BBB: Bye Bye BITS

Some people might wonder why i let go of the job i had back in brightideas. Promotion is fast since its a start-up company, sure regularization, salary increase, flexible work schedule and i get to interview our applicants. But then again, i have something in me that is far more important than all of these things... my PRINCIPLES.

Jim Lafferty, the greatest professor i ever had, once told us in our leadership 101 class that

"A principle is not a principle until it costs you something."

True enough. In my case, it cost me my job. But no regrets at all. I know for a fact that I can't fool myself and that money can never be a compromise to the things that I believe in.

Working in convergys before thought be to be patient, to be really patient. I can swear, i really tried my damn best to be patient. But it was just too much than my nerves can handle. For the record, my resignation doesn't have anything to do with the technical duties that was given to me. No matter how many bugs i was ask to fix or how many customizations i was ask to do, i will gladly do it. Like what i said in my exit interview, it was the employee management that really dismayed me.

Nonetheless, I have to thank BITS for giving me my first job. Thanks to Sir David for giving me his trust and appreciating everything we did for the company. Thank you BITS for bringing me new friends. I will definitely miss your coffeemaker, the peaceful ambience in LRI, the no-limits-internet access, and of course my former officemates.

More schools to come.

Signing off,
Melai