Time out

Got 3 days off this week since I worked 6 days last week. Unfortunately, I've got nothing better to do. I won't be reporting for work till Thursday, which also happens to be the day my dad returns from his work abroad.

I do, however, feel like I'll be a regular customer at Starbucks near our place. I like their barista Joanne. Found out that she started working there about 3 or 4 months ago. Kinda funny that she still remembers me considering that I've only been there about 4 or 5 times. Probably because I purchased that coffee press about 2 months ago. I'll probably drop by again tomorrow. :D

Interview Time!

Saturday. September 16, 2006. 1:10 PM +8 GMT

It took them 5 days and rescheduled my interview 3 times before I got to them.

It goes without saying that I was as nervous as heck. 1 Operations Manager and 1 Team Leader were my interviewers. While this may be my second interview for a team lead position, my first interview was when I was like 5-6 months with the company. Obviously, I was getting too ahead of myself.

It felt a little bit better than before but I'd rather not keep my expectations up. I just hope that they don't that IJP for Volumes Manager in the bulletin board within the next 2 or 3 weeks. I'd like to know where I stand regarding my current application.

Then and now.

Yay! Application.
Yay! Interview schedule = 1 hour before the start of the shift.
Yay! I arrived 30 mins-1hour early.
Yay! They weren't there.
Yay! Reschedule.
Crap.

Thank God that there were some changes with my schedule this week, so I had to report for work earlier today. Otherwise, I would have just went there for absolutely nothing.

Since this was an application for promotion, I was hoping that my supervisors would provide me with some feedback that could help me out with my application.

Person A shurgs it off and says, "Hey, I've coached him before, he's good to go already."

Person B almost agreed to Person A, but thought better. Person B went back, approached me and offered a few words of advise. It was only a handful of words but it meant the world to me. I wasn't expecting much from them. Especially from Person A. Person B may not have the best reputation on the floor, however, he has earned my respect.

I wonder, what kind of support would we get if the guy Person B replaced didn't resign?

Did Person A really want me to get the shot? I was denied the chance for an application 2 months ago. I was hurt like goddamn hell. You don't put down people who work with you. Especially if they are the ones who report directly to you. They are your men... Your arms and legs... The people who grease the cogs and wheels that make you look good in front of everyone... But what do we get? CRAP.

They gave me some silly reason which I never really bought.

They told me the reason when the selection process was over.

I never had the chance for an appeal.

Well, I have a shot at it now. I'll give it everything that I've got. It goes without saying that I'm still hoping that there will be some kind soul that will give me some kind of advise. Some kind of support that I've been looking for. Something that has been missing from my life for the past year that caused the way I lived my office life to change completely.

But, the past is the past. Dwelling on it won't make any kind of difference. Just cough it up to experience. I'll just focus on what I have now. Work on the task that is in front of me.