6 months

Exactly 6 months ago, on May 23, I started my new adventure as I stepped into the building of my new work - it was my first day at Oracle. Together with my officemates from my previous work, we were all excited to start on something new.

From Day 1, we knew that it was indeed the right move. The timing was just perfect and since then, we never looked back. Working with people you get along with is a big thing, but what makes it better is actually working with your friends and enjoying what you're doing. And I got all of that.

Work has been a continuous learning experience and things can get challenging but what makes this different this time around is that I like it. Despite the deadlines and all the things we need to accomplish, we never felt stressed (except when dealing with our counterparts who insist that they are right when obviously they are not!) nor overworked. We just finished this big development effort and we are now currently in System and Integration testing and yet, we never had to work overtime - a far cry from where we came from where we would have pulled an all-nighter just to meet the deadline.

Waking up early on weekdays is no longer a struggle. I come in with a smile on my face and go home still feeling happy, knowing that I finished what needs to be done and have accomplished a lot of things during the day. And of course, a big plus is that the sun is still shining brightly as I step out of the building - I rarely got that before. THIS is how work should be - it should not feel like something that you are just forced to do.

And today marks our 6th month which means we are now officially regular employees! We were just talking about it earlier and we all felt the same thing - it didn't feel like 6 months have already passed. Time really flies fast when you're having fun! And with how things are going, we're all looking forward with what's up ahead.

This is indeed one decision I won't regret ;)