I am bitterly grumbling about the phrase, "Be careful of what you wish for" taking its full course and learning hard lessons of its power. Just when I thought my work could not be any worse, it reared its ugly head and threw me a lemon size of giant boulder. The name who I will not mention in here (and thereby soiling my blog), has been by far the least capable, the most ignorant, and the most obnoxious human being I have ever met... and he is my boss whenever he is around.
He will do the least amount of work. He will avoid the customers to the point that he will pretend that they do not exist. He will push aside any works he does not want to do (and most likely, he has no idea how to do) with his pseudo-trademark phrase, "I am busy, call back tomorrow". He acts and appears as if he is senile, and talks like a person suffering from Tourette Syndrome. He will complain about back pain and sits on the stool or spend time on the waiting area while talking on the phone or fiddling with his iPhone, all the while pushing works to other people. He will rudely talk about customer's last name in loud voice enough to let people from far side aisle to hear him talking, and he will constantly repeat himself and demand others to repeat over and over after him like a broken record stuck in loop. He will take no responsibility over his action when he is ultimately the one to be responsible for any mishap, and crucify those who works beside him in front of customers if it means he does not have to make a small apology to defuse the situation. He alienates many customers, makes them question his competency, sanity, and angers, frustrates those who work with him which they will feel bitter about his $50+/hr. salary all the more.
And that is why I can officially say that I hate my job. I guess being torched by those who were supposed to be on your side stings a lot more and brews resentment towards them.
On the other note, my mother just completed her second course of chemotherapy, the long overdue kitchen remodelling is still... overdue (originally to be completed by mid-November, now, late-January). In other words, life is pretty much the same outside of the work. Perhaps even the work is pretty much the same as well.
School:
On winter vacation, one more semester to go.
Well-being:
Thinking about the leftover birthday cake of mine (about 17 minutes past my birthday).
Job:
Store merger pending (or perhaps never); read above for my ranting.
Reading:
Book: 1421
Manga: Otaku no Musume-san (funny, or tragic, it depends on how you see it)
Watching:
Mostly regular television. My PC suffered human equivalent of simultaneous heart attack and spinal cord injury back in 12/10. As result, I had to scramble to get PSU returned for repair/replacement, and bid for MB. It all ended up taking 20 days to replace the parts and bring my PC back on line. Catching up on all those series that I have missed out, and not doing very well at all.
Playing:
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (really needs to stop cramming Suzuki Cappucino down on player's throat... it's stupid looking car that is slow as hell)
Valkyria Chronicles (Lovely game that made all the other grid-based RPGs obsolete)
Two Cents (out of five cents sitting on my desk):
Thanksgiving dinner was memorable for what my sister-in-law said (and not in a good way), Christmas dinner did not exist this year, and New Year's dinner was a simple and a humble meal together with my family. I gave a lot, and I received more than I expected. I am forever grateful for those who stood by me and supported me through and through. I wished for good health on my family, wished that I will pass my board in first try, and bit of happiness to those around me and myself. Maybe, just maybe this year would bring a glimpse of light on my personal life.
