Loyalty to company? Not really. Loyalty to money? Not that compelling relatively speaking. Loyalty to the boss then? It used to be, but has definitely changed in recent weeks. So what then, is anchoring me to the company which I have been complaining about the workload in almost every post since? Responsibility? Maybe. Either way, I felt kinda cheated over this new account we won previously. Despite my current workload, I was eventually convinced to take on that account after a "conversation". Not going to go into the specifics here but our discussions have turned out to be void. Even if things developed out of control, I felt rather disappointed that my boss made the convenient decision to pretend our conversation never happen. Not expecting any quick fixes since I know there are none. But maybe some acknowledgment that she remembers our conversation and will work towards honouring them sometime in the future?
Sometime back, my boss asked if my sister would be interested in an internship. I felt obligated to ask although I did strongly hint that it would be quite the "sweat shop". She didn't take the offer.
Eventually, we got a new intern, PL, to help out with the new account. She is lovely and hardworking. She is quite the interesting character. Having passed the interview, we were ready to offer her a contract, but she declined and asked if she could have an internship first. We were all rather confused at first, but now, I'm beginning to admire that decision. What foresight! She is keen to learn and asks plenty of questions - the right ones too. It almost certain that she wouldn't be joining us as we have since fulfilled our hiring quota for 2 more people due to join us end of July and end of August. If there is any loss, it's definitely on our end. Let's just hope the two new hires will be just as good, if I'm still here to see them.
SO has finally left Tulchan. She was with me through the initial "depression period" of last year, and we kinda supported each other through it then. MC and I went for her farewell BBQ and we then had a little dip in the pool. We also got her a Nila doll as a keepsake to remember Singapore by. It's really sad that she's leaving, but I definitely wish her all the best for her studies.
London has sent an analyst over for 3 months, as sort of a short-term fix for us to get up to speed on training any recruits to replace SO. While I have met the analyst, CB, in London and I am fully confident of his abilities, the management really needs to know that things don't work that way and that we will struggle either way. On a more light-hearted note, why did they send a guy? Couldn't they have sent that girl which cooked risotto for me in London? That would at least be somewhat a motivation!
My phone died a few weeks back on a Saturday. The screen absolutely refused to heed my finger swipes. It just so happened that I was on duty because of a client crisis and could not really communicate with the team efficiently. I called StarHub for their one-for-one exchange service and paid about 1/4 of the original price of the phone. I'm sure it was under warranty, but the fact that I had dropped it once and cracked it seemed to make my case a lost one
Had a BBQ session with my university mates sometime back. It's becoming increasingly difficult to gather due to conflicting schedules and work, so it's also nice when a date magically appears which seems to accommodate everyone. At the BBQ, we joked about introducing some girls to ZY. A few days later, I got a text inviting me to an exclusive preview of ZY's blind date. I was super busy, but I tried my hardest to go down and witness my friend's potential 幸福. Too bad I was late and missed his initial reaction when the truth dawned on him that he was set up. According to the others, it was rather epic.
As for the charge for missing my IPPT, it seems I got away with a simple "reprimand". Finally, a little stroke of luck that was in my favour.
Anyway, for that little confusion which I mentioned in my earlier post, I'm really wondering if I am the one complicating things. Should I or should I not? Can I or can't I? At times like these, where is the wisdom that so many people have jokingly said I possess?
[Quotes]
"It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." - William Blake
"Disenchantment whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives." - William Throsby Bridges
"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne
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