Life of a shrimp
Saturday, February 18, 2006
After the years and years of education, stepping into the working world was a wow. Weird that the education system and the real world is so diff. Life's was a breeze just a few months back. Slack around and no one really bothers. Wake up late in the afternoon, give hack care attitude to teachers, joke around. Eat leisurely in clsroom and risk getting catch by our dear rubbish aunty. Shaking leg in the clsrooms, dozing off sometimes and paying 20% attention in cls, chatting like mad as we stroll from corridoors to canteen, skipping lessons, running out of sch hoping Mario and the fat man dun catch us. Life was like this a few months back.
Now, in this working society, being a little fry in the different multinational companies was not exactly nice. Perfection is required in us especially in banks cos a small mistake would grow into a real serious.
1) Small mistakes- A typical example is Me, sending photocopied stuff instead of the original to the department, which will lead to an account no being opened => which result in the lost of interest and worse, if a complain is lodge, my OIC will get her bonus deducted. OK. Typical mistakes. In sch, you just smile stupidly and the teacher will just shake head and forgive you. Work environment, get a big scolding and then gossips spread damn fast and no one trust you anymore. Nice .
2) Gossips- In sch, its just for fun and laughter. No harm no damage done. In work, the gossips turn nasty. And it last as long as you are still working.
Example, my friend rashidah put a stack of forms on a collegue's table and walk away cos that collegue was busy. Then the forms was not processed and she got scolding. I overheard my boss saying : She think she has done her job but she hasn't. Her working attitude is bad.
So you see. Till now my boss still tells people wat happen 3 weeks ago.
3) Backstabbing - Some people just appear all smiley and nice. Bright voice and cheery attitude. But it all turn nasty in a matter of minutes.
This teller, was talking to my collegue sitting behind me. I thought the conversation(loud cheery voice) was that kind of daily chats. Within 5mins, the big boss downstairs wan to see the collegue sitting behind me. He came back 1hr later say he got scolded very seriously. The teller say "Serious arhhh(in flirty malay accent) Then she go on talking to him and both of them exit from the room. Then yesterday that teller came into our room again. With her cheery malay flirty accent.
Teller:AiiiYYAaa no place to sit arhhh..
Collegue: Sit on my laps lar
Teller: Wahhhh, danngerouss you knowww..* giggles*
This was the kind of conversation i hear between them every other day. If someone who 'jokes' about such thing to me quite frequent huh. I wont ever expect her to backstab so seriously law.
If not happy say in front of the face lar. Tell big boss is too much law. Its not like he killed a pig in the office or burn down the counter. At least black face in front of him lar. Working ple nv show their true face law. Its always behind the back. At least in sch we ignore or the most diao them. But nothing ever so serious happens for me to be so nasty to the people around me.
4) High expectations - This Relation manager didnt meet sales targets since she joined the company. Her department manager scold her damn loudly in front of the whole office. Even when i was there.. Its not the pay is alot wat. 2k+ a month? You know the manager sit beside her the whole day listen to all her conversation with every costumers. And scolds her because of the way she's trying to sell the package. 2k+ only wat. Why torture yourself so hard. If its me and sales is not for me, i'll quit lar. 2k pay not diff to get law.
5) Spyware - Last monday (13/02/06) I was caught chit chatting with the temp staff on 1st floor, my dear elaine. Then my boss scolded me like mad. It was only 10mins law. Then ever since she's been spying on me. Calling up ple to ask them What, Where, When, Why was i there. Ok. I found out cos this lady say " I HAVENT seen her" when i walked to her table and passed her account opening form and $5 when i was there. My boss happen to question me and i was innocent. Too bad. I found out. Just because of short term memory and wrong usage of tone and words. She's a nice person. But just wrong time and wrong words. Ok.. Back to spyware.. She keeps looking out for me. Stepping out of the office and she'll ask her Where Wat Where again. Lunch time i 1min late also dare not. In sch ar.. Almost 2/5 days late for sch, not adding late for lessons, late for pe, late for practicals.
6) Teamwork - Ain't people suppose to work and progress as a team? Help each other when something wrong happens? Its all selfish and you-are-so-dead-good luck-to-you in work. Individual performance overwritting teamwork. The so called teamwork was a picture. For outsiders to see that the company is working well together. so why the hell create the project work which we wont apply in work?
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I wonder wat was the education system like last time. DId it all sucks? How come these adults are not taught to be nice, big hearted, be-nice, forgiving and that people sometimes are down with luck or just simply screw up. Its not like these hiccups happen everyday wat. Why get so worked up and frustrated and remember every small mistakes and make them sound kua zhang. Izit me being too nice? I guess not. Must be the education. Maybe when i come out to work our batch of people will be nicer?
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I miss the times when we are all so carefree, sitting in school watching the guys play soccer as if so fun like that. Slacking and listening to music. Joking around with everyone. Talk crap, going toilet da bian. Eating and chatting with my dear Mr Yeo. Playing vball across recess and enjoying the sun. Feeling hungry all day and eating with kat as we all chat about rubbish in the all so crowded and birdshitted canteen. Going to library to study and listen to music and smuggling in tibits without being caught eating by the cam. Life was so good.
So.. I'll start enjoying my dear life before i grow old. I wanna learn tennis. Anyone???? haha Maybe we should try golf if we feel rich cos we'll nv have the time when we grow up. But. Before I pass my GP, these are just hopes. Hahaha.. I wan go taiwan, thailand, beaches in indo and malaysia. Enjoy everything before getting trap in the working world with only 20 days of leave a year. Yes. Thats new on my new year resolution.. It shall be erhhmm.. number 5. The rest squeeze down. And yar.. I wanna join a f&b to learn pastry. I wanna be those make nice nice cute cute 1st cls pastrys hotels/ rest. I know i'm aiming a bit too high cos i don't even know how to cook rice. But i'll learn to bake. ITS Different... Interest is more importent right.
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So guys, before you feel that your work sucks, there's always MEEEEE! Even if your job sucks more, there's still MMeee to talk to.. Happy Expericencing Work!!
8:53 PM
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