Sharing this on a Sunday! An HR executive posts the position of Sales Officer online. There are only ten applications, all asking for the same pay. One week later, she changes the position to Sales Executive, leaving the job scope as it is. Thirty people apply. Another week passes, and she puts it as Account Manager with the same job scope. One hundred applications were submitted, all asking for the same pay with the position of Sales Officer. Sales Officer, Sales Executive or Account Manager—they all do the same thing: building, maintaining and servicing customers accounts. The pay is the same. Yet, the number of applications varies. Have you ever wondered why? Someone once, very proudly, told me that hes in a managerial role…blah blah blah. Lets put it this way: We know immediately when one is boasting to us, or merely conveying information. He was boasting. Oh? The conclusion, while based on a pretty subjective view, is simple: Some Singaporeans take job titles very seriously, for its needed to show off to others. You dont drive a luxury car? Its okay—youre a director. Show your name card to cover your insecurities. While it is important for the position to be specific and accurate as it is required when dealing with other business partners, Im not referring to this view of the title. Im referring to how people correlate that position with their life altogether, leading to insecure mindset and most importantly, a fake sense of authority and leadership just so to show off. A true leader doesnt need to print a box of name cards with the words Im a leader. He merely takes charge without anyone instructing, for hes the captain of his life (or work). He takes full responsibility for anything that goes wrong—and when consequences are painful, he faces it instead of throwing it to someone else. He doesnt need anyone to approve, nor need anyone to know the pain he has gone through. However, have some of us become a leader by looking for the word manager instead of officer in job websites? If not, then how does the phenomenon mentioned in the first two paragraphs occur? The very unfortunate truth is that some of us might have wanted to be at the top without climbing the stairs. We look around for a lift, and when weve reached the top, we dont know how it feels to be in the middle, for a lift is enclosed. We just want to be at the top to show off. What do you think? Get four books of your choice for free (or SGD$10 / RM30) in exchange for 20 minutes of your time! Interested? Email low.kayhwa@goodybooks or PM me. Can a female university grad marry an ITE grad? Would money ruin their relationship? Read the story free here: goodybooks/asingaporelovestory.htm
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 13:05:00 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015