Office Networks

This blog entry does not necessarily need to sound like a brag. In fact, it's a rant.

So, yeah, I've become this huge listener at work. For some apparent reason, people have been 'trusting' me. I am not the type who likes to keep secrets. I would if I was told one but I'm not the type who would totally love to know secrets. I'm also not the type to go around telling everyone stuffs. I think I'm a very average human being on a scale of gossiper to a secret-keeper. But then again, you can question what IS an average human being.

It started with Aunty. She came into my room and had a bit of a rant. So, apparently she felt left out. So, at work, she takes care of the operation part and I am in the 'technical' part. The tricky bit was Moby was not that much of a technical person but now that we got ToyBoss, she's been keeping things quite pedentically technical and in place. I've been kept busy working on plans and drawing some module charts and shit even before things start. I kinda like this system. To be honest, I wasn't asked to do these. I took an initiative to do these. Nope, I would not get any salary raise, but knowing ToyBoss is almighty awesome in her 'technicality' sense, I just want to be prepared. My point is, Aunty, despite having no work to do, could work on stuffs. She deals with enumerators and she could be working on what she would tell the enumerators. She asked me about the meeting the day before. So, as a minute taker, I briefed her a bit on the know and then she whinged that she didn't know these and no one told her. The fact was, those two meetings did not produce any results. And not to forget, both of those meetings were quite 'technical'. And then she went on about how she doesn't want to be surprised with more workload in the middle of the process and she doesn't want to risk the enumerator.

Now, that's just crap. First of all, despite the humanitarian name that I kept using for my work, we're actually in the development era. The cyclone was two years ago and we're trying our best to publish anything that would lure the donors or agencies to put more involvement. My point is, our project-based work IS hectic. I have stayed at work until 1am or 3am and never have I complained. Yes, it's true I have no kids nor a life, but I do have two careers working in parallel and grandparents who I don't wanna wake up at night. So, if Aunty or the enumerators should ever whinge about the fast pace and ever changing objectives at work, with all due respect, get another job. Aunty did mention that in the previous project, she did not like how the enumerators were dealt. THEN, SAY IT TO MOBY! I love it how she would keep quiet whenever Moby asked her to do shit. Now, normally I would be very pleasing but I think it's cos I want to put my new 'honest' me in use, I explained everything that she was whingeing about. And I told her not to ever let the two enumerators (long hair dude and the retarded girl) to ever come back.

I know we love our team and we would do anything to raise the flag poles for our teams. But seriously, when the team doesn't do you good for this mighty two-three months of commitment, my advice is to get real and stop being Mother Teressa about it.

Then, since Boss went home early, I was left with ToyBoss. She caught me offguard while I was working on my training kit. She asked me what I was working on and I was explaining to her. Then, she got excited and started planning things. She was semi-stepping on Boss' toes. Then, I got a bit worried and I kinda told her what I was working on in details. Now, this made her email Boss on things to be done.

Ok, so.. Boss DOES micro manage me. And ToyBoss is ANOTHER micro manager. Hierarchically, ToyBoss works on top of Boss and ToyBoss has this tedency to micromanage Boss, but that's not my problem. Now, what's happening here was knowing both of them micromanage me (I wouldn't mind), it's scary to think if that would ever clash.

Boss called me later and asked what I told ToyBoss since ToyBoss had finally emailed her a LOOOONG email on things to do. Boss was a bit upset with me, but a bit concerned about ToyBoss. Then, domino effect much, the rant dominoed onto Craig. I ranted about this to Craig, who was being quite professionally experienced about this. It's good to have a boyfriend you can ask things about sometimes. It's cute how he kept telling me of his experience.

It was only later I took a time off to think of what I should've done. I should've just convinced ToyBoss that everything's under control and not panic when she asked me about things I've been working on. Technically, I'm under Boss who's under ToyBoss. So, I guess, the next visit from ToyBoss would see me much more relaxed and not as excited as before.

Don't get me wrong.. I LOVE ToyBoss. She's million times better than Moby and Boss is like my sis and someone I look up to. This is just to save my ass and my friendship with both of them at work. Regarding Aunty, I don't know. I dont really care in all honesty. I can't force myself to appreciate someone of such low tolerance and a huge dosage of 'in denial' in life. Sometimes, you gotta stop being the nice person you are and fight for your right to walk on the right direction at work.

I noticed that a lof ot people at work has been opening up since I had been marching on during our previous project about how international stuffs love us to be honest. It's true they want feedbacks from us. But it's only fair that you go into a room with your request with a mentality that your request could either be granted nor rejected. I guess they forgot that part and recently, I guess rejection's biting them in the butt. I dont know.. I'm one stubborn person but I do think about realism. I mean, what's the fun of life if everything goes your way, huh?