My new toy

My new toy…

I did it, I finally caved and got a smart phone to connect me to work 24x7. I’ve been holding off for the longest time, I did and still do have a couple of reasons why I stayed away. I’m a huge proponent for work-life balance. I like the idea that after I leave work at 5ish, especially when I start the weekend I have something else other than work that I can focus on. This keeps me sane and it doesn’t burn me out after the end of the day.

I’m a resource manager, a recruiter or if I want to sound all fancy a head hunter. This is such a completely different career from what I thought I would eventually become growing up. From as far back as I could remember I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer. That person that will fight for justice, to stand up for what’s right and yes although it may sounds so idealistic, I wanted to be that person that people turn to for help. It can be called a bad case of hero complex if I want to take it a narcissistic step further. But as life has proved in so many occasions that career path didn’t happen. It spiraled into something totally different but mind you it’s still a wonderful and fulfilling career. I know that if I pushed for it I would be a lawyer now, but after the choices that I made the past 8 years, I wonder if I really wanted it bad enough.

Fast forward 8 years later and here I am, a successful head hunter in a fast paced, very dynamic and challenging environment. I’m sales oriented and the bottom line is always the deal to be made at the end of the day. I’ve worked hard to build my reputation as an expert in my field, I have and will still go the extra mile to make sure I give my 110% for any candidate/client I work for. I’ve had lots of bad days and I’m sure that I’ll still have more thrown my way as I progress at work. I learn new things with my work that changes qualifications everyday. Even will all that going on in the background I’m still that person people turn to for help, in some little way I do make an impact in people’s lives. I help out as best as I can to make their lives better and I get paid to do it. That narcissistic side of me is being gratified, I guess that’s a good thing.

So here I am with my new toy, finally caving in to the demands of my work where I can be reached anywhere and anytime of the day. Work-Life balance be damned, I signed up for this and I’m having a blast doing so.