Wednesday, June 17, 2009

End Of Quarter Stress

IT salesmen like me live by the quarter. I have to promise the sales figure to the company on 1st April, and make sure that I deliver what I have promised by 30 June. Obviously I can't be too conservative with the forecast, otherwise there is no reason for the company to hire me. There are two more weeks to go before the dateline, and I'm having the "end of quarter" stress. The world is having an economic crisis, and many companies have their IT budget cut. Its a very tough market out there. To keep my blood pressure at a normal level, I have to relax and calm down if deals are not closed on time. Nowadays, my only stress relief is talking to my 亲爱的。When I talk to her,I feel like I'm living in a different world, with feelings of joy and serenity. Maybe it is because during our conversation, my mind get to take a break from work. We chat about anything under the Sun except work, and that has become a daily routine for me. Today we spoke for an 30 minutes, and we've agreed to meet in Chengdu before she return to Beijing next week. I'll be arriving Chengdu on Sunday and returning on Wednesday, and she'll be leaving for Beijing on the same day. This is actually my first trip there. 亲爱的 said there are a lot of 美女 in Chengdu, so based on the Chengdu standard, she's just average looking. She promised to bring me to the best 火锅 restaurant. Although it's just a short trip, 3 days of quality time for stress relief is good enough for me. Anyhow, I'll be going to Beijing again in July to see her.

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