Got called in for a motivational cum pre-review-review cum career planning talk last Friday with the big boss, other boss, and one GM... they said I am ready for my next move and would like me to take up new tasks, learn more things and move up. I will be monitored for 3 months and I am to show them that I can perform and I will then be joining the senior management team. There will be a lot of travelling to China and Singapore, and am the perfect candidate to handle these countries especially China because I can speak Mandarin. And about this new job scope, it's not about whether I can (they have no doubts that I can wor) it whether I want to or not.
Roll eye. Those who'd heard me for the pass two years know why.
PiC just asked if there's any progress... hmm... I don't know how is progress supposed to look like. I've met him for lunch last week, and the week before... maybe for the pass month, we've been meeting up about once a week for lunch. Occasionally with lamp post, but still were meeting. Just asked if I'm seeing him this week because there's some excuse erm... reasons to meet. We used to meet every Thursday but he suggested Wednesday this week.
Told him need to confirm first, I've planned to go to this pasta place (which we missed the last time) this Weds. Finally decided not to give up plans with LGM although she said meeting him is more important. No lah... pasta plan is on and on the other hand after finding out my lunch plan, he said maybe Thurs is okay. Haiyo... like that see how lah. To be confirmed tomorrow.
While I type this, BO said Vary Pasta not that nice. But I'm sure we are still going there right LGM...?
So back to progress... I really don't know. Things will just stay like how they are for now I think, there's nothing to motivate a change in relationship or any other arrangements.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Stupidity
To Brand & Marketing Manager:
You do NOT need the graphics designer to do scanning unless you do not know how to use the scanner/ photocopy machine. Ohh... I guess that must be the case.
You also do NOT need the graphics designer to add a LINE in the scanned picture for your power point presentation because you can well add that damn line yourself using the draw function in power point!! That is, unless if you are not good in power point. Ohh... I guess so again.
Finally, you do not need to raise your voice and use the DAMN word when your graphics designer confirm her scanning job task with because you suddenly realize that what you have just assigned was a very stupid task.
Actually, what I really wanted to tell you is that if you are not so clever, try not to give stupid instructions. Even if you really need to give stupid instructions, please don't talk so loud, it's a torture to the other intelligent people around you.
Yours truly,
TTB
You do NOT need the graphics designer to do scanning unless you do not know how to use the scanner/ photocopy machine. Ohh... I guess that must be the case.
You also do NOT need the graphics designer to add a LINE in the scanned picture for your power point presentation because you can well add that damn line yourself using the draw function in power point!! That is, unless if you are not good in power point. Ohh... I guess so again.
Finally, you do not need to raise your voice and use the DAMN word when your graphics designer confirm her scanning job task with because you suddenly realize that what you have just assigned was a very stupid task.
Actually, what I really wanted to tell you is that if you are not so clever, try not to give stupid instructions. Even if you really need to give stupid instructions, please don't talk so loud, it's a torture to the other intelligent people around you.
Yours truly,
TTB
Monday, October 26, 2009
Dependant
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...
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...
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.
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