mention i completely got the shit end of the stick for my territory. my letters in hk are c, f, o and z. and someone actually tried to tell me that z is a good letter to have in chinese. um, ok...it's not. neither is f or o for that matter.
i sort of knew what i was getting myself into and it is one thing to say, "it is ok, i will go and do my thing, not be bothered by it" but for me, that is easier said than done especially when it becomes so apparent you have been ripped off.
ok, that is my vent for the day...need to get over it and move on - let's go make some money!
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