how to work with a SLAVE DRIVER

Wow quite so long didnt update the blog.

More stories.... doing too much , pushing too hard?

How do you know if you work for a Slave Driver? Easy – he’s the boss who likes to schedule meetings on a Saturday afternoon, who wants to review your memo at 7:00 am on a Monday morning, and doesn’t seem to bat an eye about calling you on your vacation to discuss an upcoming project. Hard working? Sure, but the Slave Driver takes it to a scary new level, where it seems there is little else that matters more to him than work – and you’re expected to follow suit.

Manage the Slave Driver: Start by taking a look around the office: Do you work in a company that celebrates a ‘work hard/Type A personality’ type of culture? Have you noticed that many of your colleagues work weekends, come in early, or stay late? If that’s the case, accept the fact that you’re part of a company or industry where working long hours is par for the course and your Slave Driver boss is simply one of many around the office. On the other hand, if you and your boss are usually the only ones burning the midnight oil, you may have some room to negotiate.

Try this: If you’ve truly got a Slave Driver on your hands, you owe it to yourself to take a stand. Still, tread very, very carefully when telling your boss ‘no’ in any way, shape, or form.  Even if your boss is being unreasonable, the last thing you want to do is gain the reputation of being unreliable, lazy, or not holding up your end of things.

[Note to newbies: Keep in mind that there are always situations that require more of your time and energy, no matter what the job, and many of us do put in longer hours earlier into our careers, during crunch time, or when economies are tough. This isn’t only because we’re sometimes expected to ‘pay our dues’ as newer employees, but also because it takes time – sometimes, lots of time - to figure out how to really do our jobs well. After all, if you’re new, you’re new – of course it will take extra hours to understand what’s what. As New Professionals, it may be a very smart move to put in more time than everyone else, Slave Driver boss or not.]

The Heroic Slavedriver

FAILURE BEHAVIOR: 

DOING TOO MUCH, PUSHING TOO HARD. You, the heroic slavedriver, compulsively do too much, push too hard - not only yourself but all your reports. Nothing is ever enough. You're always calling for more or better or faster - obsessively. And you're often oblivious to it. The unattainable motivates you, not money.

IDENTIFY IT: People will not work for you. You stress people to 'burn-out'.  Talented people leave the company. They realize they are going to be driven into the ground if they don't get out. The pattern shows over time. Word spreads.

Routine upward feedback performance evaluations will identify you.

FIX IT: Do not eliminate this behavior pattern, - which is highly rewarded and therefore strongly reinforcing - moderate it.  Don't turn off, just judiciously 'ease off the throttle'. Assign an assistant the responsibility to act as an observer and feedback provider who tells you immediately when you go over the top.

Some can not change. This behavior is their way of life. They work incessantly. That is the way they normally function. They may best be encouraged to operate as self-employed independent contractors.

BENEFIT: This behavior pattern, when properly modified, has great potential for enormous career success. The heroic slavedriver is highly valuable and very successful in many industries, particularly where machinery rather than people are the key assets of the company or where brawn is more important than brains. Where the company's assets are primarily intellectual, that is, people, it is even more important that you understand others. When you do then you and your group become even higher performance people.

Don't give shit....

CGS Vegetarian Shop

Normally we refer "Vegetarians" to those who don't take meat ... but this person...

One fine lunch hour.....
Mr G: there are lotsa people come and eat vegetarian oh..
E*: (twenggggg.... $%^&*...)
Mrs G: *quietly eating*
Mr G: E*, u must always eat vegetarian u know... so that u keep healthy bla bla bla...

so people, dont eat vegetables but vegetarians alrite???!!

Btw, few months back, Mr G told I* he didnt take PORK!!! Cos the pork's "nonoi" so smelly.. Australians eat that but not Malaysian! Hahahahahaha... Mr G only takes VEGETARIAN and that's consider a cannibal.....!! Worst than those who took PORK!! >.<

INSAF la... wahai Mr G...

From Some1 ..

FINAL CONCLUSION : DONT WORK TOO HARD !!! WAHAHAHA...

MIA

Surat cinta daripada PDM Miri:

" Pada 18.09.2012 jam lebih kurang 0904hours saya telah menerima satu mesej dari seorang pekerja saya bernama *L *M *A, Warganegara Filipina, Passport no ********* dimana beliau memberitahu dia tidak hadir bekerja pada hari tersebut. Pada 19.09.2012 jam lebih kurang 1100 hours saya telah pergi ke quaters beliau di atas restoran jasmine dan saya dapati beliau tidak ada di dalam quaters tersebut. Saya telah menghubungi beliau berkali-kali melalui telefon namun gagal. Sehingga laporan dibuat beliau belum lagi balik bekerja. Saya buat laporan bagi pihak syarikat *I *T tidak akan bertanggungjawab terhadap beliau sekiranya terjadi sesuatu terhadap beliau dan rujukan pihak imigresen. Ini repot saya. "

Butir-buti Pengadu:

Nama: Mr G

The reasons in his mind about this missing staff are as follows:

1- Murdered

2- Run away with new GF

3- Salary not released (Tetttttttttt..... never will be one of his thought)

To those who are not around.. it's an update for you guys...                              

                                                                                                                 .......chiow... 

each day caused trouble.....

bad news received from Miss N this morning aft arrived at the office..

1st sms- "Mr G came to my house and scolded all my housemates. that new girl really can do things unexpextedly...."  (we knew the reason why he did that... unsatisfied with the agreement?)

2nd sms- "memang la. lepas minum arak datang rumah bergaduh after finished cool down sms ppl, said sorry, regret what he had done." (memang cibai this Mr G. like nothing happened, then just say sorry?)

3rd sms-"i oso dont know , when i reached home, they already there.. so start lor..coz that girl said she tak berani tinggal"

4th sms- "cos Mr G send her back. actually is 7pm, then u know la until 9.30pm Mr G back, she back with him lor, she didnt speak a word when Mr G scolded us. after Mr G  go, the girl asked what happened lor. what Mr G said, and no one wants to answer her anymore"

5th sms- "still stay here. this morning she sms me that gate is locked and she wanna wait outside. i reply her to stay inside only. when i go down check, totally didnt lock at all, so I sms her back DON'T ASSUME PLS!! I got realy angry, didnt check then cincai said."

......from this sms-es clearly state that the girl is very dramatic & love to make up stories! just a FRIENDLY FINAL REMINDER to all staffs of A***S****... pls don't share ur stories to this girl.......

chiow..

much better to be known as datuk tua...

Told ya!!

Never want to listen to ppl's idea, and thats what happened if u are toooooooo stubborn like a rock!

Last few days, Mr G assigned Miss E to do some changes on the date & time for last MOM at ***K project..so she did...He told her to continue the number from last MOM which is known as Management meeting which we never seen/ knew about the existence...

Miss E: U want me to use the Consultant/ Site minutes meeting format?
Mr G: Use the Management minutes meeting..
Miss E: Oh I cant find it, which we never know we have it..
Mr G: Find it, got one!! *shake his head*

..Miss E went off to continue looking for such minutes..she even called for Miss N to help her on this since the most understandable person wasn't around....hehehe...

Keep looking for it such a waste of time.....and both N & E agreed they never saw it somewhere... so they decided to use the latest minutes with client's format... and here it goes....

Today dated 12-09-2012:

Mr G: E! come in awhile..
Miss E: Yes..?
Mr G: what was it called the last minutes of meeting ?
Miss E: Management meeting? why
Mr G: Consultant / site right?
Miss E: Ya............... *blurr face*
Mr G: so whats the last number? continue from there la.. why never put number here??
Miss E: You told me to look for management minutes, i cant find it...the last number for consultant is.....wait i think *thinkning*
Mr G: check it now and come back to me..dont think2.... u wont get it right later.

IN MISS E'S HEART HE'S SUCH A DATUK BONGKOK TIGA YANG ODI LOST HIS MEMORY!!

Miss E out from his office with the "told ya..." term!! never listen!!!! haish... whatever it is, Miss E knew she's right... so keep it low babeh....

Btw, another new staff gonna report on the 24-09-2012... office former staff! He was there to witness the conversation before...Good thing if he realises now not to work here!

hari-hari nak kena sumpah, apa tak nya.... hari-hari mcm datuk tua, kuat membebel!

In our country we didn't lock dog,

only MONKEY stay in cage.

Hello monkey, behave yourself.

Don't jump to high or u will hit your head.

and next day you need to make some drama.

cry baby cry...

we didn't cook for monkey, because monkey eat fruits.

we didn't bring u lunch together because u said u want to go hutan cari pisang.

we lock u in cage, because we care, we don't want your species pupus.

OH MY GUCCI!

ada aku kesah ...

New Staff - Girl

Everyday complain complain ... Cry Cry ... how ppl treat u ... until nw got so surprise Story ...

Complain no food eat ... no 1 cook 4 u ..!!!
Complain didnt bring u Out for shopping...!!!
Complain didnt ask u go for lunch 2gether ...!!!

Now Complain treat U like DOG !!!
Want to be my DOG ... WAIT LONG LONG ...

If cant follow ppl style here ... and so many complain , If got CIBAI  n miss ur LAN JIAO... stay at hotel !!!! If not , bek 2 UR OWN COUNTRY !!!


BIG SWINDLER !!!!!!


FUCK U ... CIBAI GIRL ....

My Boss & I

Exactly Is My Boss ...

When I Take a long time, I am slow,

When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough,

When I don't do it, I am lazy,

When my boss does not do it, he is busy,

When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart,

When my boss does the same, he takes the initiative,

When I please my boss, I am apple polishing,

When my boss pleases his boss, he is cooperating,

When I make a mistake, you're an idiot.

When my boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When I take a stand, I am being bull-headed.

When my boss does it, he's being firm.

When I overlooked a rule of ettiquette, I am being rude.

When my boss skips a few rules, he's being original.

When I am out of the office, I am wandering around.

When my boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When I have one too many drinks at a social, I am a drunken bum.

When my boss does the same, he appreciated women.

When I am on a day off sick, I am always sick.

When my boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When I apply for leave, I must be going for an interview.

When my boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

When I do good, my boss never remembers,

When I do wrong, he never forgets.

Dialog between Mr G & Mrs G ...

Miss Y & Miss H go for Holiday ...Office just left few old staff n 2 new staff ...

The next day of Miss H holiday . ..

Mr G : Miss N , wer is the program tat Miss H done ?

Miss N : Oldy on ur table.

Mr G : is this the new 1? Miss H got change it according to my requested?

Miss N : Yap.

Mr G : No. She didnt.This still wrong.

Miss N : I dont knw wat u hav told her.

Mr G : U knw wer is the soft copy?

Miss N : Yap. On d desktop .....

Mr G : Ok.

After half an hour ... Mr G call Miss E & Miss N ... ( Mrs G is here)

Mr G : Miss E , u sit ter awhile ...

Miss G : ( looking at d programme chart ) . Wat is tis ! y Miss H done like tis ! I really angry la ... really cant understand at all ! Nid to redo everything !


Mrs G : which software she use?

Mr G : Excel.

Mrs G : Y use this !! Y dont 1 2 use XX program ?

Miss N : we dont hav tat program.


Mr G : Ok. Anything u just ask Miss N to help you for the info. Miss N , Later u help Mrs G to open this file at Miss H desktop.U know , Mrs G is the expert on this. No1 know better than her.Ur guys hav to learn frm her.

Miss N : Oh ... k.

Miss N & Mrs G went to the studio ....During the process , Mrs G ask & just sit ter  waiting for d ans & Miss N very very busy looking for it. (for all this while , Miss N dont knw anything abt the program) ...Mrs G just busy go search internet & eat anything tat on de table without asking.
Few hour pass & Mrs G is done ...Mrs G show soft copy to Mr G ... Mrs G ready to go ..

Mr G : Dear , this area is wrong ! is not ..... & is like tis ....

Mrs G : Are u sure !

Mr G : Yes ....!

Mrs G : Oh ! ok ...

Mr G : Is ok , i change myself oldy .

Mrs G : ok , i go 1st ... ( walk until the entrance door ...)

Mr G : Thanks a lot , dear.

Mrs G : Eh ! #@%$*&

Mr G & Miss N continue their discussion ... End the story ...

Version 2 : PART 1 - Mr G , Miss Y & Staff

Few Days Ago ...After the meeting with all staff ...

Mr G : This month work hard play hard is whose turn...

Staff : Dont know ....

Mr G : Then Miss Y go & plan ...

Miss Y : ok...

After few hours pass by ...

Miss Y : Mr G , we already plan ...this sat we decide go to Brunei as our work hard play hard.we go eat
              sushi & shopping...

Mr G : Oh ok. Hold on ! This Sat i cant make it ... we put on Sun la...

Staff : ( SUNDAY !!!no way...) thinking ...

Miss Y : Sorry , Sun we cant.

Mr G : then we postpone to next Sat ... think new plan & propose to me ...

Miss Y : Ok. ( already said THIS MONTH work hard play hard , next week is NEW month already ) in
              mind ...

Version 2 : PART 2 - Mr G , Miss Y & Staff

The next day ...MORNING

Mr G : Miss Y , this sat ur guys still going to Brunei to eat sushi ?

Miss Y : oh ...yes.we still remain the plan ..

Mr G : Miss Y , Come in to my office a while...i got important things to talk to you.

Miss Y  follow Mr G go to Office ...

Miss G : Miss Y , work hard play hard means we all need to involve.since i cant make it so this sat cant count as our work hard play hard. Ur guys still can go ahead if ur guys want it.

Miss Y come out from the office & told others colleague ...Final decision still go ahead ...
(After that, every hour Mr G will as the same qns : this sat ur guys comfirm go? )

AFTERNOON ...

Mr G : Miss E , told all the staff that ur guys requested to work until 12.30pm for this sat...

Everyone : WHAT !! already know we all going to brunei at 10.30am.now requested to work late ...SHIT !

BEFORE EVERYONE GO OFF...MR G call a meeting with all the staff n the new staff ...

Mr G : For all the old staff ,this Sat no need to work ot .Can go off ... Ur guys can go enjoy & relax ye..
            New staff very sorry ur guys hav to stay for OT coz this few months ago , they work too hard
            oldy... Next time ur guys can join them ... ( just want to show out how good he is ) . Ok.Thats all .
           Thanks every1.

stress at work

I'm stressed! Gosh dammit! I can't do my work..

Kepala pusing!! !@#$%^&* Feel like my head, brain and other internal veins gonna burst out and almost out of every holes of the body and the eyes, ears, nose!! Aku sumpah ko Mr G G G G!!!! Aduh hari-hari geram dengan G boleh tua aku ni..... Kalau ikutkan hati, memang hari2 aku post kat sini, apakan daya, G always monitors us like we're jobless or gossiping or doing nothing in the office! Kejap2.. call.. kejap2... new task! Hey buy a machine robot la.... what the hell you're doing in the office.. came to work just to scold, be on the phone, skype-ing, emailing, mingling around?? buang masa jadi boss! Even other bosses are much better than you!

cerita takkan habis kalau aku terus menaip..                                      ....to be continued...chiow

Oh emm geeeee...

New comers in da houseeee!! Jeng3x..... We warmly welcomed u and pls be ready for the journey!!

Today, G came in the office with full of anger towards E* while talking about his FENG SHUI (just because the grill never opened-wide) where E* don't give an effing damn *with her cynical smile on the face*.. for that first 2 hours till the new comers and his wife reached the office... it all ends there... G changed his tone to a mellow romantic voice...... E* is left with a big thought if she should survive with G the grumpy person for and ever or need to leave a notice (!!) on G's table after completing the 3-months prob? 

But am glad.... Howsoever he is angry, he still looking for / need us! HAHAHA *kau ada? kau sikda......*

                                                                                                                             ...to be continued..

TI Dictionary

This is BEDHEAD.. Use it instead of HEADBOARD...

Version 1 --- Dialog Between Mr G & Mr N ....

Mr G : Hello !  Morning , Mr N.

Mr N : Hello ! Morning , bro.

Mr G : Free to talk ?

Mr N : Sorry , Still having meeting .

Mr G : Ok . Please call me "URGENT' ... (hang off the phone)

Mr N : HELLO..  Mr. URGENT ! ......

TI Dictionary

According to TI Dictionary.. This is Kayu MELAMPAU...

TI Dictionary..

Please use SKIN COAT instead of SKIM COAT..

TI KnowItAll Dictionary..

Chandelier <=> Cinderella

First Day of Work 2:

Having been away from this field for quite some time, H* made a decision a little less than a year ago to join this firm. H* informed Mr G that given the opportunity, H* would be super duper grateful and was willing to brush up her knowledge again.

Conversation between Mr G and H* during headhunting .....
G: "You will definitely enjoy working here. The company is currently being selective, we only go for the big projects. For the small scaled ones, we just let our staff handle them. They may bring the work home. We let them use the company name. And at the end of the day, they get to have big chunks of the profit. "
H: "Sure sounds interesting. But I've been away from this field for quite some years."
G: "No worry. We have 4, 5 seniors in the office who can teach you. They're good in photoshop, renderings, designs. As the company has its own format of presentations, they will guide you. Chill"

Well, having sweet-talked into joining the well-established firm, H* reported to work. On the first day of work, she was introduced to I* -joined in 3 months earlier, S*-been around for 6 months, D*-came in a month after I* and W*- a trainee. Seniors?! Mei you seniors! and she...was left dumb-founded.

Ok, maybe I bluff a bit. There were seniors alright, at our main office, in another part of the state, of which, we are almost completely cut off from. Yes, we do share the same company name, but we mind our own businesses. Mr G's main policy: for any work inquiry, please refer to Mr G, and Mr G alone. Not other engineers, lawyers, doctors, not even your other boss who is the rightful AR.



                                                                                     ..............more to come. To be continued.

TI Dictionary

This is the cover for latest version of TI KnowItAll English Dictionary.. =D

Here are part of the contents...

......more content to be revealed

Phrase of the Day....

"Soonest the Possible"

Example 1:........Please revert back soonest the possible.

Example 2:........Hope to hear from you soonest the possible.

Example 3:........I will update you soonest the possible the supplier submit in the price.

**Note: His words, not ours. Peace.

Weekend....

....is peace. And so we HOPE.

Yet another week gone by without any clear news on the arrival of our Philippine colleagues. We anticipated nothing, to be honest. Mr G has been telling us his plan to employ staff from our counterparts since like, forever? Then he had flown himself there once to headhunt. That trip was months back, and now? Nada.

This man lies through his teeth ALL of the freakin time, we now know too well to ever believe him again. If there's one thing that we learn here in the office, it's to ignore his crappy tales.

And talking about tales, here are our 'first day of work' tales to tell.

First Day of Work 1:  
Of all us here, I* is the longest serving staff who has been around for over a year. I* came here as a fresh grad, all psyched and eager to start her working life. So the story goes, she arrived in the office on her 1st day of work, nervously beaming at the shy guy seated at the reception table. Soon after, Mr G came and invited her into his office. After briefing her on her duty, he led her out to the office area and introduced her to S* at the reception. AND... that was the end of the staff intro. So asked I*, "Where are the rest of your staff?", answered Mr G, "Oh, I sent them all to man the sites." FULLSTOP. 
Those 'staff' that he had sent to sites, those were his imaginary staff. I* never got to see them. AT ALL..


                                                                                                     ........to be continued. Ciao

Ice-breaking

Not a first timer on blogging stuffs but it's a fresh stuff to introduce y'all to our super duper smoking hot stories abt our most beloved irritating, one and only 'man'/ main character,which is better known as Mr. Know It All.

Not much to intro, let's start with...

Name: -Mr. Google-

Profession: 'I know it all' means he is the director, Ar., Ir., Dr., Lawyer, etc.

Reason to hate him: U live with him, u'll know why.

Ok, let's end it here. Cos i need time to dig my head to express my unsatisfied feelings/ hatred. Babes, let's do it! So wait... Cos more to come in future. Stay tune.......