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My name is Sophia, I'm 25 years old and I work as a bank salesman.
Job: Bank Salesman
I started pretty early, when I was 18-19 already, in a small city at a small independent savings bank. I worked there a couple of summers before moving to Gothenburg and working there every summer.
I lived in Gothenburg and wanted to go to Stockholm, I have family here, and I always wanted to end up in Stockholm. So I decided to move here.
And everything got resolved, I got a job here, since I have a lot of experience it was easy, I knew all the systems and so on.
I always thought it was a fun job, and I learn so much all the time.
I studied an economics program in high school, Social Sciences and Economics. I chose it because it was wide. After high school I moved to Gothenburg, where I worked at a bank.
Then I studied Economics and Marketing in Gothenburg for 4 years at the School of Business, Economics and Law.
A work day for me: I come here in the morning, we have a rolling schedule so we work different times, sometimes I start at 11 and get a sleep-in, sometimes at 9.30.
Then we get things ready, and at 10 we open. Then anything happens, from cash withdrawals, demagnetized cards, foreign payments, to sending money to the other side of the word.
You learn all the time, a day never repeats itself.
The best part of my job is meeting so many different people. I could never sit alone in front of a computer all day. Understanding the needs of every person you meet, how we can help their daily life.
- Max 1000 crowns a month for you to be able to do the deduction for your savings.
It's a lot about feeling the situations, not all customers want to get to know me. You have to adapt to the person in front of you, so you become very sensitive to human nature after a while.
In my free time I like to work out, shop, hang out with my friends and go out.
During lunch you get some free time to take a look around, you might need to go to a wedding, a dinner, or just a party top for the weekend.
Shoes, bags, jewellery - there's absolutely time to take a look at that, or after work.
I was not intending to work in a bank. I actually wanted to become an actress or singer, that's what I dreamed about. With time that dream passed!
Recorded 2008