#TheAspiredCXO

My darling Ain. An IT fresh graduate who first joined me officially in 2017. She told me though pursuing IT was her goal, since there is no good IT career opportunity, she didn’t mind helping me out with my HR Operations team. She was then initially tasked with system updates matters & reportings and her … Read more

I take selfies everyday cause I am just a narcissist like that. Even when I was as sick as a dog with Covid. It’s not like you get Covid everyday, anyways. It makes such good stories to tell, so I told them. Cause I am just an opportunist like that too. Experience is everything. Don’t … Read more

Today is Hari Anjing. Before I am going to ruin more people’s Friday, I have decided to take the rest of the day off to take a break. For this I am very grateful for having a boss who is so understanding. And I hope you can be too and work out things with my … Read more

While I am typing this, I am working from a cafe. I am sitting next to a large glass window and the sun is shining right at me through that window. At 2.42pm, the sun is really, really shining at me. The cafe guy came to ask, “Would you want to move to another table … Read more

This is Sofie who first officially joined me in 2018 as a fresh grad & she is such a joy to have in my team. She is an extremely helpful, hardworking & dedicated employee. With the knowledge she has gained over the years as a HR Ops Specialist, she is always willing to help & … Read more

This is Rose. She is one person I do not need to worry much about. She almost single-handedly managed the visas for more than 300 expats in our company for the past few years. She is also one of those who takes pride in being independent and super reliable in what she does. When she … Read more

I’ve been demoted twice. The first one I volunteered for it but the second time was not my first choice. It did feel different. It really hurt. A lot. I think it was not as bad as the first time but this one… This one was different. From Branch Manager, I was downgraded to Manager … Read more

Today I posted again in my Stories a selfie with the caption “45 mins Treadmill. DONE!”. Then another one that of serving delicious noodles with the caption, “The reason I was at the treadmill. So can eat MiSedaap without guilt. 🤭🤭🤭 What motivates you?” Later I received quite a few private messages from my friends. … Read more

I was the first one who contracted Covid-19 first among the 4 of us. As their boss, somehow I felt glad it was me who experienced it first. I remember, Rose was the next one. Then Sofie. Then Ain. All of us were lucky. We got the Omicron, which is not so bad compared to … Read more

Last night I received a call from a dear friend. He was asking about our MYSTEP program where we help the unemployed graduates by providing them classroom and on-the-job trainings to elevate their employability in the market. His first question was, “Can they speak well in English?” Well, honestly speaking, out of 10 graduates we … Read more