Letter to my tutors in China Netcom

Dear Mis Jiang and Mis Huang,

I have been in France for more than a year by now. And during one year I have engaged myself to the endless classes at school, to be a good student.

Forgive me for this late hello that I now bring you. Being a student in France who is suffering from extremely advanced mathematics and automatics studies, I feel almost separated from the telecom industry. This is the reason why I hesitate to write a letter to you to discuss with you, as well as any other experts in our industry.

However, my strong feeling of identity as a telecom person has never diminished. That’s why I always think of you, my dear teachers, and the wonderful time we spent together in China Netcom.

To tell the truth, it was in China Netcom that I began to focus my real career interest to the industry. It is the telecom industry. And working in a telecom operator gave me the broadest vision to look at this industry, even to manipulate it!

The meetings and conferences that I participated in were, in particular, a fruitful experience. This is the best part of my internship in China Netcom because I am a conference person and I did speak a lot for China Netcom during the conferences in “Friendship Hotel” (especially with Doctor ZHANG Zhen). :-)

To tell more truth, I did not completely focus myself in the work in China Netcom because I was busy preparing for my application for France. That is why you could notice I had so many days if absence for doing many affaires out of work. For this, I now sincerely apologize to you, hoping you can understand me.

I always ask ZHANG Xi about the current situation of you two teachers and I heard that he is becoming such a busy expert. I am so proud of him. I think you are also willing to be informed about my studies and life a little bit. What’s more, I promised you, Mis. Huang, to tell you more about France to prepare a better future for your son!

I am now studying in a top engineering school. There are two types of engineering school in France. The one that is specialized in a certain industry, and the one that is training very well-rounded people, which means you have to learn everything in the engineering world. The second type is better than the first type in France and students are trained to be the future directors and managers. My school is the second type. So I have to learn automatics, information system, telecom, energy…

Because my school is one of the best engineering schools, every subject here is much more difficult than other schools and every subject is more deeply studied even than the schools which are specialized in one domain.

Every student in my school is very well-educated and they study very hard (much more hard-working than BUPT students).

Life here is busy and peaceful. I have no time to travel around but I can always enjoy the beautiful sunshine at the place where I live. We can learn a lot in such a quiet environment.

Now I am working in the second largest mobile operator in France called “SFR”, which is the member of “Vodafone” in France. It owns the largest 3G network and the biggest number of subscribers in France. This is an internship during one year (from this month to August 2008). And after this internship I still have half a year’s study at school.

Everyday I discuss with all the manufacturers of mobile phones (Nokia, Huawei, Alcatel, Samsung, ZTE, Sony-Ericsson, LG…) in the conferences to decide the technical characteristics of new mobile phones coming to the market and I develop information solutions for marketing and strategy.

Working in the best CBD in Europe, I can enjoy the beautiful city of Paris by looking out of my window. I feel content of life.

Sometimes I take a walk by the river Seine, while my heart is totally peaceful. This feels great. But I am not a person who can stop fighting and enjoy the tranquil life. I still need some passion to prove that I can change a grand network; I can change billions of people’s life, like in China Netcom.

I really miss you, my dear teachers. My passion for telecom has started again in my new internship in Paris, and never ends.

I wish you all the best. May happiness always accompany with you, your family, and every friend of yours.


Your student ever,

Yan ZHANG



DSP - Marketing/Stratégie Terminaux
SFR

1 Place Carpeaux - Tour Séquoia

92915 Paris La Défense Cedex

http://www.sfr.fr/

她离开了法国电信

I have just spent a couple of minutes finishing a letter to help one of my colleagues who is leaving here. She's satisfied with this, to my delight:

 

 

Sir,

I am struggling to make myself less emotional in order to be able to type these words to you, with my fingers trembling, with tears in my eyes. With endless sorry and undying sorrow, I am asking to leave here, France Telecom, a place which has given me so much joy, so many precious moments, and sparkling ideas; a place where so many of my dear friends are encouraging me and motivating me everyday; a place where I came to know what innovation is all about; a place which has taught me how to be a real bright person; most important of all, a place which is just a perfect glorious stage to pour out all my limited personal talents, yet by the rapid realization of my capabilities and with all the stunning achievements and progress that I have made here, all of which seems unlimited.

 

Yes, I know illness is not the overwhelming devil that is going to end my personal career, to drive me away from my professional dream. Yes, I know I need to be psychologically strong and emotionally optimistic about my personal health state. I know this, so I will be smiling to everyone of you, my dear colleagues in France Telecom, I am quitting my current job, not to shelter from life, but to rebuild myself in order to best welcome the future. I love life.

 

I have been hesitating for days to write you this. There were moments when I was gloomy. But now, after thinking so much and after countless sleepless nights, it is not because of pessimism but because of my faith of overcoming the bumpy journey in my life and finally to be a sunshine person again, I come here to write: I now declare my departure.

 

Best wishes,

 

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