Otter The Overthinker

WORK

Lately, I've been thinking of what is the right balance of SALARY, WORK ENVIRONMENT, and CAREER GROWTH for it to be called a great job opportunity. Of course, we have our own definition of what is a great job.

Let me share my previous work experiences. For 5 years as a working adult, I've been into three companies which includes my current job.

First, I've been in a professional firm where I got to experience traveling just to do my job. For me, it's a great learning experience, I was able to learn the professional way of doing work and dealing with people from different industries. My learnings were tested and further improved for I got to work with people that understand the profession you're into. The things that made me quit is the workload every time I got promoted and the salary doesn't quite compensate for the sacrifices I have been doing just to get things done.

Second job, I've been hired in a private company with the same nature of work but only limited to one industry. As compared to the first one, the work environment is quite good because I got to experience working with people with different professions but the growth is stagnant because of limitations in the scope of work, but with this job, the work schedule is fixed so I got to do my non-work-related activities at a schedule. Despite my short stay, I got to learn that my work is not recognized that much and the salary is not compensating that's why when I got offered my current job, I immediately tendered my resignation to prepare for my next job.

As for my current job, the salary is high, and the workload is okay since I got the hang of doing it efficiently and effectively. My work is recognized. My work schedule is flexible but limited day-offs as the Company operates every day except for major holidays which is 6 days in total in a year. However, sometimes, the work environment got really toxic as there were issues involving other employees and it creates division rather than unity among the offices. Growth is slowly getting less as I got to learn the hang of my work and I was able to create a system for it. No new learnings but I find changes in policies in between quite a drag and exciting depending on the time it needs to be implemented.

Well, every job or Company has its own strength and weaknesses, it's really up to you how will you adapt to those and stay in your current employment. As a matter of fact, I want to have my own business is still my ultimate dream, having a job may be a temporary thing for me. I'm staying for employment just to earn enough money to help me decide what industry of business should I establish.

As I scan my private profile, this shared post only to myself came across to my attention. I have shared this last July 2021 where I am jobless and the pandemic is still a threat. My mind was full of negative thoughts and I hold on to these tweets and posts just to motivate myself and keep me sane. So many "what if's" came into my mind. What if I didn't quit my job, what if I accepted the job offer while I am still employed. What if I became more resilient on my job and my heads' attitudes just to maintain my job. What if I didn't quit while there's no other employment offered to me, maybe I am still traveling doing my job. What if I pursued the other job, where does it take me.

But those were some of my 'regrets' because it feels like I have made a wrong decision. But then I have moved on, November 2021, where the pandemic is becoming less, I got employed into another company and stayed there for 6 months for I got another job offer that literally changed my life.

Fast forward to June 2022, I started a new job where they provided quarters for you to stay, where the salary is higher than my 2 previous jobs where I was able to buy a motorcycle for service going back home. With this job, I got a chance to make a check on my bucketlist to travel with 2 or 3 people closest to me. I was able to provide my mother some cash to spend at home. I also have a bed with game room down under. Now that I am almost a year on my current job, I quite enjoyed it for I have experienced new things and new approach to my job since it is a different industry from the usual corporate world., My experience is not always good as there were bad times which I think is normal and made me learn things and made me stronger.

I never thought that this actually came true one way or another. So far I got a motorcycle, a quarters at work, six_digit bank accounts, a check on my bucketlist, an improved room, a well-compensated work, an abundant Christmas and New Year Celebration.

I'm thankful to God for always guiding me and made me realize that everything happens for a reason and blessings come in the right place at the right time, just believe in Him. It may sound cliché but, Just trust the process. It may seem far but yet you've gone far already.

*Heart-shaped Hands*

I had a wholesome and cute encounter with a toddler in a fast food restaurant while I'm taking dinner.

This cute little girl is waiting for her mother order their food. Her mother let her stay at a table near mine. She was playing around the area and then she stopped on my table and on the seat on the other chair on my table. She was looking at me while I was eating so I offered her my fries. She was shy at first as she went back to their table. After a minute, she went back again staring at me, so I offered her the fries again and she shyly get her first piece. She happily ate her first fries and she came again for another one, I just let her share the fries with me until her mother came to their table and ask her to join her. The little girl waved bye to me and I happily responded by waving my hand. Her mother mouthed thanks to me and I smiled as a response.

A few moments thereafter, she came back to me and offered me her hand shaped like a half-heart`. She came to ask me to do the same. At first, I used my right hand to form the heart shape but she made a sound telling me that I made a wrong pose then my left hand connected to her hand and connected to form a heart shape. She smiled to me and went back to their table. Their takeaway order came and went out.

I have been strict and disciplined to myself even more now that I am an adult. I have been having thoughts of not having kids because I'm afraid that I might be very strict to my children but this moment made me realize that I can be soft and caring. It's been a touching and soft-hearted moment for me considering that I am a socially-awkward person; a strict and disciplinarian uncle to my niece and nephew; and a quiet and shy personality. I never thought of having a short yet good bond with a stranger child.

Hi, I'm Otter, the overthinker. Welcome to my page. I will be sharing the thoughts inside my brain from time to time. This will cover some experiences, random life thoughts, and other things that might pop out of my mind that I want to share anonymously with everyone. Feel free to share your insights and ideas regarding my posts but please be mindful when sharing as it may create offense on others. Please be kind.

For introductions, I am an introvert person with a lot of things in my mind that I cannot share through talking since I am socially awkward, shy, and quiet. With the purpose of expressing myself and improve my social skills. I hope creating this page would help me and at the same time, help others with my stories and thoughts.

Hope you enjoy my thoughts. Thank you!