On this week Monday morning , in fact, it was just a short while after I'd posted my previous post, I received a call from NParks. They were offering me the post of Parks Officer!
Initially, I was very happy that finally an employer wanted to hire me. Plus, the pay was quite good; $1,850. Higher than what I'd expected. But at the same time, I was still wondering about the MOM job. And what was more, the working hours at NParks are uncertain, so I didn't accept the job straight away. The HR manager who called me told me to give an answer by that day itself.
I immediately called my mother. She was quite pleased until I voiced out my concerns, particularly about the working hours. So, she then called my father who in turn, called me. He told me to ask the HR manager whether the job will affect my studies. If it can accommodate my studies, then I can accept it.
At that time, I was already running late for my organ class. On the way to my class, both my parents called me (at different times of course) and asked me whether or not I'd called the HR manager back and they also wanted me to call or e-mail MOM to ask them when they'd be letting me know if I'd been accepted. Both of them wanted me to get that job instead.
I called the HR manager after my class. And I told him about my condition, but he said that he couldn't say for sure. He'd have to check with the director and call me back. But he didn't call me back that day.
And what luck I had. Mom called me about 1 hour after I'd hung up on the HR manager! They were offering me the position of TSO, Workplace Safety and Health Inspector. The pay was lower than the NParks job; $1,650. But that is before a scheme called the Non-Pension Scheme, or something that sounds like it. I forgot the exact name for it. So altogether, I'd get at least $100 more. Not so bad right?
That was the 2nd sign telling me that I would get the job. The 1st sign was after the interview. I had a good feeling about the outcome of the interview then. But at that time, I didn't think of it as "signs". I just thought that it was merely a coincidence that MOM happened to call me on the exact same day that NParks did.
Still, I held back. I told them that I'd call them back and give my answer the next day. I just don't like to rush into things. It's like shopping. Like most of you know, if I want to shop for a bag, I will look at all the bags before settling down on one. Same goes for accepting a job. In fact, you should do this especially when you want to accept a job. Never just accept it because it happened to be the first one to call you or because you're desperate for a job. Ask them if they could give you some time to think it over before answering.
That night, I was actually torn between the 2 jobs. When I thought of the good things of one job, I'd look down on the other. But then, on the next instant, I'd be supporting the other job and condemning the first one. I just couldn't decide. Knowing my dilemma, my mother told me to pray Istikharah(it is a prayer to ask for guidance).
So, at around 2am (I hadn't slept yet), I prayed and asked Allah to show me which job is most suitable for me.
Nothing happened that night. But I dreamt after going back to sleep after my morning prayers. And I dreamt of my first day at work at MOM, albeit a weird dream, but a dream nonetheless about me working at MOM. That was the 3rd sign. But I still needed a little push.
While I was having my breakfast, my mother asked me whether anything had happened after I prayed. I said no, but I said that I'd dreamt of working at MOM. At that, both my parents started pointing out to me that I should accept the MOM job instead and just call NParks to tell them that I won't be joining them. The HR manager still hadn't called me by the way.
That was all the push I needed. I called MOM and told them that I was accepting their offer and called NParks about my decision.
So, that was the long story of how I'd accepted the job at MOM. =D
Oh and by the way, I've added in "probably" in the title because I haven't actually been confirmed of the job because they still had to send my application for approval. So I don't know when I'll be starting work. But I'm optimistic that I will.
NEA actually called me yesterday. They wanted me to come for an interview for the post of Environmental Health Officer next week. I remembered Cai Ling telling me about her interview with them. And it took them 1 month to get back to her. She waited for 1 month just to hear that she won't be getting the job. They're just so slow! And true enough, when I asked the caller how long it'll take them to let me know of the outcome of the interview, he said that it'll take about 2-3 weeks. So I told them that I'd already accepted another job. Also, I'd applied for the job more than a month ago, and only now, they're calling me for an interview.
I'm still going for the library interview on Monday though. My mother would still rather I work at the library. I'd have to agree with her. Just imagine...Book Heaven! But I'm not sure of the working hours. Library closes at night, so I just hope that the job doesn't require me to work on the night shift.
I hope everything will turn out nicely for me...
This is me
BORN: 7 July 1987
AGE: Do the math
LIKES: Cats...like duh...my blog url??? And SUPERNATURAL!!!!
DISLIKES: Hypocrites
These are just the basic things about me...if u wanna know more, just ask me.
