Moolahism

Some of you have asked why not tahan sikit because I'm so close to the top.

The deal here is this. The firm I work for is very numbers oriented. And it's also an up and out policy. I don't mind up and out, but when the importance is put on numbers, that's when i get pissed off.

For example, on a previous project, there was this other manager who did nothing but talk cock and smoke with the clients. Doing that, he built a close relationship with the clients and his sweet mouth (even though his face will drown the Titanic) allows him to close deals better.

For me, I don't do all this shit. I'm a Nike kinda guy. I'll just do it. So this is where the conflict is. During the last round of manager to snr mgr promotions, I fought tooth and nail to stand my ground that the guy I was talking abt above did not deserve promotion cause he's just all hot air, he treats the surrounding analysts like shit, but the biggest defence was "he is about to sell RM20M". How to fight like that? It's like, you can be the biggest talk cock king, but dono how to execute, never mind, can get promoted. Doesn't the firm value skills, ability to deliver, ability to manage, ability to nurture the younger folks any more?

Back to the up and out thing. I have perhaps another 2 years to make it. If I don't, I'm out of here. With my "numbers bringing skills" as great as the Malaysian soccer team, I know that next fiscal year is gonna be tough. Why? I'm now on a new project with so many other snr mgrs who will obviously get a higher allocation of numbers. So, I need to demonstrate 2 years in a row of continuous numbers. Last fiscal year was good for me. This fiscal year, crap. So, by the time I hit 2007, I got to sell like some big time job to make it.

This new job I'm going to, well, I've negotiated an ok package. There are all the upsides. If I do well, we bring the company towards IPO, then there's so much more upsides. I can mould the company to what I want, and not be bogged down by the tremendous chains that a large firm has.

If I don't make it, I can perhaps humbly come back to the firm, and try again for partnership. It's all win win for me, don't you think?

So, all in all, it's a calculated risk. The way I look at it, if I stay, I definitely won't make partner till 2007. Even that, it's not easy. I might as well leave now, take a year to see if I can make this new company successful. If not, I'll re-consider my options.