Big Fish Small Fish and its relation to Career Decisions

I was conducting a class on Career Development the other day and I raised a couple of questions concerning Career Options. The first question was simple, but raised a lot of eyebrows:

"Would you rather be a Big Fish in a Small Pond, or a Small Fish in a Big Pond?"

Let's translate that: For the same salary and benefits, would you rather have a big shot in a small company or a small shot in a big company?

There is of course, no actual answer to that question. However, a person's ability to answer this question will determine his or her ability to build their careers strategically, and not in a haphazard way, like most people do.

I found out that a couple of them had sleepless nights since then, wondering about their own answer to that question. Good for them.

What's your answer?


-TURD-

New Feature: Chat Box

Hi,

I have added a new feature to the blog... a Chat Box, FREE, courtesy of Cbox.

Now you can post any message to me directly in this box. It is located somewhere at the right hand side column. It is quite cool.


-TURD-

Happy Chinese New Year 2008!

Hi,



On behalf of OObey.com, I would like to wish all of my readers a very happy and prosperous "Chinese New Year" 2008!


Every year is a new beginning. Go do something.


-TURD-

Classic Example of Dumb Management and Bad Planning - Mid Valley Megamall Shopping Center, KL

There are many cases of dumb management in Malaysia. You know... the kind that are promoted to management while having no logical thinking skills whatsoever. One clear exampl of this is our very own Mid Valley Megamall Shopping Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I only need to state two cases, both having to do with the Car Park planning:
1. Carpark through Entrance G
2. Carpark for Disabled People on Level 3

Just to paint the picture clearer, I went to Mid Valley with my wife and two babies about a month back. This means, two strollers, bags, and other stuff that you have to carry around with babies.

We went in through Carpark entrance G and parked at level 2b. We noticed (after lugging everyone and everything out of the car), that all entrances into the shopping mall involves having either to CLIMB up or down a flight of STAIRS. This is classic dumb management. How can you do that with two babies in two strollers and bags and stuff? Wasn't anyone thinking?

So.. we got back into the car. We noticed that there was 'Disabled Persons' parking on level 3. So we drove up and parked, near the disabled carpark, thinking that the dumb management of Mid Valley would at least build a convenient entrance for disbaled persons. But... we were wrong again.

The main entrance for the Disbaled Persons had STEPS.. instead of a slope. How dumb is that? How in the world could the dumb Mid Valley Management think that disabled persons could go down steps. Why don't they just build a slope?

Again, classic dumb management in Malaysia.


-TURD-

The New Role of Secretaries: Quick Tip 1

In the old days, you could judge the competency level of a Secretary by how fast they typed.

Now, Secretaries are evaluated on their competency based on how fast they can Cut and Paste.

Think about it.


-TURD-

The Malaysian Mind as discovered on "Google's Malaysia Year-End Zeitgeist 2007"

1) Siti Nurhaliza more popular than Paris Hilton for searches of famous personalities
2) Genting and Langkawi top the list for destination searches
3) Strong growth in searches for social networks & video sites

Google has released its Zeitgeist for Malaysia - the most popular and fastest-rising search terms that people have been typing into Google.com.my in 2007.

Zeitgeist means "spirit of the times" – and because people use Google to search for what's new and interesting queries, when seen in volume, tend to be a good reflection of what's on everyone's minds. Amazingly enough as many as 25% of the search queries we get on any given day are new – meaning we have not seen them before.

The Google Zeitgeist is calculated by looking at the aggregation of the most popular and fastest-rising search queries being typed into the Google.com.my search box.


TOP SEARCHES IN 2007
friendster
youtube
berita harian
myspace
harian metro
utusan malaysia
wikipedia
airasia
maybank2u
jobstreet


FASTEST RISING SEARCHES IN 2007
youtube
facebook
firefly
esnips
mobik
veoh
transformers
friendster layout
heroes
tudou (largest video sharing in Mandarin)


Top Searches for Famous People/Celebrities
siti nurhaliza
paultan
paris hilton
britney spears
akon
avril lavigne
nurin jazlin
jeff ooi
megan fox
altantuya


Top Searches for Destinations
genting
langkawi
singapore
penang
bali
cameron highland
melaka
port dickson
bukit tinggi
kuala lumpur


Top Searches for Online Entertainment Activity
Friendster (social networking)
youtube (video site)
myspace (social networking)
games (free online games)
naruto (Japanese anime)
metacafe (video site)
facebook (social networking)
imeem (music, photo, video site)
photobucket (photo & video site)
lowyat (Malaysian tech enthusiast resource community)


Top Searches for Football
soccernet
epl (English Premier League)
manchester united
arsenal
liverpool
chelsea
uefa (Union of European Football Association)
fantasy premier league
fantasy football
fam (Football Association of Malaysia)


Top Searches for Movies/TV program/Radio
gsc
tgv
transformers
heroes
radioblog
era
prison break
cineleisure
hitfm
high school musical

Top Searches for Games
miniclip
barbie
maplesea – cartoon games
pokemon - cartoon
sudoku
gamespot 305 – source for games from playstation, xbox, wii, etc
runescape
utopia
ghost online
animax


Top Searches for Tech Gadgets
mp3 135
iphone
nokia 6300


Top Searches in Malay Language
jawatan kosong
resepi
akademi fantasia
mat rempit
cuti-cuti malaysia
kamus
lagu
lirik
portal pendidikan
cerita


Taken from: http://www.adoimagazine.com/home/index.cfm?ar=2778
Copyright © 2007 Sledgehammer Communications (M) Sdn Bhd.

Note: New Presentation Download

Hi.

I have just uploaded a new presentation for anyone who wants to download:
Where: Under the "My Presentation Downloads" section on the right
Event: Jobstreet.com Annual Sales Convention 2008
Title: New Year, New Beginning - Sales Success
File: Powerpoint, PPT
How: Download and save unto your hard disk.

Enjoy :)

-TURD-