In job A, I won’t actually be working with boss A. We just report to the same big boss (not that I’m at boss A’s level since he has waaay more responsibilities).
So here’s rest of the low down. I work for a huge company, so much so that each division is almost like another company altogether.

In my current job (job B), I got pulled in because I’m young and the group needed some fresh perspective. This is a very old and traditional industry (eg. my office was built in the 60s). Things are, as mentioned, been working on old (but working) cogs. I’ve been here for almost a year, and we’ve seen some changes (which is the stuff I like to do).
However, I’ve been tasked with the stuff (accounting) I hate along with that. I just feel that there can be so much more things that can be changed, but in a way I’m limited by my circumstances (what I know and how involved I am in actual decision making).

I’m a big fan of Jason Calacanis and he recently had a huge rant on Gen Y’s and how we lack loyalty (the argument is a longer and more complex than that). I fully agree. Sometimes, we just have to stick it up with something that’s tough for a while before moving on – there are advantages to that. Also, I don’t know where else I can move on from job A, whereas the older people in job B are presumably moving on soon. Because of this, I feel compelled to stay on with job B. Yet, part of my heart says if all things equal, job A is very appealing.

When I worked in the budget department, I was made responsible for the headcount report. There was a Standard Operating Procedure for it, but it was just way too long and boring and tedious. So since I rarely had any work to do anyway, I decided to spend all my time on a macro that can do everything in basically one step, and in less time than the Standard way.

I was really happy when I finally finished it. But now I see other people still doing it the old way, because they don’t have much to do anyway. So that was a bit disappointing.

I’m most likely not going to pursue it because I’ve only been in this group for only a short period of time (I’m a big believer in loyalty) and there is unfinished business. It would be an accomplishment when I am the guy to put this group ‘back on track’ again.