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February 11, 2005
5 years ago........
Today marks my 5th year working for Kimpton Group.
Yup, quite a long time for me, consider I’ve never had 1 year milestone when I was still in Jakarta. The longest was 9 months when I worked for Lippo Development Group as a sales person. After Lippo I worked for a Hongkong Souvenirs company (as an Assistant GM) for just 8 months before I moved to SF. (Before Lippo I survived for only 3 months). The reasons were always: I was easily bored with what I do. Luckily with I’m doing right now, I know how to keep myself busy. Yes, You got it right: BLOGGING!!!! Psssstttt…….
And here is the time frame:
In the early year of 2000, I just met my ex boyfriend – Didi (well he’s my husband now). And I was working at Gianni Versace Boutique in SF as a sales person. Didi was surprised that I have my Accounting Degree but work in sales. And honestly after I graduated I’ve never worked in my field, not even once. I even promised myself, I would never work behind the desk as an Accountant, because I just don’t like it (and look what I’m doing right now).
I always worked in Sales, and maybe that is what I like, meet new people. Not sure why I pursued my Degree in Accounting. I guess, I was being a good daughter; I followed what my Mom told me to do (Thanks Mom, I realize how important it is nowadays).
Anyway, after considered what Didi told me, I started look for a job. Honestly I was pretty lucky, I saw the advertisement for Acctg. Staff at SF Chronicle, faxed my resume, got interview with the Controller (I did it during my lunch hours), got 2nd interview the next day, and then they hired me. It happened very fast. (The 2nd interviewed was with Eric, he is the Property Controller at Prescott Hotel now, and we are become friends, sometimes we have drinks together).
So 5 years ago, on 02/11/00 I started my 1st day as Accounting Staff at Kuletos (I was also Part Time student at City College). Two months later, the Rest. Controller left the company and took the other Acct. staff with him. And that was when Mary Ann replaced him and she became my boss. We were short staff and I told Mary Ann I’d love to have more responsibilities (also more $$). And she gave me what I needed. Two months later, it happened again, I’d want to learn more. I asked her I wanted to do Journal Entry and Payroll. She trusted me and trained me and I got promoted as Restaurant Assistant Contoller (and of course I asked for another extra $$. More responsibilities = more money…..hehehehehehe)
In 2001 Mary Ann got promoted as Property Controller for Villa Florence & Kuletos, and the former Hotel Asst. Controller left the company. I knew that Mary Ann was looking for assistant for the hotel, and I promoted myself. Mary Ann was concerned I couldn’t handle the Hotel system. But I kept telling her that I would learn, and yada yada yada. And Thanks to her, she hired me! Yup a year later, I was Assistant Controller for Villa Florence Hotel (and also got 70% increase from my starting salary, not bad). Moral of the story: Keep asking, you have nothing to loose and you might get what you’ve asked for.
Even at work I had my ups and downs, during those dot com boomers, I had to supervise 2 Accounting staffs, but we had to laid them off after 9/11. And now I’m just by myself. Can’t describe how lucky I’m working with Mary Ann. She’s a great boss, and we develop relationship way more than just co-workers. Hey, I think that’s the reason why I’ve been working for 5 years. And Cheers to me!!!!
Posted by hamdani family at February 11, 2005 10:38 AM