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13 February 2007

management sandwich

god, i hate being middle management. now i know why managers are such pricks. coz they finally got out of hell and they want to torture the next in-line. it's like a "hazing". (oh, for crying out loud, go wiki "hazing" if you don't know what it means!) worst, the ritual could last years.

delegation sucks. i swear it's pure torture for someone who likes being in control, like me. how can i be sure if the staff i've delegated to, can do the task. when i give work to someone, i expect the same level of outcome as i would have done it myself, if not better. if i had to buddy/ shadow, i rather just do it myself. a teacher i am not. time is something i do not have.

what i am is a go-getter. and when it comes to work, i'm really anal. my work is a reflection of my office personality and i pride on it. there is no failure. and that is my expectation.

*deep breaths* ok ... i'm not usually a psycho bitch but it's been a long one and a half months. work and home stress is getting to me ... there is just not enuf chocolate in this world!

8 Comments:

Blogger baubles bangles and beads said...

time to open up that christmas pressie i gave you and have some real good VALENTINE's DAY _ _ _(rhymes with vex)!
ps. just in case there are minors reading your blog.

3:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Somehow or another, im expecting this entry. Its just a matter of time.

But im sure at some point in time, u were busier than how u are feeling now. And probably more stressed up than how u are feeling now. Thats why, U definitely can tide over it. Afterall, u have already survived through 1.5 mths. Help will come soon.

Cheer up lah...Its V-day!!!!

~Bimbo

9:08 AM  
Blogger shoesthatfit said...

er-hem ... the pressie is close to empty liao ... *hint*

10:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Welcome to mgt hell! Delegation = do more work in less time, coz you gotta wait for draft one 1st.

Here's the good news though, once it's been mastered by both the delegatee,and the delegator, it'll be a LOT easier. However, you will need much patience before you get there, with some, you will need more patience than others. But get there you will... actually get there you MUST, if not you will be totally overloaded ALL the time.

Think of it this way, delegation is a skill.. heh.

Just trying to give you some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.

ps - hmmmm... my sms alert seems to be faulty... Talk about delegation not working. ;-)

1:17 PM  
Blogger Homeschool @ sg said...

Chill girl, chill. I just graduated from a 2 day leadership course. The trainer said, to lead is to FACILITATE learning. Blew my mind. Think about it. Eh, i got some pretty good articles on leadership, i'll be happy to share.

8:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha...its never easy to be managerial level... higher salary comes with a price..

cheer up babe, holidays are coming.. take a short & restful break with your loved ones!

BL

2:48 PM  
Blogger shoesthatfit said...

can't call the pittance they are giving me "higher slary" hor.

more monkey's on my back then peanuts in my pocket! ... and not the 600K type of peanuts!!

5:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

well.. true.. that can only blame on organisation la. but now got salary review .... u may benefit.

bl

6:49 PM  

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