That little bit which makes all the difference

'Above all, be true to yourself. If you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.'
- Anonymous

Been almost two months now working at my new firm, and I can absolutely say that I LOVE my job. Signified, amongst other ways, by lack of complaining even after working on weekends and ot-ing almost everyday for the past two weeks. Stress? yes. Pressure? yes. Exhaustion? yes. Feeling like I have no life? yes. But even I feel there is enormous difference compared to with the previous company I worked for. I am happy. My colleagues commented on how I just seemed to take things positively and in stride. My boss told me that, 'well you seem to not be so affected by all the pressure, in a good way.' (Wanted to say, "But I am affected!!!" ) The difference is, I feel that my work counts towards something I believe in. I love the design approach. The projects feel like they are moving fruitfully. When I work over time, there's a sense of doing something important and purposeful. I have guidance and I feel my boss/mentor is in the thick of battle with me instead of leaving me to fend for myself. I am learning lots of stuff I think are both useful and interesting. Also, thanks to the work policies (transport allowance, food allowance, off-in-lieu for overtime work), I feel that it is fair work being done and not exploitation.

So, what's that bit that makes the difference? To sum it up, for me it's the sense that what I am doing counts for something. Passion, in a way, that gets ignited because of all the factors I mentioned above.

No shit, I worked harder and more intensely for the past two weeks than for many of the submissions I had in school. (Which maybe is just saying I didn't work hard enough during school >< ) I was, due to very tight, clashing deadlines for projects under my responsibilities, given the office access card key though I was still under probation. The reason for the exception, you can guess, is so I can OT all I want without being affected by other people leaving office. I view it, both in good humor and sarcastically, as a great honor =)


Not sure if posting photos of the work done here will count as indiscretion towards company? But for now, all is well and right with the world.

Yeah!