Thursday, November 24, 2011

Take Five Post


I'm in the office still.

Been like this these past two weeks since I got rid of my chambie who took emergency leave to send his sister for registration at UiTM. Sorry if I sound like a bitch, but my definition of emergency is a family member  involved in an accident, an impromptu operation, a heart attack or even childbirth.

Sending your sibling off to an IPTA is not an emergency in my book. She did not get her offer letter the morning you asked for emergency leave, did she? In all probability, the offer letter was accepted a few weeks ago, so all arrangements should have been made earlier and no room for last minute emergency.

See? Told you, I was turning into a fire-breathing dragon lady lately. Can't help it. The quality of newly grads are so dismal that I grind my teeth often at their lack of logical thinking and blurness (got arr this word?)

yours truly, in front of the PC that she doesn't know how to operate....

Anyway, backtracking to why I am posting this.

In the midst of doing damage control to the files that was previously handled by the ex-chambie. I am going thru each one with a fine toothcomb. Looking for unanswered correspondences, unfiled papers, undrafted documents. In the same time, I'm tidying up after a messy man, I would say. Changing dog-eared files, bandaging the torn apart covers, re-tying loose files. Its a wonder how some men can treat a file like a heavy duty tool, by the wear and tear that I find on them.

I am now beseiged with a terrible headache from staring at them files for long hours.

I tried hopping around on one feet around the office, to improve circulation of blood. But its not helping. Made myself a big mug of coffee, the cold wet rain outside kinda pushed me into it.  Not helping either. Blasted my favourite songs loud and blaringly from YouTube and sang along. Did nothing to help too.

reason why I'm not a singer.....


So, here I am, blogging away my headache in the evening. Yes, I know I am Ahan in the Afternoon, but lately my afternoons are kinda occupied with clients and work. Will soon change to Ahan Anytime, if that pleases you critical people, okay?

hehehe.... in offensive mode!

Okay, gotta go back to work now. Hope to leave ze office by 8pm today. Truly and totally bogged, I am. But what to do? These files are my babies, I do have to tend to them.

Got to get myself a stress reduction kit, like this

any of you readers need this too? I can share mine.

If I don't control my frazzled nerve and throbbing head, I will end up like this soon:


Ciaoooo.....

9 verses:

Wan Sharif said...

You have to stick to the rules.. Your rules in this case.. Hopefully the rules laid down have been time-tested to be foolproof and geared for success.. If not you may have to modify some..
Whatever... I hope you have better luck with your headache!

Oldstock said...

I gather your assistant is no longer welcome back, because you say `ex'. Orang macam tu memang worth letting go, although it does not help with the heavy workload of the moment. But I'm sure you'll find a capable replacement soon.

In the mean time, let's sing Don't Give Up on Us Baby!

Cat-from-Sydney said...

Aunty Ahan,
Told you life as a cat is wayyyyyy better. Mama's in a similar boat. Keeps asking the wall if not having this particular staff anymore would be detrimental or not....sigh...anak2 jadi mangsa as she keeps coming back from work later and later and later... purrr....meow!

VersedAnggerik said...

Ayah Wan,

Apparently these younger generations, they do not like rules. They think life and workplace is a free-for-all kinda environment.

Alhamdulillah, after a good fitful night sleep, the headache is nowhere to be found now.

Oldstock,

U are sooo right. He is not coming back anymore.

I decided I can't work with people who put their personal commitment over their professional ones.

CiS,

U going thru the same torment too?

Haisshhhhh..... my heart goes out to U. I know that feeling and the sacrifice that comes with an unreliable staff.

~Covert_Operations'78~ said...

Chambies and Interns = Recipes for disaster. I am having so much work-related stress that I have ceased blogging.

VersedAnggerik said...

CO'78,

If I were to write about my work-related stress, I bet I too will stress out everybody.

U take care chum!

edelweiss said...

feeling better now dear?
take care ya

wak gelas said...

wak pon X sukak menyanyii... eeeeE wak dh datang niiii nk komen komennnnn..........

VersedAnggerik said...

edelweiss,

alhamdulillah, dah okay. Hari tuh, meroyan sikit. Hari ni, bawak2 istighfar banyok2! Hehehe...

wak gelas,

thanx for stopping by!