After 3 years...

I wasn't planning on staying this long in this company.
I only wanted to save enough money to afford the training fee in the hospitals.
But one thing lead to another.

Actually, I've been happy for the past 3 years. Contented.
I go to work. Take in calls for 8 hours. Go home after a days work.
Relax. Get some sleep and then go back to work again.
Simple.

I've been in the same team for almost 3 years.
And I must say - the only reason I've stayed this long is because I like the people I work with everyday.

Plus we've all become friends.
(Try working with the same people for almost 3 years, and let's see if you don't become friends)

funny thing is, if we weren't working in the same company and the same team,
if it weren't for work.
I doubt if I would have become friends with those people.
I doubt if I would be in the same social circle with a rocker chick, a fashionista, a rich kid, a political activist, a jack of all trade, a psychology major, a working student taking HRM, a merchant marine cadet, a computer technician and so many others from different backgrounds.

*it's really amazing how a call center is a melting pot of people*

anyway, I've shared a lot of good times with those people. A lot good memories.

But around December last year, I decided to leave the team.
Everything was so routine already.
I wasn't going anywhere. I wasn't doing anything with my life.
I also wanted to leave them on a good note.
So I filed my resignation letter.

On my last day at work, I was determined to say my goodbyes to everyone.
I wanted to get it over with.
My TL, knew I was determined.
My team mates on the other hand, knew my plans.
But they didn't think I was serious.

At the last minute, after my TL printed my resignation letter, signed the accountability forms and all that, everyone started to try talking me out of leaving.

They said i should get a new job first.
I should just apply internally for a different post. It's not easy to get a new job right away - things like that.

I listened to them of course.
I was actually thinking about my empty bank account and next month's bill.
So I told my TL - I'd look for a new job first.
I would take a day off to look for a new job .
If I didn't get a job offer right away, I would recall my resignation and stay.
He agreed.

I didn't get a job offer right away.
I got an offer after 5 days...
It was for a non-voice account.
I knew non-voice accounts didn't give high pay-outs.
Nevertheless, I was seriously considering it because I didn't want to take in calls anymore.
Anyhow, after reading the contract again and again for almost an hour at the recruiter's office. I changed my mind. I declined the offer.
That left me no choice but to go back and stick around for a few more months.

I decided to apply internally for any new openings in the same company.

I applied for the OSC (operations support center) post.
They monitor calls and make sure no call gets abandoned.

I took the screening exam.
*** It was one of the hardest written exam I ever took. It was pure torture! it took me 4 hours to answer 70 questions. There were a lot of problem solving questions. A lot of computations and calculating for percentages.***

I passed the exam a few points shy of failing. hahaha.
Anyway, I made it all the way to the final interview. but got turned down.

I dunno.
my other team mate got the job instead.
so, even if I didn't get the post, i'm still happy coz one of us got it.

And then, I applied for the helpdesk post.
I took the matchpoint fit, matchpoint voice, MPV live, supervisor interview, manager interview and corporate interview.
After two long weeks, I found out that I got the job.


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I'm not quite sure how long I'm going to keep this post.
But still, I look forward going to work everyday.
The best thing is - I still get to see my friends after shift.