Of Job Change (Again)

Wow. 6 months had passed since my last entry.

Seriously, I think I am losing touch with OD. Well, as a matter of fact, I dont log on to the internet after I knock off from work on weekdays and I seldom log on to surf on weekends as well. So that explains my lack of entry. Ok, enough of my excuse. Time for updates.

In my last entry, I wrote about starting a new job. I did have high expectations for it as I thought there would be plenty of learning opportunities since I was going into a completely new industry. Turned out that it was quite a disaster. I disliked my supervisor (she’s a complete freak, always so panicky and she has no patience at all. Oh, and she has zero leadership skills) and the work there was in a complete mess! Goodness. On my first day, I learnt that the turnover was extremely high – staff in the department leave after a few months. That was probably the first warning sign to me. Then, as each day passed, this bad feeling just keep growing. So at the end of the first month, I tendered my resignation. I spent my second month in the job serving my notice period and at the end of the second month, I was absolutely delighted to go off.
 
Although I didnt learn much in the job, I did learn something about myself. I realised that I cant work under an imcompetent boss. If I have to work under someone, he or she will need to be somebody who commands my respect.

I spent the next 2 months job-searching once again. Attended a few interviews and then I accepted a job offer for a 6 months contract to perm position. I had a nice feeling about the working environment, the company, the location and even the hiring manager seemed to be a nice lady. And so I started working again in October.

It has been more than a month since and I think I really like it here. My colleagues are nice people, always willing to help. My boss is a strict lady but she is willing to teach me things that I do not know. I’m grateful to her in a way for giving me this opportunity. She knows that I do not have much experience but yet she is willing to accept me and allow me to learn. I remembered her words in the interview when I asked her why me when she offered me the job on the spot. Frankly speaking, I was touched in a way by her answer.

I was a little skeptical about the possibility of being converted to perm at the end of 6 months. I know that it may not be easy to get additional headcount and so I keep reminding myself that I may not be able to work in the company beyond April next year. However, few days ago, my boss brought up the subject. She mentioned she would need to talk to the SVP first before she can convert me. So I am now waiting for her good news. Keeping my fingers crossed. 

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