Looking for that Silver Lining

It's been months since my last update and much have happened since! For one, after our Cherating trip, I found out that Motorola's Software Center has been sold to an Indian based company that's expending in telecommunications here in Malaysia. Satyam fully acquired us on the 1st of January 09.

It was a pretty easy decision for me to make. Of course I'll come on board! The base salary (although compensated most of my old benefits in Motorola) was higher and if I do intend to look for other opportunities, I'll get better offers! The people I'll be working with should be the same. I won't loose my regular lunch gang either. I was introduced to the Satyam Learning Manager here in Malaysia and he seems like a great person! There wasn't as many reasons for me NOT to join them as there were positive motivation!

We were just 7 days old as Satyamite and another bombshell fell on us! It's all over the news and we heard it first as rumours and read it from Indian Times before we received an official communication about what happened. Our (now ex) Chairman, Mr Raju has resigned and confessed to falsifying (vastly inflating) our company's figures! So 'we' though 'we' had more money then 'we' actually do?!?!!! Yeicks!!!! There's a lot more news on this that many of us read especially via Times of India (their news seemed the most juiciest and posible untrue!) that didn't really uplift our spirits.

Over the weekend, I kept thinking about that silver lining. Every bad 'thing' happens for a reason. I've always experienced it and somehow, I'll eventually see the blessing in disguise. I was just impatient to find out what that blessing is!

I had 2 calls for job opportunities. Of course, I'm not given the offers as yet, but considering the 'non-existing' recession Malaysia is experiencing at this time, is it wise to jump ship now? Then again, how secure am I as a Satyamite? If I stick around, would the old-school management style change to something we're more familiar with previously as a Motorolan?

Decisions! Decisions! I'm made up 80% of my mind....

(this post is to be continued)