finally moving up

It's official. I finally signed the JO today. I've known since two weeks ago and I've wanted to tell the world but I was stopping myself since it wasn't official yet.

But now it is. I am moving on to another chapter in my career life! Thank God.

I love working with Chase. I've been in the company for almost three years now. If you count the Sykes days, that would make it almost five. I have a lot of memories with this company... Lots of grievances, complaints... I've shed a lot of tears, have spent a lot of unpaid OT hours, have been irritated numerous times with "slow" people (hehe)... I've had the urges to quit since day one... But I stayed on... because this company have grown with me. I just loved every single person I've worked with, I have cherised every laughter I spent with everybody, I enjoyed all the free food I've eaten within the corners of our small pantry (dami nanglilibre as in!), I have saved every single flash taken from our digicams, I enjoyed all the sametime chats especially with the recent installation of version 7.5.1 (ganun!)... and most of all, I am treasuring all the friendships I made with a handful of people.

I've grown to love the 12th floor Philamlife Tower. I've been moved countless of times all over the floor and have survived the production area's abnormal airconditioning system (it's as cool as a fridge in one side and hot as hell on the other side). But after 2 years and 8 months, I am leaving the place...

I've held on the same position as I was when we transitioned to Chase's own call center. Some people have commented on how stuck I seem to be in being an admin and that I should start applying whenever there are openings in the company. Honestly, I've been thinking about that. However, the openings just doesn't appeal to me. Either I don't think I am qualified enough or simply because I liked the perks that came with being the boss's assistant.

A couple of months ago, a new VP has been assigned to the Manila site to oversee the entire RFS operations within Chase. Of course what expat VP doesn't need an admin? Immediately I felt the desire to move on and so I expressed my desire to be transferred to the new VP and be his admin. I prayed about it, I dreamed about it...But God simply has other (and better) plans so it did not push thru. The new VP is still working out on his headcount requirement and so can't afford to hire a full time admin yet. HR had no choice but to get a temp from an agency.

So I let go of that dream and worked as usual.

But one afternoon, Ria called me and said simply "Jeliene, I think I finally have the promotion for you." A few minutes after, she sent the IJP email to everyone. Normally, whenever I receive emails from Ria, it goes straight to my trash but that email was different. I clicked it open, and bearing in mind Ria's words a few moments before, I read every word with trepidation. Do you get that feeling when you know something is right and it is for you? Do you know what it means to get that it-is-so-real-I-can-almost-taste-it kind of feeling? That's exactly what it felt like. I remember praying "Lord, now I know why that admin did not push thru. You just never cease to amaze me. This is it."

So I applied for the position and waited for a week to be interviewed. I was the first to be interviewed by the technology site manager for RFS-IT. And modesty aside, I think I impressed the hell out of him because after that interview, he sent me an email, thanking me for my time and asking me already how soon can I transfer! And Ria told me he said something like "Do I still need to interview other applicants if I already found the perfect candidate for the job?"

I thank and praise God for this new chapter in my career life. I am finally taking a step up in the corporate ladder and I know I deserve it because I know exactly what I'm getting into. I am fully equipped and I believe this is exactly where my God wants me to be because He orchestrated things so I can get here at this moment, exactly when He willed it to be.

I am just so excited to transfer on July 15.

Actually only the job title is different. I'm now called "Business Management Analyst" but over all, I'm still like an admin. But this time, it's dedicated to the RFS-IT and it involves project management (now that's exciting!).

Oh yeah... this is indeed a promotion with the salary increase and stuff... :)

And did I mention that they are issuing me a laptop? :P