last year in my interview by my current company, the interviewer asked me "tell me your plan in the next five years", then i said something like starting from those fundamental tasks trying to improve myself by accumulating skills and knowledges blablabla... actually, i never gave a damn about the so-called life plan. the reason for this is not only that i'm lazy for this but also that i don't want to constrain my self into some preestablished categories.
and now i've been at work for more than a month, everything is normal and those previous worries concerning adjusting myself to a new role is superfluous. the workplace relationship that most chinese people deem dangerous and complex is no different from my relationship with other people. maybe that's partly due to the fact that i'm in a foreign company. i enjoy working with my colleagues. they are diversified, most of them between 22 and 35 so i had no difficulty communicating with these young guys. the senior guys are nice as well, easy to get along with, at first i call them predecessors, once i had a chat with them i just call their names.
we have some great footballers. one guy from hust was a member of the university soccer team. he has wide vision and proficient skills although he's only about 1.65m tall. and he's not the only one whose level is above mine, we also have about 5 such guys, although not as outstanding as him. i don't know if it's fortunate or just the opposite, but i'm the tallest in the team 呵呵 so i play center back, which is not an unfamiliar position to me.
as a freshman, i don't have much tasks assigned to me. i'm learning some softwares. sometimes i regret that i did't take enough time during university to get to know my possible job description and those professional skills i might need. but that doesn't matter.
the income, just fairly OK for an fresh graduate. housing and eating take about half of it. i have another income resource, although not very much, and that make my life easier.
solely judging by income, i'm not wealthy and i may not be in the near future. it's always good to have more money and i'm proud of every penny i make through my own work. but i'm not very eager to be wealthy. 钱嘛慢慢总会有的. i'm confident about this. i feel free now because i now have full control of my life and i don't need to care what others (especially my mom 呵呵)say about my life.
but it's just too hot in shanghai. i kinda miss qingdao, sometimes.
