Am I too hardworking?

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babyabc

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Hi all,

I tendered my resignation without a job and really having hard time finding a new job. But during my days of job hunting, I am busy attending upgrading classes, exericising and catch up my beauty sleep.

I target myself to find a ideal job latest by Mar 2010 but I manage to land myself a new job after 1.5 months after sending massive of applications.

For this new job, I went thru' 3 rounds of interview and longing to joined this company with a promising career ahead even with 30% paycut during probation.

After I joined, I can't feeling regret for not taking up a much lower salary with another company which I sit in for interview for almost 3 hrs. I cannot resign due to this job was through a recruitment agency and I have to fulfilled at least 3 months inorder not to pay penalty fee. Most of my friends and my hubby told me to stay put till next year and go for job hunting again as the current market is soft and quiet now. In short, they say as long I get my monthly salary and don’t bother much what happen in office as it is not my responsbilties.

I don't know whether am I too hardworking and loved busy working life with responsibities from my previous workplace. My current new job seems boring to me ……… maybe I not used to the culture
and working style of my France MNC company with a France CEO. I can say that there are many urgent issues in office need to be resolve by the management not by a supporting staff. I am trying my best but nothing can be done if my boss don't act on it.

Things happened in workplace doesn’t's seems right and I am relatively unhappy as follows:
1) my working hours is 9am to 6pm normally I will stay till 7plus cos my boss work from 1 -2 pm onwards.
2) 3 home based colleagues resigned since I joined. Currently, really lack of manpower but my boss seems not worried even he told me many times we need to find people urgently.
2) Due to lack of manpower, I have to look for alternatives and creative ways to answer my client everyday. When I need to discuss with him, my boss always not around.
3) When my boss goes on leave, he really switch off from work and cannot be contactable. I am having hardtime last week due to urgent matters happen in office.
4) Sometimes he really missing in action during office hours.

Good things about my new job as follows:
1) my boss don't bother me after work and during weekends
2) he worked from afternoon onwards so in the morning I am alone in office. Small office less politics.
3) not busy
4) pay is good with my current work load

Any advices?
 


hi,

I'm quite confused over what you wrote.

u r handling urgent matters and manpower shortage. So, logically, u should be very busy but u mentioned otherwise. And you love busy working life but not happy to work till 7 plus?
Seems contradicting. Maybe you can elaborate?
 
Sorry.......

I am busy and stress in handling calls from client telling them I need to discuss with my direct boss who is always not there in office.

Shortage of manpower should be resolve by management not me.
 
what i meant is : due to the man power shortage, you are looking after all the follow-ups with clients daily. And yet, u r not so busy. I suggest to push your boss for, in his absence, either the authority to make decisions or direct line for escalation.

Anyway, what is the prospects of this job? You should be think along this line and also if you enjoy the job. both seems blink to me.

It is strange to me u are unhappy to leave at 7+ which doesn't seem so late especially if you are expecting to be busier.
 
can i ask which part and what u did to actually consider yourself as hardworking? somemore u say "too hardworking"... reason why i ask this is becos i have serious doubts as to your ability to comprehend and understand what Work actually is, and thus, this could mislead u badly in your search for an "ideal job"...

let face it, half the time i meet pple with ideas of what their ideal job should be like, but actually they have no concept at all, of what the job is Really gonna be like. they just piece two n two together to form a romantic concept.

i am ALWAYS amazed when pple talking abt their jobs - declare this colleague left, that colleague left and then they sometimes throw in reasons to pinpoint the boss or job. i have no idea what the purpose is for, but it seems it's to lead me to think that the workers are the smart ones, and 3 workers leaving means the boss is bad. n maybe in your case u're telling me that u have to cover these 3 colleagues?

basically u either deal with the absence, get your boss to give u authority or nominate his next-in0command when he is absent for u to seek decisions from, or u simply procrastinate... If u dun have the authority, n u dun know, then what can u do? Else create a checklist of things-to-do or decide, throw in multiple choice solutions and call him to decide on A, B or C.

this whole thing centres around your boss and his actions... most employees always think bosses when not in office, are somewhere enjoying n not working. some idiots think work revolves only in the office... tat's why some pple stay employees all their lives rite? they hide behind those who eventually become bosses or management.

actually u have no problems at work, u just have problems dealing with problems... which if u're smart, u'll jump at this chance to learn, or u can be like the rest of the destined-workers and think like an employee...
 
No, you are not taking it too seriously. Its your job and career. Naturally you should worry. I would if I'm in your shoes. Pay sucks, small company, no direction, no progression and most importantly no biz exposure. All you are doing is like a secretary to your boss relaying customer requests.

Frankly, what are your aspirations? What do you want to be in 5 yrs time? What do you enjoy in your worklife? What are your strengths and weakness. These are the basic stuffs you need to ponder about when reflecting on your career choice and prospects in the company. Are there room for personal development or enhancing your portfolio.

Why not start looking for another job and if you do find a much suitable one, pay the penalty and move on.
 
As above had already answer your question even though you rephrase it. Being serious or not is an attitude an individual carries when they are dealing with tasks.

You can be not "serious" and hop on the bandwagon with the rest or alternatively seek for solutions and ways to improve your working condition then throwing the ball totally to your boss because, he is the boss.

From your input, I can sense that you are a reactive worker than a proactive one. You try to solve problems when it hits and then complaint about it than looking for ways to prevent it. The initiative approaches had been highlight for you in the replies as above.
 
Hardworking doesn't means you have to work late.
Busy doesn't means you have to work late either.
To some boss, working long hours means workers is not efficient enough to complete their work in time and bad in time management.
I don't claim overtime and to me time management is important.

There are many issues in office cannot be resolve or decision making by a supporting staff. Almost everyday I have to handle tough issues which my boss should due with it.

I am just not used to the working culture and style of Eurpoean.
 
exactly, since there is no protocol for proper escalation, push for it. Its a misconception that staffs are only execute the instructions. The management needs us to provide the right technical recommendations. They only have the biz view. Staffs should help be this bridge.
 
The concern seems to be on the overtime then?

The point is to work smart apart from hard. Time management is important and that is why we are always trying to look for ways to shorten the operation procedure and cut time wastage. Time = cost.

Everyone faces tough issues at work. That is where we learn how to resolve such issues and how to deal with it in a breeze if it occurs again. We have to take note that we cannot depend on the bosses for every tough matters occuring.

Put it simply across. You boss could had hired you to solve his problems. But you are still bringing the problems back to him. And in the meantime, you learn nothing as you still think it's his problem and does not affect you.
 
Get real loh, if you have issues needing to work till 7+, then most employers wouldn't even consider you. OT should be on a need to basis and not daily, if this is what you meant.

Personally, I prefer the european culture. Its much easier to push across recommendations. One has to be verbal and proactive. Don't expect to be lead as in the asian context. Another point, you probably need to adjust to the european time zone. Most of the conf calls with management is likely to be done in the afternoon or evening. Naturally, your boss is taking it easy in the morning.
 
babybac, maybe you could spend sometime to think about the suggestions and questions asked. Would be probably more useful than to argue on your stands over OT etc.
 
To me this forum under MATTERS OF THE HEART is for people gather together to share and voice their problems to get advice.

I dont understand why people starting to pin point this and that, I am this and not that etc.

From which point shows that I am not proactive enough and really concern working OT? I already highlight that I not used to this working culture of my new employer.

I give suggestions and alternatives to my boss for better work flow and improvements in office but he tends to keep it aside and take weeks to look into it or consider it. For a simple example : a electrical socket was spoiled in the pantry. Due to this I have to boiled drinking water on my desk. Therefore, I suggested to get a contractor to fix it up but till today he have not give me a go ahead yet. From here, tiny small issues in office still pending....how about those big issues like lack of manpower.

Lack of manpower and source for new staff is not my work scope. For example : can a mktg dept staff get involve in HR dept?
 
babybac, my husband works in a french company. it's true what milo mentioned about being verbal and proactive .. my husband joined the company in 2005, within one year he became the right hand man to the team leader .. now he is a consultant and has seen his pay doubled ..
 
"Hardworking doesn't means you have to work late.
Busy doesn't means you have to work late either.
To some boss, working long hours means workers is not efficient enough to complete their work in time and bad in time management.
I don't claim overtime and to me time management is important."

The above para seems to tell so or you would like to rephrase?

This place is not a place for solution to problems in the world but to share and learn via each others how to cope better for your problems. There's no fix rule on how to resolve issues and you adapt what's best for you. The views on your action came from your posting.

When your boss kiv your suggestions and ideas, you can do a follow up on him and remind him. We do encounter people who sit on things and what we do is constantly follow up and remind. The gist is to know how to get things moving. Not that you feel you had done your part and then none of your business anymore.

You suggested to get the contractor to fix the socket. Remind again and this time round offer that you have quotes from the contractor and just show it to him. Just a little extra nudge as normally people at certain positions are occupied with other issues that they tend to forget about such minor issues. Which I feel likely he had forgotten about it.

Lack of manpower is done via feedback. Why marketing can't be involved? I am in marketing and I got involved in manpower, IT and operation. I am also in an mnc and working together with the other departments, I learn more and on the overall basis how the company function.

We took initiatives to form cross functional groups among ourselves and lunch kahkis to look into problems that other section might face (even though it does not affect us) to see how we can assist or offer valuable insight or support to make everyone's job easier.

I learn how to get others provide me the things I want and within the timeframe I require. We build the relationship with synergy that gets thing moving sometimes through just a verbal conversation.

Learn to volunteer and solve problems than only highlighting it and waiting for it to be done. In that way, the organisation will see the value in you and you gain more for yourself. Not everything boss, management, big issue, not within my power.... etc. By standard, I may think that you are a good worker but not a proactive and problem solving one.
 
You gave bits and pieces of information here and there is that aren't orientated nor clear. Some seems to contradict each other. Despite questions for you to clarify them, till now, it is not clear what you are not happy about.

Maybe we can relook at your list again and clarify what each mean.
"Things happened in workplace doesn’t's seems right and I am relatively unhappy as follows:
1) my working hours is 9am to 6pm normally I will stay till 7plus cos my boss work from 1 -2 pm onwards.
2) 3 home based colleagues resigned since I joined. Currently, really lack of manpower but my boss seems not worried even he told me many times we need to find people urgently.
2) Due to lack of manpower, I have to look for alternatives and creative ways to answer my client everyday. When I need to discuss with him, my boss always not around.
3) When my boss goes on leave, he really switch off from work and cannot be contactable. I am having hardtime last week due to urgent matters happen in office.
4) Sometimes he really missing in action during office hours."

Points 2,2 (repeated), 3 and 4 is addressing issues with no direction and escalation protocol to push the needed managed decisions. Right?

Point 1. Not sure what you are talking about since its not about OT nor european time zone. Maybe you are really not used to the culture, and aren't we trying to explain the culture to you so that you can appreciate it better? You need solutions and not reasons and excuses to remain unhappy right?

You asked for advise and when they are offered, you choose not to look at them but focus on getting all so defensive. And I tried to bring you back to your issues and not dwell on those OT talk but you are still going at it. If you want to address your work issues, good, let's talk. But, if you are going get so defensive again, then good luck to you. Don't waste others time if all you want to do is rant.
 
One other thing, boss prefer staff to manage the details. So, to solve the socket problem, find out the right process and policies and go straight to your boss for his approval / signature only. It makes alot of difference to speak about a suggestion and really putting into paper the action for his endorsement. When u get to see him, go in with this checklist of things you need to check with him. By then, most of the stuffs, you only need the formal go ahead. No need for you to find out and get back to him somemore.
 
babayabc,

difference is... i would just TELL the boss the socket is spoilt so i AM getting someone to repair it and will invoice the company... whilst u're throwing him decisions to make over a socket...

i think that would provide u a good hint on actual proactivity... rather than the sporean-idea of proactivity where u act like u have found alot of problems and u give ideas to solve them, then u WAIT for a decision...

the style isn't european, i think u're expecting the babysitting kind of boss, which u can find in multi-layered companies... personally when handling these matters, i just expect things to be fixed without even my staff telling me. i dun think i need to be making decisions over a spoilt socket rite??

"Hardworking doesn't means you have to work late. Busy doesn't means you have to work late either. To some boss, working long hours means workers is not efficient enough to complete their work in time and bad in time management."

- the meanings are not important and shouldn't even be discussed... end of the day u bring in the money, u contribute indirectly to the company's profits and u are the backbone... i dun really care if u work late, busy, early or u come in at 10am...

only Employees engage in such talks of importance. and spend hours deciphering stuff like that... an absolute waste of time... better u go home early.
 
hi babyabc,

more on your socket example, to influence your boss to make a decision, you need to quantify its financial impact to the biz. Why do you think he would be bothered if you boil water from your desk or the pantry?

If its that trivial and not bothering him, then just get it done. It is so strange that you think all the problems are others responsibilities. Clearly, you are the affected user of the pantry. You want it fix, so you need to push for it to happen. Same with the man power shortage issue. Saying that its the management job solves nothing. Its just another pointless complain. You should highlight how important customers are getting impatient and offended because of the lack of support to you to provide the needed follow-ups with customers.

To push across recommendations, you need to demand some authority to push across ideas. Work on that influence.
 
the socket thing is pretty shocking to be honest... the boiling water thing at her desk was even more shocking... it is so trivial that i cannot imagine any of my guys actually walking up to me to ask me to solve it or approve it... to be honest in my office culture, confirm kena fcuked nicely...

i dun believe tat such matters need Higher management to decide and confirm. just do it and bill the company... it's not even a PNL decision... this is like a petty cash issue.
 
"I dont understand why people starting to pin point this and that, I am this and not that etc."


babyabc, honestly there's alot of truth in the many posts above. basically, u gotta learn to take certain criticisms as positive - so that u can self-improve as an employee.

unless u're taking this forum as just venting ur frustrations, then pls let these good people know.
 
Yah, if she is highlighting the power socket could cause a power trip or something, that would probably raise more priority from his boss than boiling water. :p
 
just came across this thread and face some what the same issues that the thread starter faced - currently in my company now..taking for eg. the socket issue and powder's reply - the logical action is to get it fixed and invoice the company; however the result will be I will have to fork out the expense from my own pocket as it will not be approved by HQ in Aust and hence the supplier won't get paid!!!


there are various issues that mgt has been sitting on despite me offering various levels of feedback, plans and proposals and follow ups..even to the point of using external customers to feedback directly to mgt the urgency of some matters..yet things are still on hold.

it's frustrating to work in such an environment. some colleagues get by by just ignoring the limitations, clocking in the hours and that's it. but for myself some days are just too hard to bear.

not sure what i can do in the current company to iprove the situation - hence now looking for another job.

anyone can offer further advice as to what can be done if you are a support executive but has no real decision making power.
 
btw to add on, i have been in the company for 3 months and whatever issues which are brought up in my first week till now have not been resolved.

i started offering alternatives and proposals by the end of the 3rd week, implemented policies that are within my job scope by the 5th week, and came to a standstill by the 8th week when everyone just keep doing whatever they are doing and everyday we rec client's complaints and numbers are not coming in due to nothing being changed.
 
then leave, cos it'll only make u out to be inefficient and one who can't get things done. u're the employed scapegoat in this case...
 
hehe, at least u have the choice to leave... i went thru something similar but i really couldn't leave becos i was in the army. i held several appointments n all of them had holes to fill and i was the official scapegoat becos the roles n responsibility handed to me had major issues that no one wanted to solve, and when time came for auditing - i was in the frontline for mistakes/losses that occurred before i was even drafted into NS. i survived being Charged and over a decade later today, i just heard some of those pple above me have met their just desserts. i'm just glad my future wasn't destroyed by

there are pple who play this game... with possibly a reputation at stake, the logical step is to get out before it's smeared.
 
hi bro, completely understand your experience in NS. It was totally political. In logistic dept in my unit, storemen were charged and sent to DBs for discrepencies in their inventory that were long existing and inherited down.

As the DyS4, there is nothing I could do to overwrite these decisions of the CSM, RQ, QM and OC.
 
leave all work issues at work and just relax at home... after all, home is where the heart is and thus, home sweet home
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WAH milo same same... i was the ONLY nsf officer amongst the entire unit, so obviously u know where this is going. i was totally disillusioned at one point... my best decision in life is not to sign on...
 
now the choice is about timing - to tender now or to find a job first before tendering. everyday at work is like a ticking time bomb - wondering when it will explode.

a couple of years back, i would have thought it was me who can't fit into the system...and that it was 'my fault' but now ha, hopefully being able to reason means that I have grown up a bit. LOL

but then what exactly do you put in your resume the reason why one left the job?
 
i normally dun wait even an extra day for my reputation to tarnish... according to murphy's law, whilst u are waiting for something good happen, something else u dun want to happen - will happen first.

when it comes to career, jobs, etc - local ppls think Too Much and when they think - they are clouded with Fear & Uncertainty most of the times, than Optimism.

life is an uncertainty, so uncertainties should not cloud our judgment... we all have fear of the unknown, so fear should not cloud our judgement either...

but we love to play host to these feelings... women in particular - love to host insecurity. i have no idea what so good about having them linger around our hearts, mind n home... absolute waste of time.
 
sometimes we've got to learn to question the logic & safety behind our thinking...

some of us wanna go JB n save money on purchases/pumpt petrol... yet we fear for our safety... If that fear is so great, then why do it to save money? is our life so worthless?

we wash a car n we sit on a sofa Exposed to a car... we cross roads on assumption that drivers can see us, listen to loud music on iphone, sms whilst crossing roads and live our life on Assumptions that can easily cost us our lives... Why?

it may be seemingly unconnected, but if u explore our minds - u will realise that we have very very bad sense of priorities. our life actually takes less priority than our convenience most times... our fear take priority over our future... our jobs take priority over our career... our salary take priority over our ability...

if u have never explored yourself deeper than what u are able to, what u have the ability to, what your future Can Be... then now is the best time to start.

christmas gives us a chance to see the nice things life can offer, to want them, to plan to have them, to plan to work for them...

i hope that many pple will start to be more aware, and not just be couped in their little holes and sulking... cos nobody would wanna improve our lives more than ourselves, and nobody can improve our lives more than ourselves...
 
To TS

If you don't accept alternative views from others, then don't ask for them.

Since you said your work place is a small one , then your job is to cover all areas but you still think some jobs area are not yours and this and that.

It is no wonder that you have landed up in such a suituation in regard to your employment.

I would seriously consider you evaluate your total attitude towards your working life.
 
powder
insecure abt not finding another job - yes - being a non degree holder and was out of the wrking world for the last 1.5yrs before getting this job - yes. the insecurity is there, no matter how much of self affirmation one has. esp so when a longer time period has lapse.

it's reality that the longer the break is(not out of choice) in between jobs, the harder it is to find another job.

*career vs job
as long as one has the same passion towards a job as to a career.
 
well gracies,

since u understand that abt yourself, all the more u can conquer the fear... especially if salary isn't unachieveable, alternative jobs can dervie the same income if u decide to put aside the paper. be it bartending, waitering, picking up an array of jobs, sales etc...

most pple are out of jobs for long period BY CHOICE - they pick mainstream jobs. i was never out of jobs becos i took an array of jobs from selling shoes to cars to waitering and even being a kopi-boy... nothing was below me becos i was Below money n needed it.

most pple pick jobs, i let jobs pick n mould me... there's always something to learn isn't there? The break doesn't have to be long, it's entirely up to us and our stubborn minds that insist on having That particular mould of a job. tho i'm well-off now, if i needed money to get by, i won't think twice abt driving taxis, being a caddy or doing hourly-rate jobs. tat's actually the same reason why i'm typically ahead of the crowd... it wasn't luck, and my diploma sits under the storage of my bed, untouched for the last decade...

our life is our decision.
 
that's interesting. i am right now at the cross-road of my life. i am in a job where i am unhappy, i am sick of the office politics, sick of living in fear quarter to quarter if i will be next on the retrenchment list. maybe i am tired, maybe i am burned out. after all, i've been doing what i am doing for the last 20 years - although with different companies.

my gut tells me to just quit. take time off, re-evaluate my priorities, my life. at the same time i fear. fear of not able to find a job, if i quit - my age & salary now works against me. fear of financial difficulties - i dont mind taking a pay cut but i dont want to be a burden on my husband. i guess i am also comfortable in my current lifestyle which is not lavish but it is very comfortable and free.

i guess what i am trying to say here is, i want to listen to my heart and be free but at the same time i am tied down to my fear of the price to be free ... its a dilema.
 
OMG!

This is working too hardworking.. or taking the job too seriously?

Either severely myopic or too sheltered not to have seen too much of the world..

And the trivial example she quote about the power socket? Is it even a problem to bother the boss with?

Even my just out of school PA has more initiative and understanding of the real working world.

And yeah, working till 7 is very late.. I leave office before 5pm if I am in the office.. opps.. I forgot to say that I am only in the office like once a week. Most of the time I am shaking legs in starbucks and idling around..
 
well dramarama,

age does make it harder and validate the fears... but then the same fear follows us from our 20s til our 30s then 40s... is 40s too late? well it does depend on where u're headed... at 40, i doubt i'd be looking to start at ground for those jobs tat require Time to increase pay. there are several jobs out that that does not require u to 'pay your dues' before u get to move up... unfortunately these jobs are typically deemed as risky, unstable etc... so nobody touches them.

actually if u're happy with things now n dun need the extra moola, then u dun have to urgently seek change. but If u've been procrastinating and letting your fear get the better of u most of your life... perhaps, just perhaps in this lifetime - u might wanna take charge of your life. else most times, it happens too late...
 
Thanks Powder.

Right now, i can safely say, that i am no longer interested to 'pay my dues.' i think i paid that over the last 20 years. i got to where i wanted now, & frankly, i am disappointed. that so-called pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is nothing short of a pot of dirt.

i am not feeling fulfilled in my job right now. i dont know if i have all these feeling because i am burnt out, unmotivated & maybe i am just in the wrong environment. i have never had doubts in my decision. i always make a decision, and then go on. If it turned out good - great. If it turned out bad - i learn from it. no regrets.

But now, i am unsure. The inner voice says - JUST DO IT! QUIT & THEN START YOUR LIFE AGAIN! I am unsure if this is my logical mind that is talking or if this is my emotional part of me. it does alarm me, i take a step back & go "woa, thats a little drama" but i SOOOO badly want to do it! I dont know what is wrong with me!

The money side - who doesnt want more money. But its no longer my motivating factor in a job. Our lives will be ok, sure we have to cut down & take a not-so-early retirement but its not the end of the world for us.

Sometimes I feel I have an angel & a devil sitting on either side of the shoulders, whispering into my ears. I must be going mad ...
 
another thing that i want to add is - as much as i want to listen to that inner voice - to just do it, at the same time another voice that shouts "what if?? what if everything falls to pieces? what if you are still unhappy? then what?"

have i become so complacent that i no longer to dare to 'rock the boat'?
 
sori today was a rather busy day...

well i can assure u that me & many pple go thru this, with all the self-talking etc... i guess most dun get past it with more Boomz (hehe) to just seize... to go forth and do it!

yeah the burnt-out feeling... i get that from time to time too, even tho i'm in a really fantastic environment. i guess it could come from colleagues, bosses, clients or just the job-scope/responsibilities we're dealing with... then sometimes when we return home at late nite n see the whole family asleep - we might think either, "i wish i had more time for family" or "they are the ones i'm working hard for"... well there could be more phrases, but it just depends on the frame of mind u're in... no absolutes...

to be honest, sometimes when u break away from it all... u'll get an overwhelming sense of calm n serenity... a relief... it can be very very carefree... do it when the time is right, but dun seek for the perfect time cos it'll never happen...
 
no worries powder.

my husband & i just had a long talk over dinner. & guess what - i have decided to quit by the end of january, not because i want to procrastinate but i want to finish my current project & my boss will be in town at that time. i definitely dont want to resign over the phone or email or speak to HR before i speak to him. i want to sit down with him and explain to him my reasons behind it.

funny, suddenly i felt a dead weight has been lifted off my shoulders. i dont know what i will do next year, but i do intend to take time off, take temp or take short contract jobs, volunteer work to pass my time.

then again, i believe i am very lucky that i have a husband who supports me & places my mental wellbeing above our financial wellbeing.
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thanks for listening. have a good weekend!
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well take it a step at a time... do not fear the unknown, if u already know the Known, n u know that u dun like the Known, then maybe the Unknown might be a better deal. having a 50/50 chance is better than killing any chance with your mind.

i cannot re-iterate more abt taking the road less travelled, except perhaps to share tat tho i started my career a good 7yrs later than most of my poly cohort, i am actually years ahead of most of my faculty-mates... whilst most of my mates need a resume n cert for their next job, i command a decent salary just to start, without having to show resumes nor certs... like i said - the road less travelled.

i just want u to take note tat i am not only academically-poor, i am also very very average n normal. i am basically born with just 2 traits - strong sense of logic, and strong sense of eq... Nothing else. using just these 2 seemingly worthless traits, i took them to a field where they would make me excel, and tat's basically the secret of my success... totally logical n simple. the lucky part is - i am Very Very Happy at work, i consider my workplace Home. n becos i'm good at wat i do, i Never need to partake in office politics... my work is obviously pretty decent, and it's always the weaker colleagues who feel a need to play politics becos obviously - their work does not justify their existence. so Logical isn't it?

if u know your strengths, and u find a place where your strengths are heavily rewarded - then u dun need to pay your dues, u dun need to be in the company for 10yrs to be promoted to manager, u dun need to hope for increment every year, u dun need to worry abt being retrenched...

take some time this period to find your strengths, maginfy on them, and try to find the places where u'll be highly regarded, with or without academics.

nitey!
 


ha i think strong sense of EQ and logic are the best personal traits to have together with cow's sense, one will go far.

I have to admit my EQ sucks and i'm not that logical at best of times, esp less logical when i'm reactive but i dare to say i ahve cow's sense. :p
 
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