Thursday, March 22, 2007

wanted to write abt two places which are closing down but since I am in a rush, better save it for another day.

Am picking up more responsibility at work. Learnt how to key in payroll for ca usual staff today. And then in the midst, had to go and help out at the big briefing for casual staffs.

Realised that as HR personnel, you'll have to conduct quite a few number of briefings. Was involved in two briefings yesterday, and nearly thought I was trapped in office cos I had lost my locker keys while walking ard between the two floors. Turned out that cleaner uncle had picked while he was abt to knock off and it and thinking it was just normal cabinet key, he brought it home, thinking to return to my department the next day.

Ho we got to know cleaner Uncle has the keys is a long story,.. and as for how i managed to go home... well , it so happened that cleaner uncle leave near a lady who is working evening shift at the drinks stall of the coffeeshop just outside my office building. So the keys were passed to her and i got them at 6pm.

Me heng hor....


Today's briefing was quite chaotic, partly because of a larger crowd. The main thing was, we forgot that most of the causal staff whom we need to brief them on the introduction of the new TMS system were aunties. u know lah .."安娣本色"...
After a few sentences, they become so excited and start talking among themselves and then asking questions . While we deal with their queries, another group start talking again.


The feeling was like we 3 are teachers in a rowdy class of little children... Really tempted to say : "大家安静，听我们先讲完".


Then, there were some "cute incidents":

1) Just like some "假厉害”kids, some auntie give her fellow colleagues the wrong instructions. While we asked them to sign on the line stated "employee", some dun pay attention and prefer to consult their friends. So this auntie got her friends to cancel whatever they had written under ‘employee' column and get them to sign on the section meant for us instead.

“My friend asked me to sign here one，" replied one auntie when I pointed out her mistake.

That line sounds familiar hor?
" My friend say this...." "My friend say that...."


2) While directing them to the new machine on the other floor, these aunties are so excited that all wanna squeeze into the lift . The lift did not move and everyone get out and all tried to squeeze into the next lift.

In the end, both lifts were jammed at that level and we all had to climb the stairs instead.


3) This was according to my fellow colleague. while explaining to them that they need to press the button "5" of they keypad to clock in., many start asking:

"what if I press 2?"
"what if i press 3?"


So that briefing really left us slight mentally drained. Furthermore it's Financial year closing month and we gotta clear our work for the month. Anyway we just laughed over those "cute encounters" & take it that we learnt from this experience that we should conduct small group briefings in future.


After being with the company for more than a month, found that not many people work long OT. Staying past 6.30pm is considered quite late to some. (most knock off ard 5.30pm or 6pm, depending on their shift) I think the latest I ever stayed was until 7.15pm.. That is only ard an hr of OT.

As quite an amount of some time had been spend at the briefing session, I was thinking to complete of the payroll in the evening, even though I can do them tomorrow. Then at 6.30pm, another colleague who walked past teased me why am I working so late.


If i was at my previous company, nobody gives a damn if u are still in office at 6.30pm.

One of the few things I like abt my present company is that there are nice colleagues around. There isn't much class difference as compared to my previous company.There are times where colleagues with cars (even from other departments) offered to send us to the nearest MRT station although the shuttle bus service is still available.

So end up I din manage to finish all my work even though i would wanna stay up to complete it, Cos this colleague checked with my manager on what time we intend to knock off, and offered to send us to the nearest MRT. So under the "pressure" of people having to wait for me, I was "forced" to leave my work halfway done. haha

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