One day, a guy calls up his Boss at home, but gets the bosses’ wife instead.
She said, “I’m sorry, but he died last week.”
The next day, the man calls up again and asks for his boss.
She said, “I told you, he died last week.”
The third day, the guy calls up again and asks for his boss.
The wife was mad and shouted, “Don’t you understand? I already told you twice—MY HUSBAND, YOUR BOSS, DIED LAST WEEK! Why do you keep on calling?”
The guy laughed and said, “Because I just love hearing it…”
Hahaha…. Funny isn’t it? There are lots of people who are just like him. Stuck in life I guess. He waited too long for his boss too die and be happy. Clearly he’s angry with his boss. Isn’t it life would be so much easier if he tried to change his life when his boss was still around? He could have confronted his boss or change his job.
I had a Chinese Filipino boss when I was in San Mig Corp. He was the previous owner of Sugarland Corp before it was acquired by the SMC and I got the job during the transition period. At that time, he was also the president of the Chinese Filipino Business Club and a friend of former President Estrada (or shall we call it balimbing friend because he was seen together with GMA after oust of Erap). I was in the HR group and unfortunately I was also assigned as his temporary personal assistant (since nobody could stand him). He is the cruelest boss I have ever met in my life. He would use terrible, awful, embarrassing words when he’s angry even in front of other employees. He would throw things when his mad and anybody cannot use the elevator when he gets in. He would sometimes use sign language when he needs you to do something and a big trouble comes up whenever I don’t understand what he means. My common sense was overused (now its not working well hehe). I would usually stand/walked on my toes whenever I go into his office because the whole room has parquet flooring and one bit of noise from my shoes would make you pray so hard and hope you were never born. He would usually stay in the office for only 2 to 3 hours and when God sometimes forget to look out for me, the devil stays for the rest of the day and I would be standing beside his desk while he was on his chair working. It’s ridiculous, I know! And it’s a real hell. I always have a paper in my hand and writing those important words he would say while he was on the phone, in a meeting, or just talking to himself. But the rest of the day is like nakabibinging katahimikan (paki English) coz he will use sign language like get a paper, type this, call this, talk to this person, get him some poison, I mean water, It was exhausting. The last time I remember I entered that room was after he threw me out. Im gonna use tagalog so I could describe it with feelings. Ang impaktong halimaw na yun! Tumunog lang yung papel na hawak ko. As in yung lutong ng papel dahil inilagay ko sa likod ko galit na galit na pinagmumura ako. I was shock. Well mainit na talaga ulo nia nung dumating sia and I was the lucky one para sa sumalo ng tantrums nia. I was just looking at him nung nanlalaki ang mata nia sa galit. Pinalabas nia ako at wag na daw babalik sa office nia. I get out (still in my toes walking very slowly). After I close the door, I cried. At last hahaha. Im free.
It was a real traumatic experience. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat and I was praying for him to die. I was transferred to manufacturing plant office in Mandaluyong to assist on the HR manager. Just when I thought everything was doing well. I was again requested by the devil to be his temporary assist whenever he visits the plant office because he knew I know him well. When he came he just smirks at me and asked me to get him a juice. It was the start of my nightmare again. Though he would visit the plant 2 to 3 times a week for a couple of hours only, it is still unbearable being around him. Sabi nila baka inlove lang sa akin. Mygadd! “If this is love darling, now’s the time to wake up, hurting words can really shake up someone’s life” (kanta pa talaga hehehe)
I resigned from that company after a couple of months but not because of him. It was a personal reason. But whenever I recall what I have been through with that person, I always wish I have done something better on the situation. Well I had a thought of leaving the company before because of him but I was so afraid of change. I was afraid I could not find any more promising job other than what I have. I felt like I’m stuck in that situation and thought I have no choice. And in order for me to survive in a giant corporation like SMC, I have to hang on no matter how unpleasant the situation is. But its not. I could have chosen to make a change, to fight for my right, or leave the company after slapping him or confront him and curse him and kill him like give him a poison or at least just spit on his water hehehe.
Life would be so much easier if, when we hit a snag in life or relationship, we would stop, address it and move ahead smoothly. The truth is in most case we could do just that. The reality is we don’t do it. We keep on moving. Same with those people who stayed in a unrequited or lopsided love who’s afraid to just throw their unworthy partner in the burning oil (joke) I mean just leave and move on. We allow little insults to become raging angers, little arguments to become festering feuds, little pains to become deep wounds and we keep moving. We keep hurting. We keep poisoning our lives.
Be willing to face the situation. Stand your ground but don’t lose yourself. You are more than equipped to handle any situation when you know you are right. Have courage and be upright coz no matter what you get in return for the good things or love you give, know that you are protected. Divinely protected. Your only goal will be to live, love and be happy. If you want your life to change, then you have to change.
“Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.”
She said, “I’m sorry, but he died last week.”
The next day, the man calls up again and asks for his boss.
She said, “I told you, he died last week.”
The third day, the guy calls up again and asks for his boss.
The wife was mad and shouted, “Don’t you understand? I already told you twice—MY HUSBAND, YOUR BOSS, DIED LAST WEEK! Why do you keep on calling?”
The guy laughed and said, “Because I just love hearing it…”
Hahaha…. Funny isn’t it? There are lots of people who are just like him. Stuck in life I guess. He waited too long for his boss too die and be happy. Clearly he’s angry with his boss. Isn’t it life would be so much easier if he tried to change his life when his boss was still around? He could have confronted his boss or change his job.
I had a Chinese Filipino boss when I was in San Mig Corp. He was the previous owner of Sugarland Corp before it was acquired by the SMC and I got the job during the transition period. At that time, he was also the president of the Chinese Filipino Business Club and a friend of former President Estrada (or shall we call it balimbing friend because he was seen together with GMA after oust of Erap). I was in the HR group and unfortunately I was also assigned as his temporary personal assistant (since nobody could stand him). He is the cruelest boss I have ever met in my life. He would use terrible, awful, embarrassing words when he’s angry even in front of other employees. He would throw things when his mad and anybody cannot use the elevator when he gets in. He would sometimes use sign language when he needs you to do something and a big trouble comes up whenever I don’t understand what he means. My common sense was overused (now its not working well hehe). I would usually stand/walked on my toes whenever I go into his office because the whole room has parquet flooring and one bit of noise from my shoes would make you pray so hard and hope you were never born. He would usually stay in the office for only 2 to 3 hours and when God sometimes forget to look out for me, the devil stays for the rest of the day and I would be standing beside his desk while he was on his chair working. It’s ridiculous, I know! And it’s a real hell. I always have a paper in my hand and writing those important words he would say while he was on the phone, in a meeting, or just talking to himself. But the rest of the day is like nakabibinging katahimikan (paki English) coz he will use sign language like get a paper, type this, call this, talk to this person, get him some poison, I mean water, It was exhausting. The last time I remember I entered that room was after he threw me out. Im gonna use tagalog so I could describe it with feelings. Ang impaktong halimaw na yun! Tumunog lang yung papel na hawak ko. As in yung lutong ng papel dahil inilagay ko sa likod ko galit na galit na pinagmumura ako. I was shock. Well mainit na talaga ulo nia nung dumating sia and I was the lucky one para sa sumalo ng tantrums nia. I was just looking at him nung nanlalaki ang mata nia sa galit. Pinalabas nia ako at wag na daw babalik sa office nia. I get out (still in my toes walking very slowly). After I close the door, I cried. At last hahaha. Im free.
It was a real traumatic experience. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat and I was praying for him to die. I was transferred to manufacturing plant office in Mandaluyong to assist on the HR manager. Just when I thought everything was doing well. I was again requested by the devil to be his temporary assist whenever he visits the plant office because he knew I know him well. When he came he just smirks at me and asked me to get him a juice. It was the start of my nightmare again. Though he would visit the plant 2 to 3 times a week for a couple of hours only, it is still unbearable being around him. Sabi nila baka inlove lang sa akin. Mygadd! “If this is love darling, now’s the time to wake up, hurting words can really shake up someone’s life” (kanta pa talaga hehehe)
I resigned from that company after a couple of months but not because of him. It was a personal reason. But whenever I recall what I have been through with that person, I always wish I have done something better on the situation. Well I had a thought of leaving the company before because of him but I was so afraid of change. I was afraid I could not find any more promising job other than what I have. I felt like I’m stuck in that situation and thought I have no choice. And in order for me to survive in a giant corporation like SMC, I have to hang on no matter how unpleasant the situation is. But its not. I could have chosen to make a change, to fight for my right, or leave the company after slapping him or confront him and curse him and kill him like give him a poison or at least just spit on his water hehehe.
Life would be so much easier if, when we hit a snag in life or relationship, we would stop, address it and move ahead smoothly. The truth is in most case we could do just that. The reality is we don’t do it. We keep on moving. Same with those people who stayed in a unrequited or lopsided love who’s afraid to just throw their unworthy partner in the burning oil (joke) I mean just leave and move on. We allow little insults to become raging angers, little arguments to become festering feuds, little pains to become deep wounds and we keep moving. We keep hurting. We keep poisoning our lives.
Be willing to face the situation. Stand your ground but don’t lose yourself. You are more than equipped to handle any situation when you know you are right. Have courage and be upright coz no matter what you get in return for the good things or love you give, know that you are protected. Divinely protected. Your only goal will be to live, love and be happy. If you want your life to change, then you have to change.
“Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.”
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