My new boss...

I don't really have anything interesting to blog about actually. Well, I had my one-to-one meet up session with my new department head, and I conclude that he is one hell of a weird fella.

I often wonder what is this thing with bosses, they always seem to like to ask questions that warrants politically correct answers from people, which in other words also mean that more than 50% of the time, people are likely to lie to you.

Do they enjoy being lied to that much? Weird leh.

Anyways.

He said that the reason he called for the one-to-one session with each and every single one of us in the department is to get to know us better, and so, the exchange with him covers anything from work till what we feel about the company and our colleagues.

Past experiences with interviewers and other working counterparts have made me realize that when thrown with questions like that, it is wise to keep your two cents worth in your pocket, and so, I gave him very lukewarm attitude about my "feelings" for the company, my work, and my colleagues.

I mean correct what, how do you expect me to answer you if you ask me "are you proud of your company?" Don't laugh, but that's exactly what he asked me lor, he even asked me questions like "do you tell people that you work for xxx hotel in the sales department?"

Seriously, how you expect me to answer you that? I don't suppose anyone would believe me if I said yah, I'm am so proud of the company, such that my aim is to get the long service award and I plan to work till I die or till the company folds, whichever comes first right? duhzz.

I really can't believe that he asked me that question. He even mentioned that he noticed a lack of interest or energy in me. I mean yeah, my friends and relatives all know that I work in the sales department in xxx hotel, but so? Am I supposed to jump for joy at that fact? Duhzz.

I mean, I don't take for granted the fact that I have a job, and that my company is decent, gives me my pay on time, gives me annual leaves, medical leaves exam leaves and what not.

At the end of the day, me coming to work there is a contract between me and the company, they pay me to get a job done, and so my responsibility is to get it done well. I do recognize that as a part of the department, I have a part to play in helping the department or the hotel even to achieve the goals that were set out, but anything beyond that, I have the right to draw the line right?

Damn. I feel I should have asked him, "are you a Singaporean?" "So do you love Singapore? "Are you proud of Singapore?" "How come is it that I don't seem to see any energy or excitement from you to be living in Singapore?"

I feel so ridiculars already.