I read past entries and realized that I had a lot of time to blog back then...! I just feel that time slips past my fingers and I barely realize it's the middle of the week already.
I looked at the blog entry that I did while I was starting HP..my very first company. Compared to my first day in EDC, HP was a walk through hell... in all honesty, I wasn't prepared for a life of German programming language, flex time (when you're young and given that much freedom, it's BAD) and no sense of discipline (I mean it in the "non-traditional corporate environment" sense).
Since my parents were baby boomers area, one could only imagine the corporate life way back when. And that is the kind of corporate life I was expecting. Of course, things change, people change culture and the culture now is a celebration of independence and accountability. At least in my mind of MNCs.
EDC seems more structured, more "back to the future" type of environment. Since my parents came from that company 20+ years back, this is exactly the corporate life they were painting in my mind. It's not so bad. It's an eye-opener for me. The difference between a local and a multi-national company. A flat organization vs. structured hierarchy. A private company vs. a recently privatized GOCC.
There are so many things I have yet to know about corporate life. The formality, the "traditional" sense of going to the office...
I must say, working in EDC has charmed me. It seems down-to-earth (in it's literal and figurative sense!) but at the same time, I'm learning a lot...fueling (hahaha) my knowledge of management and governance from masters classes.
HP and I had a good ride. I met a lot of people who have become my closest of friends. I have shared wonderful experiences and have experienced the best and worst (so far) of living an adult life. But now, it's on to a new chapter. Move on, move forward, move towards future and wonderful opportunities out there.
Ah life, we haven't even started!
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