Is it time for a mutiny? I know I have been complaining about my work for as long as Denamania was created but alas, obviously, the problem does not lie with me alone. The tension has been brewing increasingly over these few days, or shall I say ever since I came back from Ex Orion...

Well first of all, one of the CSOs has been asked to take unpaid leave (more of like a suspension) till end Dec, so the remaining staff will have to clear her long list of backlog (which is the cause of her suspension) as well as taking over her duties...

Then, there is this overall incompetency of the management... Its being like 6 months since the re-org but there has been no deliverables, we are the biggest branch in the whole organisation and boasts the most number of staff but things are still not moving the way it should. Job scopes are unclear and people are being piled with work and more work, so much so that none can afford to go on long leave, reason being that whoever is supposed to be covering duties will simply die of work overload... Take for example, Auntie Leng Leng who was covering my duties during my reservist, has to work an average of 12 to 13 hours daily, and she has to work from home even on Saturdays and Sundays...

And there has been speculations that some of us are gonna leave after the bonus, with or without a job (yes, its that bad), and as I had mentioned earlier, the duties will just be piled on those who are left, and with the financial year-end fast approaching (and that translate to super peak period for us), its no wonder everyone is feeling extremely demoralised, not just the support staff but some of the accountants as well, it will take just one resignation from the branch to spark off the domino effect and no, I'm NOT exaggerating here...

I guess the final straw came yesterday when our manager (for those who had been reading my blogs, you would have already known that he is the most hated human being in the office, besides the Dowager) openly berated some of the older aunties over something quite minor during our branch meeting. I mean so what if you are the manager, at least show some respect to your elders, man... Excerpt of what went on during yesterday's meeting (may not be the exact words but the gist is there):

Manager: So you see, this staff has been totally uncooperative and irrespponsible, so all of you
please help to clear the backlog by this Friday and lets move on. Its enough to deal with
one such staff and I hope there won't be any repeats.
Also, I want to stress that if ever the management passed down some instructions,
please just go and do ok? If you want the rationale why we want you to do it, we'll
tell you later but don't make me supervise you over things like shifting boxes can?
I would rather spend time on something more productive, so don't make me say more
than once hor.

It was at this point that he asked if one of the aunties had taught the other some procedures. As can be expected, the poor auntie had forgotten. And so, came the next round of belittlement:

Manager: So just how long are you going to take to pass over the duties? Is it so difficult to just
teach? Can do it by today?
Poor auntie: *Nods timidly*
Manager: Good. *turns to face one accountant* Can you ensure that she goes teach whatever by end of today?

What the fuck is that for? If you ask me, that is totally uncalled for. Sure, its absolutely witin the manager's right to reprimand staff for not performing well, but shouldn't it be done behind closed doors rather than in front of everyone? How could anyone has such low EQ?

Its really interesting if there is really gonna be a mass resignation in Jan after the bonus =)