Thursday, September 22, 2005
On Leave Today!!
On Leave Today!!
Had my confirmation interview yesterday. Wasn't anything great but at least, I got confirmed. So if anything happens (like for e.g. if they want to sack me or something), they would have to compensate me. Not that there would be much to compensate actually (cuz I have only worked here for just over a year)but at least there is that sense of security. As usual, the same old things were repeated, such as "You need to do more, to think of more new ideas, and not just be caught up doing the same old things. And dun be so bogged down by admin work that you forget about why you are employed --to contribute more new ideas!". It's all so easy to say but the fact is, we are really bogged down by administrative work, so I said so. But well, the Big Boss always has something to say and she retorted that we should delegate those admin work to the clerical staff. True & well-said but with staff like 'Garfield', how much can you delegate? Sometimes, when I delegate to her, I feel that I spend more time explaining to her how to do it then if I were to do it myself. And even for simple tasks like photostating, collecting things,etc.. she takes such a long time to do it that I wonder if her brain is actually functioning properly!! So I told my boss so, that it was almost impossible to delegate more tasks than the menial ones to Garfield! He agreed with me and much to my surprise, he revealed that he had been thinking of replacing her. I also found out during the interview, that the big boss was planning to reorganise the entire division! Wow...that means that my department may be split up and merged with another department. Good & Bad I guess. Bad cuz I probably won't get such a nice boss (though my boss is naggy & abit "irritating" sometimes, he is still the best boss among the rest in my division lor). Good cuz maybe there is a chance that I won't need to do "innovation" wotk anymore..I really have no passion for it!!
Yesterday, I also asked my boss "Are you really that passionate about innovation & service quality?" Then he explained that he was passionate in the sense that he tried to like it and to do his best. Isn't that what I was doing too? And he said that passionate does not necessarily equate to a personal liking for the job but just that you put in the effort and do the best that you possibily can. So I guess in a sense, he probably feels like the rest of us, just that I can't possibly expect him to tell me that he is not passionate about this job as well rite? Cuz afterall, he is the boss and there is a certain level of expectation and image he has to project and maintain..haha...
Anyway, one thing I felt really indignant about was that the Big Boss still insisted that I gottta mingle around more, to get to know more people, to make myself more well-known, etc...Wow..so you think a person is truely mingling only when the whole wide organisation knows her?? Then, she kept boasting about how "people-oriented" she really is and how well-received she is wherever she goes, in her words "I always know people and talk to them." My goodness, she is probably blind (or perhaps "oblivious") to the fact that alot of people either fear her or dislike her. Guess she really doesn't know that she is like a "terror" to most! Talk about 'people-oriented"..think that's all probably just in her mind and part of her imagination only!!! During the interview, my boss tried to be nice and said that it's not what she thinks cuz I have my own "clique" whom I hang out with sometimes. Then she said, but it's always the same old people (what does she expect? that's why got the word "clique" mah, then she think this word drop from heaven is it?!!) and started talking about how unhealthy it is to belong to a clique. Then she bragged about how "popular" she was 10 years ago!! And elaborated on how she strongly does not believe in cliques and yet everywhere she goes, she can just talk to anyone and LUNCH with anyone!! Think she seriously got a problem about LUNCH!! The thing is she always lunches in alone and even when she does lunch with other people, we can always see the agony on their faces. It's not like they had a choice, cuz she was the one who asked them to lunch with her... So shall I say that she is pitiful? Cuz she has to ask people to lunch with her (& they lunch with her out of obligation)? Or shall I just say that she was merely asserting her authoritative presence? Really can't stand her!!! And it's really so irritating when she talks about how she was a young officer just like me 10 years (or dunno how many donkey years ago) and how she was always thinking of new ideas, pro-active, working hard, etc....Yeah, so what if you want to burn your whole life away because of work? Just because you don't have a family and life, doesn't mean everyone else ought to do the same!! Cuz there are many more things I value apart from work! Furthermore, it's not like I am going to stay in this company for the rest of my life!!!
Yesterday, I also asked my boss "Are you really that passionate about innovation & service quality?" Then he explained that he was passionate in the sense that he tried to like it and to do his best. Isn't that what I was doing too? And he said that passionate does not necessarily equate to a personal liking for the job but just that you put in the effort and do the best that you possibily can. So I guess in a sense, he probably feels like the rest of us, just that I can't possibly expect him to tell me that he is not passionate about this job as well rite? Cuz afterall, he is the boss and there is a certain level of expectation and image he has to project and maintain..haha...
Anyway, one thing I felt really indignant about was that the Big Boss still insisted that I gottta mingle around more, to get to know more people, to make myself more well-known, etc...Wow..so you think a person is truely mingling only when the whole wide organisation knows her?? Then, she kept boasting about how "people-oriented" she really is and how well-received she is wherever she goes, in her words "I always know people and talk to them." My goodness, she is probably blind (or perhaps "oblivious") to the fact that alot of people either fear her or dislike her. Guess she really doesn't know that she is like a "terror" to most! Talk about 'people-oriented"..think that's all probably just in her mind and part of her imagination only!!! During the interview, my boss tried to be nice and said that it's not what she thinks cuz I have my own "clique" whom I hang out with sometimes. Then she said, but it's always the same old people (what does she expect? that's why got the word "clique" mah, then she think this word drop from heaven is it?!!) and started talking about how unhealthy it is to belong to a clique. Then she bragged about how "popular" she was 10 years ago!! And elaborated on how she strongly does not believe in cliques and yet everywhere she goes, she can just talk to anyone and LUNCH with anyone!! Think she seriously got a problem about LUNCH!! The thing is she always lunches in alone and even when she does lunch with other people, we can always see the agony on their faces. It's not like they had a choice, cuz she was the one who asked them to lunch with her... So shall I say that she is pitiful? Cuz she has to ask people to lunch with her (& they lunch with her out of obligation)? Or shall I just say that she was merely asserting her authoritative presence? Really can't stand her!!! And it's really so irritating when she talks about how she was a young officer just like me 10 years (or dunno how many donkey years ago) and how she was always thinking of new ideas, pro-active, working hard, etc....Yeah, so what if you want to burn your whole life away because of work? Just because you don't have a family and life, doesn't mean everyone else ought to do the same!! Cuz there are many more things I value apart from work! Furthermore, it's not like I am going to stay in this company for the rest of my life!!!
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