Interview by S . Haseeb Hussain Shah
Why are you in this profession ?
Mohammed Ali works as a Male Receptionist and Secretary at FairClaims Accident Management Ltd ( Coventry )
This was the only job opportunity available to me . Therefore I decided to work with this company as a receptionist . Don ’ t you think that a woman is better for a receptionist job role ?
In my opinion , these days it does not matter what job you do . Anyone can do any job as long as they have skills to do it regardless of gender .
In your opinion , do you think that these days there are still some Jobs that are gender specific ?
I think that now days gender doesn ’ t matters as long as person has required skills or abilities to do the job however for some jobs such as baby sitting females are preferred overt male . It is up to the company management whether they require male or female for specific tasks .
Have you faced any problem while working ?
There is no as such problem relating to work but as in current economic unrest many people are unemployed , and still many applications are received for working at this position most them are by females . I have to work extra hard and carefully in order to keep my job secure . At any point during job did you felt that this is not the appropriate role for you ? Last month I visited a client with my supervisor , after finishing the meeting with her client was surprised with my job role and clearly expressed that this position in the office should be designated to female . Part from this sometimes when so many calls are received I get fed up as I am not used to talking to much over the phone this sometimes makes me feel that this is not appropriate job for me . As you are currently working as a receptionist and a secretary , how do you manage doing both things at
the same time ? Both the things require similar work moreover we don ’ t have too much work load therefore it is easily manageable for me doing both things at the same time .
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