Monday, November 17, 2008

Coping with Life Unexpected Situations

We have read so much of everyday living especially in the current situations such as recessions, inflations and any words that you can think of. Even on televisions nowadays, we are frequently reminded of the "jimat" campaign. Is like you have to "jimat" everything. Even to the extent, we are encouraged to plant our own vegetables in our backyard if possible. Well, it is high time for us to change with the current situations.

In fact, we could have changed long even before the recessions and inflations arise. Human beings being human beings, we tend to take lives and things in our surroundings for granted. Well, I believe regardless of any situations that we are going through, there is one thing that most of us are unable to cope is without a job. We always thought that if we work hard, our bosses will not sack us or we are in the "bosses good books" and so on and so forth. Our bosses then gives us hope but have you realised that most of the time, it never happens. Everyone agree ?

Myself personally has experienced twice or thrice going without jobs but thinking about those moments that how I have gone through never once crossed my mind that I actually has to prepare myself for the unexpected.

Lately, I am still facing the same situation that I might anytime loose my current job and yet I do not even have a second job waiting nor a part-time job. Yes, in fact I am worrying everyday. If you are able to think of the better word to describe, maybe it is "stupid" that I never learnt my lessons well enough to make me preparing myself for the unexpected. So, as usual, penning down my resumes and application letters. Then, again my friends told me the best time to apply for jobs will be after Chinese New Year. So, here I am dragging my time until GOD knows what next.

I met up with a friend just over the weekend. We discussed about her problems and the solutions to her problems. Well, it never cease that we are all facing the same problems, none other than financial. She asked whether will it be a good idea getting a part-time job. I definitely told her that she has to with this unexpected situatons, one can never be too sure if one still has a job tomorrow.

Even my colleague told me that soon there will be companies opting for VSS. It definitely will not be a surprise with this situations. Well, just face it that it is now worldwide situations, not only in Malaysia. Anyone can goes without jobs nor food. We are just praying that it does not happen to us. Besides, remember that bosses are no longer having the kind of gratitude attitude and worse is that they will take this opportunity to terminate, sacking and firing and do any way that they can get rid of you without paying. When the time comes that you have to leave the company, you just have to leave. No more reconsiderations. It is always expected of us to accept and move on. Is this the way that it should be ??

What I can say here is no matter in whatever situations that we are facing, whether it is good time nor bad time, we all have to have a second job in hand even we are still working to support us just in case that we loose our current job.

The saying goes without "ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR THE WORSE."