There are few reasons, on why I made such a decision - includes both push and pull factors:
1. My next job involves the aviation/airline industry and I love that area.
2. The other organization offers a promising career path and growth opportunities.
3. I've gone through a rigorous selection process and finally making a cut, and to throw away the opportunity just like that would be quite foolish.
4. Travelling perks.
5. Working in a new environment - more vibrant, open minded and straight forward.
6. There's just too many communication breakdown and cultural issues at the current place - damn, I miss working directly with the US managers/directors.
7. It's a non-IT job and that itself is a huge shoo-in.
It was about 2.30PM when I walked in to Michele's cube and informed her of my decision. I could see that she was disappointed with it but she understood where I'm coming from. I'll always be grateful to have an awesome director like her, one of the best!
It was also the day I publicly informed all my colleagues about my decision to leave and quite clearly some of them were upset - some because I'm leaving, while others because I did not inform them earlier. Well, on my side, I did not inform earlier because I wanted to make 100% sure that I'm leaving the company. I did not want to tell something which do not materialize and disappoint them or make others think that I'm just seeking attention.
Will I come back to AMD ever again? Well, for me, it's always a case of never say never! If the right opportunity opens up in AMD, I'll definitely be back - there's just too many attachments I have with this place, too many to mentioned. So let's see how in future.
If there's a song to express how I feel right now, then this must be it - Radiohead's "High and Dry".
Thank you to everyone who advised me and provided their insights during the process, I'm truly grateful. Appreciate it guys!
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