Well, this post is the sequel!
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So, I have applied and interviewed for a job in NGO, but maybe at that time of application, I might not have made up my mind fully to accept the job if I get the offer. I was thinking, just try for it, and if I don't get it, I can stay at my current job. It's just as if to satisfy myself that I have tried to achieve what I want.
However, I got it! Now, here comes all the conflict.
Many people advise me not to take this road, that it has no future in terms of career progression and also money. There are also people saying that volunteering for the NGO and actually working for it is a different thing. I might see and know things that I don't like.
Well, it's hard to stay firm to my decision. I have to keep reminding myself of my initial intention of working for an NGO. Besides the sense of purpose, there is also transport factor, I would like to be independent and have authority in managing my own life, instead of needing to accommodate with the whole family regarding the schedules every day. And I also admire those who work passionately in their job, even though their job is not something big (example: the guy at Restoran Wah Chai - he runs around, serving all customers, and even remembers what is your preference of sauces).
My ambition may not be that big, so it's hard convincing other people about it. I understand that people will always aim for higher, and it's kind of our responsibility to make our parents proud. But... Sometimes, it is hard to convince my own heart.
But the future is unpredictable. I might not like the organisation at all. I might just jump out from it later. But I tell myself that at least I can get to see the operation of an NGO, and gain some communication skills while working in an international environment. Maybe, I will get to have other job scopes, and the annual increment is not so bad? However, all these reasons may not be solid enough to others.
Why must everyone have the thinking that you have to move to a higher position with better pay? It's hard to go against the norm of the society...
But since I have tendered my resignation letter, it is like a one-way ticket for me. I know I can still say no to the new company and stay in my current one, but I'm not the kind who break promises. Anyhow, since things have progressed until here, just go on with it. Who knows, it might bring something good to me. Believing in the law of attraction, I really landed a job with an NGO; Maybe with my goal of working happily and contributing in an NGO, it can really happen to me in the future.
Let's wait for the next sequel after I have started working in the NGO!
