In the name of business

Today is my first day of relaxation after i resigned from my last company. Many ups and downs i experienced and indeed I will treasure it as a life learnt experience. I was with this company for about 6 years, technically.

You see, i started off as a graphic designer in this amazing company located in one of world tallest buildings. The office environment was great and everyone I met was my cup of tea. We click instantly and times flys like a time machine. Then 9/11 happened and it affected this company directly because all our clients are US based. So you can imagine the horror. Since then, this company is just going down hill. Of course not forgetting a decision it made by going towards IPO when at the same time the .com bubble burst!

The chairman tried its best to pull the financial situation though this trying times and i must day he did something right. However, while doing it, i believe there are sacrifices he has to live by. For example, retrenchment, legal batter from the ex-employees to get back what's owning to them. Moving from a grant office to a small, made-do office, and this happened all over the world. Legal cases that lasted till today.

Then there is this funds loan from my govenment. It's a huge millions of funds that was grant to promote R&D for the country. But Alas! the funds goes 'puffff' within a year. What's left is a salary delay for over a year already and staff leave the organiasation one by one. Like dead flies drop one by one. I guess being a businessman, there are a lot of tactic ones must learnt and mastered - not to mention lots of exploitations. Now, not only our salary is delay, our EPF, scheduled tax, socso are also delayed. I've been through this twice and I tell you it's no fun game. Your financial planning is all screwed, you owe bank your installment, you owe your credit cards money with super high interest, you quarrel with your wife or husband for not being able to support the family, you put your education planning on hold and many more.

All this in the name of globalisation and it's just business, no hard feelings.