Today I received an email from "management", one of the executives directors, telling me that I should take up the role of logistics - the other day I was supposed to take up manufacturing, production etc role. That's not it, his reason is that he wants the SENIOR staff to be able to take over should there be any JUNIOR logistic/ production staff leaving the company. This is so called to avoid occurrence of current "situation". Totally pissed off after receiving the email.
What's wrong with that email?
First of all that email was directed to me ("Dear TTB"... so it HAS to be for me) and I am NOT senior staff, there is this Assistant General Manager who is much much more senior compared to Assistant Manager (that's me). Secondly, the production staff that just left was a MANAGER, not junior staff, and definitely not my junior. Lastly, this is the best preventive measure the company can come up with? So let people leave, we have the SENIOR staff to take care of the company? And this pissed me off also because this logistics task was originally agreed by all to be handled by assistant general manager..
Haha... they might suffer when I leave. Oh well, even so, I am sure they won't admit it, good luck to the company for getting new staff.
Admist all these grievance in the office, we had arranged for some activity to cheer ourselves up. A few of my colleagues have taken up the 7 days free trial at the gym, but so far they only went for 2 times and tomorrow is the last day (actually Wednesday but we have badminton on Wed). It is actually fun going to gym with a bunch of colleagues/ friends. Reminds me of those old days when I attended a whole list of classes with my gym mates. Today everyone FFK-ed, so instead of combat, I thought I'll do RPM. Plan was changed after I arrived really early at gym, but not early enough for the 6.3opm RPM, so I did half hour cardio, and then joined combat for 3 tracks.
Feeling very tired these days, cannot manage long hours at gym. Last Friday I was at The Curve, supposed to head down to KL for an appointment after showering at the gym (and at least 2 persons noticed that I ONLY went to shower, humph) but the appointment was cancelled, so I had dinner alone at Little Penang, and I sms-ed PiC to see if she could join me for a drink after her balance class. She did and we had a great time gossiping, she headed back to the midnight class while I had surrendered staying up any longer for the night. Took me great challenge to stay awake and drive home! I wish I have a driver, or I can teleport.
MC is already on MC (haha...) waiting to deliver her baby. :) Girl girl's birthday is going to be 30 October...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
No need
I'm not going to Singapore!
There is really no need to go all the way just to "organize" things. I wonder if that's the kind of instructions my former Production Manager got - go "organize" things. Exactly what needs to be organized? I asked the messenger (one of my colleagues who is acting like the company CEO) who conveyed the "go organize" things message to me what is the exact meaning or task break down of "organize" things, but she couldn't answer.
I just can't help feeling despair most of the time. Anyways, I have "organized" whatever I can for this Singapore task and I have decided and informed the management that there is no need for a trip. In fact, the things has been "organized" by my Production Manager before he left. There was really no need to lose a Production Manager over this so called "unorganized" things - as ACCUSED by the management!
I also just heard that the company is practising "back-up" system. This is where at least two persons in the company would know how to manage one same job task. So, in other words the company is worried that more people will leave and want to have at least another person in the company who can take over immediately. Is this a SOLUTION? Looks like retention is still not in the agenda of the management.
I shall see who's going to back me up because I am playing a role of THE back-up at the moment. Huh!
There is really no need to go all the way just to "organize" things. I wonder if that's the kind of instructions my former Production Manager got - go "organize" things. Exactly what needs to be organized? I asked the messenger (one of my colleagues who is acting like the company CEO) who conveyed the "go organize" things message to me what is the exact meaning or task break down of "organize" things, but she couldn't answer.
I just can't help feeling despair most of the time. Anyways, I have "organized" whatever I can for this Singapore task and I have decided and informed the management that there is no need for a trip. In fact, the things has been "organized" by my Production Manager before he left. There was really no need to lose a Production Manager over this so called "unorganized" things - as ACCUSED by the management!
I also just heard that the company is practising "back-up" system. This is where at least two persons in the company would know how to manage one same job task. So, in other words the company is worried that more people will leave and want to have at least another person in the company who can take over immediately. Is this a SOLUTION? Looks like retention is still not in the agenda of the management.
I shall see who's going to back me up because I am playing a role of THE back-up at the moment. Huh!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Handle with care
I have this mixed feelings towards life lately.
It looks like my TeaRoom dream is reachable for now, it good to have a focus in life, a focus on something I really really want. There is this something else which I wish to have, but I have been trying to brush off that longing all these while, hoping that my TeaRoom focus can distract me.
Have you experienced this before? You feel, think, that you can put aside your special feelings towards someone, that you and him are best mates and the arrangement is just fine. But there are days when you discover traces of feelings which indicates that the feelings has grown and not put to stop. So what do you do? Stop seeing this "friend" of yours? Does feelings stop growing by just not seeing, not hearing and has nothing to do with a person? Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Most of the time, things that seem so straight forward turn out to be the most complicated thing to handle. Often I feel so helpless till there is nothing else I can do but sigh. Big sigh. haiiiizz....
On the happier note, I'm still seeing my favorite guy from time to time, still chatting everyday, still getting a lot of support and encouragement from him. He's still a close friend, good listener, good consultant... Lets just handle this the way it has always been, for now.
It looks like my TeaRoom dream is reachable for now, it good to have a focus in life, a focus on something I really really want. There is this something else which I wish to have, but I have been trying to brush off that longing all these while, hoping that my TeaRoom focus can distract me.
Have you experienced this before? You feel, think, that you can put aside your special feelings towards someone, that you and him are best mates and the arrangement is just fine. But there are days when you discover traces of feelings which indicates that the feelings has grown and not put to stop. So what do you do? Stop seeing this "friend" of yours? Does feelings stop growing by just not seeing, not hearing and has nothing to do with a person? Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Most of the time, things that seem so straight forward turn out to be the most complicated thing to handle. Often I feel so helpless till there is nothing else I can do but sigh. Big sigh. haiiiizz....
On the happier note, I'm still seeing my favorite guy from time to time, still chatting everyday, still getting a lot of support and encouragement from him. He's still a close friend, good listener, good consultant... Lets just handle this the way it has always been, for now.
Relaxing
At Starbucks, Borders, Gardens. One of our favorite, zen hangout place. Was planning to stay here for a while, have breakfast, read magazine, blog, surf the net... But suddenly do feel like I should get home to do some work. I've been feeling a bit uneasy lately when I start to relax too much, I just forever feel like there is something which I've forgotten to do, or that I should get on with my chicken pie experiment, haha...
Today I have to bake 2 batches of biscotti for an order, I'm making MFG's bear and company logo for him because he just told me last few days that apparently the bear and logo was "damaged". No, not his fault, the sugarpastes I used for the firgurines have some "technical" problem, was not very stable. Even cousin's bear (the headstand one) had to be remade. I also should be making in advance some firgurines for next Friday's delivery because there is a "danger" that I might have to do a business travel middle of next week, sigh. Lazy to do so and it will effect my orders and deliveries.
I pray for the venue of TeaRoom to be confirmed soon...
Today I have to bake 2 batches of biscotti for an order, I'm making MFG's bear and company logo for him because he just told me last few days that apparently the bear and logo was "damaged". No, not his fault, the sugarpastes I used for the firgurines have some "technical" problem, was not very stable. Even cousin's bear (the headstand one) had to be remade. I also should be making in advance some firgurines for next Friday's delivery because there is a "danger" that I might have to do a business travel middle of next week, sigh. Lazy to do so and it will effect my orders and deliveries.
I pray for the venue of TeaRoom to be confirmed soon...
Friday, October 16, 2009
Retention
This month, 3 of my colleagues left, okay 4 to be precise because there was a tea lady who came in half a day and call it quit.
What happened?
Lets see... 2 of them resigned because of one senior management staff. Hmm... call him a tough guy, but it's basically rudeness - or you don't use that word on bosses right? - perhaps say no respect towards the staff. Hey, we are not slaves, or worse dogs. Even pets you can't just scold them! Okay, you basically can, but they won't understand or bother about you.
Anyways, this one colleague who left this morning was classic. He has been told off (to put it mildly) on Tuesday and he left after that episode, didn't tell anyone where he was going and didn't respond to sms and phone calls then after. He didn't turn up the next day and my accountant called his wife to check... da da da... he turned up this morning, handed over his laptop, his phone... and left immediately. He couldn't even get himself to stay for a one month notice and was willing to fore go his salary and even face the chances of having to pay the company back for leaving without enough notice.
Or maybe the tea lady's case was more classic? She turned up in the morning, the earliest to arrived, right after me and was asking if there were things that she could do... looks genuinely hardworking and committed to work. She went in later to serve the boss (another boss different from the above) and straight after she came out, she told me EA that she is going to quit. And my big boss told us he didn't say ANYTHING to her. Oh well... his looks kill? Perhaps.
Everyone in the office, including me is just in major bad mood. Okay, not to say bad mood lah, it more of "sien", bored and lazy. Everyone who is still here is supposed to take over all other people's job. There are major changes in job tasks, well call it cross exposure and advancement, or whatever, but whether do these people in question are comfortable with the new task? Are these changes going to bring them nearer to their career goals or completely opposite? Worse still, maybe unclear direction altogether.
I was suddenly told just now that I have to make a trip to Singapore next Wednesday, together with a few colleagues, which sounded like the whole office. Anyways, I have a confirmed order for Friday and cannot afford extended trip. After running through some possible ways to get me out of it and fulfil my delivery, it was just as simple as telling the boss I have prior arrangement on Thursday and I can only do a day or the most overnight trip. And he said okay. For now.
I wonder when is the next drama and who's gonna be the main character this next time. It looks like the "company" just want to get rid of people they don't like, instead of managing them. And my very own MFG got the blame for recruiting "these type" of staff. That includes me? Geezz... obviously staff retention is not a priority.
What happened?
Lets see... 2 of them resigned because of one senior management staff. Hmm... call him a tough guy, but it's basically rudeness - or you don't use that word on bosses right? - perhaps say no respect towards the staff. Hey, we are not slaves, or worse dogs. Even pets you can't just scold them! Okay, you basically can, but they won't understand or bother about you.
Anyways, this one colleague who left this morning was classic. He has been told off (to put it mildly) on Tuesday and he left after that episode, didn't tell anyone where he was going and didn't respond to sms and phone calls then after. He didn't turn up the next day and my accountant called his wife to check... da da da... he turned up this morning, handed over his laptop, his phone... and left immediately. He couldn't even get himself to stay for a one month notice and was willing to fore go his salary and even face the chances of having to pay the company back for leaving without enough notice.
Or maybe the tea lady's case was more classic? She turned up in the morning, the earliest to arrived, right after me and was asking if there were things that she could do... looks genuinely hardworking and committed to work. She went in later to serve the boss (another boss different from the above) and straight after she came out, she told me EA that she is going to quit. And my big boss told us he didn't say ANYTHING to her. Oh well... his looks kill? Perhaps.
Everyone in the office, including me is just in major bad mood. Okay, not to say bad mood lah, it more of "sien", bored and lazy. Everyone who is still here is supposed to take over all other people's job. There are major changes in job tasks, well call it cross exposure and advancement, or whatever, but whether do these people in question are comfortable with the new task? Are these changes going to bring them nearer to their career goals or completely opposite? Worse still, maybe unclear direction altogether.
I was suddenly told just now that I have to make a trip to Singapore next Wednesday, together with a few colleagues, which sounded like the whole office. Anyways, I have a confirmed order for Friday and cannot afford extended trip. After running through some possible ways to get me out of it and fulfil my delivery, it was just as simple as telling the boss I have prior arrangement on Thursday and I can only do a day or the most overnight trip. And he said okay. For now.
I wonder when is the next drama and who's gonna be the main character this next time. It looks like the "company" just want to get rid of people they don't like, instead of managing them. And my very own MFG got the blame for recruiting "these type" of staff. That includes me? Geezz... obviously staff retention is not a priority.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Where have I been?!
Goodness! My last post was last month!!
I have been really tired and am still very tired, must go to sleep early after this post since I haven't posted anything for a long time.
I actually had so much to complain about during the last two weeks but I really couldn't find time to type a word here. The week of 5th October marked the commencement of my crazy schedule - at the full time job, most of us had to work 10am to 10pm for the new product launch. And there was this day when I had tried to "escape" from the duty and be at the charity fair. Before that was the tempting Ferrari California order, which by the way, gotten very bad review, passing points only and that's because the customer was kind enough. Bad review because the cake wasn't nice to start with, sounded so not edible, sob. And the car wasn't at all looking like a Ferrari. Okay, as MFG said, room for improvement, don't think too much. I will make another car with styrofoam later. Just to satisfied the picture gallary.
So, I had been working on the Ferrari delivery since Sunday and it was until 2am, 3am, and the extreme one was until 5.30am! I actually only went into work at 10am that day. Continued with preparation for charity fair and luckily I had my cousins to help, otherwise I think I wouldn't be able to make it at all!
It was also very comforting to have MFG at site as well, although he's managing his own station. Oh, LGM was there and got introduced to MFG (literally because I introduced MFG as "MFG" to LGM haha...). LGM bought a few cupcakes and she also bought some for/ on behalf of LP, thanks for the support dears. My yoga instructor booked some carrot cupcakes, but couldn't make it, so she collected the next day. MFG bought a few as support too. The location of the stall wasn't that ideal, so cousin bro and me went around to sell to the tables where the dinners were. It was quite successful until the parade started. Too crowded to be selling things then.
After that was a full day at work, on a Sunday, so no rest day for me last week. No rest after that either as there was another order that I had to start preparing soon after that. I just delivered that 3 boxes today, I hope the response is good and won't get bad review again.
I thought I will take a break and one order should be enough already for this week. But fortunately, I am still going to meet my "KPI" - I've just confirmed another order for this Sunday. Next Friday is booked already and I foresee a few more orders coming in.
Next week I will look into the TeaRoom location matters. Meanwhile, website development ready to commence. :)
Had lunch with LGM today at Bon Bon, wah, very good business, I'm sure TeaRoom can do as good! Thanks for suggesting the lunch place LGM, we must do lunch more.
Now eye lids cannot hold up any longer... nite nite.
I have been really tired and am still very tired, must go to sleep early after this post since I haven't posted anything for a long time.
I actually had so much to complain about during the last two weeks but I really couldn't find time to type a word here. The week of 5th October marked the commencement of my crazy schedule - at the full time job, most of us had to work 10am to 10pm for the new product launch. And there was this day when I had tried to "escape" from the duty and be at the charity fair. Before that was the tempting Ferrari California order, which by the way, gotten very bad review, passing points only and that's because the customer was kind enough. Bad review because the cake wasn't nice to start with, sounded so not edible, sob. And the car wasn't at all looking like a Ferrari. Okay, as MFG said, room for improvement, don't think too much. I will make another car with styrofoam later. Just to satisfied the picture gallary.
So, I had been working on the Ferrari delivery since Sunday and it was until 2am, 3am, and the extreme one was until 5.30am! I actually only went into work at 10am that day. Continued with preparation for charity fair and luckily I had my cousins to help, otherwise I think I wouldn't be able to make it at all!
It was also very comforting to have MFG at site as well, although he's managing his own station. Oh, LGM was there and got introduced to MFG (literally because I introduced MFG as "MFG" to LGM haha...). LGM bought a few cupcakes and she also bought some for/ on behalf of LP, thanks for the support dears. My yoga instructor booked some carrot cupcakes, but couldn't make it, so she collected the next day. MFG bought a few as support too. The location of the stall wasn't that ideal, so cousin bro and me went around to sell to the tables where the dinners were. It was quite successful until the parade started. Too crowded to be selling things then.
After that was a full day at work, on a Sunday, so no rest day for me last week. No rest after that either as there was another order that I had to start preparing soon after that. I just delivered that 3 boxes today, I hope the response is good and won't get bad review again.
I thought I will take a break and one order should be enough already for this week. But fortunately, I am still going to meet my "KPI" - I've just confirmed another order for this Sunday. Next Friday is booked already and I foresee a few more orders coming in.
Next week I will look into the TeaRoom location matters. Meanwhile, website development ready to commence. :)
Had lunch with LGM today at Bon Bon, wah, very good business, I'm sure TeaRoom can do as good! Thanks for suggesting the lunch place LGM, we must do lunch more.
Now eye lids cannot hold up any longer... nite nite.
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