Company B

The company is a big organization, widely known and strong. The HR Manager is quite pompous. I find him quite appalling at first but gradually warm towards him. He makes a lot of jokes and tries to soothe my nervousness. Really appreciate it.

The very first word he uttered:

“You ni anak mami ke?”

Well, no,hehe. Then he proceeds to read my resume before coming out with another remarks;

“Oh, you ni orang Arab”

Well, no. Apparently he notices my Arabic language stated there in my resume. (All UIA clans claim they know Arabic, even though I only manage to uttered few words).

Still he is not satisfied “So, you orang apa?”

How to answer that, emmm…Melayu Asli. But surely I don’t want him to think that I orang asli. I’ve been trying for years to come out with a perfect answer. You couldn’t imagine how much I wish I had some Indian or Arabic blood so people can truly believes me instead giving disapproving stare the moment I said no to their queries.

The interview lasted for two hours and the offered me the job there and then.

Up Side:

a) The environment is so-so, situated in industrial area in PJ

b) Big Bucks, kacing,kacing, kacing ! Plus allowances on phone, car maintenance etc

c) It’s a big company, enough said.

Down Side:

a) It’s far from civilization (my definition on civilization contains word such as: KLCC, MidValley)

b) The bosses are old and kind of traditional

c) Em…its far from shopping complexes…I’ve said that? Really?

Company A

A Malay company headed by young pro millionaire entrepreneurs. I have nothing but admiration and respect for them. The office is in Hotel Maya. Hotel Maya has offices inside the hotel, at the back, divided by a beautiful garden. The moment I steeped in, I was totally amazed by the interior. The carpeting, the lamp, it’s so glamorous and elegant, it so unlike other offices that I’ve been to. I’ve never had the opportunity to sneak into Hotel Maya before, even though I heard it’s totally amazing. The bosses are quite laidback and interesting.

On the first day I met them, I didn’t put on my best shoes, just wearing my normal black office shoes that totally buruk but comfortable. We need to leave behind our shoes before step in; well one thing I noticed was the bosses’s shoes. It spells Bally and Raoul. The name speaks for itself. It costs a rocket. Haha, so embarrasses to put my buruk shoes there.

Upside:

a) The environment is totally captivating you, especially after a enduring long hours of non stop ‘hard labor’

b) The bosses are kinda cute, intelligent, graduates from top uni in UK. Well, I can learn a lot from them. The big bos is a politician. It really helps in widening my contacts and social circle

c) Nearby the heaven ‘KLCC’

Downside:

a) They pay less, but expect me to perform BEYOND expectations

b) The company has 20 employees minus the directors

c) What if this small company faces financial restrain? What about my bonus?

d) Besides doing PR thingy, I need to help out in some HR, some Admin some Maintenance…blah,blah,blah

CAREER SHIFT

This month can be considered as most hectic and chaos. I went to three interviews and had to turn down 2 more appointments. I just couldn’t come up with new innovative excuses for not coming to work. All excuses invented in this world have been used. But, with the help of my HR Manager, I managed to sneak out for few hours and rush back to work before the big boss notices.

I am a person who gets bored very easily when I feel I am doing something which is not challenging or something which I feel I have done before. Especially on things that makes me bored to death, like coming up with business proposals and reading those damn financial feasibility. As much as I enjoyed the experience, I cannot deny that at times I hated it. It was tough. Moreover, I really want to practice PR. Something that I learned while in uni and utterly fixated with the nature of its work.

According to the grapevine, we nag about our career a lot. It would always be about which one of us had the most terrifying boss, or which one of us had the most heartbreaking application rejection, or which one of us was the most underpaid, or which one of us was the most overworked. So, I guess it is about time for me to change my career.

One thing that I notice is how confident I am during the interview, compare to my experienced when I was a freshies. Fresh from uni. I don’t have any feelings of vomiting or try to run away from the board room or keep fixing my tudung in the toilet.

The questions posed also differ. There is no such thing as “How do you look at yourself after 5 years?” or “Do you think you have the leadership skill?” or “Why should we hire you?”

I personally think those questions are waste of time. You can’t truly evaluate candidates by this kind of standard question. Heck, they can even prepare the answer beforehand, where we can easily pick from the internet. At last, the interviewer will only receive standard answers too.

My last two interviews are rather interesting; they hardly looked upon my certificates. We talked and talked about everything that far from my real intention being there. We talked about the weather, the KL worst jam, great food in the nearby mamak stall and politics. Not even an iota of my ‘great’ CGPA. (kindly take note on the bracket). They genuinely listened to me and show great interest in my opinion.

I’ve already sent my resignation letter and going to start my new work this Feb. And yet, I’m facing a great dilemma. I’m in a dilemma in choosing Company A and Company B (the details will be posted later). What a great way to start my year.