WOO HOO!!
PLUS! it's my REST DAY tomorrow!!!
song~~
2-in-1 cheap thrill... it's the best i can have at the moment. and i've learnt to be contented. so ya, i'm not complaining at the moment la.. hee...
but i would love to meet up with the girls soon leh... =/
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
what's right? what's not?
that bossy SM finally left. for good, i hope. yesterday was her last day and she never fails to make known who's in charge even to the last minute. and also, she never fails to piss me off once-quite-often. anyway, she's passe now... there may be some reshuffling in the buddy system, very much depends on the new SM's decision. now, i couldn't really be bothered who's going to be my big sister / brother coz' they're input with the same mentality which develop a vicious cycle to the future generations.
i was issued an ID recently for lateness. damn. it was my 3rd-in-charge who issued. and i don't really understand their meaning of lateness. the way i was briefed contradicts the actual meaning of lateness. to put it simply, somehow there was no clarity of what's late and what's not.
for example: today, my 2nd warn me about being late. and i didn't really understand where she's coming from. the reporting time was 9am, especially early. according to my watch, i was on-time. too bad that my watch doesn't come with second-hand, i can't really tell if i was seconds late. so when i arrived, she was obviously there waiting for me.
what i understand was as a Senior, u need to arrive at least 15 mins earlier than the reporting time. or not, i would be considered as late. if the person-in-charge happens to come later than the Senior, then that would be on-time. seriously, what kind of logic is that?
to me, if i would be judged on my punctuality by the time the person-in-charge arrives, then why should there be a "reporting time" in the 1st place? all the more they shouldn't put it as "reporting time" but simply state it as the time the in-charge arrives! then, i should be contacting the in-charge to check what time he/she would arrived so as to be deemed punctual.
then again, think about it: let's take it as ALL staff in the office reports to work at 9am. if one fine day the Boss comes at 8.30am, while the rest of the staffs reports on time, should the staffs be condemned of lateness?
the thing i couldn't accept is, why must the SM comes later than the others then they would be considered punctual? should SM possessed such authority? and why create this kind of "grey" area for the REAL meaning of reporting time? is it coz' SM are such noble creatures that they can't afford to wait a while?? snobbish!
seriously, if ever i climbed to an in-charge, i'll change the culture of the shop. but that's still quite a while to go... till then, i don't know how would the new SM be performing. would she be someone i'll respect? or is she someone of no difference to the previous one? if so, i would think most SMs are made up of unscrupulous arseholes who would take credit upon their team members' hard work. perhaps, i may be determined to create a difference... haa...
i was issued an ID recently for lateness. damn. it was my 3rd-in-charge who issued. and i don't really understand their meaning of lateness. the way i was briefed contradicts the actual meaning of lateness. to put it simply, somehow there was no clarity of what's late and what's not.
for example: today, my 2nd warn me about being late. and i didn't really understand where she's coming from. the reporting time was 9am, especially early. according to my watch, i was on-time. too bad that my watch doesn't come with second-hand, i can't really tell if i was seconds late. so when i arrived, she was obviously there waiting for me.
what i understand was as a Senior, u need to arrive at least 15 mins earlier than the reporting time. or not, i would be considered as late. if the person-in-charge happens to come later than the Senior, then that would be on-time. seriously, what kind of logic is that?
to me, if i would be judged on my punctuality by the time the person-in-charge arrives, then why should there be a "reporting time" in the 1st place? all the more they shouldn't put it as "reporting time" but simply state it as the time the in-charge arrives! then, i should be contacting the in-charge to check what time he/she would arrived so as to be deemed punctual.
then again, think about it: let's take it as ALL staff in the office reports to work at 9am. if one fine day the Boss comes at 8.30am, while the rest of the staffs reports on time, should the staffs be condemned of lateness?
the thing i couldn't accept is, why must the SM comes later than the others then they would be considered punctual? should SM possessed such authority? and why create this kind of "grey" area for the REAL meaning of reporting time? is it coz' SM are such noble creatures that they can't afford to wait a while?? snobbish!
seriously, if ever i climbed to an in-charge, i'll change the culture of the shop. but that's still quite a while to go... till then, i don't know how would the new SM be performing. would she be someone i'll respect? or is she someone of no difference to the previous one? if so, i would think most SMs are made up of unscrupulous arseholes who would take credit upon their team members' hard work. perhaps, i may be determined to create a difference... haa...
Thursday, April 20, 2006
8 more days & 1 more day to...
PAY DAY and REST DAY!!!
i'm broke, ALMOST penniless... and i need a life, outta work...
i'm broke, ALMOST penniless... and i need a life, outta work...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
just when i thought....*sigh*
i haven't really got the energy and/or the time to blog nowsdays. lack of manpower, what could be helped? sigh...
below's my roster as of Monday, 16/4. somehow, i'm getting quite used to the hectic schedule. or is that really hectic? i don't know. i'm getting quite numb though...
Monday - Full
Tuesday - 2pm to 6pm
Wednesday - Morning
Thursday - Afternoon
Friday - Morning
Saturday - Rest Day
Sunday - Afternoon
i guess the only thing that fustrates me now is that despite they state a certain time for knock-off, they'll never let us go on time. think they're quite insensitive though. i mean, due to the lack of manpower issue, all of us don't get to enjoy the "3 days, 1 day rest" practice that is implemented by the management to all retail outlets. yet, when there's a chance to drag, they would not be ashamed of it. it's like you've stretched my energy level to my max already and what more you want?
and i guess it should be a norm to work in an Asian society huh?
worse to come, YM is going to Taiwan again soon. and he could still tell me that's an incentive given to him for good performance. duh. he may not go over for leisure but he's exempted for some training that would be for the rest of his team. so am i s'pose to be happy for him??
i'm so tired.
my juniors asked to me request the days off. but i thought, whichever day i request, the rest of the week wouldn't be too much of the difference. so i didn't see a point to request anything, unless i really wanted to do something on a particular day. looks like i need to request it on the day YM's leaving... this time i'm not requesting to do something i wanted to do, and it's quite demoralizing.
i'm mentally unwell at the moment. so that's all for a depressing entry.
below's my roster as of Monday, 16/4. somehow, i'm getting quite used to the hectic schedule. or is that really hectic? i don't know. i'm getting quite numb though...
Monday - Full
Tuesday - 2pm to 6pm
Wednesday - Morning
Thursday - Afternoon
Friday - Morning
Saturday - Rest Day
Sunday - Afternoon
i guess the only thing that fustrates me now is that despite they state a certain time for knock-off, they'll never let us go on time. think they're quite insensitive though. i mean, due to the lack of manpower issue, all of us don't get to enjoy the "3 days, 1 day rest" practice that is implemented by the management to all retail outlets. yet, when there's a chance to drag, they would not be ashamed of it. it's like you've stretched my energy level to my max already and what more you want?
and i guess it should be a norm to work in an Asian society huh?
worse to come, YM is going to Taiwan again soon. and he could still tell me that's an incentive given to him for good performance. duh. he may not go over for leisure but he's exempted for some training that would be for the rest of his team. so am i s'pose to be happy for him??
i'm so tired.
my juniors asked to me request the days off. but i thought, whichever day i request, the rest of the week wouldn't be too much of the difference. so i didn't see a point to request anything, unless i really wanted to do something on a particular day. looks like i need to request it on the day YM's leaving... this time i'm not requesting to do something i wanted to do, and it's quite demoralizing.
i'm mentally unwell at the moment. so that's all for a depressing entry.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
my rest day yesterday...
wah, it felt SOOOO good to just sleep on my rest day! and i do nothing else other than spending time with YM. i'm contented. hee....
anyway, as the day on Thursday itself came to an end where i'm assisting my 3rd-in-charge to close shop, i was feeling pretty excited about my rest day. even though there weren't any plans made other than going over to his place for a short stay, i couldn't wait to feEL my rest day after having my roster stretching my energy level to its max. finally i got to rest real good, recharged. and the highlight is...
i shall present you my new love:
TA-DA!!!
anyway, as the day on Thursday itself came to an end where i'm assisting my 3rd-in-charge to close shop, i was feeling pretty excited about my rest day. even though there weren't any plans made other than going over to his place for a short stay, i couldn't wait to feEL my rest day after having my roster stretching my energy level to its max. finally i got to rest real good, recharged. and the highlight is...
i shall present you my new love:
TA-DA!!!
ain't she a beauty?? it was love at first sight, mind you... *sigh*...
i still missed my k700i though. i missed her functions and all, especially her LED light where it came in handy most of the time. well, her condition was quite jia lat till i almost thought i'll never get her sold. never mind... i felt bad talking about her. haa...
FYI, this is the only phone that i didn't do my homework in the reviews and other feedbacks. at the moment, i'm quite contented with its functions and all (esp the CAMERA!!). so hope i'll not find anything drastic that would harm the image for the time being.
right now, i'm broke. no more mah-nie till pay day @ 28th. 2 weeks more... sianz.
Monday, April 10, 2006
i'm whining...
how long have i worked with Gio already? almost one month per say. it wasn't long for me to start developing some grievances at work. nothing serious, other than i can't really click with the SM and my horrid roster. maybe i'm stretched to my max and i'm really tired out, i can't help feeling cranky and all.
if it wasn't for my sore eye last week, i would have worked much more than required of me, even though i already have.
Monday - 2pm to 6pm
Tuesday - Full @ RP
Wednesday - Afternoon
Thursday - Full
Friday - Rest Day, finally
Saturday - Morning
Sunday - Morning
madness huh? i've briefly calculated the number of hours to be clocked for this week - 49 hours excluding lunch break and the possibility of not having to sign out on time. and the week before, they owe me 5 hours of OT. if they're not able to offset my OT, they would pay me back in cash 1.5 times per hour rate. so if i'm to fulfill my roster this week, they would owe me another 5 or more hours. can you imagine it's only the 2nd week of April and i've earned about 100 odd bucks of OT?
but seriously, i would rather get the rest days than to get the cash though...
like what YM told me, other than the fact that there wasn't enough manpower, all in-charges would put their interest before the welfare of their team. despite it's human nature, i felt really sad though.
never mind. i should look forward to Friday, my PRECIOUS rest day. anyway, i will be grateful that i'm only on 4 hours shift today. i really am.
if it wasn't for my sore eye last week, i would have worked much more than required of me, even though i already have.
Monday - 2pm to 6pm
Tuesday - Full @ RP
Wednesday - Afternoon
Thursday - Full
Friday - Rest Day, finally
Saturday - Morning
Sunday - Morning
madness huh? i've briefly calculated the number of hours to be clocked for this week - 49 hours excluding lunch break and the possibility of not having to sign out on time. and the week before, they owe me 5 hours of OT. if they're not able to offset my OT, they would pay me back in cash 1.5 times per hour rate. so if i'm to fulfill my roster this week, they would owe me another 5 or more hours. can you imagine it's only the 2nd week of April and i've earned about 100 odd bucks of OT?
but seriously, i would rather get the rest days than to get the cash though...
like what YM told me, other than the fact that there wasn't enough manpower, all in-charges would put their interest before the welfare of their team. despite it's human nature, i felt really sad though.
never mind. i should look forward to Friday, my PRECIOUS rest day. anyway, i will be grateful that i'm only on 4 hours shift today. i really am.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
FINALLY - something new...
not too in favor with the acting SM though... perhaps i should be more understanding that she's having a bad throat and just recovered from fever which leads to her moody mood. then again, i thought as a leader, one should be more professional? i don't know... the last thing is you would do is to vent it out on someone.
and i think i have to get used to people of higher authority to constantly having the "you should know" mentality. i mean, it's alright to repeat yourself (even though it does get tiring) or even make sure if your trainee is still learning. it doesn't hurt to ask, "are you aware of blah blah blah?" or "did anyone brief you about ----?". because i simply don't believe in "you should know" theory to trainees like me who's only 2 weeks in this job. if having to work for more than 3 months and i'm as blur as a toad, ya by all means, screw me. or not, quit having that you-should-know look whenever i'm not sure.
also, despite it's a necessary, i felt it's quite stupid to memorise barcodes. the whole troublesome thinggie sets in when the barcode falls off the merchandise, thats when i've to manually key in the barcode to speed things up. seriously, i need a miracle. tell me a quick and responsive way of memorizing those barcodes. if i'm to "die memorise" (si bei), i'll never get it done in time.
anyway, i'm on my way of mastering cashiering. finally, i'm into cashiering. i'm all jittery and everything on the 1st few attempts, a serious cock up but it's quite easy to get the hang of it. thank goodness. hopefully i'll portray as a fast-learner and master it asap so that acting SM would have better opinions of me, and would not say things like "i'm so embarassed!" when i cocked up with my barcodes.
i'm wondering, did all my seniors remember those barcodes at their fingertips when they're 2 weeks in the job? or i'm suppose to set a record?
perhaps, they're not really of "set by example" as much as they claim to be...
and i think i have to get used to people of higher authority to constantly having the "you should know" mentality. i mean, it's alright to repeat yourself (even though it does get tiring) or even make sure if your trainee is still learning. it doesn't hurt to ask, "are you aware of blah blah blah?" or "did anyone brief you about ----?". because i simply don't believe in "you should know" theory to trainees like me who's only 2 weeks in this job. if having to work for more than 3 months and i'm as blur as a toad, ya by all means, screw me. or not, quit having that you-should-know look whenever i'm not sure.
also, despite it's a necessary, i felt it's quite stupid to memorise barcodes. the whole troublesome thinggie sets in when the barcode falls off the merchandise, thats when i've to manually key in the barcode to speed things up. seriously, i need a miracle. tell me a quick and responsive way of memorizing those barcodes. if i'm to "die memorise" (si bei), i'll never get it done in time.
anyway, i'm on my way of mastering cashiering. finally, i'm into cashiering. i'm all jittery and everything on the 1st few attempts, a serious cock up but it's quite easy to get the hang of it. thank goodness. hopefully i'll portray as a fast-learner and master it asap so that acting SM would have better opinions of me, and would not say things like "i'm so embarassed!" when i cocked up with my barcodes.
i'm wondering, did all my seniors remember those barcodes at their fingertips when they're 2 weeks in the job? or i'm suppose to set a record?
perhaps, they're not really of "set by example" as much as they claim to be...
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
some changes in my schedule
i'm suppose to work full shift today but i woke up with a red and sore left eye this morning. felt quite bad that i wasn't able to fulfill my duties today, ended up causing more trouble for them to find replacement. i was thinking to continue to work by wearing specs (coz' i'm thinking it may not be that serious) but YM reminded me that red eye would spread.
anyway, note the slight changes that caused my hell in my schedule for this week:
Monday - Rest Day
Tuesday - Morning to 6pm (which i stayed till 7.45pm, with YM waiting for me)
Wednesday - Full (but on MC)
Thursday - Morning to 6pm
Friday - Full @ RP
Saturday - Half Morning @ RP
Sunday - Morning (till 2pm)
if you've noticed, there's no rest day other than Monday for me. so i'm basically working for straight 6 days for them. it's so easy for them to take away my rest day on Thursday, yet they didn't realise it would kill me. well, i should see this coming lah... especially when there's just not enough manpower.
also,
CONGRATS TO MY BELOVED MEI MEI WHO OFFICIALLY PASSED HER DRIVING TEST ON TUESDAY (4TH APRIL 2006)!! WELCOME TO THE DRIVERS CLUB!!
*tee hee*
anyway, note the slight changes that caused my hell in my schedule for this week:
Monday - Rest Day
Tuesday - Morning to 6pm (which i stayed till 7.45pm, with YM waiting for me)
Wednesday - Full (but on MC)
Thursday - Morning to 6pm
Friday - Full @ RP
Saturday - Half Morning @ RP
Sunday - Morning (till 2pm)
if you've noticed, there's no rest day other than Monday for me. so i'm basically working for straight 6 days for them. it's so easy for them to take away my rest day on Thursday, yet they didn't realise it would kill me. well, i should see this coming lah... especially when there's just not enough manpower.
also,
CONGRATS TO MY BELOVED MEI MEI WHO OFFICIALLY PASSED HER DRIVING TEST ON TUESDAY (4TH APRIL 2006)!! WELCOME TO THE DRIVERS CLUB!!
*tee hee*
Monday, April 03, 2006
he's back!!
the title says it all! haa...
and i need to catch up with my sleep now, i'm working morning shift tomorrow. i reached the airport at 4.35am and didnt catch a wink till i've sent him home. laze around his house for about an hour before heading home to sleep. had about 6 hours of sleep and he woke me up coz' we're meeting to go out.
didn't really stay out long too. and i watched Ice Age II!! heee... felt so good watching movie on a weekday afternoon. no crowd, no queue and cheaper tix. =D
ok, here's a brief update of my schedule this week:
Monday - Rest Day
Tuesday - Morning to 6pm
Wednesday - FULL *faint*
Thursday - Rest Day
Friday - Full @ Raffles Place
I'll get back about my schedule on Saturday and Sunday.
at the meantime, NITEZ!!
and i need to catch up with my sleep now, i'm working morning shift tomorrow. i reached the airport at 4.35am and didnt catch a wink till i've sent him home. laze around his house for about an hour before heading home to sleep. had about 6 hours of sleep and he woke me up coz' we're meeting to go out.
didn't really stay out long too. and i watched Ice Age II!! heee... felt so good watching movie on a weekday afternoon. no crowd, no queue and cheaper tix. =D
ok, here's a brief update of my schedule this week:
Monday - Rest Day
Tuesday - Morning to 6pm
Wednesday - FULL *faint*
Thursday - Rest Day
Friday - Full @ Raffles Place
I'll get back about my schedule on Saturday and Sunday.
at the meantime, NITEZ!!
2 more hours to go - happily anticipating *tee hee*
i believe i'm one of the most "wu eng" person on earth, i tell you. despite that i'm working, with the leniency in my roster, i always managed to find time to blog. the information are as fresh as freshly-squeezed orange-carrot juice. yum...
i think i'm having PMS - Pre-MENSTRUAL Syndrome. easily provoked by even the slightest crap. to the extend that i couldn't tolerate bad manners from customers. and i'm even plotting revenge! i was thinking, maybe i should just one day make a mess in other people's shop to release that kind of angst i've accumulated over my PMS period. well, i have to make it seems like any other bad customers and not deliberate, of course. if i'm caught and fucked upside down, i'll try my best to look nonchalent and give my sweetest smile that could give the person diabetes before i shoot up my middle finger and a huge fart when i leave the shop.
damn i'm such a bitch.
i think i'm having PMS - Pre-MENSTRUAL Syndrome. easily provoked by even the slightest crap. to the extend that i couldn't tolerate bad manners from customers. and i'm even plotting revenge! i was thinking, maybe i should just one day make a mess in other people's shop to release that kind of angst i've accumulated over my PMS period. well, i have to make it seems like any other bad customers and not deliberate, of course. if i'm caught and fucked upside down, i'll try my best to look nonchalent and give my sweetest smile that could give the person diabetes before i shoot up my middle finger and a huge fart when i leave the shop.
damn i'm such a bitch.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
1 more day - in my bitchiest mood ever...
he would be leaving Thailand at about 12.30am (SG's time) today... would be reaching SG about 3am....
i was in my worst mood yesterday during my work. i cursed and swear at almost every customer i served. perhaps i didn't have enough sleep the night before... i don't know. putting a false front in front of them was so tiring...
no offense, but i really hated serving China's chinese and aunties! as for the Chinese, they seriously treated you like dirt despite it's your duty to serve EVERY customer. even greeting them, they won't even give you an acknowledgement. and whenever you requested to assist them, they turned a deaf ear to you and ended up messing up the pile. worse to come, they might even give you a pissed-off tone whenever you get too insistent to help them. of coz, not all of them are that bad. i've met fairly well-mannered bunch.
next are the AUNTIES!! wah lao! 1st thing that pop their brain: any discount? or, you would get this "unbelieveable" tone when you tell them the price of the item they fancy. to me, if expensive, why even come to Bugis? shops located at the outskirts of town don't mean they're any cheaper than town ok?
and another kind of people ( i don't know what to categorize them) whom i get really pissed off ultimately, are those who always claim "just looking around" the moment you request to assist them because they don't enjoy being serve, and they are usually the culprits who mess up almost anything and everything they came across. they are also the people who enjoys self-service service, and would probably complain our services are bad due to lack of service from the staffs.
i felt a bit better when it's knock-off time, and i met up with the Hua & Mei gang for a round of mahjong. best still, i won part of my cab fare! =)
anyway, i've gotten my fruitful sleep and will be working at 4pm later. this week seems to pass quite slowly and i don't seem to know why. at least tomorrow would be a rest day for me. so i'll be fetching that boy from the airport, driving my bro's car.
i saw my next week's schedule. i saw 2 to 3 full shifts on the roster yesterday but not sure whether they're confirmed already. i'll update my schedule later when i'm home from work tonite, before i go to the airport.
at the meantime, i'll be expecting alot of new staffs coming into my shop, replacing the current ones. as school's reopening, alot of my part-timers are resigning. also, 2 of my in-charges are/have transfered to another outlet. very sad though, coz' alot of us also felt that this current team is really cohesive. even the part-timers are as capable as any full-time staff we have on-board, and they really put in their best everytime. well, i should get used to it already huh? hopefully the new batch coming in are as capable as those who left...
i was in my worst mood yesterday during my work. i cursed and swear at almost every customer i served. perhaps i didn't have enough sleep the night before... i don't know. putting a false front in front of them was so tiring...
no offense, but i really hated serving China's chinese and aunties! as for the Chinese, they seriously treated you like dirt despite it's your duty to serve EVERY customer. even greeting them, they won't even give you an acknowledgement. and whenever you requested to assist them, they turned a deaf ear to you and ended up messing up the pile. worse to come, they might even give you a pissed-off tone whenever you get too insistent to help them. of coz, not all of them are that bad. i've met fairly well-mannered bunch.
next are the AUNTIES!! wah lao! 1st thing that pop their brain: any discount? or, you would get this "unbelieveable" tone when you tell them the price of the item they fancy. to me, if expensive, why even come to Bugis? shops located at the outskirts of town don't mean they're any cheaper than town ok?
and another kind of people ( i don't know what to categorize them) whom i get really pissed off ultimately, are those who always claim "just looking around" the moment you request to assist them because they don't enjoy being serve, and they are usually the culprits who mess up almost anything and everything they came across. they are also the people who enjoys self-service service, and would probably complain our services are bad due to lack of service from the staffs.
i felt a bit better when it's knock-off time, and i met up with the Hua & Mei gang for a round of mahjong. best still, i won part of my cab fare! =)
anyway, i've gotten my fruitful sleep and will be working at 4pm later. this week seems to pass quite slowly and i don't seem to know why. at least tomorrow would be a rest day for me. so i'll be fetching that boy from the airport, driving my bro's car.
i saw my next week's schedule. i saw 2 to 3 full shifts on the roster yesterday but not sure whether they're confirmed already. i'll update my schedule later when i'm home from work tonite, before i go to the airport.
at the meantime, i'll be expecting alot of new staffs coming into my shop, replacing the current ones. as school's reopening, alot of my part-timers are resigning. also, 2 of my in-charges are/have transfered to another outlet. very sad though, coz' alot of us also felt that this current team is really cohesive. even the part-timers are as capable as any full-time staff we have on-board, and they really put in their best everytime. well, i should get used to it already huh? hopefully the new batch coming in are as capable as those who left...
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