By the year 2003, I was the most senior person in the company. While others had left the company for a better job, I was still here as I plan to retire here. I was important. I lead a team to design the IT network infrastructure for 24 Malaysian government hospitals worth RM600 million (USD170million). Without good IT infra design, installed workstation, servers and applications worth millions will go useless. I knew that the company needs me more than I need them as this was the crucial part of the project. The job was a real challenge. I had to deal directly with 24 different building contractors half of which are despicable form of land-based pirates. As an independent IT contractor, I would just blast them off in the big meeting in front of the clients and consultants. My job knew no working hours as I went beyond my job scope. I was busy as I lead other Project Managers to manage the project. The company's first management team rewarded me by sending me on a field trip to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Auckland, Muscat, Dubai, Boston and San Francisco, taking the clients for site visits. While others were rewarded with a 1 month bonus, I got more. I was powerful, I was important and I was comfortable...
Every year for some unknown reasons, the management kept changing the Project Director which eventually change the management structure. In every change of guards, I had to prove myself all over again. Whatever I have done before, whatever I had sacrificed would again gone with the winds. I have counted that no less than 5 times that the person in charge was replaced since I was there... My dedications and sacrifices basically is unheard of...
Three years went by and my job to manage the design works is now complete. Its now time to install, test and commission. So I assigned team leaders to monitor the implementation and commissioning works. I then reduced my work in technical and moved towards monitoring and management and then reposition myself into more corporate role. I was in the position to do as such. Nobody dared to touch me with a 10-foot pole... at least thats what I thought...
Every year for some unknown reasons, the management kept changing the Project Director which eventually change the management structure. In every change of guards, I had to prove myself all over again. Whatever I have done before, whatever I had sacrificed would again gone with the winds. I have counted that no less than 5 times that the person in charge was replaced since I was there... My dedications and sacrifices basically is unheard of...
Three years went by and my job to manage the design works is now complete. Its now time to install, test and commission. So I assigned team leaders to monitor the implementation and commissioning works. I then reduced my work in technical and moved towards monitoring and management and then reposition myself into more corporate role. I was in the position to do as such. Nobody dared to touch me with a 10-foot pole... at least thats what I thought...
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