Few words: Yellow is the new crime. Ridiculously absurd! One thing that really bother me is why only youtube broadcasting the truth? Haih..so PO-Ri-TIK one.
I just got my first paycheck last two weeks and half of it already gone. People say the happiest day is when you get your salary, it’s indeed; but that happiness only last for a day.Your job scope will get bigger so take this chance to learn more.
And I thought that is just another power-responsibility gimmick, you know so that the boss looks cooler in front of you. Nevertheless, that gimmick becomes reality somehow. No doubt, my job load is increasing day by day; from sitting there doing nothing to light document reviewing and finally to what every engineer do.So, what do every engineer do?
I get this a lot, especially from my mum. For the elders, engineer is someone who repair machine, design machine, operate machine or build machine. If the machine my mum referring to is a computer, a mouse, a printer or a desk phone; the answer would be hell yeah, I operating them all day long. But I think the machine my mum referring to would be something twice or ten times my size, then sadly NO mum. Undeniably, there are engineer doing that but most of the ‘modern’ engineer nowadays is sitting in the office, clicking on the computer and filing customer complains. When I tell my mum what I’m doing every day, she then compares me to a PR officer. Yes mum, engineer is a PR officer with an engineering degree, no different.Then why spend another year studying?
Maybe I have shitload time on my hand to kill? (Dead silent)
Working in a big company, like it or not, you have to work with a lot of people. That is when your social skill comes in handy. Just like when you’re in your university rushing your fellow lazy coursemate to finish their parts in some group report. That thing still haunts you even when you’re working. No doubt, there are lazy engineers too. When you talk to them about deadline, there would be 3 scenarios.1. They ignore you.
2. They ignore you.
3. They still ignore you.
2. They ignore you.
3. They still ignore you.
You see, when you’re a newbie, old engineers, technicians and staff take your word for granted. They treat you like a toddle; your deadline threat is weightless to them. That’s when you need to bring in the manager. Sometimes I would refer a manager as lubricant, just bring in the manager, and everything become so damn lubricating. Try CC the manager in the e-mail you send, guaranteed a reply in 5 minutes saying Yes Your Majesty. To start a mental war or just to add a few kilos to your deadline threat, you purposely phone that lazy engineer and tell them, you accidentally BCC their boss. That would be fun.
But still, one good thing of being a white collar office guy is you get treated occasionally; not every day though. Maybe once in a blue moon, when some big shot guy went on a business trip, they will bring some souvenir back. You know, just to brag how much they enjoy going on tour by company money. Even if they forget, I can guarantee you, they ‘die die’ also grab something from the airport souvenir shop. Why? Company money mar, no harm.Of course, this is nothing if you compare to my previous boss who used to treat us secret recipe on our birthday. But even so, a treat is a treat. As long as it’s free, I’m happy :)
But it contains peanuts. Darn! *scratching*
