last day at work

Yesterday was the last day of my temporary assignment. I bet I must be the first few in my graduate cohort to tender :P

I got this job through a blogger friend of mine, and I'm grateful for this opportunity. It was definitely not career, but working in a SME (small and medium enterprise) was really an eye-opener. The company is an IT related company, and I was the only mechanical guy (and non-computing guy) around, so all day I hear Martian languages. At the beginning I was doing some marketing related stuff, then later on I was involved in some research project. Really, don't underestimate SMEs, they actually have very impressive clientele.

The working culture is also quite fast-paced, and the people there are very dynamic. They do task like coding, product development, business development, HR, finance, marketing, etc. Work aside, they are very nice people too. Although I was just a temp, they treated me to a Japanese restaurant for a sumptuous lunch on my last day.

So, what I want to say is, don't rule out SMEs in your job option. You may pick up something new there.