I started my career as a product executive and with the support of my ex boss. I'm able to take charge of one of the product I think consider quite important to the company. During when I took over the product, it was just a very small portfolio with RM20k sales per month. I managed to increase the sales to RM800,000 per month and with extra fund for marketing. My last salary was RM2,600 with all the allowances.
I was happy and satisfied with the work until I was given a chance to be an Assistant Manager in one of the top bank in Malaysia, I was 23 by then. I was put charge to one of the banking product. Starting by doing some marketing to increase the revenue of the product I then did my analysis and found that in order to really get exponential growth on the product, it needed to have some change to the business model. I put in my presentation and present it to my immediate supervisor, the idea was rejected as it involved quite a large sum of investment not just on operations but we will also need a new system which requires a lot of money. My idea somehow get into the Division Head and he think that that is the only way to go. I was put in charge of the project lead by engaging different departments, different country to start of this project and was given a budget of RM20+ million to start of the system enhancement. My last salary was RM4,250.
At the age of 25, I left the company to pursue with entrepreneurship. Started a company to do manufacturing and wholesaling of computer and mobile accessories, started another company on cafe as well as another company on Internet business. All the business failed within the 2 years I was involved and I nearly burned all the money given to me by the investors. I had no choice but to liquidate everything and shut down all the companies.
At age 27, I went back to life as an employee. I was hired as a contract by the company who got the tender for the project I created when I was working in the bank. I was back to the very project I created only this time I was put in charge on the system rather than focusing on the business. My title is Project Director and I oversee everything from product to project to business. But the company is too small to expand the way I like it to which is very sad case. The project I handle ended and we've got ourselves an award given by very prestigious association. However we do not have any new projects nor we have any resource to develop any new product to market. I left after the contract ended. My last salary was RM8,000 without EPF, Socso.
I look for a job after my contract near to an end. I got myself a job as a Project Manager at one of the top local IT vendor. I was promoted to be the Head of the department handling 6 Project Managers and a few project team with project team of more than 60 people. I am managing regional projects worth multi millions and getting a five figure salary.
Today I am 31 and I started to feel loss. I managed all the project well and I have set good directions to all the Project Managers and I was involved in all major project decision but I just felt loss. I do not have any sense of achievement nor job satisfaction. I do not learn anything new and was not given the authority to change something to the company because I think my immediate superior would not like to have any sort of change to the company. Day in day out I'm just settling problems for projects, customers, timeline.
I can no longer get any promotion because my immediate boss is the MD of the company and he reports to the chairman. There is no challenging work that requires me to utilize my analytical skills or creativity skills or requires me to look at any strategy or direction for the company. I felt so loss but I have no place to go.... It's not like when I was young and I can go anywhere I like at the very bottom. There isn't enough demand for a job that I like at the very top of a company.
I just felt that I need to move on before "comfort zone" kicks in. I wish to go to larger company at a position which can really makes a difference in the company future.
This post has been edited by g_kw2: Jul 21 2015, 05:40 PM
My Career at Age 30, I am earning decently but.....