Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Am I Up to the Challenge?

I like to think I am, seriously thinking about taking up this "sales job". They told me I'll be liasing with the branch managers, and sometimes with the end consumers, if necessary.

I assume my job is to assist branch managers achieve their targets, giving them the support they need. I'll have a chance to look at all the banking consumer products, which I think will be extremely useful to me since I know almost nothing about banking, (yet managed to go through the interview).

I don't manage my finance, simply because I do not need to, I admit, my parents take care of all these things for me, which is not something I'm proud of. But I'm lazy to take charge of these things..

My contract also stated that I am to devote my time fully to the job, no involvement in outside business or group. Now, I am involved in some groups though they're unofficial, i wonder if it's counted? I probably will need to sacrifice my evenings if I need to, meaning to say job will be the priority and not the other things?

My PM told me to turn down the job offer, because it will be down to sales: car loans, home loans, etc, at the end of the day. My other boss who took me in asked me to stay longer in my current job saying "I'm sure they'll understand because this is an important conference" (referring to the event I'm working on)

Erm... more comments make me even more confuse, though this time round, my dad and my uncle were supportive, saying this is the bank to work in if you want to learn. About the slow increment, or the starting executive level, my dad response was "of course this will be the case as I have no experience in banking and I'm still considered a fresh grad." My lecturer also supported it, as the bank is a large diversified group, and I'll get all the loans (haha, contrary to the PM who said I'll need to sell all these loans). She however, doesn't think that banking is an interesting industry, or that I am really that interested in sales. Still it's worth going for it...

My decision? I'll take it... the only thing to settle is to ask for a later commencement date from the bank, and an earlier resignment date from my current employment. Which will leave me no holidays in between... sigh...

Am I up to the challenge then? At this moment, yes..

ttg

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