This month my friend who was in foreign trade (export business) near 4 years, left this field. She turned to national civil servants.
I asked her, why she did export business well still left this field. She told me, she felt tired about it. Due to COVID-19 effect, the performance of the first half of this year was the trigger for her departure from this business.
She also had deep love for export business, love with vigour and vitality. Also have good performance in it.
What made she feel tired of doing export business? --- It is a state of mind.
She was doing global sales, so she should face customers all over the country, as we know some customers have big time difference with China, she usually need work until 03:00 a.m. (for customer time difference is big such as north America and south America, then get up at 7: 30a.m go on work for other customers. In the beginning, she felt that is ok, she love it, it is a test for her, she is young, work hard while she is young, that is no problem. Eventually, clients look for her in the weekend, she still works hard for her customer instead of have a good rest. She worked 365 days one year, even 20 hours one day. Yes, for her effort, she also wins more. We also admire her professional dedication. However, from the end of last year, her whole state of mind had changed, always felt unhappy, was so depressed. And her hair started falling out in fistfuls. We were very cared about her and asked her go to hospital, the doctor said her was under high stress for a long time and not getting enough rest, should have good rest and cannot under a lot of pressure.
After doctor these words, she told us these days due to COVID-19 effect, export business is hard for her field, and her father always feel she cannot company with him a lot, always is the work, felt lonely. Everything was weighing on her and she couldn't breathe. After much reflection, she left her job.
Does that happen to everyone? No! My other friends doing export business also near 4 years, he is very happy and enjoy it, His state of mind is very good. Sometimes I also felt unhappy about doing export business, I chatted with him. He told me, do not need feel unhappy, Client is client, should face him in the right mindset. This friend work does not like the last one, he also does global sales, he works at working time, on the weekend only deal with customer's emergency things. Be productive with limited time. For the big-time difference customers, he usually spends one hour in the night and the early morning to contact the customer, customer also understand the time difference, efficient cooperation. This friend’s export business doing very well, he enjoys the job, enjoy the life and weekend at the same time. Happy work, happy life.
Everyone has different work habits, different attitudes, and face different things, in my mind, love what you do, if we properly plan our own time, work and life, the conflicts will not be too big, and even if there are, they will be easily solved. Combine work and rest, work efficiently, and live happily.
Do not need to complain about your life, your career, your job. Smile and to be positive about these. Your customers will also enjoy your positive energy. Do you want to be Amenda’s customer? Whatsapp/Wechat: 0086-18260055956 Email: sales3@sinooutput.com
