Lovely "Firsts" at Work
First multi-tasking : "Lexel speaking, pager ID please?" "Your message, please?" That was me some 20+ years ago. I was working as a Communication Specialist in a paging company. In my 4 years in that company, I've had a number of regular callers, some would call several times before giving their message, hanging up a few times if it's not "Lexel" servicing them. Back then, I had a regular who was using the code "Mahal". The lady is sending messages to a 4-liner pager and her messages would always be long that would take 4-5 transmissions per call. She would give her message in our native language, Tagalog, but she would ask me to translate it for her to English. Before transmitting each 4-liner message, she would ask me to read what I wrote. Each time, she would thank me and tell me that I'm very good in what I do. That was really my first job requiring multi-tasking. I listen, talk, and think while typing her message. I needed...
