Det, der engang var De
Som nogle sproglige arkælologer og andre antikvarister som undertegnede måske har bemærket, så fandtes der en gang for mange, mange – ja nærmest utallige år siden – to måder at tiltale andre direkte. Man kunne – hold på hat og briller! – tiltale en med pronominet du, men – og her går det sandelig løs – man kunne også anvende prominet De! Read the rest of this entry »
Charming old music
I Danmark er jeg født – Axel Schiøtz
This is fantastic. Axel Schiøtz sings I Danmark er jeg født in that glorious, classical style that seems to have died out today in favor of more “naturalistic” styles.
Being Fairly Fair to the Fairer Sex.
As I sit and ponder life over a cup of chamomile tea, I have taken the time to consider the question of feminine titles. Read the rest of this entry »
Market research #2
So, I’m at work right now. I’ve got some down time while I wait for my calls to connect. It’s the eternal problem with business-to-business (b2b) jobs; you always spend more than half your actual time on the phone negotiating with receptionists, dialling your way through phone menu… (why isn’t there ever a “… dial 7 if you’re a market researcher trying to find an able and willing respondent…”?) and being told that the head of Marketing / Sales / Human Ressources / etc.. isn’t available till next week. However, surprisingly, companies will tell you a lot if you just ask persistently and politely.
Gave up on market survey by interviewing; sales figures simply aren’t accessible that way. Mini-qualitative investigation didn’t yield other than expected results based on websurvey findings. Well, it’s interesting anyway… I do need to practice doing qualitative interviews some more though. They’re supposed to be my forte as an anthropologist(-in-the-making).
New job: Market Research Deluxe
So, I finally found a new job. Phew.
I’m working two-three days a week at Optimizers, a pretty small market research / consultancy in downtown Copenhagen. Now, rather than just interviewing day and day out, I’m actually involved in the entire research process: Meeting with the client, drafting questionnaires, processing survey results, writing reports, conducting interviews … It’s great. It’s quite a mouthful, but I’ve been dying to get out and do something with my studies. … Oh, and the pay is better., and I’m no longer working nights and weekends.
I called and quit at Nielsen Company this evening, and I’ll be going in Thursday to say goodbye and see if I can get my reference, otherwise they’ll just mail it to me. I’ve been there two years, learned a lot, but it’s was definitely time to move on. It just wasn’t going anywhere. I’ve tried moving on and upwards twice in Nielsen, but to no avail. Last year, I contacted the Qualitative Research dept., since I was considering applying for an internship there. I exchanged some emails, had an interview with them… and then never heard a thing. This year, I applied for a job as a qualitative project assistant … but I haven’t heard a thing either. So I started looking elsewhere, and got it. Bu-bye Nielsen. There really isn’t all that much to say.
Except hurray! I have a real job!
