I'm not sure if I have mentioned anywhere that another highlight of my life was that I had moved on from being a consultant to being an HR personnel in the financial services industry. I resigned from a consultancy company to join one of the biggest financial services provider in Malaysia. I really hope that it was a smart move on my part. So far, I have no complaints :))
I resigned in December 2010. Took a short break and started work in this new company in the middle of January 2011. It was a twist of fate that I joined the company. In my last assignment as a consultant, I was engaged in a transformation project (one of the biggest in the financial services industry, and I don't think I have mentioned this in any of my entry before). That company was interested to pinch me to be their permanent staff and to cut the long story short, I was interested too because of the benefits that I would get. So after all the drama with both company's CEOs, my (ex) boss finally gave in and the offered was made formally. Unfortunately, the package offered by the Group HR of that company was not the same as the one made by the hiring manager. So there was a bit of ding dong there because unfortunately the hiring manager was on marriage leave when all that happened. So, to cut the story short again, I was already unemployed by early January 2011, went for another interview by another company of the same nature, and was offered an attractive package. Without further delay and (of course) just to spite the other company's Group HR and the hiring manager, I accepted the offer. And here I am serving this new company as a Projects and Communications Manager of the HR Department.
How the hell did I end up from being a teacher to a project and communications specialist? Only God knows...
Here I am today, writing all this in Menara Telekom where we are doing our first ever HR Road Show especially for about 1,500 staff displaying all the company's HR policies, procedures and guidelines. And I am proud to say that this is my brainchild and that it is a huge success. This was reaffirmed by the Group HR who came to witness this and said "excellent!" I am just glad things work out well for me here. The Management is happy... I am happier.
ieja
