I totally went hiatus for a good one month…

It is not entirely my fault but I have officially started my full-time job… Working for my dad.

So for the month of March,

I was still just an “intern” at my dad’s company, he was asking me to help him out while I wait for the calls for job interviews since he thought that I would have nothing to do at home so might as well drag me to the office with him…

First few days were disastrous, I was at the purchasing department DOING NOTHING, literally a life of an intern. The girls were all super busy because it was the peak period of the month (the mid of the month) and none actually had the time to teach me how to use the software program and stuffs. The clock ticked so slowly, it felt like forever…

I sat there and be a pretty flower vase but it felt so awkward like customers who walk in and see, definitely think that I am just some useless crap hired to waste the company’s resources… BUT, that is not my style of working, I cannot stand doing nothing so I told my dad and few a couple of days, I went up to the accounts department and helped with paperwork.

Nope, not a fan of accounting. I hated accounts since secondary school but never once, I can get away from it. I took accounting instead of Biology back in secondary school, then chose a course which SEEMED to be fun… and THOUGHT that it didn’t require maths (accountings) and sciences but NO, we learnt everything. Hence, I had to do accounting for a semester as well… Then, for my degree, I had to take different kinds of accounting for two semester omg, #killmeplease. Surprisingly, for both my diploma and degree, I secured an A for my accounting mods hahaha but the managerial accounting which I undertook in university, I thought I would do well but only gotten a credit.

Back to my boring work life, I spent a week or so at the accounts department, at least… I had more things to do and help. I grew closer with them, and they treat me quite well, forever passing me snacks during high-tea time. I am still not close with people from purchasing department even up till now… I scared it’s just different working environment, comparing the both departments.

Finally… Until a day in March, someone asked the HR cum Accounts big head who helps my dad a lot for dealing with the staff and company’s accounts… Someone from purchasing department asked her if accounts really short of hands because purchasing side got really busy and they needed me. This is how I got summoned back to purchasing dept but now, I still run both sides, just like a management trainee.

After an official one month of working in the office, I have finally getting on track with how things work in there. It’s still messy like crap, the way staffs handle orders and invoices… *SMH* (Shake my Head). They jot down the OOS items that need to be followed up but never once, they would ask around if the items have arrived… Until someone informs them. They don’t have the urgency instilled but if that order is under me, LOL I pester the one who orders stocks every 2 days to ask if my items have arrived.

Just recently, I was kinda pissed with the people there. They also do not have the habit to double check, triple check their stuffs. When I am the one who takes over their orders and helping to do the follow-up, because of their initial mistakes (which I don’t even know it’s a mistake until the client informs us), it gets me into trouble again… It happened… AT LEAST three times already, no idea why am I THE LUCKY ONE. Damn.

Sometimes now, I feel sceptical whenever I gotta handle their work but such is life and the OOL (Old Office Lady) from the accounts department just told me today that… Human should always learn from mistakes and that is when they REALLY learn. #truestory but anyway, I do hope they can minimize all the mistakes and increase the efficiency. They are also one bunch of staffs who never fail to leave ON DOT. SERIOUSLY. The ones who VOLUNTARILY work till 8pm EVERY NIGHT are the ones (3 of them) who work for 20 odd years for my dad.

My working hours depends on my dad. I follow him to work, lunch, and home every day. We normally reach the office at 0800hrs, lunch for 15mins (1/4 of official 60mins), and go home only at 1800hrs. So if my dad is a workaholic and sadly, he really is… It affects me as well. I spend approximately 10 hours in the office and for the first two weeks, everyone was so surprised that I returned so fast from lunch.

It felt like being as the daughter and my dad was kinda hoping I can work for him (because there was one he asked me to not go for my interview and help him attend a briefing/meeting) and I actually did that for him. I feel that I have the obligation to help him as much as I can to reduce his burdens and stresses but I only can management tiny bit of it now… Hope in more months to come, I can do more and release his burdens. Needless to ask why am I not complaining to leave office late every day.

Sometimes, work is fun… When you have a lot of things to cover and clear, time will fly but gradually, if I am desk-bound, doing mundane paperwork, it really can put me to sleep and losing all the motivation. In order to tackle this, I always look forward to lunch and dinner, then the weekend! Otherwise, I really concuss super early at night, UNKNOWINGLY. For 3 nights in a row this week, I slept at 8 – 9.30pm and had to wake up because the TV volume was too high and also, to bathe.

Life is tiring… When you start to work full-time.

Next thing, I am a boss of another company in Singapore!

I am a partner together with my dad’s close friend. We registered a company so we could officially extend the sales in SGP and we are doing all sorts of printing (bills, leaflets, brochures, books, letterhead, wedding invitations, calendars, catalogue, manual, envelopes, etc.), as long as the paper/ material is not thinner the receipt papers you see in the cash bills. We also supply stationeries (from my dad’s company) as well.

We do the printings in Malaysia (it SHOULD MOST probably be cheaper than the printing shops you engage in SGP), and deliver it to you. Our motto is, “We Print It More For Less” so you get me.

If you all need any kind of such products or services, please do feel free to approach us or me (since I can’t really remember my partner’s email address and too lazy to check for now) at annjaylim@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading, and hopefully… You guys can support me by helping me to venture out my business!

Godspeed.