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| The day that I made my decision to try out the promotion in my organization, I brought a soy latte at Starbuck, and on the cup was this quote from Po Bronson, author of "What Should I Do With My Life?", "Failure is hard, but success are far more dangerous. If you are successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever." I was thinking, is this an omen? I asked myself if i would consider doing this job if the pay is the same and yes i would for the challenge, the involvement, the opportunity and experience. Have yet to find out if I can get it until this is approve from the division director.. which is becoming another game of office politics. I'll be glad if i get it, but if not I won't be bothered but move on to other things that I care and passionate about. | | |
| Love your bossIt's a love and hate relationship between my boss and I. If you have ever done the DISC personality assessment test, she's the typical I person, who's spontaneous, outspoken, passionate and ready to take the world, get things moving ahead kind.. only without much details and strategic planning ahead of time; while I'm the SC, aka detail-oriented, likes to have structure, information, organization before we execute them. We are crashing Mars and earth, where somehow as much as I hate to say I am a supplement to her shortcomings and she to mine... I have specifically requested to not be her secretary... but life is not always in your control, so you can guess where I end up regardless. Today we had our confrontations over a minor matter of which she magnifies and got 2 other colleagues involve over the phone. Being the soft, mash-potato kind of person, she hit my nerves this time and I spoke out, listings all the logical reason to back my argument... a first for such strong attitude at least towards her and she soften up when realize what she had done. We ended the convo on a good note, but it was obvious that her action upset & angered me. I took my lunch break to regain my emotional control and started thinking how I should act and approach when I see her later on. Treated myself a nice salmon sandwich and then walked a few blocks and went back to work. Didn't need to look far before I saw her in our dpt already getting other people worked up too.. I slipped to another aisle and got to my desk safely only to be surprised at what I found on the desk... Flowers, from my beloved boss, on the wrapping paper written "Thanks, Vivian". *Sigh* speechless... not the usual full-of-gratitude-speechless, rather it's the I-want-to-kill-you-but-you-are-not-all-that-bad-so-i-really-can't kind of speechless.
Mom and bf told me that she's a good boss la, at least she appreciates what you do and shows it as well... I guess I can't complain on that part. | | |
| I think I am by far the worst car owner you can imagine. So far ever since I have gotten this car, I have forgotten to lock the doors 3x, but ironically I did remember the club on and locked that, once forgotten to move the car for the block to be clean and just yesterday was unaware that one of the back window was opened and left it at that overnight.. until I moved it before, but not without the reminder from my brother, where he couldn't help but said kindly and realistically, you suck! *sigh* I absolutely agree, and I think God agrees and knows that I'm not very good at it either and hence has so far blessed me with no tickets and allow me to still be a car owner. If it is not God's grace, I don't know what it is after so many incidences. Got to get the big head shrimp out of my head and be more careful!! Aiyaaa.. | | |
| CopingAnyone know of a way to cope with your emotion after being yelled and shouted at every other day on the phone? It's not directly towards you, but the organization you work for, but still the yelling is received and aimed at you becuz you represent them. Love them? No, they're not very lovable when they blasted out at you. It requires something more than high EQ | | |
| Bronchitis go away!!  shoulda stay home instead of coming to work to fight dozing off and coughing =( | | |
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