Those of you who follow this blog may recall I currently work at Fido selling cell phones. I recently had to spend an evening (on my day off) attending training for the launch of the new Windows 8 phones. Everyone gathered at a downtown hotel and attended presentations from Microsoft and various phone manufacturers.

I didn’t learn too much I couldn’t have picked up online, but it was a fun night out with the team. After the presentations were finished, we went upstairs to the lounge for drinks (our company wasn’t allowed to partake of the free alcohol) and socializing with people from other districts. Overall, it was a good time but I was thinking I might have preferred spending my night off at home with my family. Turns out I was wrong.

After the meeting, everyone at our company was invited to submit the top three tips we had picked up for selling the new phones. We were to submit them by email for a chance to win a new phone. I submitted my tips just to be “a team player”, then forgot about it. Until this morning.

I was doing some housework this morning when my phone buzzed. I checked it and saw a new email from work. The email listed the three winners of new phones, and much to my surprise, my name was on the list!

My new phone is on back-order, but that’s okay. It’s on its way, and that’s what counts. For the idly curious among you, it’s a Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 phone. VERY sweet!

Made for another bright spot in an already bright week. “The HOBBIT” last night, awesome new phone today… who knows what tomorrow might bring 😉
Cheers, Winston