Saturday, March 21, 2015 @2:35 AM
Well, hello.
How do you know when it's been too long since your last post?
Ans: When you entered your password wrongly for more than 5 times and ended up having to reset it. *facepalm*
So it's Friday today! And I never truly valued the meaning of TGIF until I started working.
With that said, I could really use a break right now; like a holiday break.
I feel so jaded, so sick of my workplace, so out of place around my colleagues and so dissatisfied with the remuneration package here. Ever since I joined the company, my level of patience towards people has dropped tremendously and it sucks that I always end up saying something sarcastic or raising my voice at people.
In recent weeks, I realised I've become somewhat, nastier over the phone but I seriously cannot deal with how daft some people can be. It's absurd how most people function around here and since day 1, I honestly think that if anyone wants to work in Singapore, you jolly-well learn to speak English.
Secondly, no one ever listens to instructions. I know you're busy, so am I. But I'm not there to do your shit the moment you ask, unless of course, you're my boss.
Thirdly, employee welfare here is...wait, what welfare? My cubicle is bigger than the pantry- go figure. Am I really that calculating? I don't understand how the management can't see that if they want us to give our best in our work, they too, should reciprocate. I am not even motivated to work, which is really sad, which leads to my jadedness. It's no wonder the turnover is so goddamn high.
Lastly, I am really appalled at how the managers here lack communication skills and expect HR to know every damn thing. I can't believe you don't even know your own work schedules, like really?
Newsflash - we're not your call centre.
I know I'm not the best around there, I do make mistakes and I have plenty to learn. But as an established organisation, I seriously think they need to get their shit together and I need to get out of the hell hole even quicker than I thought.
Anyways, amidst everything going on, I always make time for friends and loved ones. I had a good catch up with Jason, Keith and Edmund on Wednesday night and Josh joined us for the first time. I was a ball of nerves the night before and minutes before dinner because, if the meeting wasn't handled well, things could get pretty awkward. Kit labelled him as 'the elusive boyfriend'. Haha not so elusive anymore.
It was really funny how all 3 of them were on their best behaviour around Josh. The meanest thing Ed said to me all night was that I sounded like an owl when I went, 'Who, who?' in reference to some girl Jason bumped into.
For most parts of the night, we talked about which was more important to us in a job- pay or happiness. I didn't have an answer to it but I think I do now. Coincidentally, as I was walking home just now, a bus which drove past me had a JobsDB advertisement and across the bus, there was a tagline which read, "Happy is a better job.'
It sounds a little bit off, grammatically, but you get the point :)
Goodnight.