It was year 2017. I was told that my portfolio was expanded to include HR, Admin & Marketing on top of my Service Operations. I was barely on the job for 3 months, my Sr HR Manager, two Sr HR Execs, Service Ops Manager, Sr Marketing Exec & Admin Manager resigned.
Oh, I was pissed. So pissed I even threatened one of them.
Then, I told myself it’s okay. Remember, there are haters too who are waiting for me to fail. Those damn fuckers. We shall not give them the satisfaction.
And oh, it was hard. What did I know about Marketing? What did I know about Licensing? What did I know about Payrolling?
Oh wait, payroll!! People need to be paid! I had never run payroll in my life. But… I managed to learn it from scratch & got everybody paid on time.
Of course, kelam kabut like that, I did made mistakes. I was/am very lucky to had/have (most) colleagues who totally understood my predicament & didn’t give me a hard time on them.
I also remember I had to draft, prepare, print, sign & distribute increment, incentive, promotion, new hire, disciplinary letters on my own too. I worked late nights, weekends and public holidays. It did felt like 2005 again.
But, okay je. Because it was a very, very valuable experience for me. I embraced all my mistakes. I learnt from most of my mistakes. To be a better leader. Especially this one.
With or without, I am only moving forth. And watch me thrive, esp you fuckers.
Bimbo
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