A flood of opportunity knocked me off my feet recently, and i can't seem to get myself up. The thing is, i have until tomorrow to decide. One day to decide my future, nice..
I now have 3 job offers at hand, and each one differs from the other. However, all three deals with chemistry. One is a pharmaceutical company while the other is a paint manufacturing company. One is in Port Klang, the other is in Shah Alam. One required me to sit a grueling 3 hours test and write an essei while the other required me to go for a medical checkup.
Both are offering me position as a QC chemist. And both are large companys.
Now the other opportunity which i have not mentioned. To work as a Research Assistant in UTAR with payment of RM1400. I have been to UTAR's Science faculty and of course it cannot be compared to UM. It's much smaller there and even the lecturer's do not have their own rooms. Instead, there's a cubicle for each lecturer. But i like the environment there much better than UM. There's just so much more spirit and dedication there. It's a up and coming university with much room for growth and career advancement. I see that UTAR has much to offer career wise.
Their science programmes are only in their second year, so the first batch of students have not graduated yet. If i accept this offer, i will get a chance to continue my masters there. This professor in UTAR plan to study how certain organometallic complexes bind with the DNA, and destroy the cell. And by doing so, perhaps discover a potential way to kill cancer cells. Extremely interesting indeed.
Should i decide to work in UTAR, that means i have taken the academic path to a career. I will most probably work a few months as a RA, then do my masters when semester opens, continue with PHD and become a lecturer. Sounds good. But i will have zero working experience.
Jobs are so difficult to come by. If i don't work now, i may not be so lucky to find employment the next time. If i do decide to work, i still have to choose between the paint and pharmaceutical company..
Sigh. I dare say this is the hardest decision i have faced in my life so far.. I hate making decisions, especially if it involves my wellbeing for years to come. Darn, i even have trouble deciding where to have my lunch, for goodness sake!
Much thinking i have to do today..
3 comments:
fongky:hey, congrats in your job offers. Well, think you should ask in the long run, what do you want in life... *lol* like those question lynn sze asked you when we going to 1utama.
100%agree with fongky. its up to uloh. c whether u wan a career in teaching or notloh. when r the datelines for all the job offers? take yur n dun make harsh decisions,ok. support u in watever path u choose. :)
ohh, by the way, wats the name of the big company?
Thanks guys, for the support :)
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