Surprise Promotion!

Today is 1st July 07 and I have officially been promoted to become an Assistant Manager in my Projects Department! This news came as a REAL shock to me when I opened my e-mail on Wednesday to read an e-mail by my Executive Director stating that there will be a number of re-designations to certain staff to encourage them to continue their good work and propel our company forward to greater results!

My department had 3 promotions: John was promoted from Assistant Manager to Manager; whereas Catherine and I were promoted from Executive to Assistant Manager! Wow! Its still quite a shock to me coz we practically skipped 1 level of the hierarchy! Some colleagues had to work 3-4 years before being promoted to Senior Executive. But I guess this is both a staff retention and strategic move. Nevertheless, I am thankful. Thank God too! =)

Nope, not much pay increment... but I hope there would be further adjustment to align with the upgraded job title and greater job responsibilities that Catherine and I will be taking on.

Although this did serve as an encouragement for my diligent efforts throughout the past 16 months, this apparently has caused some sourness to brew among some colleagues, especially 1 of them who is working very closely with me. He seems to have a lot of emotional baggage that he has been carrying through the years of his life. I don't comprehend and he doesn't wish to share, so there's not much that I can do. Good also lah... It can be complicated to be both a colleague and a close friend. I have learnt that.

Oh well, we can't please everyone in this world... and whatever happens, there will always be some people who are happy and others who are not. Right now I just hope to be able to learn and cope with my growing workload which I am just finding absolutely insufficient time and energy to finish! Well, like many people say... there is not end to work... and my ED will also say that if you find that you don't have much work to do... then you are in trouble...

Well, this IS my first promotion in my short-span career of about almost close to 3 years. I am not status hungry, but its good and challenging to be able to expand my portfolio and do more variety of things. I am a person who needs to have a bit of variety sometimes... if I am put to just sit there and do the same thing again and again for years... oh dear... I'll be bored stiff! And if I keep doing the same job, with no change... then my salary will also not change... but balance is important lah... and work-life balance too... and pace myself... don't burn out too much...