Working Life.... I Miss School
I've officially worked for a total of 3 weeks as a Software Engineer and it's been a tough. Why? It's because I've actually done a total of 6 days of OT without additional pay. And when I mean OT. I have actually knocked of at 11pm a couple of times and went back to work last Sat and Sun.
So I was really glad that I could actually go for Fellowship Teaching on Tue and could knock off early on Fri. I hadn't expected working life to be this tough. But to be far, it's only the nature of this particular project that I've been placed in. The other projects in the company aren't like that at all. They're all pretty normal with set working hours. Don't worry folks, I wouldn't be quiting anytime soon. I haven't learned all I wanted to learn yet. So I'm still gonna stick around for a while.
I guess I should be thankful, since most of my team members have been at it since the beginning of the year; and they managed to survive. So guess I will too. Moreover, the project will end in Mar 2008. That's not too long. Hahah.. And I'm learning new things everyday.
Going back to school on the first FT was strange. Life goes on for many of my friends in school. It's all as per normal. But so much has happened for me since the start of the school holidays in May. There's NS (yes I finally ORDed!!!) and now there's work. In fact I actually started work at the same time the semester started. But everything feels so different now. Almost like VCF, NUS, Raffles Hall and FYP was another life time ago but it's been barely 4 months. I pray and hope work does not overwhelm me. And thank God that it hasn't as yet.
Having said that I must say that I was delighted to see Ruth, Meisi, Fern, Lester, Huishan and Sida at FT. Even though I was quickly siphoned away..
Lesson learnt to date: Job satisfaction is not just doing what you want and getting all the opportunities. But it should also allow you to spend time with those whom you love and to do the other things which we love as well. All said, a holistic life is what I'm after.
Fare Thee Well My Undergraduate Life. I Shalt Miss Thee.
To Miss Wen HY: I know God will provide. He always does. I pray that whichever job He brings you to, you'll be satisfied by it and the plans for March will go on well.
So I was really glad that I could actually go for Fellowship Teaching on Tue and could knock off early on Fri. I hadn't expected working life to be this tough. But to be far, it's only the nature of this particular project that I've been placed in. The other projects in the company aren't like that at all. They're all pretty normal with set working hours. Don't worry folks, I wouldn't be quiting anytime soon. I haven't learned all I wanted to learn yet. So I'm still gonna stick around for a while.
I guess I should be thankful, since most of my team members have been at it since the beginning of the year; and they managed to survive. So guess I will too. Moreover, the project will end in Mar 2008. That's not too long. Hahah.. And I'm learning new things everyday.
Going back to school on the first FT was strange. Life goes on for many of my friends in school. It's all as per normal. But so much has happened for me since the start of the school holidays in May. There's NS (yes I finally ORDed!!!) and now there's work. In fact I actually started work at the same time the semester started. But everything feels so different now. Almost like VCF, NUS, Raffles Hall and FYP was another life time ago but it's been barely 4 months. I pray and hope work does not overwhelm me. And thank God that it hasn't as yet.
Having said that I must say that I was delighted to see Ruth, Meisi, Fern, Lester, Huishan and Sida at FT. Even though I was quickly siphoned away..
Lesson learnt to date: Job satisfaction is not just doing what you want and getting all the opportunities. But it should also allow you to spend time with those whom you love and to do the other things which we love as well. All said, a holistic life is what I'm after.
Fare Thee Well My Undergraduate Life. I Shalt Miss Thee.To Miss Wen HY: I know God will provide. He always does. I pray that whichever job He brings you to, you'll be satisfied by it and the plans for March will go on well.
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