cirex ([info]cirex) wrote,
@ 2005-01-07 13:49:00
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Promotion
My promotion has been officially announced today. I have waited three and a half years for this promotion. Now that I've gotten my promotion, I'm free to move to another department, which I've contemplated doing last year but decided to hold it back because my boss told me she will be recommending me for promotion.

Moving to another department is better for me career wise as the work I'm doing now is too specialised and have absolutely no application in the industry. But the department that I want to go is laden with politics and the workload is extremely heavy. I hate politics and I am not particularly good at handling them and the extra workload doesn't really seem appetizing... I might just stay put. Anyway there's no opening in the other department at the moment...

Oh! and I get more leave with my promotion. I thought I will get 18 days but I just checked my leave record and realise I have 21 days... yeh!!


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[info]rubrix
2005-01-07 06:37 am UTC (link)
congrats!!! :-)

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 08:38 am UTC (link)
Thanks!

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[info]out_of_the_grey
2005-01-07 06:39 am UTC (link)
Congratulations! Now I am jealous!

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 08:37 am UTC (link)
Aiyah! please lar... you earning so much more than me already sweetie, what's there to be jealous about. :o)

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[info]out_of_the_grey
2005-01-07 02:41 pm UTC (link)
But I only get 15 days of leave wor... =P

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[info]cirex
2005-01-08 02:03 am UTC (link)
That's because you work 5 days. Actually I'm lucky, since we converted to 5 days, new stadd that joins us will have reduced leave but old staff are not affected.

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[info]out_of_the_grey
2005-01-08 08:20 am UTC (link)
See! You have much more leave than me! Boohoo!

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[info]discoecstasy
2005-01-07 06:53 am UTC (link)
Oh congratulations sweetheart! So now .. u ... vice president liow ah?

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 08:36 am UTC (link)
Err... that will take another century lor...

My official title is Senior Assistant Engineer.

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[info]floridaboy72
2005-01-07 06:54 am UTC (link)
Congrat! You deserve the promotion and the extra day-off. You are rewarded from above!

Heard from someone that there is nothing much to do throughout the organization. [info]inthemood4love can testify to it...hee hee. So, I gladly recommended my cousin to your organization as she has to choose amongst the grouping upon her return from her overseas scholarship.

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 08:34 am UTC (link)
Actually its not true. It depends on which lab you are in. There are labs which have to run trials over long periods of time. It might also not be good for your cousin to end up in a place which she doesn't learn much. Doesn't help in her resume. But if she is the non-ambitious type, then it might be ok.

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[info]equus_777
2005-01-07 07:15 am UTC (link)
CONGRATS!

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 08:35 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]carteblanche_sg
2005-01-07 08:52 am UTC (link)

Happy for you! Congratulations!

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[info]cirex
2005-01-07 09:12 am UTC (link)
Hey, thanks sweetie.

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[info]badnomad
2005-01-07 09:31 am UTC (link)
*ever ready to capitalise on opportunity* so when's the treat :P

congrats lah!

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[info]lyph
2005-01-07 09:51 am UTC (link)
Congrats!!!:)
of coz the treat will be when i get back from brunei, rite?

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[info]cirex
2005-01-08 02:00 am UTC (link)
Aiyoh that's like so far away.

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[info]lyph
2005-01-08 10:53 am UTC (link)
hmmmph..
dun want then say lor..
dun say far away this far away that.
:P

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[info]cirex
2005-01-09 11:03 am UTC (link)
I gave the treat last night already, so those not around too bad... hehe

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[info]lyph
2005-01-09 02:17 pm UTC (link)
:(

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[info]tarzansg
2005-01-07 10:41 am UTC (link)
wow ! well done ! am happy for you ! so when do we get a share of the blessings ?

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[info]wince
2005-01-07 12:28 pm UTC (link)
wahhh promotion...treat treat!!!

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[info]cszhou
2005-01-07 12:28 pm UTC (link)
shit! I only have 20 days leave. when i wanted to join this company they only wanted to give me 14 days - i asked them if they were mad as my previous place i got 26 days. so we compromised and came to 20 days....should have asked for 21.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Me feeling bitchy.. just kidding lar..
[info]yutaka2k
2005-01-07 02:09 pm UTC (link)
How about 24? He he.. and $500 a year just for dental. Oh and did i mention I had free 3 days off over the Christmas period? That happens every year.. so my annual leave is 27.

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[info]cirex
2005-01-08 02:04 am UTC (link)
Thanks dear.

Aiyah, one day difference only, not much what.

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[info]pepebrowne
2005-01-07 02:02 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations. It's good to move on to learn new skills and be exposed to new situations.

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[info]cirex
2005-01-08 02:36 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I know. Thanks.

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Congratulations!!!
[info]yutaka2k
2005-01-07 02:10 pm UTC (link)
Goodie goodie.. but can't help but ask.. what do you do? Still, Congratulations!!!

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Re: Congratulations!!!
[info]cirex
2005-01-08 02:35 am UTC (link)
I use to tell people that I'm a highly paid maid (compared to a real maid) who does mundane stuff that people in my lab would rather not do. But I think this will change this year as I am exoected to do more technical work. My lab does research in electro-optical materials and I'm like a lab technician who takes care of lab supplies, equipment, safety and also help in the R&D work.

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Re: Congratulations!!!
[info]yutaka2k
2005-01-08 06:13 am UTC (link)
Wow so chim.. It's the kind of job u must really love it to enjoy it.

Cheers to another great year ahead!!

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[info]jin_n_juice
2005-01-09 11:11 am UTC (link)
A bit late, but .. congrats, and good for you.

Hope you'll have a more interesting role in '05..

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[info]cirex
2005-01-09 02:08 pm UTC (link)
Hopefully but more importantly no increase in stress... hehe

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[info]jin_n_juice
2005-01-09 03:27 pm UTC (link)
ah .. I think your stress management is very good lah.

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[info]cirex
2005-01-09 03:40 pm UTC (link)
With my sedate lifestyle, I think my stress threshold is getting lower and lower.

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