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Thursday, June 26, 2008

my dream job
i envisioned it to be a place in shenton way
me wearing a nice top, tailored pants n a pair of 3" heels
breathing in the CBD air and feeling proud to be part of the money-making industry. rushing projects and speaking to customers on the mobile phone.

but.

is that what a dream job should be about?
i guess thats why it's called DREAM job.
it only happens in my head

i went for an interview yesterday for an engineering position
it was a process in which im very comfortable with
they gave me a picture of a 3D model and im supposed to sketch out the 3 views on paper. very technical. and of cuz technical drawing is my forte so i have no problem with that.

next, it was the real interview and i was asked about my fyp. having done something about FEM and ANSYS, the questions revolved around these 2 issues.
no problemo. im very familiar with my fyp so i shared with them my experience n knowledge more than what they asked for.

the most "difficult" part of the conversation was when the lady asked me
"the working place is very dirty. most likely you're gonna hang around the hangar. u have to get on the plane and u have to supervise the technicians. are u comfortable with it"

instantly, images of cockroaches scurrying across the walkway..smelly toilet... loud voices... yada yada flashes across my mind. i was stumped.
and at that moment, i didnt know what to say.
HAHA

today i went for another interview.
i passed the test at DXO and was posted to a camp for the interview
it took me 45mins to get to the camp by bus.
i have to walk under the hot sun for 30mins before i found the building
by the time i reach the office, i was drenched in my own sweat
my hair went crazy and my makeup melted already
so much for ensuring i was tidy HAHA
the blisters were killing me (im in my new heels btw)
totally unglam. totally out of place.
i told myself "fuckno. no way im gonna come here for work"

but after 30mins of conversation with the Major
it felt really good.
surprisingly, my anger vanished.
he is very nice, very sincere, very not-military-style
i thought it would be some stern old man scrutinising my attire.. bombing me with questions and testing if im a bimbo. but no. it was a very comfortable conversation. it doest even feel like an interview at all.

2 interviews consecutively and both throw me into some sort of dilemma.
am i ready to accept a job that's not something like my dream job?
no shenton way. no modern buildings. no pretty people.
no starbucks round the corner.

and i thought to myself
maybe it's like a blessing in disguise
it was like that thru out my 23 years
doesnt wanna go njc --> graduate from there
wanna take biz degree --> i took up engineering
so now, i dream of shenton way.
maybe i wun end up there afterall

life is full of twist n turn doncha think?
but i guess one thing i shld always emphasize
not all glam jobs are glam
and the so-called shit jobs are actually the ones that u will stay with for the rest of your life.

xoxo,amy4:51 PM

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