5th anniversary
Hello. 👋
It's me. 😄
Oh well, today is my 5th anniversary! 🎊🎊🎊 I think no one expected me to last so long 😅 judging from my limited perseverance & short interest span. But yea, I'm still here. I wonder why?
Hmmm... but this isn't the topic of today! So let's just leave it as it is *runner mode on*
I wanted to talk abt things I learnt over the 5 yrs.
做人难。
It's easy to work but it's the people r/s that require lots of effort & thinking. What to say, what to ask. What not to say, what not to ask.
太耍心机? Maybe?
But in order to work well & efficiently, I think some of tt is req. Not saying tt I will badmouth pple in order to get sth. It's more of learning to be a circle instead of a square. & as a result, work is done faster & better.
Making yourself irreplaceable.
"No one is irreplaceable." I don't deny tt but that's the point. If you can be replaceable by anyone then it's a problem. Esp when u have been working for a few yrs in the same coy. There's definitely some competitive advantages tt u have.
As I develop my skills, I contribute to the coy. Contributions which separate myself from others. Tbh, it wasn't planned. It just happened to to be so. One way or another, I became good with reports, slides & etc. Eventually pple approach me for stuffs.
Choose a good boss.
Over the years I realised... the importance of a good boss. A boss who gave u autonomy, a boss who shows his appreciation, a boss who teaches selflessly, a boss who made time for u even tho he's damn busy, a boss who fights for u.
My boss is such boss. I'm blessed with good superiors. 😄 You can only do so much, grow so much if ur boss doesn't give u the opportunity. My boss has been really kind for me. He fought for my 1st bonus, gave me the opportunity to travel, brought me to meet pple.
Ask.
👉👈 erm... I'm very very shy. I hate to order food. 😂 and yet I'm working in such industry. 😂😂😂
If you don't ask, you don't know.
Do not expect ur boss to know what u want if u didn't ask. Of coz the timing is very important too.
I didn't always get what I want. But at least I tried and my boss is aware of my wants. LOL. Maybe nxt time he will give it to me before I ask?
But I guess it is dependent on the boss too. Sigh.
Understand the flow.
At work, I query. Not to being a bully but to understand each other better. I really hate it when I don't knw the process. Missing pieces.
How
Why
What
Understand how ur work will affect others and maybe you will be more careful on ur work. Don't keep on complaining when u don't knw their work. The challenges they are facing.
But there are those pple who deserve to be complained too.
Be vocal.
Maybe it's more applicable to my line of work. But by being vocal, you remains in their freshest memories. I tend to be quieter... and hence I tend to be forgotten. 😭
Oh well, I'm trying my best to stay in their memory.
Be grateful.
At the end of the day, stop comparing urself with others. Everyone is in a separate race and so it's quite meaningless to compare. Be grateful with what you have, whatever cards you have on ur hands.
Do not be contented. Unless you wish to not move forward. Which is perfectly fine too. Which brings me to the next point...
Decide your path.
Whether to climb up tt corporate ladder or not?
Do you want to? I do. But I think it's perfectly alright if you don't want do. Why participate in the rat race with others? I don't know. But I want to climb the ladder.
Nowadays I'm giving 2nd thoughts... There r pple who think highly of me. I doubt I am such a person but at the same time I do not wish to disappoint them. Let's see.