NOT all news are good news for me for the passed few months. After celebrating the arrival of my 1st child, barely a week, I received a very bad news from work. There was some re-org process going on in my dept & the ‘Management’ decided to layoff a few contract staffs which unfortunately included me, the only IT support & the longest serving contract staff…blurgh! Altogether, there were 5 of us who got the axe & to cover up the ‘retrenchment’ practice, HR & the mis-’management’ immediately sourced out other ‘contract’ positions for us within the company.
But for me, it was a different case. HR & one of my Director called me in for a meeting. Apart from telling me the bad news, they somehow quickly change the topic about offering me a perm position in the company. Yup, ‘PERM’ according to them. Although it was a position which was totally non-IT related, I was positively willing to try it since it’s a perm position & also thinking that is best that I still hold on to a job since I now need to support my family. So HR starts to blabber & said that they will update me once an interview is set.
So I waited…It has been a week & still no call for an interview. At this stage, I was taking no chance & immediately start to update my resume. The rest of the week, I felt like a fresh graduate, desperately looking for a job online. Within a week, I’ve sent close to a 100 job applications for various positions & all I have to do is wait…
The very next day, I received a call from 1 of the recruitment agencies & they informed me that there’s an IT helpdesk position available. Without any hesitation & being a desperado, I quickly acknowledged the caller. Although she ain’t a desperado, she immediately set an interview the next day…how efficient!! The fact that she told me it was a MNC company + perm position was enough to make me say YES…A perm IT helpdesk…very rare!
During the interview, I was kinda nervous like most normal interviewee wld be. But the casual approach & the smiley face of the interviewer loosen my tension…abit. Started of by introducing myself, followed by intro by the interviewer about herself and the company. Then when it came to the nerve-wrecking technical competency qns, I totally nailed it with confidence. And with that, a few good compliments from the interviewer & she told me to wait for the 2nd interview the next day.
2nd interview went well too & right after that the recruitment agency called, confirming the ‘attractive’ package as well as the signing of the employment letter the next day. Wow! everything happened so fast! Within 3 days, I’ve signed with a new company…
At this moment, everyone in my current dept was feeling sorry for me but they really didn’t expect me to so jovial & happy after what has happened. Scratching their heads & looking confused. I broke the news to a few close colleagues & they finally understood. Haha..Also, on that very day, my dear HR finally called me down for a quick interview with the dept supervisor for the new ‘perm’ position. The interview was quite a stalemate. The interviewer didn’t give a clear jobscope & was very unconvincing when i returned him a qns abt the position. It’s more like I’m the interviewer asking him tons of qns which he is very unsure…Next was HR’s turn to ‘wow’ me with the new renumeration package & she replied as follows…
HR: This is a 2 year contract position
In my mind: WTF right! they told me it’s a PERM position! KNN!
HR: After which we will decide whether to convert u to Perm depending on your performance
In my mind: I’ve performed well for the passed 3 yrs of my contract & u still want me to perform for another 2 donkey yrs!! Go n Die la!
HR: Your salary will remain unchanged but since u r working shifts, there will be ‘some’ shift allowance ‘subject to approvals’
In my mind: WTF! no increment & have to work irregular shifts with some allowances. Have u seen a flying chair hitting your face?! no never, bcoz it’ll already hit u before u can see it! asshole!
I mean what kind of employer lie about job positions in the company. Saying it’s a perm position when it’s NOT. With lousy renumeration, uncertain working hrs, scrappy jobscope & another blur supervisor…and as for the management, they knew I just had a kid & furthermore I know they need help on IT stuffs & support for the dept but still they overlooked me & decide to do away with me. So be it…I don’t join a company who previously retrenched me. Goodbye & so long…
