Today, I am being offered a place there. "Headhunted" according to my dear. All I need to do is to agree to the transfer. Same bank, except different job scope altogether. A little history on this:
I was being "nominated" by my boss as a representative of our department to sit in the D&D 2007 Committee. I was thrilled to learn about this. I love organising events, I love meeting people. It beats sitting in the office doing mundane paper work. It beats answering phone calls, whereby people just call and rant when things did not go right for them, and asked me why things went that way, when they haven't checked out what was the agreed procedure. I thought spending some time outside that little cosy space of mine would not do any harm, but brought much more colors to my job.
Indeed the people whom I met in this meeting were very fun-loving! It was a truly enjoyable meeting I would say, although we had to rack our brains to make sure we achieve our objectives. It has since become that I look forward to every Wednesday cos' that's when my meeting is, and I wasn't even bothered that it ended late every Wednesday. It did not even mattered that I could not finish my work, I know I will make time out for this meeting.
The chairperson of this D&D Committee, let's call her S. She likes me alot after a few meetings. She has asked me in person, right in front of her staff, if I am interested to work for her. Subsequently, she followed up by an email, she asked me whether I would like to work for her. I replied her saying that I am not even in my current position for 2 yrs, according to HR, no transfers would be allowed. This sort of tide down for abt a week or so.
Then, she emailed me regarding the D&D. She asked me to think of an email blast. Being a perfectionist and artist, I told her I cannot give her on the day itself as we do not have any image editing software in office. I told her I would email her on Saturday evening. I believed I mentioned this in my previous email. Anyway, this was my work, which was broadcasted to about 700 people.
I sent this to her and she loves it a lot. Broadcasted out on Monday. And then on Thurs, I went for a meeting at the hotel with the events company and another few of the committee members. At about 11pm, she sms-ed me to ask me how's the meeting. Out of courtesy, I smsed her back to say that we accompolised a lot in that meeting and I will provide her with the details via email on Friday. And she replied: Thanks sis, I trust you. When are you coming over to work for me?
Ahhhh! I was half asleep beside my darling actually. Upon seeing this msg, I became wide awake. Darling was actually asleep already and I woke him up to show him the msg. I replied: I would love to join you however, HR would not let me there because blah blah blah. Then I tried so hard to get back to sleep.
Next morning on the train, I received her sms. She mentioned that one of her staff is going on an overseas assignment and would like me to join her asap. She said HR matters she would settle, she would talk to my boss about it as well. Asked me not to worry. I replied her that I am very happy to feel so appreciated as this is really rare in the working society. Upon reaching office, I emailed her staff to ask about job scope. It's totally different from what I am doing now and very much like her Personal Assistant but learns a lot on business operation, management and administration.
I became quite troubled the entire day, as I could tell no one but my dear. Thoughts running around in my mind, to go for it or not! I know golden opportunity will hit you once and come back some time later or never ever comes back! I am now in a dilemma. What do I want?
Weighing the pros and cons:
Cons of staying:
1) You'll miss such a good opportunity which came knocking on your door without you going all out to look for it.
2) You'll most probably be doing the same reports for the next few years until you change your job.
Pros of staying:
1) What beats staying on in my comfort zone?
2) Familiarised with everything, the environment, the people. Need not feel any apprehension upon the transfer.
Cons of transfer:
1) What happens if the environment and people are not so great as over here?
2) Am I up to the job? (But I think she knows that I am up to it, that's why she wants me to go over.)
3) Will I have the chance to perform over there?
Pros of transfer:
1) Leave behind my current job scope which I am already feeling a bit sick and tired because all I do is to meet very very tight deadlines!
2) Learn new functions of the bank.
3) Works for a boss who looks highly upon me. (Could be a cons too as if I were to slacken a bit, I will be marked down greatly as she already has high expectations of me)
4) New environment, may be really lovely!
Can you all give me some suggestions and comments?
I am so vexed and in such a dilemma. But darling is for me going over. Mummy says anything. Winnie (my current colleague who has resigned) is for me going over.
Being headhunted is such a happy thing, but what's holding me back? I guess it's my colleagues. Other than that, I don't think there's anything else holding me back.
