Lesson leant on my 9 to 5 working life
Published on November 9, 2015
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Received a new WA member following notice this morning, so I went to visit her profile prior to my reply as usual. Found that quite interesting about her profile as I used to be like her when I was young at her age in study life. She is Katja @Mokka.
She mentioned that she was a smart and well behaved high school and university student. But got stuck when she started her 9 to 5 job life. She quit and went for a 1 year backpacking.
I was a hardworking, smart and well behaved student too and still working hard and smart after entering to the full time working life 7 to 9 and always more than 5 days week work. I got stuck too but never give up and kept moving forward with the hope and dream to have a better life after struggling for years growing in a single parent family.
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I knew my education qualification was not meeting the corporate requirement after years of struggle and been promoted to management level. I took my hard earned savings to do my Master Degree on weekends while still working hard on weekdays to compete in this so called corporate world. I did it and got my Master in Business Administration (MBA) with 8 distinctions out of 12 modules doing it part time. Great job and been promoted again to a higher position in the company.
Thought that I had achieved my dream as life getting better and easier... too bad that company announced restructuring with the new President joining and all the staff in our country were redundant. So we were being retrenched with compensation.
Lesson learnt: No matter how hard you work for others, you have no control over the business, except the business owner. It is no secure at all no matter what is your position in the company and how much you have contributed. Although I still have to work for others in full time, I no longer working hard and smart as this will get you to assume more responsibilities. I just need it for living, no more recognition is needed... I need more time to build my own online business which I could have full control over it. I want freedom, I want back those things I had sacrificed to the stupid career previously.... WA is my hope!
To all the 9 to 5 friends, let's work hard and smart to build our own success while we still need this 9 to 5 for living.
Cheers
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