LIFE EXPERIENCE : 2016 - 2017
January 2016
I found a job AGAIN. My big boss was a Hungarian-German guy but I reported to an Office Manager ("OM") who was strict person. As Intellectual Property ("IP") was new to me, I was trained by a senior. It was tough for me at this age to learn somethung this complicated but for the money, I gave my best shot. At this new workplace, I bumped into an old colleague from the debt recovery. Fuuuuh! The colleague once I could not stand her sight. WHY? Bcoz I did not have any chemistry with her kinda people. Well, she was not my issue there as I tried my best not to communicate so much with her. Back to my story. I was indeed struggling to catch up with the learning process..but I just feel something ain't right as I slowly found that I am pisses each time I have to go to the OM's room to recite all the knowledge I had learnt from the senior..every single day repeating the history and process of the same thing again and again.
During the Chinese New Year's holiday, I went to Kuala Lumpur to release my stress. Just be somewhere nobody really knows me..just get the relax I need..the time to think about this new job again. Sadly as I sighed, I need to leave the workplace before the employment is confirmed..
The following week..after returning to Singapore, I received an invitation to book my HDB flat..I was delighted..The appointment was on Monday so, I was just thinking of taking URGENT LEAVE..Received the letter of invitation on Friday evening..then on Sunday's evening, I received a text saying that all flats were fully book! WTF! Seriouslt, I was really frustrated. This is not the first time I got this kinda BOGUS invitation from HDB so, I wrote in..expressing my FRUSTRATION of not getting the flat. I was applying for a 2-room HDB flat..NOT 5-room flat..What I received as response was disheartening..I was told that priority given to those needy applicants..those families with more than five people..i.e. there were some cases of families with eleven family members..WHAT?! Why on earth eleven family members "squeezing" into 2-room flat which only consist if one living room, one kitchen, one restroom and one bedroom..I repeat - ONLY ONE BEDROOM?! I was told the household income of that family was too low to afford bigger flat..SERIOUSLY, HDB?! Gosh! I was told that my situation is not under needy as I still have my parents' place to live in..OMG! HDB personnel can say that to me? I was very deeply disappointed! I just told the HDB personnel that there's nothing more I could say to defend my standing and make HDB understand my situation. I just hung up the phone with great frustration. I wrote in to CANCEL my entire application. I was really FED-UP of this kinda treatment.
That incident with HDB indeed gave me the belief that there's no use staying put at my current workplace..so, I tendered my resignation with reason that I could not cope with the learning process which are too long-windered..most suitable for younger people with great adrenalin to pursue such job. I bid farewell before my employment been confirmed. Sayonara!
November 2016
After taking a loooooong break, I returned to workforce again..It was tough not having someone financially supporting me..eversince my ex stopped supporting me financially after his retrencement.
This time I was told to cover a staff on maternity in Litigation Department..again it was an URGENT job assignment but the salary was not attractive. WHY I accept the offer? Bcoz I was bored being unemployed.
There were only a male secretary who actually covering the staff on maternity but unable to cope well with the outpouring job assignments and a female senior secretary who looked very sick..making me wondered what had happened to the department eventually. Still, I was just curious..NOT judgmental, okey!?
The firm looks like small but heard that the most projects came from the IP..Then there was this senior secretary from IP sitting nearby whom I did not fancy..just like the former old colleague from debt recovery. This one looked outgoing and too friendly but there's something about her which I felt uneasy with..maybe my feelings or that's the reality!
The job assignments were majority e-filing, printing, filing printouts and attending to guest i.e. making drinks as there was NO pantry lady. SERIOUSLY? Another first to hear a firm has NO pantry lady..not much of a struggle to me despite I do not fancy making and serving drinks to guests..that's why I did not proceed my dream of becoming a flight attendant when I was skinny in the past. Back to my current job.
Another first time in my life seeing a male secretary bootlicking the seniors and people around the office..he was known as "all-knows" person..a "YES" person..when he told me of his long service of employment of the past, I could not helped myself from having the thought that he was those staff who "carry balls" of top management and that's how this staff who survived years and years at workplace while the firm/company keep changing staff..but he remained! The reason he told for leaving that he could not be in the same thought with his new director who replaced his old director..hmmm..I found this kinda staff scary at times..bcoz they know how to bootlicking top management and people around.
Then there was this sick looking senior secretary whom I believed stonced religious person. Once I wore something with plunging neckline as I was going out after work with my beau. She openly reprimanded me of my attire..stating that the management does not like staff wearing sexy clothings..I was like "Huh?"..I saw that the IP senior wearing mini dress..another executive wearing short skirt..why the double standard here..when comes to me? Am I in the wrong place? Very conservative indeed this workplace. BORING! *yawn yawn*
Then there's Christmas lunch at a hotel..which I tried to mix around with other staffs but neeeeaaayyy..I just could not mingle with this bunch of colleagues. I did not know WHY! After the lunch and watching the karaoke competition, I left the event eventhough it was more than an hour to end..I simply could not stand the whole scenario at the event. DAMN AWKWARD!
The next following working day, I was asked whether did I leave early on the day of the event? I replied "Yes. I had more urgent matter to settle"..The senior secretary just smiled faintly. The male secretary was like mumbling something as if I was anti-social. Haiiiizzz..If only I could speak the truth and no one gets offended, I would have said that I am not anti-social..I just not feeling easy at the event where I did not feel like socializing with any of them..Ahakz! Ain't that offensive? That's why I STFU! No further comment. Sooooo artistic divalicious indeed!
Indeed time went by so quickly! The staff returned from maternity in early January 2017. Another person in the firm with whom I did not fancy..didn't know WHY! Strange indeed as I never felt this way towards any strangers all my life. Just felt something I could not relate with this returning staff.
One fine day, this returning staff had no other choice but to bring her newborn baby to work as no one availabe to take care. Another first time in my working experience, having newborn at workplace..The noise part was not coming from the newborn baby but mostly coming from staff oogling (is there such word - oogling?!) at the newborn baby as if they had never seen a newborn baby all their lives..That's when I started putting on my earphone..as I could not do my work in peace. It was really obvious that my action did attracted the senior secretary's attention. Luckily no one asked me why I had my earphone on..I would have told the truth..nothing but the truth..that if I wanted this kinda noise just due to the existing newborn, I would just be at home attending to my lil nephew..*evil laugh*
Sorry but not sorry, I could not agree with idea of staff bringing newborn baby to work and stay in the office for 8-10 hours just bcoz there is no one taking care of the newborn baby..unless the staff have her own working room alone all to herself..but if staff working in an open concept workspace, better she prolong her maternity leave until assistance is found! That's my standing! Not hating mothers to work but mothers too need to be considered towards staff around..the other staff might not be saying out their concentration been distracted to your face but usually talking behind your back, mothers! Be wiser when you become a mother..okey?!
With me being the extra staff in Litigation Department as the male secretary did not wished to return to his previous department, HR suggested the IP Department to take me in..WHAT?! I was "invited" to the Managress of IP's room. We talked..I told her the truth of my past experience in IP Department. I was given a week to consider. I just smiled faintly. NEAAAY! After thinking deeply about the offer plus looking at how crampy the IP department was, I nicely rejected the offer..which followed with an e-mail of my resignation..On my last day of work and after receiving my last paycheck, I did not wait until 6pm to make my exit out of that firm. A firm which I did not feel comfortable at all! So long, folks!
Again, I was unemployed! My closed friends kept persuading me to find a new job but I just put on DEAF ears. I was quite disappointed when keep on losing jobs..well, no one understands..Just forget it! Whatever lah!
I found a job AGAIN. My big boss was a Hungarian-German guy but I reported to an Office Manager ("OM") who was strict person. As Intellectual Property ("IP") was new to me, I was trained by a senior. It was tough for me at this age to learn somethung this complicated but for the money, I gave my best shot. At this new workplace, I bumped into an old colleague from the debt recovery. Fuuuuh! The colleague once I could not stand her sight. WHY? Bcoz I did not have any chemistry with her kinda people. Well, she was not my issue there as I tried my best not to communicate so much with her. Back to my story. I was indeed struggling to catch up with the learning process..but I just feel something ain't right as I slowly found that I am pisses each time I have to go to the OM's room to recite all the knowledge I had learnt from the senior..every single day repeating the history and process of the same thing again and again.
During the Chinese New Year's holiday, I went to Kuala Lumpur to release my stress. Just be somewhere nobody really knows me..just get the relax I need..the time to think about this new job again. Sadly as I sighed, I need to leave the workplace before the employment is confirmed..
The following week..after returning to Singapore, I received an invitation to book my HDB flat..I was delighted..The appointment was on Monday so, I was just thinking of taking URGENT LEAVE..Received the letter of invitation on Friday evening..then on Sunday's evening, I received a text saying that all flats were fully book! WTF! Seriouslt, I was really frustrated. This is not the first time I got this kinda BOGUS invitation from HDB so, I wrote in..expressing my FRUSTRATION of not getting the flat. I was applying for a 2-room HDB flat..NOT 5-room flat..What I received as response was disheartening..I was told that priority given to those needy applicants..those families with more than five people..i.e. there were some cases of families with eleven family members..WHAT?! Why on earth eleven family members "squeezing" into 2-room flat which only consist if one living room, one kitchen, one restroom and one bedroom..I repeat - ONLY ONE BEDROOM?! I was told the household income of that family was too low to afford bigger flat..SERIOUSLY, HDB?! Gosh! I was told that my situation is not under needy as I still have my parents' place to live in..OMG! HDB personnel can say that to me? I was very deeply disappointed! I just told the HDB personnel that there's nothing more I could say to defend my standing and make HDB understand my situation. I just hung up the phone with great frustration. I wrote in to CANCEL my entire application. I was really FED-UP of this kinda treatment.
That incident with HDB indeed gave me the belief that there's no use staying put at my current workplace..so, I tendered my resignation with reason that I could not cope with the learning process which are too long-windered..most suitable for younger people with great adrenalin to pursue such job. I bid farewell before my employment been confirmed. Sayonara!
November 2016
After taking a loooooong break, I returned to workforce again..It was tough not having someone financially supporting me..eversince my ex stopped supporting me financially after his retrencement.
This time I was told to cover a staff on maternity in Litigation Department..again it was an URGENT job assignment but the salary was not attractive. WHY I accept the offer? Bcoz I was bored being unemployed.
There were only a male secretary who actually covering the staff on maternity but unable to cope well with the outpouring job assignments and a female senior secretary who looked very sick..making me wondered what had happened to the department eventually. Still, I was just curious..NOT judgmental, okey!?
The firm looks like small but heard that the most projects came from the IP..Then there was this senior secretary from IP sitting nearby whom I did not fancy..just like the former old colleague from debt recovery. This one looked outgoing and too friendly but there's something about her which I felt uneasy with..maybe my feelings or that's the reality!
The job assignments were majority e-filing, printing, filing printouts and attending to guest i.e. making drinks as there was NO pantry lady. SERIOUSLY? Another first to hear a firm has NO pantry lady..not much of a struggle to me despite I do not fancy making and serving drinks to guests..that's why I did not proceed my dream of becoming a flight attendant when I was skinny in the past. Back to my current job.
Another first time in my life seeing a male secretary bootlicking the seniors and people around the office..he was known as "all-knows" person..a "YES" person..when he told me of his long service of employment of the past, I could not helped myself from having the thought that he was those staff who "carry balls" of top management and that's how this staff who survived years and years at workplace while the firm/company keep changing staff..but he remained! The reason he told for leaving that he could not be in the same thought with his new director who replaced his old director..hmmm..I found this kinda staff scary at times..bcoz they know how to bootlicking top management and people around.
Then there was this sick looking senior secretary whom I believed stonced religious person. Once I wore something with plunging neckline as I was going out after work with my beau. She openly reprimanded me of my attire..stating that the management does not like staff wearing sexy clothings..I was like "Huh?"..I saw that the IP senior wearing mini dress..another executive wearing short skirt..why the double standard here..when comes to me? Am I in the wrong place? Very conservative indeed this workplace. BORING! *yawn yawn*
Then there's Christmas lunch at a hotel..which I tried to mix around with other staffs but neeeeaaayyy..I just could not mingle with this bunch of colleagues. I did not know WHY! After the lunch and watching the karaoke competition, I left the event eventhough it was more than an hour to end..I simply could not stand the whole scenario at the event. DAMN AWKWARD!
The next following working day, I was asked whether did I leave early on the day of the event? I replied "Yes. I had more urgent matter to settle"..The senior secretary just smiled faintly. The male secretary was like mumbling something as if I was anti-social. Haiiiizzz..If only I could speak the truth and no one gets offended, I would have said that I am not anti-social..I just not feeling easy at the event where I did not feel like socializing with any of them..Ahakz! Ain't that offensive? That's why I STFU! No further comment. Sooooo artistic divalicious indeed!
Indeed time went by so quickly! The staff returned from maternity in early January 2017. Another person in the firm with whom I did not fancy..didn't know WHY! Strange indeed as I never felt this way towards any strangers all my life. Just felt something I could not relate with this returning staff.
One fine day, this returning staff had no other choice but to bring her newborn baby to work as no one availabe to take care. Another first time in my working experience, having newborn at workplace..The noise part was not coming from the newborn baby but mostly coming from staff oogling (is there such word - oogling?!) at the newborn baby as if they had never seen a newborn baby all their lives..That's when I started putting on my earphone..as I could not do my work in peace. It was really obvious that my action did attracted the senior secretary's attention. Luckily no one asked me why I had my earphone on..I would have told the truth..nothing but the truth..that if I wanted this kinda noise just due to the existing newborn, I would just be at home attending to my lil nephew..*evil laugh*
Sorry but not sorry, I could not agree with idea of staff bringing newborn baby to work and stay in the office for 8-10 hours just bcoz there is no one taking care of the newborn baby..unless the staff have her own working room alone all to herself..but if staff working in an open concept workspace, better she prolong her maternity leave until assistance is found! That's my standing! Not hating mothers to work but mothers too need to be considered towards staff around..the other staff might not be saying out their concentration been distracted to your face but usually talking behind your back, mothers! Be wiser when you become a mother..okey?!
With me being the extra staff in Litigation Department as the male secretary did not wished to return to his previous department, HR suggested the IP Department to take me in..WHAT?! I was "invited" to the Managress of IP's room. We talked..I told her the truth of my past experience in IP Department. I was given a week to consider. I just smiled faintly. NEAAAY! After thinking deeply about the offer plus looking at how crampy the IP department was, I nicely rejected the offer..which followed with an e-mail of my resignation..On my last day of work and after receiving my last paycheck, I did not wait until 6pm to make my exit out of that firm. A firm which I did not feel comfortable at all! So long, folks!
Again, I was unemployed! My closed friends kept persuading me to find a new job but I just put on DEAF ears. I was quite disappointed when keep on losing jobs..well, no one understands..Just forget it! Whatever lah!
