Work

Why do we work? Because it’s the natural thing to do? Because everybody’s doing it? We work to make a living. To survive because money don’t just drop from the sky. You have to fork our RM3.00 to buy a lottery ticket. Looking at the more basic aspect, we NEED money to eat. To have a place to live in. To survive. But how much do we really need?

A lot of my colleagues have recently resigned from the bank and moved on to other banks or organizations in pursuit of better offers. I’ve also given this some thought. Should I attempt to try to move to a greener pasture? I have had friends encourage and even try to help me get a foot in the door. But, I’ve concluded that I’m more of a person who seeks job satisfaction in my work, colleagues, bosses and the environment. I’m not a very career minded person. With this, I mean I don’t backstab or play politics to go somewhere. I find this very barbaric and uncivilized. And if you get up there by this means, well, let’s face it, then you’re not really the right person for the job because you got there not by knowing your work. And how long can you actually stay there then?

I did make a small move recently. Well, almost. I wanted to move to another department in the division to do something new. Everything was almost set. My boss then raised the issue that my current section will not do without me. Haha! Nah, my replacement is a muslim staff, and my section already has 3 other muslim staff and this will leave my boss drowning during muslim festivals. So, with a dreary look, he told me, ‘You may leave if you want to.’ I couldn’t bear to leave then. You know why? Because he’s a good boss. And I don’t mean he’s good because he lets me get away with things. But because he’s an understanding person and not pushy. He treats you like an adult and leaves you to do your job with full confidence. Mostly, he’s not a backstabber and a politician. Oh, and he bakes us muffins too.

I concluded that I’m happy with my current work and my only reason to move was to do something new and different. Since there were no other perks in the move, I stayed on. I’m already happy where I am, so I can say staying on is not bad at all.

I wish all my colleague/friends who have moved on to greener pastures all the best. Those whom I’ve grown fond of I will surely keep in touch with.