Saturday, January 08, 2005

voluntary blackmail among other things

For the past few days this week, my coach sent me a YM saying that if we, the whole team, would want to volunteer for the split shit, er, shift schedule for the entire month. If our team does not volunteer, our schedule will be left in the hands of a software called Blue Pumpkin. This software is the worst investment the office made and it is responsible for screwing up our body clock.

And coach said this is a voluntary thing. Do I smell blackmail here? I sent a reply to coach saying so and he agreed. If the split shift is implemented, I would quit my job, but I didn't tell him that. I tried split shift before just for the heck of it and regeretted it instantly. It is more time-consuming, expensive and impractical. Ayoko ngang tumira sa opisina. I lasted for a week. The good thing about this is that I'm not as sleepy as I usually am.

What is with this company anyway? Who the %@#! do they think they are to control us employees?! Do they think that we have no other life outside the office? Of course we do and we work hard but not to the extent of starving ourselves to death. No wonder many are resigning.

I feel like crap right now. My officemates noticed that I'm too serious today and a little quiet. On my way here to the office I was thinking if I should quit or not. There is no problem with my job to be honest even if the customers are stupider than the Dumb and Dumber pair. The pay is fine and I'm not much into the money part (though an increase in salary would be great). The main problem is the management who thinks they're God and that they're infallible.

Policies are very unreasonable and there are times that we end up being starved to death because of large volume of calls. "You're doing a great job guys, but you can't take your lunch yet because we have 150 calls waiting." Bullshit.

By next week I am about to regularized and coach has showed me my scores and even if I have a bad temper they're quite good since he wants me and the rest of my teammates to be regularized. Good for us.

Konting tiis muna siguro.

1 comment:

Hope Happens said...

I can relate to your comment "The main problem is the management who thinks they're God and that they're infallible".

If it's as bad as your blog suggests why don'tyou start looking for another job.I know it's easier said than done.

Anyway good luck,and hope things improve at work.