espiritista

hello

baka nakalimutan nyo na ako.

kakatapos lang naman ng tatlong umaatikabong araw sa office. sa unang araw, nakamalas agad ng salpukan ng boss na hapon at kanyang pinoy na assistant. may topak ata tong hapon na to.

ikalawang araw, maraming tinagalang corporate profile and vision presentations. info overload. daming kailangang sauluhin.

ikatlong araw, national conference. humawak ng registration ng mga instructors na may apelyidong a-c. hindi kosila kakilala at hindi rin nila ako kakilala. buti na lang makulit ang partner ko. at ease agad. whole day, bagaman masarap naman ang food sa makati shangrila, buong araw din na tense, inaalala kung may mangyayari bang masama na ikasasabog na naman ng topak ng hapon, hehe. wala namang nangyari. milagro daw, sabi ng mga kasamahan ko.

so far, marami akong natututuhan dito. i am fascinated by how much the office reveals so much to me by merely sweating in a day. i get to know who is in the loop and who's not, and more importantly, why. i am still trying to calculate how the japanese boss really works. i can sense a not so secret hostility between him and the staff. at this point, i am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, and merely attribute the friction to cultural differences.

i mean, he cannot stand pinoy work habits daw, like texting at work, not taking notes in meetings, taking naps during office time, using the office phone for personal calls, and all other such things. on the other hand, we pinoys tend to hate micromanagers, those who continually pester us, hehe. the japanese are famous (notorious?) for being such workaholics, and for continuously "apologizing" for some perceived inability to help.

although last thursday, i saw him eavesdropping at meetings twice in one afternoon. is that still cultural? OC ba lahat ng mga hapon? or, is it a sign of what one colleague told me, a latent contempt against the pinoy?

abangan...

posted by dyeproks @ 11:35 PM