how glad i am to be working under foreign bosses! ok, other than some 'short stay' with some local companies, all my work experiences work with foreigners..fyi, there is a reason why those are SHORT stay, read on..
the trigger point was in my class today.. even though the participants are from big corporations (some are even global companies), they are all local HR practitioners, be it HR VP, HR Consultant etc.. when the topic of contractual terms and disciplinary actions arises, all of them are so into the idea of tardiness even when the speaker was 'defending' that most employees work long hours in office, beyond contractual hours, managers should be appreciative to turn a blind eye to slight lateness!! boy, i tell you, these local HR people are SO RIGID n insisted 'but the contract stated 9am means employee has to be in company by 9am'!! at that instant i really felt so blessed to have foreign bosses!!
ok, i confess i'm not a very punctual person even though i'm in HR.. i really hate the idea of unappreciative bosses who give me the crap that HR should set a good example in clocking in early/on time!!*how about the time i was required to work overtime/attend cross time-zones meetings at night?!* i mean,if my boss is so rigid in such matters, you can be sure that i'll leave ON THE DOT, not a minute longer than my contractual hours! *in the first place, i will resign within 1week!* anyway, seeing how rigid they are, i feel so blessed to have appreciative bosses in all my positions..seriously,it's hard to believe that they are fellow singaporeans whom i thought should be 'westernised' and more open-minded to better people management!
anyway after course, i decided to take a short walk in orchard area, taking into consideration of my limited wkday time nowadays and Great Singapore Sale. from far east plaza to intl building, i strolled past mango sale (my fav~), isetan sale and other sales stores. i did walk into those stores and eye-browsed through the items, miraculously I WAS TOTALLY NUMB AND RATHER DISGUSTED BY SHOPPING! i walked the 3 levels of isetan only to find myself GLANCING across the items; standing in front of mango store with strong hesitation to enter!! even branded bags at DFS grossed me out!
what is happening to me? the word 'sale' has no enticement on me!! am i still a woman? am i too lazy to shop, besides online shopping?? or.. i need to find someone to shop with??? am i normal????
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