Loosing a Job

It's 2016 - My last day at work in one of the big oil and gas company in the world. It was a corporate downsized decision and it affected almost 400 of us in the company. Being there for almost 12 years, made me realised at that point of time that in this age, job security and job loyalty are something in the past... The past that goes way back in my parent's time. It's the information age, its the Internet age, in which everything has made big changes, in which that principle never applied anymore.

How good am I or how superb am I in my work at that place of work before, it isn't a guarantee anymore that I would be given the opportunity to stay longer in that place. Just because, there is some other part of the world is cheaper than my currency and that all makes the difference of business judgement or decision. Yup, the fact is we were just pawn that was selected to be sacrificed. There were some pawns that were not selected, well good for them that they were being shielded by the bishop, or the queen or the knights. In my Malay language, we said... "Udahler to rezeki depa... tak yah nak dipersoalkan".. in which translated that "just don't dwell on things that beyond our control, because it was not our sustenance rights" Yup... All of this also happened because of the Qadar of Al-Mighty. He decided which is my next sustenance to be. InnalihiWainnahirajiun..."From Him, we came, and to Him, we return"... 

It was my first experience that I have to go through the emotional ride of losing the job. It's not easy, but just be prepared, the feeling isn't really nice at all. Well, I was very much naive at that point of time thinking that well, it shouldn't be tough to look for other jobs because I have so many experiences compare that I was just a fresh graduate many years ago with no experiences at all. But then all is just pure believe of a naive person... With my age of 40 and with that many experiences, doesn't mean it is easy.... to continue this part in my blog topic of "Looking for a job"... 

So as I continued struggling to look for a job... my next challenge was in waiting actually.... that was my father terribly fell ill.... to continue in "Looking after an elderly folk" topic. 

The biggest lessons I learned was that after I lose a job was to aware that:

1)Life will just turn u upside down in a split second. I thought that I could retire in the company and have all the career plans in the company. Nope... that was not the case. There are other better plans the Al-Mighty has for me. Believe in that which makes my heart at peace. 

2)Work is just a means to bring sustenance to you and your family. Work does not define us. Family and good friends are much more important when we are going through the good and the bad times. It's better to build that good relationship when we are still working and how bad or busy we are with our work, we should not forget our family and good friends. Make time for them and be with them when their time in need because there will be our time of need one-day too.

3)Change is constant as how the way we need to prepare our work now. Be able to be adaptable, flexible, and change on how we approach things in which many things are new way currently. Be prepared to expose to the next important skills and education for our next level of experiences. Perhaps, we were detoured to something that meant for us to be a better person. Trust that process. In this life, we are been given for something that we need not something that we want.. The needs that meant for us to fulfil the purpose of our life here before our expiry date comes. 

4)Always prepare for the future and be frugal for the hardship later, based on Surah Yusuf verse 43-49. The Al-Mighty would not reveal the story of it if He does not want us to get the lesson from it. 

5)Believe and Trust the Al-Mighty. The zikir...