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Nov 2015 – 75 days since I landed in Sydney and time is flying. The one great news
is I am now employed in Sydney. It has been five days joined since I joined my new
employer. I have been analysing people about the way they act; project
themselves and the actual capabilities. On the first count, looks like you have
to really sell and market yourselves remarkably well, irrespective of the
actual content that exists with individuals.
Marketing,
Selling and creating dramas has never been my cup of tea. I am already beginning
to wonder how to cope with these requirements. Success seems to be dependent on
these traits. For someone with a laidback personality yet works with agility,
sincerity coming over other aspects of work, the environment here seems to
provide a challenge. Mind you, I only said, the environment not the work.
An
example in the recent five days has been evident of my thoughts and apprehensions.
A colleague assigned me a task (indirect assignment by an indirect manager). At
first, I was asked if I was good at excel. I only replied downplaying my skills
to – ‘Decent’. A couple of email copies served as the information and the task
was assigned. Two hours later, with the task completed and issued back to the assigner,
I only had admirations and positive feedback directed to me. All good things
come to an end. Yes, this point ended my good times. For the next four hours,
all work Mr. X performed was to keep staring at the excel sheet I had provided,
make cosmetic changes and present it to the manager as ‘their’ work. I heard it
over again and again, but alas as a new member I could not do anything. Well
one man’s pain was another’s gain.
I
am wondering if my way of working would indeed be successful. For someone who
does not possess the traits to be successful in this environment, the struggle
begins. All I remember now is the famous saying, Survival of the fittest!
Time
to search a new one?
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