• 3:46:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16, 2008
WARNING: This is sooooo gonna be a ranting post! So don't read it if you're already feeling SIAN.
Kinda the WORST day at work by far, since I've started from start of school term. Exactly 2 weeks at work already. And yes, the office politics starts.
I think it's kinda true that no office has absolutely no office politics.
It was bad enough that the laminating machine scared me stiff when the paper got stuck inside and no matter how hard I tried to pull or reverse it, it was still stuck. So basically I was there panicking together with my friend, and my mind in a mess, contemplating what might actually happen if I spoilt the machine itself, which by the way costs like thousands of dollars! In addition, I couldn't find Sharifah! She's the person we find regarding these machines stuffs by the way. And yeah, so four of us stood there and panicked.
When Sharifah finally got up to the Staff Room, I was like THANK GOD. But no, it wasn't that smooth either. Cos apparently it was REALLY STUCK! And Sharifah was like....err...how did it get into this state?? So you could imagine, I was like "Oh crap, Oh gosh, I'm screwed". So then she worked at it, trying to pull and reverse. Couldn't get the whole thing out still. We even took a scissors and tried to cut the parts that were stuck, so that they'll become thinner, and hopefully will be able to roll out together with the roller! But noooo, didn't work either.
Last resort! We UNSCREWED the machine! Kinda dismantled it a little. Opened the cover lah. Inside were all wires, complicated stuffs. And Everytime we long press the reverse button, there'll be this damn loud POP sound that makes us all jump! I was damn freaking scared lah! That the whole machine was gonna explode or something. Gosh, POP sounds are just NO GOOD. They make you get the ominous feeling man. I swear it took us probably almost an hour or so to get everything out??? Or at least it felt like an hour.
And guess what! When we got everything out, there were actually THREE pieces of half laminated paper stuck inside that machine!!! Gosh, no wonder it's so cranky.
Swear my heart almost dropped out. I was so nervous. So freaking scared everytime the machine POP-ed. Thousand over dollars sia! Burn a big hole if I spoil it or sth. MANNNNNN...... So grateful to Sharifah for her help. Not only she didn't scold us! She helped us so calmly and willingly. And even hurt her hand a little. Probably got some electric current flow through her for one second. I feel so bad... but I'm really really thankful she was there. Cos I seriously didn't know what to do.
Anyway, promised I'll never EVER touch that machine EVER again. Yeah, so I'll so the typing and printing. And Cherie and Tian Qi can do the rest of the laminating. I think I jinxed the machine or something. Gosh.
Okay. That's just ONE pissifying thing that occurred today! Yeah, like as if that wasn't bad enough right. I probably lost a few years of my life being scared out of my wits cos of the machine. And just shortly after that, another situation arose! I HAVEN'T EVEN RECOVERED FROM THE FRIGHT MAN!
This one I shan't state so explicitly what happened lah. I shall keep opinions to myself, since it concerns the office.
Briefly, a teacher asked us to collect money from some students who are paying for the Maths Olympiad. So we're supposed to go round the classes. But this morning, the teacher told us to only collect edusave forms from the students. For those who are paying cash/cheque, tell them to go General Office to pay during their recess. Cos we, temp staff, aren't supposed to handle any money matters lah. Okay, fair enough. We did as we were told.
Recess came and 2 students came to the GO to pay. My colleague told them to pass to us. So I confronted her and said she was supposed to collect cos we're not allowed to handle the money. So basically the situation evolved and the VPs got involved. They thought we were handling the money, so they told us off, repeatedly. But really we were just searching for CHANGE for the boy who paid $100 cash and needed $4 change! But no, explaining to them didn't help cos they just didn't understand we weren't handling the money but just finding for change to return the boy!
So yeah...basically we were accused for nothing. So much for following instructions and working under orders. Grrrrr. I admit I was damn freaking pissed. Just of course I couldn't say anything, but just continued on with my other work. Since I really had alot of work at hand. But of course, in between while talking to my LMs, I complained to them. Hah! Sharing of the same sentiments. Not only us okay! Grrrrr...
Yeah, so that's basically it for my very very very bad day at work. Sian-ified me the whole day man. Hah. Just my luck man!
Let's hope for a better tomorrow (:
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