Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Work.


That transition I've been anticipating.
That moment when I realised that it's all changed.

It's now 2 weeks in my full-time job and almost a month since I've gotten into the workforce. I don't think I'm still used to the working life. I'm still finding my ground and settling myself completely. It's tiring everyday coming back from work. I can't do work at home. It's been routinized even more now.

-Wake up, work, back from work, dinner, sleep and the next morning all over again.-

I guess this is how it works. I'm look forward to the weekends so much right now. I can't wait for Friday actually. I guess that's why people really say TGIF. Don't be mistaken that work is difficult or that the lifestyle is hard to accustom to. Work is great. I don't know about the others but at this moment, I really like how it all plays out.

TalentCorp is the company that I'm working at right now.

The things I'm learning.

The people I'm meeting.

The opportunities I'm getting.

The work that I'm expose to.

The knowledge I'm obtaining.

I'm really glad that I've taken this job. I was so hesitant all the way back when I was in Melbourne. It starts off with me not wanting to join this Apprentice Challenge because I felt like I let my team down. I didn't told the organizers that they wanted to go for the Apprentice Challenge and there was a miscommunication that led me be the only one that went for it. I wasn't happy. The speech was only meant to apologize and to give the same chance to my group as the one that I was given. I was hesitant to go up stage, I was hesitant to win. And in the end, I won. When I won, I was hesitant to grab the opportunity. I was hesitant to do this apprenticeship. Here I am got into the apprenticeship and here I am, I got a job position at this company.

I praise God for this. Grateful that I was able to walk these path that He has chosen for me. I prayed and prayed, and finally realised that this was His answer. His decisions, His plan, and glory to His name.

It's tough and it's really reallllly hectic. I need to learn things that uni didn't even provide me with. I had to learn how to be practical in which its a whole new level of things to learn. Social media, website, and advertising was a whole new experience. Live tweeting at events, knowing what to post, what to write on Facebook. Writing contents on website, developing, organising, managing the contents. Do fillings, understanding what emails to print, what emails that is important, how to write emails, how to take notes, minutes, WIP, contracts. What are the agencies that the company is working with, what are the positions each team is in. Who are the person in charge, who is the point of contact, what are the strategies, the message, the files, the people. What are the products, the initiatives, how does PR work, what media relations actually do, the marketing, HR, finance, the branding. Everything I had to learn in the expense of a month. It's a lot to take in. Hopefully, there's more to learn and I hope it won't stop.

I'll be here for 3 years and if I want to extend that's another 2 years. I'm waiting for God's calling, what are the next step is all in His hand. The thing right now is how do I balance my life. Car, accommodation, bills to pay, parking, phone, food, family, how to juggle everything and actually come to a routinized and planned calendar of things to do. How to be stable and make the best out of everything. How do I balance it all?

Hopefully, the next time I'm here. I have figure it all out :)