How would you know when it's time to quit?
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we are on the same boat.Originally posted by Ito_^:omg.
its happening to me. all of em.
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send me your resume first then talk. with picture.Originally posted by browniebaobao:how much are you paying me? -
before or after photoshop?Originally posted by Gordonator:send me your resume first then talk. with picture. -
you just know.
not getting enough pay / benefits after a certain time -
picture?Originally posted by Gordonator:send me your resume first then talk. with picture.
then i muz go find one with deep longkang liao.
si gao de, so shallow! -
resume must send in pictures one what. even more so for secretaries. bosses like to have good looking secretaries what. more face what. lol.
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bo leh.Originally posted by Gordonator:resume must send in pictures one what. even more so for secretaries. bosses like to have good looking secretaries what. more face what. lol.
my co de secretary old auntie lai de. =x
why not u send me ur pic then?
i'll only be motivated to work if i have a handsome boss. -
when your boss puts pressure on u, when the clients demand everything from you, when your underlings give u shit to clear everyday....
when u know u are going to be late but u just can't make the effort to hurry...
when u work from 9am to 12 midnight everyday and also on sat and sun even when there's no additional benefits...
anyway i just tendered without finding a job first...
that's what i'm facing currently...
felt very shiok after tendering... -
and to think u just said i was shallow.Originally posted by browniebaobao:why not u send me ur pic then?
i'll only be motivated to work if i have a handsome boss. -
when you have a job...
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u are supposed to have deep pocketsOriginally posted by Gordonator:and to think u just said i was shallow. -
wanting to be motivated is not = shallow leh.Originally posted by Gordonator:and to think u just said i was shallow.
staff motivate -> more productivity -> more revenue -> business prosper -> boss richer -
a short period of shiokness.. dun shiok too long, hope u find a better job soon.Originally posted by Father Lim:when your boss puts pressure on u, when the clients demand everything from you, when your underlings give u shit to clear everyday....
when u know u are going to be late but u just can't make the effort to hurry...
when u work from 9am to 12 midnight everyday and also on sat and sun even when there's no additional benefits...
anyway i just tendered without finding a job first...
that's what i'm facing currently...
felt very shiok after tendering... -
When my mind concurs with my heart so that they are in complete agreement, I will have no doubt what my next course of action should be!
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unfortunately my heart and mind dun always agree with each other.Originally posted by :When my mind concurs with my heart so that they are in complete agreement, I will have no doubt what my next course of action should be!
somemore im more of an emotional person.. jiang gan qing de. -
If I wasn't learning anything on the job, and if I wasn't prepared to give 100%, I know it's time to hang it up.
Crap happens with any job. The only question is whether what you get out of the job outweighs what it takes out of you. In one of my old jobs as a social worker, I used to tell my boss, "Go ahead and fire me - you'd be doing me a favour", but I stayed on because, hell, it was fun. The day it stopped being fun, I handed in my resignation with immediate effect and was back in the corporate world within 24 hours with my pay tripled. Mind you, considering what social work paid, that wasn't much to write home to Mom about.
A few weeks ago a competitor offered me a job with more salary. I listened politely to what she had to say and then said that I was flattered, but no thanks. The extra dosh wouldn't justify the lack of challenge that came with the offered position. At the moment, I rarely deal with the same problem twice, so coming up with new solutions on a daily basis keeps things interesting, even though I occasionally have to pull a 20-hour day and deal with unpleasant clients. -
Ged, thank you for sharing.Originally posted by Gedanken:If I wasn't learning anything on the job, and if I wasn't prepared to give 100%, I know it's time to hang it up.
Crap happens with any job. The only question is whether what you get out of the job outweighs what it takes out of you. In one of my old jobs as a social worker, I used to tell my boss, "Go ahead and fire me - you'd be doing me a favour", but I stayed on because, hell, it was fun. The day it stopped being fun, I handed in my resignation with immediate effect and was back in the corporate world within 24 hours with my pay tripled. Mind you, considering what social work paid, that wasn't much to write home to Mom about.
A few weeks ago a competitor offered me a job with more salary. I listened politely to what she had to say and then said that I was flattered, but no thanks. The extra dosh wouldn't justify the lack of challenge that came with the offered position. At the moment, I rarely deal with the same problem twice, so coming up with new solutions on a daily basis keeps things interesting, even though I occasionally have to pull a 20-hour day and deal with unpleasant clients.
Seems that you are very wanted hor?
when i chose this job among the few others, it was bcos i looked at it at the long term.. more things to learn, more prospects it seems..
it seems that everyday im fighting with time.. even if i want to stay back a bit longer and complete more assignments, my body dun allow me too.. my eyes will get blurry and my mind will go blank after 7pm.
altho i dun like the job nature, but im used to it.. im also quite contented with the pay im getting, but im always asking myself 'is this wat i want to to do for the next few years? do i have the interest in this line? or should i go find a job that i will enjoy more?'
perhaps im the kind of person who needs motivation to work harder... not only for money, but also bcos of passion. -
r u as sucky as me?
1st day of work turn out dat my arch-enemy is working in same company as me.
sibeh sianz~ from poly days, uni days, still seeing his fuck face! -
haha.. not as suay as u.Originally posted by 798:r u as sucky as me?
1st day of work turn out dat my arch-enemy is working in same company as me.
sibeh sianz~ from poly days, uni days, still seeing his fuck face!
seems that u and him are fated wor..
sekali u are gg to see him for the rest of ur life also, so why not make peace? -
The time is now.
The place is Malaysia.
Malaysia truly Asia. -
didn't knew there's really such things as arch-enemies in real life. thought only exsist in movies or games. like kyo and iori.Originally posted by 798:r u as sucky as me?
1st day of work turn out dat my arch-enemy is working in same company as me.
sibeh sianz~ from poly days, uni days, still seeing his fuck face! -
Well, I don't know how it happened. I was at a management conference in March, and as usual I'm never the sort to keep my mouth shut. This lady happened to be one of my competitors' directors and said she liked what she saw, so she made a pitch.Originally posted by browniebaobao:Ged, thank you for sharing.
Seems that you are very wanted hor?
when i chose this job among the few others, it was bcos i looked at it at the long term.. more things to learn, more prospects it seems..
it seems that everyday im fighting with time.. even if i want to stay back a bit longer and complete more assignments, my body dun allow me too.. my eyes will get blurry and my mind will go blank after 7pm.
altho i dun like the job nature, but im used to it.. im also quite contented with the pay im getting, but im always asking myself 'is this wat i want to to do for the next few years? do i have the interest in this line? or should i go find a job that i will enjoy more?'
perhaps im the kind of person who needs motivation to work harder... not only for money, but also bcos of passion.
I hear what you're saying about having too much work, but that seems to be the unfortunate nature of working life these days. Mind you, i'm living in the land of the 38.5-hour work week, but on a good week I'm lucky to keep it down to 50. It's really easy to lose the forest for the trees when you've got a heavy workload, but even when I'm burrowing away and trying to beat the clock, I try and keep from going brain dead by finding new ways to do things. The good part about my job is that there's so many ways of data management and anlysis that I can always take a new path that could cut my workload and keep things interesting at the same time.
If you're hitting a dead and and you're not learnng anything new, maybe it's time to either change jobs or look for something else to do in your existing company. In my case, I was hired for my technical skills, but at every given opportunity I dabble in the business development side of things because I'm a real kaypo.
I don't kow how it works with Singaporean bosses, but maybe one thing you could do is form a development plan that you can present to your boss. There might be other aspects of the business that you want to get involved in, and if you show your boss a plan of how you intend to do so, you might get a shot at it.
Overall, if you're getting caught up in the daily grind and losing sight of the big picture, of course you're going to lose motivation. It's a tall order, but you'd be doing yourself a big favour by setting aside some time specifically to take stock of where you're at and what you need to do to get where you're going. -
im not as lucky as u ba..Originally posted by Gedanken:Well, I don't know how it happened. I was at a management conference in March, and as usual I'm never the sort to keep my mouth shut. This lady happened to be one of my competitors' directors and said she liked what she saw, so she made a pitch.
I hear what you're saying about having too much work, but that seems to be the unfortunate nature of working life these days. Mind you, i'm living in the land of the 38.5-hour work week, but on a good week I'm lucky to keep it down to 50. It's really easy to lose the forest for the trees when you've got a heavy workload, but even when I'm burrowing away and trying to beat the clock, I try and keep from going brain dead by finding new ways to do things. The good part about my job is that there's so many ways of data management and anlysis that I can always take a new path that could cut my workload and keep things interesting at the same time.
If you're hitting a dead and and you're not learnng anything new, maybe it's time to either change jobs or look for something else to do in your existing company. In my case, I was hired for my technical skills, but at every given opportunity I dabble in the business development side of things because I'm a real kaypo.
I don't kow how it works with Singaporean bosses, but maybe one thing you could do is form a development plan that you can present to your boss. There might be other aspects of the business that you want to get involved in, and if you show your boss a plan of how you intend to do so, you might get a shot at it.
Overall, if you're getting caught up in the daily grind and losing sight of the big picture, of course you're going to lose motivation. It's a tall order, but you'd be doing yourself a big favour by setting aside some time specifically to take stock of where you're at and what you need to do to get where you're going.
abt my work.. im bound by regulations.. i cant do things the way i like.. there's always a 'practice' or 'regulation' to follow..
actually i wana learn more.. coz i feel that there are still a lot of things that i have not learned.. but the more i learn, the more work i have to do.. and people tend to take me for granted. There's no way i can tell them "hey, u are giving me too much work! I'm so stress up already, there's so many things, so many deadlines to adhere to, can't you do it yourself?" u understand?
Push me too hard I will snap.. i will tender if i can't take it anymore. -
Well, yeah, the nature of my work is such that I do have some freedom to play around with processes and make them more efficient - in fact, I was hired because I work hard at being lazy.Originally posted by browniebaobao:im not as lucky as u ba..
abt my work.. im bound by regulations.. i cant do things the way i like.. there's always a 'practice' or 'regulation' to follow..
actually i wana learn more.. coz i feel that there are still a lot of things that i have not learned.. but the more i learn, the more work i have to do.. and people tend to take me for granted. There's no way i can tell them "hey, u are giving me too much work! I'm so stress up already, there's so many things, so many deadlines to adhere to, can't you do it yourself?" u understand?
Push me too hard I will snap.. i will tender if i can't take it anymore.
As for workload, I hear ya. The funny thing is that it's often my own doing. I'll be talking with my team and happily picking up extra tasks, to the extent that the rest of the guys have to stop me because I end up buying myself a 75-hour week. On the other hand, when you're loaded with work, it's a case of being assertive (not aggressive). In my case, if I ever do have to turn someone away, I'l just say, "I've got so-and-so to deliver by this time, so I can't get to this any time soon. If you want to wait I might be able to help you later, but at the moment it's a no-go". If you present the facts that show that you've got enough on your plate, it denies them the opportunity to dump something on you when they know they can't fit it into your schedule. Note: if you don't have anything urgent you have to do, make sure you find something - this is where many NS men have learnt the principal of WALI: Walk Around Looking Important.