New…Blur…Lost
Monday, June 4th, 2007The title of this blog much sums up abt my current work status. 2dae is Mon, which is my 3rd day at new workplace.Yes, I was working on last Sat coz its supposed to be a hard close. And yes, its been a long long time since I worked on weekends. Gosh, working from 9-6 last Sat really triggers me to re-think abt my decision to move from my comfort zone. Imagine having to work instead of hitting the beach on a Sat noon, does sound sad ya…Juz hoping tat not every weekend will turn out this way * praying hard hard*
Imagine my shock of receiving more than 50 emails dated 1 week prior to my 1st day. And on my 1st day, I think I’ve recd abt 30-50 emails too. And the number juz grew day by day. In my previous job, its a rare occassion to receive emails other than during mth end. But even then, the number seemed so ridiculously small compared to wat I m experiencing now. Ok, mayb now the work involves much more parties (both local and overseas) so the need for email to communicate does make much more sense. Not to mention that email wars are inevitable *groan*.
Besides the huge amt of emails, I m oso required to attend meetings. Now tats something new for me. Another new thing would be my dress code. No more open toed heels nor slip ons. Instead, the shoes gotta make me look pro and presentable. Poor feet of mine were tortured beyond words as I "squeezed" them into this pair of court shoes. And 2dae is only Mon!!! Still gt another 3 more days to go! OMG! Mayb its time for retail theraphy,heehee 
Besides the shoes, jackets, shawls, biz suits will gradually find their way into my wardrobe. Yup, even tot we are "hidden" at some biz parks, but then image is still impt coz we’ll nvr noe who might juz drop on us any of these days. Only complaint so far ~ no cubicle of my own. Apparently the office has run outta space and so I’ve gotta sit among the staff. Furthermore, its not among my staff! Not tat I m complainin abt being closer to the staff but then I would very much PREFER to be nearer to my staff, at least can build up some rapport.
Oh ya, one of the staff resigned on my 1st day. How lucky can I get ah…Is this some sort of sign??? I really wonder leh…After reading all the emails (flying here and there), I m still very clueless abt how things work and I dun see any possibility tat any1 can enlighten me in a short period of time. Not tat I m eager to prove myself, but at least I need to know wat I m doing mah. Now I seemed like a headless fly, sort of floating here and there but without any direction at all.
Maybe it really takes time to learn and understand. Afterall, Rome wasn’t built in a day too. Its good to be proactive and shows enthusiasm but then maybe I shld really slow down abit to blend into the environment 1st. Nearly forgot, latest updates on my ROM ~~ Going for ROM dress selection tis coming sun, (over)due collection of shoes and the invitation cards are printed and ready for distribution!
~Learning takes times and patience. Somethings juz cant be rushed~
