My first job had a huge influence on my future career. I was very grateful to have a very good boss at that time. His name was James, and he was more than forty years old. He was an American overseas Chinese. Before he set up a culture company for which I worked, he was the CEO of an electric appliance company. He always treated people very friendly with a big smile, and he was concerned about the health and mood of his employees.
The sense of accomplishment which I got from my first job is really unforgettable. Under James’ leadership, I felt valuable to the company. He asked us to do the work with a clear purpose, and gave us up to date information in the regular meetings. When you were recognized in a company-wide meeting, a sense of pride was indescribable. The company had just set up recently, and our business was overseas cultural exchange. Most of us were engaged in a new field, even our boss. Our work was certainly imperfect, because we were in the exploratory stage. However, our boss never blamed our work; he just said to keep it up.
The boss gave out wages personally every monthly. As a result of the small-scale, the boss would take one day at the end of the month for a face-to face interview with everyone. Mostly, he encouraged us and talked about promotion initiatives. There was also a very intimate habit, that each time he would send everyone a specialty gift from his hometown after we finished the conversation.
The most motivation for us was the effect our boss had. He did not sit in the office everyday and throw the work to us. Conversely, he was busy running about the operation with partners every day, and we always saw his rushed step. Overtime working was often the case, but I wondered why I felt much fulfilled on work time. I never felt pressure, because there were a lot of friendly colleagues would help me. When we suddenly thought of a good