God Is Tickling Me

So I return from Brussels with the bad news on my promotion and I cry my guts out. 

Goes without saying that I had a tough time sleeping; so what do I do?  At 1:00 in the morning I go through a recruitment site and for the first time in my life – I actively check out the jobs there for me to apply and I send out my CV.

On Saturday, I did not even bother going for my Japanese class.  I looked terrible with my puffy eyes from crying and blocked nose.  At about 9:00 in the morning I get an email from this recruitment agency – saying they were interested in my CV.  They phoned me up, sent me a company application form (the company I had applied for) and they sounded damn impressed with my 14 years experience in FMCG and an MBA (believe me I never thought this MBA would do me any good).  The salary for this position is 1.5 times what I am earning plus take this....A CAR!!!!

Now remember this, I have changed jobs only twice in my life.  And have been with my current company for 14 years, so I don’t even know what an interview is.  I have not harboured any interest in changing companies or looking for better opportunity elsewhere.  I am not sure how to handle this.  Just going to say yes to everything at this point, yes – I will go for an interview if called, yes – I will scout around for better opportunities.

Look at the irony of the whole situation – just when I thought my career was going down the drains, I get interests from companies, for a better package.  God is indeed great...... I may / may not join another company, but I do know that I am not utterly useless.