So i left office at around 4pm, parked my car at the HDB multi-storey parking lot near Jurong Point, took MRT to City Hall, and walked all the way from the station to the far end of Suntec City. Then i realized that there was quite a distance from the station to that particular office block. It took me 20 minutes and i was walking rather briskly. I can't imagine doing that everyday if i were to work there and commute by MRT.
There were two interviewers this time. Initially i was told by the HR personnel that a female Director would be interviewing me, so i didn't expect another guy to be there. Judging from their age through their looks, i guess the company used the title Director rather loosely. It was probably the equivalent of Senior Manager.
I'm not sure how i did for the interview, but my guess was that i didn't do too well. It was impossible to tell what kind of answers were considered the right answers for the kind of questions they asked:
For all your previous and current experiences in the various job functions, what were the challenges you had faced and how did you overcome them?
There are users at the shop floor who have been with this company for a long time and extremely experienced in their job. They have been doing the things they do for a very long time and you have to implement a system that would change the way they work. How would you handle such challenges?
And the most mind-blowing question i found was this:
Do you think you would have stayed with your current company if the case didn't happen? The reason i asked this question is because i see that you change job every two years.
And i asked the interviewer back, "So you are thinking that i'm a job hopper?"
He then said, "Well, it's hard not to think so looking at your resume."
Now, that reminds me of the Dilbert comics from the last two days (which i subscribed to and receive in my mailbox everyday).
(source: dilbert.com)
No, i'm NOT that bunny. I don't have gigantic rabbit ears.
I'm not a job hopper. I totally resent to be thought as such.
But then, it's true that i've not hit the 3-year mark before in any of my previous (and current) employment. I guess i only have myself to blame, and that's probably one of the biggest obstacles for me to get a new job.
Hmm, perhaps i should stay on for another year before looking for another job. Then it would break the 3 years record.
Yet, seriously, i'm not, i'm NOT, I'M NOT a job hopper. Every company i went to, i had never thought of working there for only two years and then leave. I always hoped to build a career there, but somehow things just didn't go as planned due to various reasons. Yah, I didn't just leave because i felt like so. There was always a valid reason why i left a company.
Oh wait, i guess all job hoppers always have valid reasons for not staying on.
Ok, never mind that. I don't think i need to justify anything.
I AM NOT A JOB HOPPER. Just because i say so.
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