Martin and Patrick went for
a shopping trip to the city where they discovered the lovely street market.
Suddenly we remembered that we still had to do our job interview with a British
citizen. Therefore, we got right into it.
We first met our charming saleswoman
Emma in at the mentioned markets in
That’s why we decided to
interview her. Patrick didn’t hesitate a moment asking her whether she would be
kind enough to answer a couple of questions.
First of all, we wanted to
know what her usual work hours are. “I only work on Sundays, usually from
She sells slates in
different sizes and shapes. They can be used as a blackboard or a frame for
photos.
Asked
about the pros and cons of her work, she said: “I’m always excited about
meeting new people from all over the world, like you guys are. Furthermore, I
like the social contact to my work mates – we meet every now and then for a
beer. I guess the cons about my work are that you don’t have a choice in what
kind of weather you have to work. Sometimes it can be quite cold and boring.
That’s what annoys me most about my job.”
In addition, Emma also works
as a desktop publisher during weekdays. She simply sells slates on weekends,
because a friend of her manufactures them and needs some help for selling
those.
Emma stated that there isn’t
a lot of shoplifting going on. She is pleased about the current state of
affairs.
Martin asked about a funny
story that happened to her at the markets. She instantly replied: “I once went
out with friends the night before I had to work and I was still drunk the
morning after. I then went with all my stuff to the market, unpacked everything
and realised that it just wasn’t worth it. I then wrapped everything up again
and went home – at
I hope we could bring Emma,
a saleswoman in
By Martin
and Patrick S.