Greetings again from Beijing. The internship has been picking up recently as they seem to have gained more trust in us. On Tuesday we had Lucy, the HR representative, come to us in need of some urgent help. She told us that sales department needed our help immediately to help organize some paper work. Ting and I had to run up and down the office getting papers sign and organized throughout the day. They told us that because of the Olympics they needed to get all of the sale orders straightened out before Friday so they needed us to get everything done as fast as possible. It really is a lot of pressure but the change of pace is welcome.
Every morning we receive a brief introduction to a different department of NCR. Tuesday we had payment and order fulfillment come in to give presentations on how their departments are run and how they work in collaboration with the other departments to get the job done. On Wednesday morning we had a brief intro from the Software department and the sales department. The sales spokesperson really caught our attention. His presentation was very straight forward and told us that "without the sales department everyone would die." In the sales department there is a reward for the salesperson that sells the most. The prize that they get is a trip to Hawaii and other famous states throughout the United States. At one point during his presentation someone knocked on the door and called him out telling him that he had an important meeting he had to attended and he left the room and was back within the half hour. Upon his return he told us that the sales team were like the soldiers of the company and said that "real men do sales."
At home, life has been good as well. The little child i have come to know as "iveen" is slowly trying to get to know me better. He has been teaching me how to play piano the past few days and is always asking me what i think of the songs he plays.I have really enjoyed my time here in Beijing and i have learned so much during my stay. it has really been a great experience.
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Miguel
