It was 10 PM, three of us were sitting there, inside the empty office.
And my senior, whom I thought was enjoying her job all this while, mumbled:
"I feel so tired.. yet I keep working. Sometimes I wonder; what am I doing here?"
To which I replied.. "Good question".. and we laughed.
It was unspoken.. but we both know.. our cheese is not here.
What I couldn't understand was that.. how did she survive her two years here?
Over the past two years, 9 out of 10 times she took MC, she would still come for work.
Maybe the pay was good. Maybe she needed that for her wedding.
But now that she was married.. and she had to keep her husband waiting for her till 10 PM to have dinner together.. she started asking that classic question.
I used to tell this to friends who work overtime, stay over at their office.. I used to tell them that it's not worth it.
My other senior colleague put it this way:
"You sacrifice your health for wealth, so that you can use your wealth to pay for your health".
Heh.. quite true sometimes.
But sometimes it's not about wealth.. It's just that you want to do well. You can't afford to flunk it, especially when your colleagues are all giving their best.
And sometimes.. you just can't afford to be without job. It's not 'wealth'.. it's about survival.
Just like my poor colleague who has been so stressed out with the job. She just couldn't afford to quit coz her dad passed away and her mum is jobless.
For me, it has been the case of "all of the above" applies.
Still I thank God that I am still getting my good share of sleeping hours heh. I can't function without proper sleep.
And thank God that besides all the things that happen.. the fact that I have been getting lots of scolding this week.. I still could leave the office today laughing at all these. Those people who scolded me.. they have really overestimated their job.
I was a bit down for a while but then I told myself.. it's just a job. It can never be too important.
This 26 years old man is relearning how to give thanks thru every situation.
Ops.. I am a MAN. @_@
And my senior, whom I thought was enjoying her job all this while, mumbled:
"I feel so tired.. yet I keep working. Sometimes I wonder; what am I doing here?"
To which I replied.. "Good question".. and we laughed.
It was unspoken.. but we both know.. our cheese is not here.
What I couldn't understand was that.. how did she survive her two years here?
Over the past two years, 9 out of 10 times she took MC, she would still come for work.
Maybe the pay was good. Maybe she needed that for her wedding.
But now that she was married.. and she had to keep her husband waiting for her till 10 PM to have dinner together.. she started asking that classic question.
I used to tell this to friends who work overtime, stay over at their office.. I used to tell them that it's not worth it.
My other senior colleague put it this way:
"You sacrifice your health for wealth, so that you can use your wealth to pay for your health".
Heh.. quite true sometimes.
But sometimes it's not about wealth.. It's just that you want to do well. You can't afford to flunk it, especially when your colleagues are all giving their best.
And sometimes.. you just can't afford to be without job. It's not 'wealth'.. it's about survival.
Just like my poor colleague who has been so stressed out with the job. She just couldn't afford to quit coz her dad passed away and her mum is jobless.
For me, it has been the case of "all of the above" applies.
Still I thank God that I am still getting my good share of sleeping hours heh. I can't function without proper sleep.
And thank God that besides all the things that happen.. the fact that I have been getting lots of scolding this week.. I still could leave the office today laughing at all these. Those people who scolded me.. they have really overestimated their job.
I was a bit down for a while but then I told myself.. it's just a job. It can never be too important.
This 26 years old man is relearning how to give thanks thru every situation.
Ops.. I am a MAN. @_@
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pLease keep the smiLe aLL day..
Hahaha...
Aza aza fighting...
sorry.. can't help talking bout job =)