Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Out of the Corporate World

And into the realm of unemployment

Walked out of the building for the last time as an employee with a heavy heart. Had mixed feelings - its like 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday a week at first, where i wake up in the morning and smile.

Then again i fear seeing all my peers advance in their careers earning big bucks and sporting fancy titles while i end up no where, penniless with a whole shitload of catching up to do.

The last time i went down that lift

Opened and closed my locker, pegion hole as we call it for the last time. See in my previous line of profession we are mobile staff, we get sent on different assignments all over KL and sometimes outstation, so they dont bother allocating a permanent desk to us

The 15th floor. Empty cubicles, sit anywhere for the day, sit somewhere else tomorrow, its called the Hotelling system, login to the Cisco phones to receive calls on your DID, get a free apple or snacks on Friday. No personal touch, no keychains or souveniers line the dividers.

See those cranes in the middle, thats where i used to park. Development in KL is rapid. 1 Sentral was completed at the end of 2007 when the co i used to work for moved in. There were empty plots of land not a stone's throw away from the building which were utilised as carparks. One by one they the carparks closed to give way to development. There will be a Bank Rakyat twin towers in the years to come

On lucky days, i get to park under the LRT tracks on the left of the picture for a fee of RM3 per day. Thats the end

Like i said on Facebook, another chapter of my life has ended, will miss the people

23 comments:

AaronWoolala said...

Unemployment? What next? =D

Sue Lin said...

Flight! Aaron, there is a flight! =D =D =D

Weird Dan said...

I see, flying off for studies?

hmm...

Daniel said...

Congratulations.

You are now free to be happy. Or at least free to pursue your happiness.

Sue Lin said...

Daniel C sort of but not entirely for studies =P


Daniel L thanks! I better make the most of this opportunity and not make my fears a reality

Isya said...

we'll miss you too :(

good luck Sue Lin!!

i'll still keep up with you, so u better not stop blogging!

Cheryll said...

no whayyyyyy!!!!!

liberating isn't it?
well welcme to the world of a socialite!!^_^

Cheryll said...

fly to meeeee!!!

Sue Lin said...

Aww Isya ur so sweet! Thanks for wishing me luck, with so much uncertainties, am gonna need loads of it!

Dont worry, if i could blog through Malaysian audit life, i can blog through anything! =P Will be faithfully following ur blog and flooding ur posts with my super long comments too =)


Cheryll! Hey! I thought u only comment on shoe posts?! Heheh

It is liberating! Socialite? Me? Hmmm... doesnt jive but its something one can get used to! =)

I'm flying the other way - Down Under. But if i get a good paying part-time job, maybe i can Airasia to where ur at! Dreams and smiles at that thought

gOrgeOus gRaCe said...

hey sue lin....good luck and enjoy ur life there... XD

Anonymous said...

Hey Sue Lin, you be earning BIGGER BUCKS than us la. We'll keep in touch k, and lets have an official farewell for you :)

Good luck in ur future undertakings and will miss you! muah!

Racheal

Joey said...

Your journey starts here and now! I'm so excited for you, Sue Lin!
It'll be good, trust me.

Sue Lin said...

Grace, thank u so much! =)


Racheal thanks! Will miss ya too! Yeah of course MUST keep in touch! Utlise the contact i sent u via email, u know what i mean =)


Joey wowww, thanks, u do seem really excited for me! Haha! I am looking forward to beginning something new, no matter how scary it is

dawn said...

FLY FLY FLY!!! =)

One chapter ends, beginning of a new one!!! :)

YooooHoooo!!!

Sue Lin said...

Yeah Dawn! Wooo-hooo! New beginning!

More excited than scared atm, wonder if it'd hit me hard when the new chapter actually starts... Nah, think positive, i'll be FINE! =)

She's Jess said...

Sigh.. and I am going to nowhere...

Anyway, all the best. Hope to meet you again before you leave, or else I shall fly over and hav you to be my tour guide :)

Sue Lin said...

Jess, u will most likely be one of those people i will need to catch up with. U were so happy with ur Performance Bonus over Facebook, while i had "minimal, if any, bonuses" in 2009.

Thanks and will let u know sometime next week, the assignment is making things difficult. Definitely call me up in the future! =)

Leong Yi Yang said...

hi sue lin, nice write up on the office, haha. wish u all the best in your future.

Sue Lin said...

Heyyy Yi Yang! Surprised to see u comment! Thanks for both the compliment and the kind wishes =)

Anonymous said...

oh hey, i realized something. when you go melb, you can buy all em yummy australian chocolates and snacks and pack it up nicely and send it back to me!! :)

Sue Lin said...

Cheryll is that u???

Isya said...

oopss sorry Sue Lin. Anonymous was me. didn't realize. hahahahhahaha.

Sue Lin said...

HAHAHAHA, hey Isya! I see! Sure! Will msg u for ur address or i'll surprise u by sending it to the office! They'll email u to ask u to collect it if its too big to go into ur locker!