Torn between two offers (naka nams!!)I feel so blessed and overwhelmed.
I have a job which I've learned to love, and i'm so at home already. It's only been a month but i feel like i've been working here for a year! No, my colleagues are not maldita, not at all! i actually fell in love with them in an instant. i know it seems too soon and some may even think i'm exaggerating, but boo yah! im not. All the people I've talked to say one thing. That you stay here not for the salary, may be for work, but mainly you stay because of the people, the camaraderie... I'm actually enjoying myself. I don't feel the hassle of working overtime (and i'm happy coz i can charge it like that yihee). So why the drama???
Here's the flipside of the story- October of 2008 I applied for a job as a Financial Analyst at ***&*&*&*, they said I got in but I wasn't able to come on board because it's an american company and everyone knows the dealy-yoh with the economic crisis so their action point is to go on freeze hiring and they were left w/ no choice but to reshuffle. I got pretty disappointed but what can I do? They told me that once new projects come their way they'll hire me on the spot.
March 04, 2009 I received an email from their Operations Manager inviting me for an interview. Man I was pretty psyched about it coz I got a hunch of what it's about. March 11 I was set for an appointment with their country manager, one of their big bosses. I was really flattered with everything he said. He even told me that he remembered me well coz I was the one who did all that research. I did. :) And I guess all those preparations paid off. He knew I didn't have any financial background. Though he knew that I worked for one of the largest multinational banks. He was actually the SVP of that same bank years back. He knew my former bosses still. He asked me to choose from the three new projects they have. Apparently they're ramping up and the expansion includes me in his mind. Me? Being pirated by some big shot boss? who da thunk? lol
Long story short..... He put a price on the table. Money-wise, I'd take it. But as I said, I love what I'm doing right now. That's why I can't decide!
To be continued...
