I just passed my 3rd year in the company beginning of the month and that, being the longest I've stayed with a company, means something to me.
I'm not saying I'm 100% in love with my job - I'm difficult to please but that's just another story, but I love it enough to put in the extra hours and my best.
Sure, there are pains, uncertainties and crap but which job doesn't?
Ultimately, it's the people you work with and the passion you either have or don't for what you are doing.
People, ie. colleagues, because well, truth is you face them more than anyone else.
Passion. Without it, I don't know how you can survive. Maybe you can because of the money but I believe you'll eventually throw in the towel.
And in my case, nope, I'm not well-paid. Yet I still choke up to a few thousand dollars of claims - latest record: S$6800+! Sigh, no time to do my claims....
Anyway, I'm writing these because of a comment made by my colleague recently.
She said quite bluntly she doesn't want to do what I'm doing because she didn't think it will do any good to her career.
WRONG!
I'm gonna take this a little personally because it's rather insulting to have someone tell you whatever you've been doing for the past 2 years odd is kinda useless. Yes, everyone is entitled to his or her opinion but her comment is invalid because she has NEVER done what I'm doing. If you have not eaten fried chicken, how can you say it's not nice? Just because someone has told you so? Or because you look at it and decides it's not tasty? Which is fine but you don't tell someone who loves fried chicken that it's not nice when you have never tried it isn't it?
I don't blame her for making that comment actually.
I had a similar misconception too when I first started.
An ex manager once shared with me her experience - that my function is too niched and it may not work well for me if I decide to switch to another industry.
That conversation stuck with me but I seized the opportunity anyway because I had a good mentor then (still do). And whether the function is good/useful, I trusted that I would be placed at a good place and that they wouldn't waste my ahem talent. Quite quickly, I figured out how to make the best out of what I was doing and with that mentality, I never looked back.
Today, I prove that I was right.
I've been travelling (although only Asia), meeting lots of people, running campaigns on a regional level and basically learning so many things everyday. I got my promotion in between and my portfolio has recently expanded.
Now, do you think these are 'useless' for my career?
I'm afraid you don't know what you are missing :)
But of course, you are entitled to your opinions and I'm sure you have plans for yourself so no bad blood and whatnot, just MY personal opinion here.
You will know only when you have tried.
I'm not saying I'm 100% in love with my job - I'm difficult to please but that's just another story, but I love it enough to put in the extra hours and my best.
Sure, there are pains, uncertainties and crap but which job doesn't?
Ultimately, it's the people you work with and the passion you either have or don't for what you are doing.
People, ie. colleagues, because well, truth is you face them more than anyone else.
Passion. Without it, I don't know how you can survive. Maybe you can because of the money but I believe you'll eventually throw in the towel.
And in my case, nope, I'm not well-paid. Yet I still choke up to a few thousand dollars of claims - latest record: S$6800+! Sigh, no time to do my claims....
Anyway, I'm writing these because of a comment made by my colleague recently.
She said quite bluntly she doesn't want to do what I'm doing because she didn't think it will do any good to her career.
WRONG!
I'm gonna take this a little personally because it's rather insulting to have someone tell you whatever you've been doing for the past 2 years odd is kinda useless. Yes, everyone is entitled to his or her opinion but her comment is invalid because she has NEVER done what I'm doing. If you have not eaten fried chicken, how can you say it's not nice? Just because someone has told you so? Or because you look at it and decides it's not tasty? Which is fine but you don't tell someone who loves fried chicken that it's not nice when you have never tried it isn't it?
I don't blame her for making that comment actually.
I had a similar misconception too when I first started.
An ex manager once shared with me her experience - that my function is too niched and it may not work well for me if I decide to switch to another industry.
That conversation stuck with me but I seized the opportunity anyway because I had a good mentor then (still do). And whether the function is good/useful, I trusted that I would be placed at a good place and that they wouldn't waste my ahem talent. Quite quickly, I figured out how to make the best out of what I was doing and with that mentality, I never looked back.
Today, I prove that I was right.
I've been travelling (although only Asia), meeting lots of people, running campaigns on a regional level and basically learning so many things everyday. I got my promotion in between and my portfolio has recently expanded.
Now, do you think these are 'useless' for my career?
I'm afraid you don't know what you are missing :)
But of course, you are entitled to your opinions and I'm sure you have plans for yourself so no bad blood and whatnot, just MY personal opinion here.
You will know only when you have tried.
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