Gambling in Finland has a unique position compared to rest of the companies in same industry since all of the profit goes to supporting various organisations in social and health industry, supporting Finnish cinema, youth sports and science among other things. This is what originally got me tied to then RAY, now Veikkaus, and the work of a croupier, which was supposed to be just a job to raise funds for my exchange year. This temporary job has now lasted for almost 3,5 years and I have been able to climb the croupier ladder, gain more skills in the field and train myself in almost everything offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The job itself\nrequires a certain type of a person since it is a bar environment, mostly evening\/night\nshifts emphasizing on weekends and aspect of winning and losing money is\nsometimes delicate matter to handle. Work of a croupier isn\u2019t just about\ndealing cards or spinning the roulette wheel but also customer service,\nproviding entertainment and assisting customers with anything they need. It\nalso takes a determined and strong person to work in this field since losing\nmoney is sometimes hard for customers to handle and you\u2019re the only source they\ncan take their disappointment to, sometimes very harshly. Facing people with\ngambling issues and addiction also demands the croupier to be sympathetic but\nnot be emotionally attached to the person, as that would take too much toll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My decision\nto do my practical training in my workplace was purely from comfort since it\nwould have been difficult to balance essentially two jobs. I like my work very\nmuch and am interested in the field since it\u2019s very unique, and always changing.\nIt\u2019s different to other workplaces and offers all kinds of challenges and tight\nwork community. This was one of the main reasons I also have stayed as long as\nI have since my co-workers are the craziest, most fun and nicest people I have\nhad the pleasure to meet. It\u2019s more like I\u2019m working with friends, instead of just\nco-workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To have my\nordinary job elevated to meet practical training demands, I asked my supervisor\nto add me to the teams organizing and handling events coming our way. In our\nunit, events come from above and teams are chosen, or dictated, based on skills\nneeded for the event. Promoting new slot machine games is not for everyone but\nfor those most social and talkative it\u2019s a good way to use that employee in the\nbest way. I was happy to organize events, promotions and gain deeper\nunderstanding and status in our unit. My practical training was almost\nforgotten as I mostly just included all these new possibilities and\nresponsibilities to my routine. Ideal situation really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned a lot specifically about event planning and executing but also about negotiating with supervisors and managing time schedules as well as managing changes in our unit. After this training period ended I have continued to be part of various events and promotions which has been rewarding and giving even more variety to this job of mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have\nlearned a lot and had some time to think about my future career plans and hopes.\nI\u2019m not sure if I want to build a career in this field for life, but for now it\nis the best place for me to be. Until and if that changes, I will have gained\nmany wonderful memories and experiences, both personal and professional, to take\nwith me to next chapter in my work life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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