The most successful people are those who are good at plan B

As quoted by James Yorke.

There's a new policy circulating in the COMPANY about how our performance is measured and appraised.

Owh, not about that marriage policy. I am not affected by that policy as I have been their staff long before June 2009 and I don't think anyone younger than me can be attracted to me :P

It is about the performance appraisal policy. I will not explain further on the policy as I think its sensitivity will bring a lot of complications to my position.

What is my next plan if I am affected by that new policy?

Nauzubillah... but, I prefer to have Plan B on how to pursue my life if THAT godforsaken situation happen to me...

Out of the blue, I asked one of my good friend to give me a copy of her resume. Mind you... I last checked my resume when I was a jobless fresh grad in 2006. I don't even know where the hell is the soft copy of my previous resume now. So, in between watching TV series and drooling over Twilight's hunk in my dream.. I re-create my resume again.

I am thinking on any other career I can pursue besides what I am doing right now. I don't think I am interested to pursue any job that need a lot of paper works.. but, with my qualifications and experience, it is hard for me to get outside this arena.

But, if I were being offered one... and based on the chit chat I had with my colleagues, it seems like I won't be at the losing side if I get that offer. Thank god I got that extra 0.1 point on my CGPA to get me into 2nd Class Upper during my degree. Huhu... and again, I managed to finish my Master with flying colours this year.

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Urgh... Justtt now my colleagues just told me that within this subsidiary I am working, there are 20 staffs being offered that option. So, my concern is not baseless right? It is the hottest hush hush discussion topic right now...

• I think I can do lecturing, but can I just teach without doing the management side of it?
• I can do the same job that I am doing right now, just in a different position. On the vendor side :P
• Can I be an event planner? I like that path.. event management :)
• Or.. I can borrow Bella's ambition : Saye nak kawin dengan Tan Sri. Tak dapat Tan Sri.. Dato' pon boleh... Hahaha

Why am I taking this matter seriously?

Because due to the economic situation we had to endure this year.. I can't reach my sales revenue target. How do you expect a company to spend when they don't have anything in their coffer? So.. not only me.. but the whole department's KPI sunk deeply below the base target. Not even 1/3 of it :(

Yeah.. we can justify, but still... The situation is not good. I need to be prepared for any possible situation. Being caught off guard in any situation is totally not me.

I was motivated to write this post after reading this article.

What is your take on it?

P/s: I have put up the missing link for the article.