Crossroads

I sealed my letter gingerly on this Mon, with a tinge of trepidation. The deed is finally done! I grinned from ear to ear.

At the crossroads of my career. It's been 2 years, well just a few weeks short, that I have stepped fully into the corporate world. Dreary after 1 yr plus of same, boring routine work, I decided to leave. Yes, I am going to miss the familiar environment, the laughter of my colleagues and the non-sensical jokes we poked at each other.

Yet, ahead lies the road of freedom, all I need is my ability to soar as high as I want and as much as I want. Even if I fall, I am contented, as my future is solely and purely in my hands. Hopefully, I will not be constrained by traditional and bureaucratic practices in the new place.
On Tues, my VP called me for a chat about my work. But well. Later that morning, I handed in my letter, waiting for quite some time till my manager was free to have an uninterrupted word with her. Somehow she took it stoically and calmly, to my relief, when I told her that the letter was my resignation letter.

Then we proceeded to see the asst VP but she rejected my letter! Both my manager and my asst VP asked me to stay and consider moving to other positions as part of a learning experience. Yes, seriously I was very tempted. It's been my dream company so far, the ultimate of anyone hoping to latch onto a big local media company and build a media career. After all, size speaks volumes.

So I took back the letter and promised to give it further thought. However, the outcome would actually be the same. I really have to leave. The new opportunity is an extremely good one and if I dont leave now, I would be too tied down by other aspects of life or obligations to leave and experience new things.

So that's it. I am leaving.