The objective of this month is to contribute to work little by little. The goal of January has been more or less reached, which was to build a basis of life. My apartment is all equipped now leaving just a few more things to buy, made a few nice friends, met many people. Since last week I have joined a choral class (we will have a concert in May).
To be honest, I have been feeling pressure at work recently. This is pressure that no one is creating but myself. I feel, it has been more than a month since I started, and I can’t use the excuse of “I am new” any more. I work here as an international staff, making much more money than my national colleagues, and I think about how I should make contributions to the work and to the agency. I feel I have to be so competent, shine, impress people and justify hiring an international staff. I should not compare myself with others who have been here six months or a year, but there are so much I still do not know. I feel a huge gap between my own expectation (for myself) and the reality. I want to produce "results".
Today, there was one thing I felt happy about. My boss has asked me to produce a briefing document. It was just one-pager about the health care in the country with a particular emphasis on the status of reaching Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and some relevant statistics. It was a simple document, but this was going to be used at a meeting between the Minister of Health of the country and the Executive Director of my agency. When I thought about that, I got so excited. Something written by such a junior staff (off course my boss has instructed me and he edited after I completed it) will be in the hands of the ED. It made me realize that even though I am working in a small country office, I am still a member of this organization and my work is somewhat situated in a global system.
I figure you cannot accomplish a lot in one day, so I should try to complete what I have everyday and make a small contribution. Realistically, how can I (especially with my own capacity..) impress people after a few months? It is important to be on my toes, but no use to pressure myself unnecessarily.
日から2月。今日は節分だったのを家に帰ってきてからNHKのニュースで見て気が付いた。
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