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And a good news, the ‘don’t care’ policy really works well, especially in big corporate. Boss is forced to handle some of my tasks, which he knows I didn’t really taking care or bother to care of.

Maybe people reading this blog would think I am kind of trying to kill my career ? Nope nope nope nope. Let me tell you a story, which I have just read from a magazine. BTW, it is a out-dated magazine given out for free during my visit to the 10th Book fair held in MINES Exhibition hall.

2 monks from 2 temples meet each other every morning when they try to fetch some water from a river up for daily use. They meet everyday, and this goes along for 5 years. Until one day, one of the monk didn’t turn up in one of the morning, and next morning and the next next morning. The other monk wanted to know if his friend is sick, so he went to visit this monk. Surprisingly, he found that actually the monk was playing some ‘tai chee’ at the backyard of the temple. Wonder why he need no water to survive, he told the stupid monk, everyday, he will spare a little bit of his time, to dig from ground to make a well, after 5 years, the well reach the water spot, and he has water to use without needing to go down to the river anymore.

This teach you, you should dig your own well, while you are doing your normal and daily task, that is, your current job. Build up yourself, the company you are working with will not feel a single sorry if they have to fire you. As, they already make themselves very clear, I have pay you every month on what you have done for us, no body owe anybody.

So, do you agree with this statement ?

Last week was a ‘week’-mare for me. Worked non-stop, can’t even sleep at night, too many stuff to handle and prepare for the 23rd Nov testing. OK, it is work related kind of non-sleep diseases I have.

Learned a few new philosophies where it really helps me get a better sleep every night, even if I am under serious stress level.

1. Things will find it’s way, so what’s the point to worry
2. No matter how well you plan, how much effort you spend, some idiot will just come into your way, mess up your plan and effort, so, what’s the point planning so perfect ?
3. If the assignment result turns bad, what is the worst will happened to you ?
a. Jobless, nah, I don’t think so, it takes the company huge lot of $$ to fire 1 employee. If they said you will be first in the list of VSS, still, there are other who never did anything wrong sitting in the same boat with you
b. No bonus or less bonus? Well that could possible, but with current economy who is hoping for bonus?

Is it this is a season of down time? Having another round of downtime again…worked late in the evening, and then start to work again in the morning…..there go my Saturday, hmmm…what happen if they wanted to extend that to Sunday, well can tear me up to 2 pieces, half for the server problem, another half for the scheduled test for this Sunday.

By then, I should be paid double, right ?

Very busy, year end, need to complete my year end review, ‘eat porridge or eat rice’ is depends on it lah….

This is the most headache period, need to make the story big, but not until boss not agreeing on you, but can’t make it too small, if not you will get an increment then even can’t fight the inflation rate ….

Time to bull shit….

Getting very tired of all the work load I am having, is there any other alternative I can have ? Just couldn’t stand to work 7 days a week, some more 24×7 support ….

This was what I have in previous-previous company, which I quit after working there for 5 years, when the situation got worsen. Now, I am in the same situation again….boss thought I have little bit things to do, when I turn him down on certain assignment, he disagree and push back to me, unless I want to make the relationship sour, I can escalate higher, even the other team member who work closely to me already know my plate is just too full.

So, any other alternative? Oh ya, don’t work for others, work for yourself lah….

I think if I spend the equivalent time as I spend for the peanut job, I should be doing better then now ?

I have been working since 9am on this beautiful Saturday, though on and off I can step away for lunch, take my daughter from Saturday class, but I am still sitting in front of the notebook at this time, 8pm !

And, later on I will not be awake in the midnight for another support task, and, again, tomorrow morning 9am, testers start to test the system. Then have to work on Monday again, and again, coming Sunday will be a working Sunday for me!

I am drying up very fast…no doubt…..