New Office MONSTER!

I realised it's been some time since I've met an office monster. 自闭症 is NOTHING compared to this new monster!

Monster joined us about a month back as a department director. He is the typical kind of guy who is funny, friendly and approachable when you FIRST meet him. but as u work more and more with him, u wonder to yourself, "how the hell did this guy land himself in the position that he now holds?? he knows shit!"

but as you get to know him EVEN better, u realise he is impossible.. he does not even know how to use POWERPOINT??? and that he's funny cuz he needs to maintain peace with everyone. friendly cuz he needs all the help he can get ard here. approachable cuz he wants u to be approachable to him when he approaches u abt once in every 5 minutes.

seriously, how did he get this job in the first place!

and because he is so incompetent (but no one else knows but U), u end up having to do all of his work and him just giving and giving you more and more work. because, simply, he does not know how to operate his machine, right?

he can't cut and paste reports and consolidate them, cuz "the formats get messed up".

he can't subscribe to his own magazines online cuz "the server is too darn slow".

he can't call and cancel his own appointments cuz "i have called her one time too many".

he can't buy his own mug cuz "there are too many options out there". but remembers to tell u to buy a plain blue one.

so bascially, he can't get anything done on his own. he needs help with EVERYTHING he does.

and at the end of the day, u help him do everything, making sure he gets all that he needs at the deadline stipulated and miss out on your own work and deadline.

he comes to your desk the next morning and slams 2 thick files of namecards beside you.

monster: "when are these going to get filed?"

me: "i didn't realise you needed them urgently since I've already input ALL the data into your outlook contacts. but if u need them filed, i will get it done by Friday."

monster: "no, i have been waiting for them to be filed for over a week now. i want them done tomorrow. shud i talk to A (my boss) abt this or will u just do it?"

me: "talk to A abt what?"

monster: "this! things are not getting done ard here!"

Things are not getting done ard here?? THINGS ARE NOT GETTING DONE ARD HERE?? so what is all those shit work i have been doing for him over the past weeks?!?! have i missed a single deadline? NO! Have i refused any of his work?? NO! Am I his secretary?? NO! I am only standing in for him until he hires one! Even my own boss don't talk to me this way!

me: "it's up to you. talk to him if you want."

it was the most polite thing i managed to say and i almost had to force a smile. except i didn't. i didn't even look at him when i spoke. I WAS FUMING INSIDE!

monster: "ok, i'll do that."

and he walked away.

filing namecards is the least impt thing to do, IMO. it is something i wud do when i am free. apparently some ppl do not think of it that way. it is of utmost importance that namecards be filed EVERYDAY.

maybe i should realli "not get things done" and show him wat "things are not getting done ard here" means.