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Edmund

My problematic colleague


Just got to know today that Jasmine kena cancer. Jasmine is a person who used to work as an admin for our company. Though I have never seen her before, but I spoke to her before on the phone. It is kind of saddening to hear such news. And it seems to me that she should be quite a nice person. Worst still, she is just like 24 or 25 years old only?!


Guess fate just like to play people.


Thinking now, I've been working the same job for more than a year. This is my longest record. And right now, I'm kind of getting sick of the job. In the past, it used to be more fun with Julie around (Julie is my ex-supervisor), now that she had quit, things aren't the same anymore. With her around, I feel more happy and secure. She will help speak up for us if we made mistakes or are unhappy about getting our pay late. And she tells really interesting stories and damn funny jokes.


Now that she is gone, things are really different. Our pay now are always given late. The working place also seems to have more politics and I really dislike it. I'm like the middle person of all the full-timers, most probably cause I'm the only part-timer. It is so hard to keep secrets for so many people. Actually, I think the main reason is because of 1 person.


Auntie is a really nice person. I would like to believe that she still is now. I really appreciate that she and her hubby always give me rides home and always offer me food, but I really can't tahan her working attitude some times. I understand that she is getting older and hence tend to make mistakes more often. But if you made mistake, it should only be right that you take the responsibility of it right? Seems like she does not understand this logic. Or maybe she does but just that she is too afraid to. So every time she just expects some miracles to happen and her miracle is always to turn to Jenny (another of my colleague), hoping that Jenny can find a way to help her out. Haiz. My sympathy to Jenny.


I just heard from Jenny today about what Auntie had told her for the last few days that I was not working. She said that Auntie had been complaining that her OverTime is very little (which is crap cause among us, she earns the most out of OT). Auntie even made stupid comments like:




Auntie: 'Actually Gab is nearer to Alexandra ma. Why don't let her go Alexandra?'


Jenny: 'Cause coming to Tampines is more convenient when she go home or come to work directly from home. She got straight bus to take to come Tampines.'


Auntie: 'No la. If she take MRT also very easy ma. Very convenient one.'




Cheese Bun. Sounds like she is driving me away right? If she thinks is so convenient then why don't she go instead? Damn pissed when I heard this la. Jenny saw my expression and said that maybe Auntie just anyhow say and don't really mean it. I hope it really is so. Anyway I told Jenny that once my 6 months attachment starts I might be quitting. But Jenny told me to work on the weekends when my attachment starts. She told me not to care about what Auntie said cause no matter what she will still let me work whenever I can. So sweet of her.


That's not all. Because I'll be having holidays during December, which also means that I'll be able to work more, so the full-timers will have lesser OT to earn. So Auntie told Jenny to give her more OT during December but Jenny told her cannot cause I'm having my holidays. She even told Jenny to let me work only on weekends and anyway since the boss also don't know that I'll be having my holidays and can be able to work more. Then Jenny lied to her saying that the boss know to shut her up. Should I say that Auntie is evil?


Money is really the root of all evil (though I still like money a lot). I know that Auntie is really in need of money thats why she want to do so much OT. But she should also consider about others ma. Not only is she the only one that needs money, everybody that works there also need money. What is so special about her that everyone must let her do more OT? Haiz. I think Jenny also pek chek of her. Not only does she need to help cover up for Auntie's mistake, she still need to put up with Auntie's attitude.


Anyway there is a new full-timer called Alice (so total there are 3 full-timers at my working place), and I heard from Jenny that Auntie is not treating Alice nicely. Auntie had been picking on her ever since she came. Jenny said most probably because Auntie is afraid that once Alice had learnt everything, the boss will not want Auntie anymore. Damn lame la. I think Auntie is thinking too much.


So today, after hearing so much from Jenny, I'm starting to see Auntie in a different light. I'm not really sure how I should treat or face her. It seems to me that the Auntie that I knew in the past is all a fake. I'm trying to convince myself that it is not her fault to blame cause her situation is really bad and she really need to have more money. This is the only reason that I can think of to bring my anger down.


Mmmm... I guess whatever she had done does not really matter to me. Anyway this job is not that important to me. If she want she can work all that she like to. The more she works, the more I can be able to rest. Furthermore, I'm a just a part-timer so I don't need to face her all the time. Geez. If it wasn't for the fact that this job has a really flexible timing and that I am already used to the work, I would have probably left and find other job long long ago. Life sucks.



Life is so full of ups and downs that I'm unsure of anything anymore.