New Date Patner

Often see my colleagues online with their mobile phone during office hours. Maybe it is normal to every one but I will have a very traditional minded that this is not a good sign as there are not concentrate enough on their work. Company paid to staff for working with them not for their personal entertainment, right? :P 

She told me that she is busy dating with her new date partner. This really makes me shock as she is the one never trusted to find love online. I thought who is the one makes her change so fast but then only I realized that her date partner is voodoo labs musicians friend.

Recently she fall in love with playing guitar and she spend all her time explore to all kinds of web which related to guitar and music. I just wish that this will not affected her quality of works....

Work On Saturday

Our holding company staffs work five days a week but we need to work on 1st and 3rd Saturday. I don't like to work on Saturday. Although it is just twice a month, I feel like wasting time traveling to and fro office and it seems like not much we can do for the 4 hours.

I don't like especially some people take the advantage when boss not in, the office they can spend the time chat together or chat over the phone. Company pays for extra electricity and call charges and workers are less productive on half day work, it is not worth at all.

Anyway, this is boss's decision which I can not do much.

Silly Questions

Why always ask silly questions?

I am query why she always likes to ask silly question. I am wondering she really don't know what is happening or she just simply likes to test people.

She has been working there since the company started. From a small company until now, can say it is not a big or even a medium company but it is good enough for her experiences to manage all the scope that she handling all the way. She shouldn't ask those silly questions to confuse people.

Not only our department but other department staffs also complaint she is hard to entertain. Questions always asked but she never seems to solve the issue but the ball gives to others.

Shall I think positively that this is a good technique that I should learn of?

IT Updates

VLC 2.0 download is available now for free! Our IT technician recommended this media player software to us this morning. Of course, we have to do it at our home PC but not at our workplace PC.

He likes to share with us some latest promotions and new technologies. Software are some thing that we less familiar with but he will still share with us. He knows well we all have no time to online during office hours. In fact, we can not online because our work stations are open spaces. Our boss will keep track on our computer usage on and off.

Luckily we still got him and we can always have some info and updates about latest news and technologies of computer and online world. Else, we are like working machine during our office hour.

My Turn

Is it worth to angry like that? I am query.

I don't know why she get angry so fast and really mad when she scold. She is kind of bad temper for sure. But I cannot tolerance she scolds for just a little thing. I don't see any bad and serious impact for the assignment that I done. It’s just the format that I did was not according to what she want. In fact, I did get her consent before I start the assignment.

I already know her style from my colleagues. We all under her will get scold one by one. And finally now came to me.

To me, as long as I didn't do anything wrong, I will not apology. No matter how you angry of that are your choice. I am not wrong but I still need to stand in front of you and hear your 'advice' and 'motivate' something which I feel non-sense, just because you are my manager.

Rat's Story

Have I share with you the story of the rats?

I hate this!

Every morning the first action when I reach my office is to clean my workplace. There is always significant proof shown that rats came and visit us when no body in the office.

They are smart and clever. I did caught 4 but later on can't get any more. They still come everyday, make us have to be their maid to clean up their pee and shit and the mess they had done.

It is still under controllable situation as my friend told they did experience problems due to the rat bitten wiring and cables. Our office is having cable cover system I think we are still 'safe'.

Replacement Leave

This company policy is to entitle annual leave after confirmation. Prior to that, all leave applied it is either unpaid or we work extra to replace it.

First and third Saturday is working day. We can work on non-working Saturday, 4 hours to replace half day leave which is reasonable. If work for 8 hours on Saturday, will replace one day leave but we feel is not worth. We suppose to get rate of 1.5 instead of 1 to 1.

My plan now: If I am confirmed staff here, I will prefer work extra to replace my leave taken and accumulate more leave balance and enjoy long leave for vacation at the year end. :P

Adapt the Differencies

Colleague is complaining she can not find her files in our server public folder. This often happened because our department boss likes to re-arrange the files in public folder. We are sharing the folder and update those files when required. But often she will not tell us when and where she re-located those files. We have to guess where to search for it. The worst is, there will be many duplicate copies and have to search for the latest version.

Besides, they did not used to keep document imaging files. I feel like wasting time to dig out from the filing cabinet especially those documents frequent asked. Anywhere, I have to adapt myself to this new working style of these people working in this company.

Job Scope

About my job scope, I am handling AR and monthly financial report. Management reporting and AP is handling by two colleagues.

It is project base and projects will takes 2 weeks to one and a half years for completion. I have to memorize all the project progress individually. To liaise with engineering and shipment department for the progress update and responsible to issue billing as well as forecast and make sure the collection can get on time. Have to train up myself to be a professional payment chaser. :P

I am hassle free to all the supplier payment, equipment lease repayment, as well as utilities and operation expenses payment. Besides, HR is handling the payroll part.

The most pressure time will be the month end account closing period. If I can manage timing well, it should not be a problem.

Thus, my job here considers 'senang'. :P

Working Life

How is your working life? I still keep in touch with my ex-colleagues and this is the first question they will ask.

I am fine working here. The most I don't like is work environment here. There is no rood top parking and this is old industry area, it is dusty always and my car is always dirty. The worst part is rats came to our workplace every night. I had successfully catch 4 but still found there are proof that they came before. I just worry they are carrying nasty diseases. :s

I am doing well with all the assignments. Since it is year end now, I also undergo appraisal like other staffs in the company although I work here only one month. I am quite satisfied with the feedback from my immediate boss.

Still not get used to those wasting time reporting formats which we can actually get it done with a click if we have powerful accounting system. Anywhere, it is a good chance for me to enhance my Excel skill with the guidance of a senior colleague.

Year End Stock Takes

I saw the notice board in my boss room about the date of stock takes. I have not gone through this process for so many years. In fact, as an accounts executive, I hate this assignment the most.

This is a manufacturing company and it is part of my job responsibility to insert a figure for the year end closing stock value in the financial account statement. No way to escape! :(

I do feel worry because this company has no proper stock control. No any stock control like Honeywell Barcode Scanner system or even no manual stock card recording. We do have stock module which come with accounting system but the worst is, the purchasing department entering all the purchases into to a general code instead of selecting those stock code individually. When invoices issued, it will not reflect the stock in and stock out transactions as well.

I just don't want the day come!

Not Productive

Queue to make photocopy, waiting to print documents due to using network printers. When making calls, need to find where the phone sets are. To safe cost, 2 phones allocated for local calls and 2 handset allocated for hand phone calls. Even thought every staffs has their individual phone but it is advisable to use it only for inter-department contacts. We are about 11 of us. Making phone calls also need to wait or go and search for the phone location.

Jobs done are pending until head reviews or instruction to proceed further. Don’t know need to wait how long as head always busy.

I really cannot get used to these kinds of silly ‘rules’ in this office. Most of the time I am like doing nothing but wait. Relax but not productive at all.

Second Option

I am thinking whether I am too greedy. I already got a new job. To have a new start, I suppose to invest my efforts and contribute the best to the current company. I am wondering what is actually influenced me for go for second option.

Is it because I have no confident my company will renew me as permanent worker after my contact ended? Is it because the work here is too simple and easy? Is it because I wish to have much better pay? Is it because I cannot stay in a company which is too relaxed and no challenging? Or is it because I have no confident to being outperformance among the co-workers and no confident with the current company promotion and increment scheme?

There are currently 4 votes to support me go for second option interview and 2 votes encourage me to stay with my current company. Let’s see whether I can get pass the interview and get the offer then only think further….

No More Late

I am started to get used with the new working hour at new company. Previously I can only reach office after working hour started when I am with my ex-company. I know this is a very bad habit but I already get used to that. Even though this does has bad impact to my performance due to the late attendances but I just don’t care.

But since I had changed new job, this bad habit cannot be continue anymore. To make sure that I can successful undergo the probation period and being a permanent staff in my current company. I have to do whatever which is necessary to the best of my appraisal rating. I can now reach office before office hour started and I feel happily I can make it. I know this good habit can be maintained if continue and consistently do it for more than 21 days (forgot already where I read the research).

Of course, I have to make sure I do not give any more excuses to myself back to the bad habit again. This is the most importance part! :p

Pay Slip

My ex-colleagues have got their pay slip and I need to go back to collect mine but I have still not receive my pay slip from my current company until today.

Even thought the money already bank in to account and I already using the pay, but still I need it for record purpose. Colleagues said HR normally will give them beginning of the month. But next week will be about middle of the month already. Either they are too busy or they are not efficient enough. :P

Confirmation Increment

Will I get any increment after my probation period? I thought all companies will increase at least RM50 r RM100 when confirmation but my ex-company does not have such practice. I am worrying now what will be the practice in my current company.

I wish I can get something extra of course. It is hard to wait for the yearly increment if the timing is not good. The most I hope is to get extra when my confirmation. It is still early to know the answer. Hopefully they are satisfied with my performance and reward me some extra. Finger crossed.

Work 5 1/2 day A Week

Feel superb boring working on Saturday. I already get used to five days work a week. Now have to work five and a half days a week is like killing me. Suddenly I am like leak of free and relax time.

After office hour, taken lunch is about 2.30pm. Then rush to see my Chiropractor for adjustment, back to home will be about 5 or 6 o'clock. Reach home only can start to do housekeeping. My two little princesses already complaining I can not bring them out. Sunday is time to complete extra assignments, clothes folding and ironing, and go out for grocery shopping. Weekend gone so fast!

Boss's Claims

Saw some claims from new boss. I like to see what type of expenses was the boss spend then start to guess and imagine how the boss lifestyle and attitude is. Mostly bosses will spend for their personal and claim from their company. I don't like that because it will mess the account but as a staff, I have no power to say no to the claims. :P

There are some Rocky Patel cigars and liquor purchases claim. Of course I not dare to ask the boss where those things go to and what he wanted us to do. I will just group it in to entertainment account and assume that these are brought for potential customers and for entertain purpose.

New Job

I still not used to work at my new office.

Every time I on my computer, I am still entering my previous PC password. The PC currently I am using is password locked. I can not change my log on password. I have to log on with the password given, which all PC in the company are using the same password.

This means there will be no privacy at all. I don't mind on that of course. But I need time to get used to the new PC. Not only that, I need to get use to this new working environment and the new colleagues as well. :P

Replacement

Finally there is a solution for my replacement. I can say this is the no choice decision but nothing much I can do except try my best to handover whatever tasks on my hands to the new person in-charged.

I really don't want to see the condition goes worst but it is beyond my control. My team members asked me to relax as the problems should not be my concern any more since I am leaving.

Those things are really mess! I am not looking down the potential and work ability of the replacement but I do foresee the condition going to lose control with such replacement arrangement.

All I can do is praying for them, my estimation is not the correct one and my foreseen will never comes true...