My boss has moved on. She has resigned from JPMorgan and is now working in the bank opposite Capital Tower. In her words, it was a career progression and it's something good for her development. I am now officially without a boss until the new manager is hired. It sounds like fun but it's not. I can't even requisite stationery now because there is no approving manager. Plus, I won't even know if the new manager will like me. At the very least, I knew my old manager liked me enough to fight for my headcount.
My cousin's husband has moved out of New York City. After leaving everything he had in Kuala Lumpur 4 years ago, he has resigned from NYC. He had grown sick of the city and his lack of career development. My cousin is in a dilemma. Should she drop everything and return to KL too? She cannot do so. She aborted her Corporate Finance career in KL to be together with her then boyfriend in NYC. She has managed to apply for her US Green Card and gave birth to her daughter. She has a family to support back in Malaysia who needs the US dollars. She has switched her job to one that is 5 days (previously was a 6 day position). Her career looks promising now as she is in an IT corporate solutions sales position. Just when she has settled down, her husband called it quits. She cannot leave NYC. She is alone now without her husband and daughter.
I want to move on too. My cousin told me of an opening in NYC. A client of her company, a mid-sized European Bank was looking for a person to fill an entry-level compliance position. The pay is USD 50,000 annually with a month of leave and full insurance coverage. Unfortunately, a support staff from her company (who was outsourced to this bank) has taken this position. I have sent my cousin my resume which she will circulate for me.
When can I move on?
min on Saturday, April 08, 2006
