Its a mad world
It was back to work yesterday for me and it was a terrible day. Honestly, I don't know which is harder. To tender a resignation or having to survive through the notice period of 1 month.
Then again, these two are rather complimentary aren't they? The latter is a result of the former. What I cannot appreciate is the cold shoulders and negative vibes radiated from the AM and the manager. Is there really a need to ostracise and make the leaver feel so unwanted and unforgivable? Have I committed the unforgivable and deadly crime? Have I been reduced to a "traitor" as what they labelled the guy who left previously after pocketing the variable bonus in February?
There were people who were supportive of my move to a new position. Thank God for people like them.They showered me with encouraging notes and told me that its great that I am finally venturing out to greater challenges as they could not see me remain in the current stagnant and dead-end job. "Good for you, bad for us.. you are the best we have here", a colleague told me and I was genuinely touched. It was not an easy decision to leave but if not now, then when? Opportunity don't knock at your door all year long..
I had dinner with two close colleagues and we were talking about work and the people at work. Amazing how much things could happen in my 8 days of absence away. Found out not-so-nice things about the AM and her management style, which cemented my desire to leave despite the persuasion by my manager's boss to reconsider. A change of job scope to a new section and pay adjustment were the carrots dangling if I choose to take back my letter. "You are a talent, and it would be a waste to see you go.. " He had said. Its not something new to my ears. I've heard it many times but what discourages me most is I simply cannot visualise the career development and I am disappointed with the management style in my current section.
On a different note, I'm bemused that some people from the other side of the business knew about my resignation. How on earth did news travel that fast? And these are people that I have not even spoken to in my whole life. Do they gather the news from my blog? Afterall, this is a public blog and anyone on the internet world is free to view this. Its a free world afterall.
I'm nursing a bad headache now and I'm dreading to go to work.
Then again, these two are rather complimentary aren't they? The latter is a result of the former. What I cannot appreciate is the cold shoulders and negative vibes radiated from the AM and the manager. Is there really a need to ostracise and make the leaver feel so unwanted and unforgivable? Have I committed the unforgivable and deadly crime? Have I been reduced to a "traitor" as what they labelled the guy who left previously after pocketing the variable bonus in February?
There were people who were supportive of my move to a new position. Thank God for people like them.They showered me with encouraging notes and told me that its great that I am finally venturing out to greater challenges as they could not see me remain in the current stagnant and dead-end job. "Good for you, bad for us.. you are the best we have here", a colleague told me and I was genuinely touched. It was not an easy decision to leave but if not now, then when? Opportunity don't knock at your door all year long..
I had dinner with two close colleagues and we were talking about work and the people at work. Amazing how much things could happen in my 8 days of absence away. Found out not-so-nice things about the AM and her management style, which cemented my desire to leave despite the persuasion by my manager's boss to reconsider. A change of job scope to a new section and pay adjustment were the carrots dangling if I choose to take back my letter. "You are a talent, and it would be a waste to see you go.. " He had said. Its not something new to my ears. I've heard it many times but what discourages me most is I simply cannot visualise the career development and I am disappointed with the management style in my current section.
On a different note, I'm bemused that some people from the other side of the business knew about my resignation. How on earth did news travel that fast? And these are people that I have not even spoken to in my whole life. Do they gather the news from my blog? Afterall, this is a public blog and anyone on the internet world is free to view this. Its a free world afterall.
I'm nursing a bad headache now and I'm dreading to go to work.
posted by Shazza at Tuesday, August 30, 2005
1 Comments:
Yup, its a real eye opener for me. Well, I just hope I can keep my spirits up in the next couple of weeks. Last day is 22nd Sept... still so far away :(
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