在 Appier 的首週 / The First 7 Days at Appier

寫在前頭

前陣子為了尋找、抉擇工作而感到相當焦慮,之後終於安定妥當後,心底萌生了點成就感,而想與大家分享點那時的累積(成長 / 經驗),到了今天,算是正式底定。上班了一個禮拜,在此寫下些文字。
I've been very anxious while looking for a job earlier this year. After a while, I decided to join Appier, and I have shared some experiences which is helpful and valuable to me while deciding the job thing. Now, everything's settled and I've worked for a week, so I would like to noted down something here.

為練習英文,此篇文章有英文版在後!
I wrote an English version following to the Chinese version, to practice my English!


匆忙之間

我是匆忙之間來到這家公司的。退役的隔天,我便前往奧地利、捷克旅行近兩週,返台後休息了一天隨即正式開始上班。說真的,這之間的轉換並不小。

一點憂慮

與我同時報到的共有四位(含我),雖然分屬不同的部門,但能有同伴一同經歷這變動的初期,不錯。

第一周,大多是訓練課程,在這一個禮拜內,腦袋瞬間灌入了許多資訊,與我同時加入的夥伴,更是個個身懷絕技的感覺,讓剛脫離替代役身份的我,有點兒緊張,覺得自己生澀的可以。

尤其在過去這一年,我的生活步調是較台灣的平均值緩慢的,忽然跳進一個相當與時俱進的環境裡,而且我也才剛度假回來,總感到尚未調適的很好。

不論如何,5 天過去了,我大略熟悉了辦公環境、CM Team 的夥伴與其他部門的同事,和公司週遭的狀況。當然,我還需要更多的時間,才能對這家公司、產業、作業內容等有更深入的了解。

CM? 這是什麼東東?

CM = Campaign Manager

首先,Appier 是一家廣告科技公司 / Ad Tech Company,透過人工智慧與即時競價的技術,提供跨螢幕的精準行銷。

CM 的功能,即在於了解客戶的預算與目標,使用公司開發出來的產品,來優化各個網路廣告渠道的成效,最終達成精準的行銷。

勇敢地面對很多的問號

為什麼我會來到這裡?
在這邊進行的事情有意義嗎?我的下一步是什麼?在這兒做的事情跟我的方向有吻合嗎?

我不知道,我覺得自己還沒有太多的時間可以思考這些問題。一方面了解的還不夠多,另一方面,由於工作內容中有許多繁瑣的細節,目前的我期望自己能專注在掌握此地的生存技能,如有餘力再來做他想。

不過,一面適應此地的同時,不也會將這裡的氛圍,內化進來嗎?
不應該先看清楚嗎?

我只能說,沒辦法看清楚。我只能選擇看多還是看少,而我現在了解的不多,因此我決定專注在裡頭。如果說這會影響我什麼的話,那也許是必然的風險或代價。

但誰知道呢?就讓我們繼續看下去吧,沒有什麼好失去的,勇敢!

 

英文版在此。Here comes the English version:

 

In a rush

I came into this company in a rush. Before I am officially on board to Appier, I flied to Austria for a trip for two weeks immediately after my retiring from my substitute service. This is a quick shift for me.

Anxious

There are 3 other people on board on the same day with me, and it's good to have some company when joining a unfamiliar environment.

Training courses filled up our first week, and the great amount of new information really exhausted my brain. Since my life has been simple and easy for the last year, which is totally different from Appier. Appier is in a fast-changing industry, and the company is changing, too. All in all, there's a lot for me to adapt.

Also, everyone seems so skilled and experienced, except me. This situation made me anxious especially, wondering that there's a long way for to catch up. 

Be Brave

There's no time for me to think carefully about everything. Though some question is still important, like the purpose of this work, the meaning of it or the reason that I came, I really need to focus right now. I have to be ready as soon as possible, in order to get familiar with this place, understand the flow, and having the influence to shake it. 

Will the new environment changes me? Definitely. Will the outcome be positive or negative? I don't know, good and bad always comes at the same time. I'll just let the future me to decide. For now, I only need to be brave.