I WAS CALLED TO SAIL TO AFRICA.
I turned it down.
My first job on land lasted only a month.
My Life Journey • Episode 07
In October 2003, I signed off from my last ship.
After a two-month break, I was called to sail again. This time, the voyage was to Africa.
By then, my desire to be close to my family had grown stronger.
I had lost Atok and Embah while working far away. I wanted more opportunities to be with the people I loved.
I was still young and believed there was time to learn another kind of work.
So I tried working as a delivery driver for the courier company Nationwide.
There were many parcels to deliver every day. The work stretched into the evening and was hot and exhausting.
By the time I returned to the office, I felt completely drained.
The income I received also felt small compared with the time and energy I put in.
After experiencing that routine, I began to consider whether it was something I could keep doing.
“I have chosen to try life on land.
I want to be close to my family. I also need to find work I can sustain.
What else could I try? What else could I learn?”
I worked there for only a month.
Then I discussed it with my fiancée, who was working at a law firm at the time.
She suggested that I apply to a housing developer called SSF.
I took her advice and applied.
My application was successful.
That conversation opened up an opportunity which I then pursued myself.
Looking back, my first attempt at working on land helped me understand what to consider when choosing a job: its demands, my own abilities, time and income.
Perhaps you too have given something a serious try, only to find it wasn’t quite right to continue.
That experience still gives you useful information.
Try to identify what puts the greatest strain on you and what you need from your next job. Discuss the options with someone you trust, then decide on a step you can take.
For me, that step was applying for a job at SSF.
A month at Nationwide gave me an early experience. SSF opened the door to learning about a different working world.
What has made you reconsider whether a job was right for you?
PMr. Mohd Hawarie Tan Muzi
In Episode 08, I’ll continue with my experience at SSF and the various duties I carried out with Abang Zul.
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