This Would Work... For Now.
I took the business analyst position in Accenture because:
...it will make my mom happy (because she does not want me to enter any local company OR ad agency, but I get her point... so okay).
...It's a multinational company
...they offer a lot of trainings which a non-Management, fresh grad like me needs.
...of the chance to go abroad, again for training.
...I will be exposed to different clients.
...of the free use of the gym in the Cybergate office.
...of the free classes in photography, cooking, wine tasting, etc etc.
...they have different "clubs" inside, like their photography club. There's also this club that does outreach programs.
...of the health benefits. In exchange of the education they've given me, I can now at least cover the medical expenses of my parents.
...I love saying the "analyst" part in my job title. It's as if I have all the excuse to think in the world. But will analyze what, I'm not really sure yet.
...of the cyclical shift. Since we will be working like consultants to our client, we should be working in the same time zone as theirs. Our client is from the UK, so sometimes I'd be working from 2-10pm, other days it will be at 10pm-6am. Weird, but I like that kind of setup now. It will be a chance to stay away from my mom's queries and demands. =/
...I've always wanted an IT geek for a lover. There are a lot of them in ACN's Technology Solutions division. We'd daydream about HTML, Java, Flash for the rest of our lives. Hahaha.
...they didn't give me a 2-year bond with the company. If I don't find their working environment fulfilling or if there's a better offer elsewhere, I would just need to send a 30-days notice that I will be resigning already.
...(and) if I resign, according to my mom, I'll be more "marketable" due to the trainings I had in ACN.
...actually, I just badly need this sense of "independence" from earning a living, even if I'm not gonna be reaping fortunes there.
I know that through my work, I'd be helping companies perform better. I'm glad that our client is a utilities company, its services are really needed by their consumers... But but but, for God's sake, these people are in UK! If I should be helping anyone right now, that should be the companies HERE. Or I should at least remind myself that what I've always wanted to do is to be an inspiration to the juvenile 13-year olds who feel they are invincible just because they started to have their period already. If I'm gonna be a salesman, I'd rather enter the academe, sell quality education, and give hope to the only "hope of the future".
But I'm sad that I have to do that on the side first. Perhaps someday, I'd build a school of my own. Or teach. Or both.
But for now, it would also be of deep gladness to me to prove whatever's left to be proven to my mom. I will also need the relevant work experience to back me up in my MBA later. I also need the gym, and I've always wanted to enroll myself in a photography class. Now I have the opportunity to get these 2 for free. And it would be excellent to meet marriage potentials, don't you think?
I'm young, and I can't deny that I need these too, for the sake of my liberty. But God? How about You? :(