As I started September, I was full of hope. I really looked forward to my last day in Klook, it has been a hell of a ride for sure. Well, all experience bad or good are all learning experience. I did learn a lot from many people there too and I will bring the knowledge with me to ONE.
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| My Last Days in Klook, Rainy Day Over ACM - Galaxy Note 9 |
August has been a mixed bag, but more towards the positive side. It has been quite an amazing month on the job search front as I finally landed myself a new position in the maritime industry again. I am so relieved to finally going to leave Klook. But that job move came with a heavy price tag. I returned my sign-on bonus and bought out 1 month of my notice period too. It was such an expensive breakup. And leaving Klook also means I will have worked for 2 years with no bonus at all. It is such an expensive lesson.... I have a lot to say during the exit interview for sure... At least I think I will.
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| A Familiar Sight - Galaxy Note 9 |
My mind is drawing a blank on this month's adjective, so it's just "July 2022". I've been really stressed out this month due to work and fruitless job search. The other company (a French shipping company) that I thought had lost interest in me finally called me for a 1st round interview, however I was very disappointed at the outcome of the interview. The interviewers had asked questions that were irrelevant to the role I was applying for, so of course, I did not "wow" them. Throughout the interview, not only did I feel that the questions were misdirected, they had set the wrong expectations for the role. It was a complete f💩💣king waste of my time, considering that I had prepared extensively for the interview.
The other company (a German shipping company) with whom I had completed the 1st round of interview also did not return to me, but I noticed that they had downgraded the title for the job from manager to senior executive. I've had several calls from companies I applied to as well, but nothing happened after the first call. I even did a screening test for a job I applied for at DBS and I'm still wondering whether I'll get it or not.
It has been an absolutely disappointing month on the job search front. I can't help but turn to prayers all the time, hoping for some kind of a divine intervention.
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| Decorations at Yueh Hai Ching Temple - Galaxy Note 9 |
Hello June, it's been a rough ride isn't it? Things have been changing from one end of the spectrum to the other so diversely, hence... "jigly".
I've been doing a lot of praying as of late, I really hope that something good will come out. Whenever I go to office, I never fail to go to Yueh Hai Ching temple which is just nearby to pray for good luck in my job search.
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| Yueh Hai Ching Temple's Facade - Galaxy Note 9 |
I've used "Manic" before in one of my entries back in 2020. Now is about a good time as any to use it again. May has been an emotional roller coaster and a very loathsome month where work is concerned. Well.. I'll get to that...
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| One of Those Beautiful Sunrises - Galaxy Note 9 |
What a crazy month April has been. Sometimes I'm under the impression that my manager thinks I'm very free from the way he kept on throwing work my way. What broke the straw for me was when during our bi-weekly 1-on-1 he mentioned how I hadn't touched on the Process part of my job scope. That was when I snapped within, to the point that I showed him my daily activity records to make a point that I have certainly not been slacking. And earlier today when I took stock of my tasks, I realized that I have 11 ongoing tasks on hand. I really feel that whatever was described to me during the interview are not materializing and it really is time for me to move on, even if I have to forgo the sign-on bonus. I really couldn't care about the money anymore. Ever since the announcement that 100% of the workforce can return to office, I've been returning 3 days a week and even left office after 7 despite starting at 9 this week.
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| One of Those Days in Office - Galaxy Note 9 |
