results out soon
here's a scenario...
let's say you have been in a school for the past 4 years. a pretty reputable school (to outsiders at least), but a very strict school that doesn't bend rules, has an extremely demanding principal and heads of department, but your teacher and your classmates are very nice and fun people to be around.
when you first joined this school, they started feeding you 100 apples a month...which was quite ok at first...given that you were a youngster learning the ropes and all. but somehow, progress at this school doesn't seem to be going anywhere for you. promotion, for one, has and still is a very subjective and intransparent ordeal that you just seem to get passed up for every time it comes around. in fact, you're still stuck in the first grade after 4 years...and you're actually tutoring second or third grade newbies who just joined the school! go figure.
extra credit for excelling in your homework is very dependent on your teacher, and on which subject(s) you are assigned. what's more, the scheme for this extra credit always seems to be changing...the carrot is always just too far ahead of your nose to reach.
also, you're getting sick of eating the same damn 100 apples...ok, make that 106 apples now after 4 years...in fact, the only thing that's keeping you at this school is cuz the school holidays are a bit longer than the other schools around...7 days more for that matter. not to mention the chics in this school are pretty alright too. hehe. but that's another matter altogether now.
anyway, imagine one fine day, some recruitment officer from another similarly reputable school calls you up. she offers you placement in that similarly reputable school which is slightly nearer to your house, has connections with many other "sister" schools all over the world, and best of all, offers you an additional 25 oranges to your 106 apples meal a month.
but before you make this important decision to switch over, you check with some friends that you have at the similarly reputable school. you find out that they too, have a very strict and demanding principal and heads of department (in fact, they appear to be even more aggressive towards attaining results), and they also complain that their school holidays are too short. but it seems like the extra credit scheme is very straightforward with no complications, and is on a get-as-much-as-you-do kind of basis.
you think to yourself..."hmmm. this should be an easy decision, but i'm a very loyal person. but then again, am i misplacing my loyalty? but then again, the similarly reputable school is offering me 25 more oranges! but then again, this school district is so very small in singapore...would i have a bad reputation? but then again, who cares? but then again, my current school did say that they're thinking of giving all of us more apples. but then again, they always talk with no visible results! but then again, my current school will definitely counteroffer. but then again, is it too little too late? but then again...sigh..."
have you ever been caught in such a scenario before? what did you do? i don't wanna jump from one shithole to another, and tarnish my white uniform in the process...
the "o" level results are being released this friday...likewise, my results will be coming out soon too. stay tuned.
cheers. =)
let's say you have been in a school for the past 4 years. a pretty reputable school (to outsiders at least), but a very strict school that doesn't bend rules, has an extremely demanding principal and heads of department, but your teacher and your classmates are very nice and fun people to be around.
when you first joined this school, they started feeding you 100 apples a month...which was quite ok at first...given that you were a youngster learning the ropes and all. but somehow, progress at this school doesn't seem to be going anywhere for you. promotion, for one, has and still is a very subjective and intransparent ordeal that you just seem to get passed up for every time it comes around. in fact, you're still stuck in the first grade after 4 years...and you're actually tutoring second or third grade newbies who just joined the school! go figure.
extra credit for excelling in your homework is very dependent on your teacher, and on which subject(s) you are assigned. what's more, the scheme for this extra credit always seems to be changing...the carrot is always just too far ahead of your nose to reach.
also, you're getting sick of eating the same damn 100 apples...ok, make that 106 apples now after 4 years...in fact, the only thing that's keeping you at this school is cuz the school holidays are a bit longer than the other schools around...7 days more for that matter. not to mention the chics in this school are pretty alright too. hehe. but that's another matter altogether now.
anyway, imagine one fine day, some recruitment officer from another similarly reputable school calls you up. she offers you placement in that similarly reputable school which is slightly nearer to your house, has connections with many other "sister" schools all over the world, and best of all, offers you an additional 25 oranges to your 106 apples meal a month.
but before you make this important decision to switch over, you check with some friends that you have at the similarly reputable school. you find out that they too, have a very strict and demanding principal and heads of department (in fact, they appear to be even more aggressive towards attaining results), and they also complain that their school holidays are too short. but it seems like the extra credit scheme is very straightforward with no complications, and is on a get-as-much-as-you-do kind of basis.
you think to yourself..."hmmm. this should be an easy decision, but i'm a very loyal person. but then again, am i misplacing my loyalty? but then again, the similarly reputable school is offering me 25 more oranges! but then again, this school district is so very small in singapore...would i have a bad reputation? but then again, who cares? but then again, my current school did say that they're thinking of giving all of us more apples. but then again, they always talk with no visible results! but then again, my current school will definitely counteroffer. but then again, is it too little too late? but then again...sigh..."
have you ever been caught in such a scenario before? what did you do? i don't wanna jump from one shithole to another, and tarnish my white uniform in the process...
the "o" level results are being released this friday...likewise, my results will be coming out soon too. stay tuned.
cheers. =)
7 comments:
You may wish to use your new offer to leverage for a better package from your old sch but that will take some excellent PR skills as well as deft timing. Last thing you want is to pi** off both schs and end up with no offer.
In any case, based on what you described of your present sch => leave!
Do what you think is the best for yourself.No point staying on the same location since you are beginning to whine already.
Start packing up and move on ;p
Just 2 cents view from ma.
Cheerios.
...but then again this new shitehole might smell nicer than the current shitehole...you may end up liking the new shitehole...
whats more... they offer ORANGES -aid digestion!!!
The old school hasn't progressed much, then you should venture forth. Go discover the world out there since the current situation doesn't look too promising.
pillowofwrath...i'm pretty sure that my school will counteroffer, but as it is, unless it's a significant increase or better offer, i wouldn't take it...
flatfeet...exactly.
furfur...yeah...i know what you mean.
blur ting...yup, i'm looking forward to the new world. =)
This is like dating a girl. Dump the old one or not? Chase the new one?
Just follow your heart. No right or wrong. No rules.
take the one which will allow you to graduate faster in order to enjoy the rest of your life in luxury
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