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Friday, July 25, 2008

I know your boss sucks as well...

A lot of people are constantly complaining about their jobs and basically having a shitty life being a slave to something that is perhaps taking away too much of their personal time. To all of you, stop lying to yourselves...

Other doors will never be found if you just sit there and bitch about your plight. Have the testicular fortitude to get the word out. If you really have the demand in the job market, move on and say to your current slave-masters... "fuck you all, I'm going to a better place where I can pee without you breathing down my neck!"

Fact is, most employers are self-appointed "leaders" and chances are that you'll end up right back where you started... tasting the end of the whip and dragging a donkey cart. When you change horses, make sure it's not the same breed.

Based on my many past jobs, I've concluded that most small enterprises do not manage their staff well and constantly fail to return those with actual talents. It's a known fact. And the fault actually lies with the employer who either lacks leadership qualities or have little qualification in the area of management (or both). Just because you have the finance to set up a company, doesn't necessary make you DIRECTOR calibre. Many of such companies fail to recognize the importance of good employee understanding and devoting care for the clockwork of the business.

If you flip the job classifieds in the papers, you'll find that it's full of false advertisments and lies. A majority of them aren't truthful with regards to job prospects and have deliberately failed to elaborate how the employee's future may development should he/she join the organization. Don't blame the staff for job-hopping once they discover the job lacks career advancement.

Most employers can't be bothered with giving a balanced lifestyle for the employees and yet they expect you to be DEDICATED (i.e. slave) to the company. Newsflash, if the staff have nothing to work for (i.e. personal life), you can't expect the best of commitment and performance from them. Sometimes, not everything is about MONEY. They need a life too!

Other points most bosses fail to realize? Employees aren't children. They're WORKING adults. Treat them like kids and most of them will oblige in return. Also, age equates to a wealth of working experience, commitment and attitude maturity. A young adult with an impressive stack of academic qualifications are usually lacking in emotional intelligence. Trustworthiness comes with age.

Most companies fail to hire the proper HR personels to conduct proper interviews. If an interview is nothing more than going through your CV in verbal form, it basically means that the company doesn't possess the ability (or have any interest) to discover true capacity of potential employees.

Asking redundant questions like "Why did you leave your last job" is simply a waste of time. The answer's obvious and it only shows how insignificant the employer really is. It's either retrenchment, termination or unhappiness. Whatever it is, the candidate is already showing his commitment by putting in the effort in presenting himself to you, the potential new employer. How often do you get asked, "what to you hope to achieve in this life with this job" and such? Seriously, how many employers actually care to grow the business alongside with the employees?

The current labour market is lack of talent. It's flooded with half-baked foreign workers willing to work for a cheap buck. The willingness to hired such "imported talent" shows the shortage of PROPER employers as they've failed to win the hearts of PROPER employees... especially those that would have done jobs with upmost dedication.

Businesses fail to see their own full potential profitability because they either fail to attract, hire or retain the RIGHT staff. You may be the boss but you may not be RIGHT all the time. You may think otherwise... but chances are that you'll eventually end up regretting your ignorance and arrogance.

I'm sad to leave my current employment mid-August as there's a superb chemistry amongst the team and immediate supervisors (ok, one of which is still a fucking irritant). The perks of the job have been unbelievable besides the long hours. TWO days of work followed by an OFF DAY... freebies from the boss as well as suppliers...

The reason I've resigned from many of my past jobs is because I don't believe in regimentation or having to work against my principles. If you're stupid, you're stupid. I don't care much to butter anyone. Much as they wish for me to stay on, I've found something else more financially lucrative which fits right into my "work smart, not work hard" beliefs. Most importantly, I'll be making more money than what I'm paid now and YET have more free time for myself.

p/s I'm becoming a bounty hunter. The one-million-dollar price tag on Mas Selamat is way too attractive to ignore. :p