The first week of work is almost finished and there are so many emotions running through my mind it is unbelievable. Scared: because of my insecurity of the confidence I have to complete the role. Inspired: because my manager is one of the best in the business and has a lot of advice and enthusiasm to share. Elated: because I finally have the opportunity to put my character and intelligence to the test. Curious: because the new pathway from the fork in the road has begun to etch away revealing something more chromatic.
I don't know what to think. But it is definitely a bit premature to say how I will perform in this new fast-paced setting that will unfold opportunities in my career. It has afterall, only been a week, and I haven't even sat in the position independently to make a worthwhile decision if 1 ) I like this line of work 2) will I be able to exceed the expectations of my managers. I have been placed in an Energy Services Inventory Leader role. And for six months I will prove to deliver my goals and objectives being mainly to execute inventory reduction schemes generating cash for the business and to drive on-time request & promise fulfillment for products in GE Power Generation (Steam Turbines and Generators). This week has been challenging, trying to get up to speed on operations and the business unit terminology, helping to wrap up the quarter, and learn the names of people I will be working with in order to make fruition happen.
I think the most interesting thought I have had this week pertains to realizing what a well meditated decision I have made in working this company. We all can mutter, "money, it isn't worth anything without happiness." But in actuality, we all inherently know the bread we eat, the clothes we wear, the things we do for fun provides us with that appreciation for green paper. Chemical engineers can get paid almost 40k to 50k more than the national average coming out of college. And we earn it. But being able to strategically plan ahead, ahead for the future of what weighs more: the experience gathered from working for a fortune 500 company that notably spits out leaders or the compensatory money for working in a lucrative industry in another fortune 500 that has our economy in a tight grip. What cracked the bubble and made me realize the weight and intensity of my decision was on the 1st day after work during dinner. I sat close to the HR for Global Supply Chain and adjacent to older OMLP participants and new ones. The most outstanding conversations I heard and participated in were during that dinner. The ambience of thirst and curiosity for success and challenging life-learning experiences was the highest I have ever felt. I knew then I was in the right place with the right people, going in the right direction of my career.
A little cheesey but true..... I think my monotony maybe developing into something more chromatic.
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