Have I Told You That…

…I have a job?

Hahaha! Yes, people! I do have a job therefore I do have a life! That’s why I haven’t update this blog a while. Because… I eventually have a life! Oh, for crying out loud! Sorry for being euphoric, guys, I’m totally aware that I use excessive exclamation marks. But… not that sorry anyway because… I have a job! Haha! I know, I know, it’s annoying….

Well I’m not telling you where I work. For you who have a Facebook account, just see my profile for more details. Let’s call it SA Company, a subsidiary of AI Corporation, a company in vehicle rental & lease business. We (note the word ‘we’, guys!) also provide driver service and currently expands our business line to trucking and shipping.

After a heartbreak from being rejected by a multinational bank, let’s call it Bank H, at the last step, I finally took the job here. Bruised my ego so hard, knowing that I could make it to the last recruitment process at Bank H, but in the end the only option left was working at SA. I felt like… no, my ego felt like I deserved a better job. It was a pretty tough recruitment process at Bank H, hard enough even to pass the first level, the reasoning test. And I could make it to the last level, the assessment center! Up until now, I can’t believe that I could make it. I mean, how can I believe it? I was there at the assessment center. There are 6 applicants, only 2 of us hold bachelor’s degree from Indonesia, one of them is me. The rest is US educated master’s degree holders. And I’m the only one from a public university. I’m the only one without overseas experience. I’m the only one with so-not-perfect English.

Yes, in the end I was turned down. But at least the other 4 were also turned down (I don’t know what happen to the other 1). So I wasn’t that bad, right? I could compete. Somehow, that experience gave me some kind of courage and esteem to move further. To seek a better opportunity. Made my ego said, “Hey, I’ve come to this level! I don’t belong to a regular office work!” Well apparently, that gave me some kind of arrogance, too. The job at bank H obviously offered a better career path and salary. But what I sought was the prestige. How the job could’ve made myself say, “I work as a Management Trainee at bank H. Yes, that Bank H, the 3rd biggest foreign bank in Indonesia.”

But who the hell am I, thinking myself better than others? Who gives a shit of who I am? I mean there are tons of college graduates, either from local or foreign universities. I’m not the only one deserves better. I’m not even good enough for any job. Who am I kidding? I’m a fresh graduate with no job experience. I’m not that special ’cause I’m just like…. a dust viewed from Google Earth. Oh screw it, I can’t find a better metaphor.

So I took the job at SA. And it doesn’t feel bad at all. I even feel grateful. In time like this, with the competition and stupid global crisis from stupid country called USA, getting a job is surely something to appreciate. It seems that it’s happier for me to appreciate than to boast. I’m grateful for that.

04 Nov This entry was published on November 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm. It’s filed under Lifeworld and tagged The Office. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.