Work Place Blues
I’ve jus gotten my first taste of Office Politics. It’s not a very severe case lar, but it made me feel very pek chek. Usually, at the work place, the people who bully you are those who hold positions higher up in the hierarchical structure. However, here at my work place, some clerical officers wield their powers too.
I am supposed to organize a workshop regarding strategic planning for people in the management level. Since the Director needs to be included, I have to check the director’s diary and find a day he is available for the workshop. Who do I go to? Of course not the director himself, he is probably too busy to know when will be free. I will have to go to the Director’s personal assistant (PA). Let me digress. The PA tracks all the Director’s meetings and reminds the Director to do such and such when he forgets. So if anyone needs time with the Director, they will have to go through the PA first. If the PA doesn’t like you, then don’t ever dream of arranging a meeting with the Director.
This is what happened to me okay. Yesterday morning, I went to look for her to find an available date for the workshop.
“Hello XX, can I check with you when will Dr XX be free? I need to arrange a workshop.”
“Later can? I need to do this. (points to the computer screen.)”
(smiles widely) “Yup okieee.”
[After Lunch]
(sunshine smile) “Hello~”
(expressionless) “I’m not ready yet.”
(--__--‘’’’’’’’) “Okie nevermind… how about I look for you tmr?”
“Yar okay.”
[The next day in the toilet….]
“Hello.. can I find you now?”
“Busy leh.”
“Oh okay…” (prepared to walk away since there's nothing to say)
(mumbled so that I couldn’t hear) “laatrer sfsjgmvisgi skjfskdo”
{which is later before 430 look for me}
Mean people are everywhere. All she needed to do was open that diary of hers, which isn’t so heavy that she will spend lotsa time jus to open it, let me see the available time and viola, I’ll be done. I dun feel upset or wad, but I just think it’s very mean of her to do that lor. It’s really not like she’s got a million things to do, busy till no time to go toilet or wad. And I dun think I offended her leh. Oh perhaps I once asked her a qn which she couldn’t manage to answer den she felt awkward. Haiii but not my fault wad….So selfish. HUmphhhhh.
I’ve jus gotten my first taste of Office Politics. It’s not a very severe case lar, but it made me feel very pek chek. Usually, at the work place, the people who bully you are those who hold positions higher up in the hierarchical structure. However, here at my work place, some clerical officers wield their powers too.
I am supposed to organize a workshop regarding strategic planning for people in the management level. Since the Director needs to be included, I have to check the director’s diary and find a day he is available for the workshop. Who do I go to? Of course not the director himself, he is probably too busy to know when will be free. I will have to go to the Director’s personal assistant (PA). Let me digress. The PA tracks all the Director’s meetings and reminds the Director to do such and such when he forgets. So if anyone needs time with the Director, they will have to go through the PA first. If the PA doesn’t like you, then don’t ever dream of arranging a meeting with the Director.
This is what happened to me okay. Yesterday morning, I went to look for her to find an available date for the workshop.
“Hello XX, can I check with you when will Dr XX be free? I need to arrange a workshop.”
“Later can? I need to do this. (points to the computer screen.)”
(smiles widely) “Yup okieee.”
[After Lunch]
(sunshine smile) “Hello~”
(expressionless) “I’m not ready yet.”
(--__--‘’’’’’’’) “Okie nevermind… how about I look for you tmr?”
“Yar okay.”
[The next day in the toilet….]
“Hello.. can I find you now?”
“Busy leh.”
“Oh okay…” (prepared to walk away since there's nothing to say)
(mumbled so that I couldn’t hear) “laatrer sfsjgmvisgi skjfskdo”
{which is later before 430 look for me}
Mean people are everywhere. All she needed to do was open that diary of hers, which isn’t so heavy that she will spend lotsa time jus to open it, let me see the available time and viola, I’ll be done. I dun feel upset or wad, but I just think it’s very mean of her to do that lor. It’s really not like she’s got a million things to do, busy till no time to go toilet or wad. And I dun think I offended her leh. Oh perhaps I once asked her a qn which she couldn’t manage to answer den she felt awkward. Haiii but not my fault wad….So selfish. HUmphhhhh.
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