Minorities? Not so minor...

It was indeed a very early morning. I had to make a long journey to another town, as I was called in to relief work at another office. Vien had left recently and there was no one taking charge of the office. So I thought it would be another task that I used to do. That wasn't really true.

The machines were really sophisticated and it took a little time when I was getting used to it. To my surprise, there was none who knew how to operate it and it was a disappointment coz that would take sometime for someone to prepare for the day. As time went by, the craze came along. Clients kept coming in and there were more. It's like...gee where did these people come from.

I dun mind working for long and fast hours but not until forsaking the quality. But I just didn't have the time to cope with the quantity. That's crazy. Things were so disorganized. Even the most basic instruments were not found. I am pretty sure they have it but the staff put up with a blank face all the time. Guys, that's not something alien in our world. Ahahhaa....

I had no time to go for even a quick lunch. In between I received lots of calls from everywhere. The staff took turns, which I insisted because I didn't want them to go hungry and exhausted. I need people to be alert! Thus I need to take care of my comrades.

Again, the appointment book is not very reliable. That one thing was not my liking. I am always strict with it for a reason. If the difference is not very huge, that wouldn't be a problem. But when it went overboard like 40%, that's really a problem.

Eva came in the morning at 8am. She had been waiting for 3 hours before she was told to be seen again 2 hours later. It's not avoidable as there were too many people waiting in line. Then there were people who cut queues. But come on, if everyone's acting like that, then those remain quiet would be at the losing edge and that's really unfair. I couldn't do much but putting up a stressed face because there was simply no system.

So, when Eva was seen again, it's already 130pm and she was so hungry. Poor lady who didn't even bring any money for lunch. She then had to be transferred to another center. She was initially hesitating to move but I told her that her lunch would be taken care of and with a lil reassurance, she left with the staff.

I still had 2 cakes on the table after having one in the hectic morning. I couldn't be wasting anymore time, not even lunch. So, I continued working. It's just a let down when you see that some people working in the office shaking legs and just left when the clock struck 5pm when they could actually helped a little. But no, no body cared. Everywhere was closed, even the most egoistic people who sit in the office without a degree but get to tell you what to do, and yelled at others when people queried them. That's really pathetic. They get the salary just because they work long enough and not contribute much enough. There's certainly a problem in the line of promotion. Really one...

So, when it was almost 520pm, Margaret came with her young son who lingered around the office and played around my desk. He was tapping on the 2 cakes left over the desk which I had no time to even pay attention to. The mum then stopped him as not to disturb the desk. But the 4-year-old child was mumbling to himself. I asked if he had eaten for the day. She said yes, and he had his breakfast. I looked at the clock again and asked if he had his lunch. No, that boy just had his breakfast. I was startled and quickly hand over the cake, no, the cakes (which I thought of saving one for myself towards the end of the day coz I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast, then decided to give all). It was a right decision to give all to him coz in a second, he had gulped (yes, he was like so in the hurry) the whole piece of cake. He must be very hungry, poor kid.

I punched (figuratively) out at 530pm, not believing that I had worked so very much. It was really crazy. The driver was around when I gave him a call to fetch me home. Poor Mer, he had to work over time to fetch me home because I was working late. We then headed a long journey home until the sun set. I was there, in a silent mode the whole journey. I was plain tired. And then, I received this from a friend online. click