Cant believe i only have the time to blog is when im ill?
Took the very first medical leave (covid dont count) after nearly six months into the job. this dry sore throat and blocked nose that swells my palate and it was so painful i just couldnt.
So, my company has reported their half yearly earning (which is obviously at huge lost - again) and since it's a listed company so everyone kinda saw the news and it's not like they will cut our salary but you know things like this really just dont look really good lol.
apparently some time end of may / early june, i had a meeting with my senior manager - Lis outside and we had lunch. While we were eating she told me my colleague - Sue, has resigned. Utmost shock to me but also knowing why she wants to do that since you know company is in deep shit and since she could have better jobs outside why not. she's going back to her previous boba company like you know limitless fun cos you've boba (jokes)
and also since she's an expansion manager - where she goes out finding sites more often. Lis mentioned if im interested to take part of her role to do expansion instead of managing existing portfolio. (tbh, even tho tenancy admin is like a really niche & important role in most company but i really dont like ppl calling me an admin cos you dont know what hard work i go through behind and no i dont do filing for your bullshit - and also thinking to pursue MBA some time later but you know MBA also sound better than admin) so like ofc i gladly took the offer but she said she has to discuss it with the boss.
so im kinda hopping this comes to me in the next 2 weeks during my confirmation. even though we on hold our expansion until year end (technically until october) but you still need someone to cover up a certain area and me being good at my job jugggling both sides (not bragging) i really wish i can do that which will help me get better position in future perhaps?
last week i met up with one of the managers in sunway where i dont really talk to him before la but ofc everyone in sunway knows each other. and before we started our business talk before Lis comes, we talked a bit. he wants to understand more what im doing. ofc i told him im managing existing portfolio instead of expansion. he was quite surprised and said im talented and shouldnt be just managing existing portfolio and should go out more often. i find it insulting in a way like "if you're just gonna do renewals, might as well just stay at sunway?"
well of course i evaluated a lot while needing to do this job hop. they gave me >20% pay raise, jump in position which sunway would only be able to provide me in the next 2 years. (ofc sunway definitely have better staff benefits) but yea i know this would be my stepping stone to somewhere further. just dindt know my company is in deep financial shit that's halting everyone's job role.
well you cant really say i dont learn just because jobs are in halt. it actually makes my jobs even more challenging in terms of persuasion, negotiating and finally teaching finance how to do their work it's really like ...??!!
so everyone kinda know im capable on managing all these shits (i would really say cos ppl there are just peasants and dont really want to learn & grow) hence even ppl from other dept would find that im responsible & capable at doing what im tasked and providing solutions. so i kinda know my value? but im also getting slacked because you know this job doesnt need your full attention. so i can really just get off by 5:30pm sharp and not think about it later.
so i really hope i progress further. and after that getting better pay raise somewhere else and grow.
and also speaking of which. i'll be starting my aerial hammock training course in september. i never intended to have this certificate for my part time job but i guess if desperate measures are needed, i guess why not. the course burned a hole in my pocket but it feels so good to be able to pay for something you truly enjoy.
shane also pursued something else 3 weeks ago. i sincerely hope he could learn more things at his new job and wish he could grow as a person.
and secretly tell you my mum is seeing someone else - which was totally unexpected and im really glad she is happy and have a good companion.
half a year has gone. i didnt feel like i achieved anything but after always writing down all these, i think i have done quite some major decisions for myself really. perhaps they may seem small for others. i guess i progress nicely recently? hope the next half a year would be as exciting as i planned to.
i have booked the gordon ramsay restaurant, my mum's bf better pay the bill. on the way planning to get the diving license - gift from shane. do full body checkup, getting new implant, scale my teeth, generally be better at my health. also trying to lose 2kgs by this year because i really want to be back to my old weight hehe. just want to make this year worthwhile after having these turmoils at work hesitating if i should shift jobs etc.
hoping everyone could feel better x