Making a Difference at Work

This morning, I reported to SNEF for my first day of work. The Admin & Finance Executive introduced to my supervisor, department colleagues & handed some documents to fill up & sign.

My department consists of 4 guys & 1 lady. It was a great change of comfort level with regards to department gender composition, since I left StarHub. Personally, I still enjoy working & relating with guys, maybe coz it’s I find it less complicated to click with guys, than with ladies. But I do enjoy relating with females, just that working in a department as the only guy can be very intimidating. More often, I’m kept on my toes than trying to work effectively with them.

The morning passed quite smoothly, with lots of readings to do, most of which can be quite numerous to remember. But then again, it’s only my first day, so I tried not to stress myself too much.

Lunch was good, as I got to know my department colleagues better & enjoyed a delicious bowl of dumpling noodles at the nearby food court. The culture in this department is much different from my previous departments at StarHub, where almost every staff takes their full one hour lunch break (& some take slightly longer). Here, most of the staff come back straight to the office to continue their work… even though we only had 30 minutes of lunch break today.

Well, this can be both good & bad. On one hand, if one slacks too much during lunch break, it can be quite difficult to regain momentum, especially after a heavy lunch or short nap. However, on the other hand, it can also be good to enjoy some time shopping or reading a book during the remaining lunch break.

The first part of the afternoon consisted of about 2 hours of orientation around the office, venues & even a detailed briefing of the regulations & benefits as a staff at SNEF. The lady who oriented us seemed nice & shared some stories with us. Over long years of working at an organization, sometimes interesting things do happen…

The last few hours of the afternoon started to get tough… & complex. I won’t be sharing what I’m doing in this Blog, but my work is definitely very challenging, yet beneficial, if successful. My supervisor also had a good 1 hour chat with me after work, about expectations of being in this department. It can be scary at times, coz my department is dealing with large scale projects… but I look forward to making a difference, with all my effort put in to my work. May God bless & guide me, as I serve Him in my work.