Friday, March 9, 2012

Disembarking

Most of us start a new job anticipating a positive outcome.....that all our expectations will be met in a role we enjoy doing. I entered the work force as a young 17 year old 39 years ago & have been so lucky to have had a career that has given me great satisfaction & fulfilment each & every step of the way. That is, until the middle of last year. As Hedgies you know that when MOTH's back conked out suddenly in May I needed to move from part-time to full-time work for all the obvious reasons. At that time I was approached by a Company who wanted me to come work for them. However for the first time in 21 years I was moving away from the area of work & client group I love the most. Being the eternal optimist I thought I could manage the change OK, & I did for a while. The sales process is the same whatever you're selling, & I started to win some business where there'd previously been none. They were happy, but I wasn't.

It wasn't a technical sell, & I desperately missed the intellectual stimulation of spending all day in a fast paced clinical environment. I lost my mojo in most areas of my life, it showed & you & my family & friends told me so. But I'm happy to report today that I've changed trains & am about to disembark at a most familiar & loved station.


I resigned on Wednesday & I'm heading back to the specialist area that rings all my bells - Cardiology. A long-time friend in the industry has asked me to join his business as the Southern Regional Sales Manager. That means Western Australia, South Australia & the Northern Territory, effectively half of this great country. I'm not going back to interventional work in a Cath Lab setting, but instead will be doing external cardiac defibrillators, in all their varied & wonderful forms. I've sold defibs in the past & really enjoyed it (once I got my head around the longer capital sale). The business is going through a huge expansion due to my friend's expertise & hard work. The product is #1 globally, so it will be great to have a winner to sell. From the small 'shock boxes' for the local Tennis Club to the highly parametered, fully loaded devices for Intensive Care & Retrieval work. Yep, it's pretty obvious.....I'm drooling.


There will be lots of travel, climbing in & out of rescue helicopters, intensive care ambulances, installing & training out on remote mining platforms, never a dull moment I reckon. Just pray that my dodgy knee can take the pace! I've got another 3 weeks to run where I am & then it's straight onto the Happiness Express. Thank you dear Hedgies for hanging in with me for the past 10 months, I promise you the old Millie is almost back. It's the weekend, so go enjoy!


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36 comments:

  1. I'm SO stoked for you Mill's, really I am.
    love dj

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  2. That sounds just wonderful Millie, I am so glad you found somewhere where you will be happy. I wish you all the best in your new role and I hope the next three weeks fly by. xx

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  3. Any job that involves buzzing around in a helicopter has to win hands down! (hang on I just reread that sentence...are you actually up up and away in 'copters? No matter cause the new position sounds fabulous Millie and I can already sense a spring in your step. Or as much of a spring as the dodgy knee will allow.
    Careers do take uncertain turns and we cope the best way possible. Mr rrc and I are facing this now and while it will be terribly exciting, gee it's still a bit nerve-racking.
    Sooo I'm thrilled for you and look forward to hearing about any ensuing shenanigans.
    xx

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  4. Milie, that is just the best news. well done you for taking back your life and happiness. I bet MOTH is relieved too. Yay for you.

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  5. Millie...It sounds more like an adventure than a job. It is great that you'll be getting paid to do something you love. I wish you the best.
    xo, Rosemary

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  6. SO happy for you! Great news!
    I bet the knee is even happier!! :)
    All the best.

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  7. Hi Millie,

    So happy to hear your great news, and that you are going back to the sort of work you enjoy.
    Way to go girl! Best wishes, have a a happy weekend and be careful on the knee, not to much dancing now.

    Hugs
    Carolyn xo

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  8. Oh well done you MIlle!!! It takes a hell of a lot of bravery to make these choices - but as I always, always, say to my kids (and anybody who will listen) you HAVE to love your work, or life is just simply miserable. I hear you! Money, schmunney - it's about satisfaction, I reckon, which is far more complicated than just a bank account.

    Enjoy your weekend - I bet you will have a new spring in your step, knees notwithstanding!!! VB xx

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  9. So thrilled for you Millie. What an awful burden you've been carrying. You sound so excited and enthusiastic about the new job. Woo - hoo!! Meredy xo

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  10. I jumped on the wrong train back in Feb and promptly got off again shortly after...life is too short and tough enough not to be enjoying what your doing. Congrats on the new appointment.

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  11. 'Do the work you love and you will love the work you do' My Grandmother told me that when I was about to leave school and I have never forgotten it. So thrilled for you Millie that the train has pulled into the right station for you at this point! It sounds like an exciting and wonderful opportunity enjoy it to the fullest. Jules xxx

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  12. Yay for you Millie. There's nothing worse than being miserable. No matter who stiff that upper lip is, it still shows. Now don't count down too loudly. Enjoy your weekend.

    Jennifer xx

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  13. I can hear the excitement in your voice!! Now for the countdown... Congrats Millie for being brave and determined and reaching for what you want with both hands. So happy for you....

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  14. So bloody fantastic Millie!!!!

    I knew you were up to something, and I'm so glad it's worked out in your favour!

    Congrats big time! Have a couple of glasses of the bubbly stuff and relax...the end is in sight.

    WOO HOO

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  15. Congratulations Millie.. This is the news we have been waiting for... I am so happy you have resigned...
    Giving, prolonging, saving lives... now that is a great job! xv

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  16. What fabulous news lovely lady! enjoy the long weekend and rest that knee - sounds like you are about to embark on a fabulous new adventure xxxx

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  17. I'm so so so happy and pleased for you Millie, and yes, it shines through in your post already as to just how excited you are. I have absolutely no doubt that you gave your last post everything you had, but sometimes, as you say, we are just on the wrong train. I must say I cannot wait to hear about some adventures on a mining rig or on the rescue helicopter. I think your unique take on these will be quite something to look forward to!
    Happy days my friend. Amanda xx

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  18. So, so happy for you Millie! I havent left you a comment for yonks ... but have been following along with all your news.
    You are a brave woman and you have done the right thing ... congratulations!
    Looking forwards to hearing more about this wonderful new adventure.

    Enjoy your weekend.
    xx

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  19. This was a lovely post to read - congratulations for having the guts to change something that wasn't quite right however 'comfortable' some of the rewards might have been.
    The happiness and relief shines through your words. Good luck in your new adventure, it sounds pretty exciting.
    x

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  20. Oh Mill's....that's brilliant news. I'm so pleased for you....there's nothing worse than being unhappy at work even though you were good at it.I sometimes think that we have to go through something that's not right to find the job that is. You are obviously where you should be now and all will be well with the world.
    Just wanted to say that, those houses in my last post are really revolting aren't they ? It just proves that you can have zillions in the bank but not have any taste !! Needless to say, I don't live in Hampsted and have an exceedingly more modest life than that.....much , much more modest !!
    Enjoy the weekend Mill's. XXXX

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  21. wonderful news millie! congrats on the new position. and so sorry to hear that your knee surgery was not successful. pam

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  22. I'm so happy for you! There is nothing worse than being in the wrong job. I had a teaching job once that I hated. Cried everyday on the way to work. Hated my principal. It was utter hell. So Congratulations - here's to happier times!!

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  23. OH, THANK THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!!
    This is what I have been trying to tell my husband, that money does not buy happiness. I am estatic that there are changes in your life that are in favor of your quality of life. Can't wait to hear from the Silly Sally Millie.
    Happy Weekend! Love, Heidi

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  24. Thats such good news. Im so happy for you.At this stage of life you definitely need to be happy in your work. If you come to WA maybe we could catch up! Let us know! Fiona

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  25. I wish you good luck and a lot and happiness in your new job ; you are so lucky to have had this friend who could help and you were very brave to take on this new venture. It just shows that women "of a certain age" like us are still able to make the necessary U turns in order to enjoy our lives to the full. Bravo !

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  26. Oh Mills! I am *so* delighted for you. It's been a trying time. I fervently hope the new job brings you all you hope for and more. J x

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  27. Oh Millie,.. how delighted I am for you.. well done on making this mammoth decision, at least at 'this' stage of our lives we know what we don't enjoy and like, and are brave enough (well some of us are).. to make necessary changes. I wish you carriages full of special times with your new job. Toot, toot.. all aboard! And having experienced a small piece of how vitally important, the equipment is you're going to be selling.. I wish you tons of success.. x j

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  28. no doubt about it...
    it is definitely miserable
    to be miserable.

    i am happy for you
    that this past work year is behind you
    and now you can follow your BLISS.

    xx

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  29. Nothing worse than being in a Job that your not happy in...so glad you made the change and for the better it sounds...
    Enjoy your New Journey..
    Take Care
    xx

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  30. Good on ya' Millie. If I ever need a defibrillator, I know who to contact. So glad *your* heart is singing again. Deb x

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  31. Congratulations on the new job Millie, hope your enjoying your weekend.x

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  32. Glad to hear you are happy again, after all that is the most important thing! xx

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  33. Hi Millie
    I'm really glad for you. Hope the new destination is FABULOUS.
    Kind Regards
    Karen
    Now your trains arrived can you please send it down to my place.

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  34. Congratulations, Millie! I am so happy for you and have admired your determination along this journey.
    Deborah

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  35. I am so happy for your Miss Millie!! I wish you all the best at your new, wonderful (even though I only understood every other word:) job!
    xoxojoan

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  36. Well done! You are very brave and the new job sounds very exiting.
    The most positive energy from the other side of the world.

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And none will hear the postman's knock
Without a quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?
~W.H. Auden

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