I guess,
once in a while,
we all have to be put into bad situations sometimes to fully appreciate how good life has been to us in general.
I was feeling rather down recently about being thoroughly overwhelmed with work,
especially for the past few months since I have to travel for work pretty often.
Work responsibilities have also doubled and during random moments I just felt like giving certain things up and going right back to my comfort zone.
Today I took the MRT to meet my friends and unfortunately it was during the peak of the peak hours.
And as I was squeezing with everyone else without a single inch of personal space and having to inhale the odors of random strangers around me,
I suddenly felt thankful for my job.
Because of my job,
I have a lot of freedom to do the things I want without having to face the problems which normal people with normal office jobs have to face.
I am in total control of my time and my workload,
which is why I get to do things like cafe-hopping or shopping during hours when other people are busy stuffing their faces in work.
I also get to wear casual clothes all the time.
I was practically the only one in a spag top and shorts at the MRT station today,
surrounded by a sea of people wearing office clothes.
I hate wearing formal/corporate wear because they look so boring.
But when other people are relaxing their minds after work,
I have work to clear when I'm at home,
and my mind is constantly working on how things can be done better,
what improvements do we have to make etc.
My mind is never at rest and that is one of the reasons why I have trouble sleeping at night.
In some ways,
I too envy people who have normal jobs.
I make most of the key decisions in the business,
and so the pressure falls heavily on me to make sure that things turn out in the best way possible.
Some people think that it's a cushy job running a blogshop full time,
which is why I have so many readers and friends asking me about how to go about doing a blogshop because they also want to start one.
I wish that it was so...
But sadly it isn't.
Fortunately,
I have the best people on my team and they shoulder half this pressure for me.
On bad days when I have to scream at my suppliers to get things moving,
or when backorders get delayed and customers get angry,
or when things go wrong generally,
they are one of my main sources of motivation to stop me from throwing in the towel or going home to cry in bed.
♥
Some people might envy what I'm doing right now,
but on some days there is really nothing to envy about.
I believe that every job has its definite ups and downs.
You can just think about bills that you have to pay and continue pushing yourself through whatever shitty job you're doing.
But to me, the most important thing is finding something that you really love doing,
so that you'll just keep pushing on even on your worst days.
Just some random thoughts that I had while taking the MRT today.
Maybe I should take the public transport more often, eh?
but on some days there is really nothing to envy about.
I believe that every job has its definite ups and downs.
You can just think about bills that you have to pay and continue pushing yourself through whatever shitty job you're doing.
But to me, the most important thing is finding something that you really love doing,
so that you'll just keep pushing on even on your worst days.
Just some random thoughts that I had while taking the MRT today.
Maybe I should take the public transport more often, eh?
