An Earful

In my company, resources often lose focus and become demoralised due to ad hoc requests. The opportunity for new business is always a priority at the expense of disrupting current deals that had been closed. But this does not mean one does not need to deliver. Things are always rushed and non-existant features are always expected to be provided at the shortest notice. Shoddy work and even if we get the job, the shoddy-ness will find it's way into the project. And so, I was called to work at 9:00am one Saturday morning to do some nonsensical things only to find that nobody had the key unlock the office!

And so, I wasted 90 minutes of my time at a nearby mamak shop with my fatty boss. Had to listen to a pep talk that had been rehashed time and time again. This is what I heard over a cup of cow's milk tea:
 

"I treat you like my brother."

"I often think about your career path."

"The grass isn't greener on the other side."

"I do not see you guys doing this forever, I want to push you up."

It's such a universal load of crap that even my partners from Myanmar hear the same things from their bosses. Pengsan.

 

The day I can spew the same crap on hours on an end is the day I have joined the ranks of management. Sounds easy enough. Scott Adams did say that the job of a manager can be performed by a drunken chimpanzee. Hehe. Wish me luck.