On working at The Source

Well time is flying by on the approach to Christmas, and I haven't had much of a chance to do anything except the current prerequisites of working, eating and sleeping. I basically seem to be working every single day, with the rare once in a blue moon opportunity of a day off. Its not so bad though, working at The Source is actually easier than any job I've previously had, and I've had a fair few of them.

Time usually passes by rather quickly, and most of the time you just answer customer questions or attempt to help them with stuff. A lot of my job seems to entail being asked about certain products or brands, and trying to make up stories about them since most of the time I have no idea about them. It works most of the time too, how are they to know any better?

Commission can be a good thing too because the smarter you work the more you get paid, which is highly different from most the other jobs I've done. The last couple of days I earnt $18 CDN / hour. The people there are quite nice too which always helps. I've really got to work on getting some more pictures up now that I actually have use of a camera.

On an unrelated note I came across a Film Alberta website which publicizes filming in the province of Alberta, I might be able to find some experience through there or at least some nice filming locations if I could ever do anything here in the near future. The link is here for any interested in taking a look.

New Job

Well I landed a job on pretty much the first day I set out to look for one, I went into The Source which is basically the same as Dick Smith Electronics back in New Zealand and they wanted me to work that night. Seven working days later, with two more to go, I'm still working there without any days of break in-between. Well at least its more suited to my interests and knowledge, seeing how a lot of the job entails educating customers about various wares such as digital cameras, computers and general electronics stuff its not too difficult. The pay rate is quite weird as well, since you are given a base salary then earn commission if you sell warranties, cellphones or services. So on a good day, or through most of Christmas, I can earn roughly $15-20 / hour or up to $30 / hour if I'm really lucky. Plus you have the whole stronger Canadian currency thing which works out to my advantage if I decide to convert it back into New Zealand currency.

I'd really like to get my hands on either a Still Camera or halfway decent Video Camera (like the 6MP Sony consumer camera I'll have to look into) so I can start doing something creative. Its just been work work work at the moment, but with the money its bringing in I can't really complain too much. At least I should be able to save up for something useful.

New Location

Well haven't posted anything for awhile, but fear not I will return back to normal very soon. I am now living in Edmonton, Canada, which is a nice change from Invercargil by a long shot. I also finally have access to a camera again so should be able to post up some more photos when I take them. Edmonton is covered in snow, and I'm sure it will take some time to adjust to their cold, minus twenty degree weather. Its a definate change for me, but all the scenery is so nice here and the town is bustling with opportunities, almost every place here is crying out for workers due to major worker shortages. I'm really hoping to get some filmmaking experience here as well, and will make sure to post about it if I find anything interesting.