I got hired as a Travel Sales Agent

Haha don´t worry I didn´t notice, I understood the idea the first time! You answered his questions. I´m so proud of you, and I´m excited for your new job! Good luck dear friend Aja! And don´t stop mylotting. Blessings Aja... dainy

Haha! Yeah, thank you dainy. I will keep my focus. Even when I have doubts I will do what I can. My family is so pissed of my negativity and lack of confidence. I really have no idea why the interviewer assigned me to sales. I'm not the business type, never been. Somehow the interviewer tested me about what is good about our countries economy, thankfully, I read a good article that day about the topic so I said everything I can recall from what I have read. Then he said, 'You just sold to me your country. That is selling.' I was like I never intended to sell anything. I merely asked his questions.

Correction: I mean I merely answered his questions.

Yugo, that's so funny and wicked. but yeah, my boyfriend is still studying his @ss off right now so I am kind of ahead. Though I won't let my guard down. I am rather competitive with my boyfriend. I hate losing to him. After I told him the news about me getting accepted, he was super delighted. I am relieved too cause that means he won't be nagging me anymore. Thank you so much for your thoughtful advice. You are right, I need to learn new skills to become a better professional/worker. It won't hurt to learn new skills. Though I am a little bit scared of failure, I will keep moving forward. If possible, then of course, I'll assert that I be transferred in the transcription or chat department. I'm a better typist than I am a speaker anyway. For now, I have to accept whatever position they give me. It will be tough so I really need support from everyone. Thank you so much!

He won't be nagging you because he knows that now you can nag him down D New job and new role are available for you, you will soon understand many things. Such happened to me when I was transferred to different section which was the most difficult among all other section with a strict boss, but I made it and everything works there fine.

I really hope that the training will give me all I really need. I have very little confidence in myself when it comes to making sales and talking to people. That makes me tired real fast. Thank you for the support, chiyo-san!

Thank you Jenny. I hope it will turn out well for me too. I have lost a lot of confidence due to some painful experiences at work last year. I dread them happening again. I don't ever want to screw up any job.

Thank you syoti. That is a very good advise. I did think about sales psychology. To study the different kind of customers I might deal with in the future.

Thank you maria. I do hope it will be fun and I hope I won't be a failure.

New jobs can be a great way to change ones life. Hope you meet alot of nice new freinds there.

I thought I was strong and motivated. But maybe not enough to handle the sudden change. Thankfully, many of you here are very positive about it and it makes me not want to let everyone of you down. Thank you very much! Okay. I will turn my brain into a sponge capable of filling as much information as possible so I will learn quickly. I honestly told the interviewer I have no idea about sales. Although I did get a few hints from researching and interacting online.

Thank you stan! Yeah, I admit I thought about running and backing off because I have dreaded being a sales person and failing at it. I have no experience at it at all. The interviewer simply asked me from the beginning if I was into sales. I said I know nothing about it. So he found a way to test me. He really tricked me. But I was able to answer him well enough I guess because he looked somewhat satisfied.

I'm not sure. Training starts next month. Though this time, I'm not even sure I will be working for that company. I'm applying in another company that doesn't involve me talking and selling and that appeals to me more.

same here. I also work great with other people but I think I am at my best when I do it by myself.

Not every one can be successful as sales person...

I am that type of person. I do things better on my own and I don't really like talking to people all the type. It drains my energy.

Oh, a big smile and more patience. Both things I am bad at Can you see why I have little confidence in myself regarding this job. But, yes, it is a blessing. I don't want to mess it up. So I will do my best and hopefully, it will turn out great. I plan to be an investor someday, so I might as well learn about sales.

Thank you lilly. I have to be prepared mentally and physically. If I let fear and anxiety overwhelm me, I won't be able to move forward. Thinking positively is really hard and especially when my family is hostile about my negativity. It upsets me even more.

This response was meant for a different discussion, perhaps?

Yes. It must have been posted by mistake.

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I will bear them in mind. Hopefully, I won't chicken out.

Thank you max. Many of you are positive and I hope I will be as positive about it as everyone here. I am rather nervous and scared that I might not do well. It's because of my trauma from my previous job.