quitting while you are ahead is not the same as quitting

hmm... another two of my colleagues left the firm today.... i have lost count of the number of people who have left since i joined.

i wouldn't say i was "affected" by their resignation per sae (since we were not thaaat close). but i cannot stop thinking about their premature departure. when i saw HR shook hands and said "all the best" to the second guy at the door..... i thought to myself: did HR meant what she said or was it just a nicer way of saying Goodbye to a disloyal piece of shit? anyways HR is pretty much immuned to these exit cases by now. i was actually quite happy for the guy who left, he is a talented young man who must have found a better job somewhere else and was brave enough to leave behind what he has built (achievements, credibility, relationships) to start from scratch again.

then you start thinking...so why do some people choose to leave... and you ask yourself why are you still here? of course you turn your head around and you see the people who are with the organisation for the longest time.. you then ask again; what made them stick it out for so long? well everyone has different needs and expecations and obviously their own personal agenda...

although it is is cliche when you say "all good things must come to an end"... it still struck me hard that, the people you have at work changes from time to time. more often than not, it changes faster than you had expected. but the nature of your job remains the same most of the time... and more often than not, doesn't change as much as you wish it could have! so should your career move be dependent on the kind of people you work with or the kind of work you have to do?

of course in between you have this catalyst called MONEY thrown in to make this whole equation work. but what if money is not a source of motivation in itself or worse, if the amount of money in this case is not even worth mentioning... money can only propel you to X amount of distance. where then can you find your self worth? how does this whole balance scale work for you now?

so what value are you adding to this organisation, in return; what value are you creating for yourself? if not personal development and career progression, then is it generating wealth and what if the answer is none of the above? if you realise...it brings us back to the original question of: why are you still here?

short sighted gains vs. long term interests. choose one.

yes a choice has to be made. i am so good at making rational decisions for just about everything and everyone... except when the decision involves me. i am one of the worse decision makers in this sense.

but at least for now, i have decided. i shall go to sleep, wake up and go back to my job.