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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. - Helen Keller

After much thoughts, I’ve finally decided to continue with my current company. Hopefully a good decision, hope to learn more and I’m looking forward to working with my new boss who will be replacing my boss while she is away on maternity leave.

I had some interaction with her before and she’s a really nice person and hopefully another strong and capable women who can manage the implementation of the strategy. Heard from my boss and colleagues that she is someone who is able to see the big picture and dare to implement changes, someone who is very strategic and like to interact and develop people.

As lost as ever..

Quote of the day

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

I’ve went for my 2nd interview, I thought it was good. I’m positive that they will contact me but I may be wrong. Shall wait till end of this week or next Monday for the result.

A step nearer to my dilemma. But like my colleague said, it’s a good problem since I have 2 choices to select from.

New Company:

• 1 year bond before conversion to perm staff –> Can’t quit even if I don’t like but something more secure than a temp staff
• SME: Structure and culture may be very different from MNC and I happened to work/interned for many MNCs so far
• Management Trainee –> Learn more stuff from marketing communication to product developement
• Marketing –> Something that I enjoy and want to do
• Overseas travelling opportunities –> Something I look forward to 
• Interviewers seems like nice colleagues or bosses to have –> However my first impression of my current boss who was my interviewer then was that she’s a capable person and I want to learn from her. Didn’t feel that from them.
• Work 8:30am – 6:30pm –> Slightly longer working hours than the current job
• Location –> Though need to transfer buses but it’s nearer
• Pay –> About the same as what my current company will be offering
• Leave –> Only 7 days for the 1st year
• Medical benefit –> Extended to my position despite just being a trainee, not sure how much though

Current Company:

• Extension of 6 months contract –> Another temporary job
• MNC –> Better structure and processes
• Focus more on monitoring the strategic actions –> May be dry at times, probably more admin work as well
• Working with Directors and countries within the region –> Good exposure, understand how functions work together
• Working in the Strategy Implementation Department –> Greater understanding of how to communicate strategy to employees and how company works towards achieving targets
• Already worked for 6 months –> Familiarity with working culture and environment
• Good Boss and great mentor –> Always giving me constructive feedback to improve myself
• Work 8:30am to 5:30pm –>I like to start work earlier and end earlier
• Location –> A little too far, about 1:30 hours to travel 1 way
• Pay –> About the same range offered by the new company
• Leave –>1 day /month which is 6 days for 6 months
• Medical benefit –> Can only claim up to $60

What say you? Which would you choose? What are the points that you would be giving higher weights? For me definitely learning and development opportunities, which both have. Haha.. HELP!!

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Quote of the day

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition.  What you’ll discover will be wonderful.  What you’ll discover is yourself.  – Alan Alda

Yes, it’s been a long time. I’m simply too lazy to update this blog. Work have been busy, it felt exactly like doing my BIT project. Creating a brief, determining the specification and design, the development, UAT and training manual. I like what I’m doing but where can I head to after this?

Gotten a second interview from another company, the job sounds interesting, something I’ve always wanted to do, Marketing.

My company decides to extend my contract to another 6 months. Pay will be higher too, more responsibilities as a result. I would be able to learn more and develop myself further.

Now what? I like my company but I’m not exactly doing what I wanted, yet I do enjoy the things I do. The new job definitely fits my ideal job but I don’t know if I’ll like the company being that it’s a local one, definitely cannot compete with my company in terms of employee welfare.

If you were me, what will you choose? Both have opportunities for me to develop into a better person, marketer or project manager.