Trembling Happy Feet
May 23, 2009What a long, jampacked, fun-filled, exciting and physically tiring week it was for me! I feel like I haven’t slept for a loooong time and I’m just happy I still feel fine and healthy. I guess it really helps to always feel good and think positive no matter what. That’s the kicking pinay talking! Hehehe.
Anyway, let’s back track a bit. I haven’t been in touch with my blogs as of late except last Tuesday when I posted photos of my work attire at fashionko.i.ph during my first training day in Publicis. Yay!
Oh yeah, for those who are interested to know, you’re probably not yet familiar with the promise I made myself last February when I started applying for work and vowed to continue doing so on April (coz I didn’t realize how fast some of these companies process applications that they wanted to hire me ASAP when I was still enjoying my “freedom” by traveling a lot.)
So anyway, April came and went. I got busy with other online entrepreneurial ventures and my social life was as active as ever. I haven’t been able to apply to new companies when my previous applications started catching up on me. Then… Top 1 & Top 2 (these are the names I call the two companies I applied to) called and updated me on my status.
Fast forward to May, Top 2 was ready to hire me. The benefits are great, the salary is awesome, they even offer stock options to their employees and the job itself is something that I can do even in my sleep. BUT… I was really waiting for Top 1. I have already passed through the first few stages of what was looking to be a very rigorous process. It felt great because I had no background in that industry. It was just sheer passion and interest that triggered me to apply for it. The estimated salary they offer is not as high as that of Top 2 or my previous jobs but I just know that if I do get it, I will be extremely happy and satisfied. So, I took a risk, I said no to Top 2 and waited for Top 1. I waited and waited some more. Until one day, they asked me to come in to sign a training contract. I’m not yet employed. I’d have to pass the 3-month training with flying colors (meaning, I have to graduate on top *gulp*), otherwise, I won’t be absorbed by the company.
So, without looking back and with trembling hands, I signed the training contract. And here I am now, with no sleep and no rest, surviving my first week with incredible determination to always, always give everything my best shot. Whatever happens in this 3-month period, I’d have no regrets and the learning I will have gathered by then would be extremely priceless. Oh, did I mention that my first field work as a consumer expert trainee was to go malling from north to south of Edsa? It was so fantastic. Although my feet didn’t think so. Hehehe. But everything became worth it when I got positive feedback after my presentation. It’s not yet perfect and I still have a lot to learn but I am welcoming everything with open arms, ready to absorb new knowledge and apply them to my work. Keep up the good work, Jen! You can do it!
