office politics and goodbye for good SCI!

this morning i felt the same as how a retrenched worker that was given short notice would feel. except much less painful and more joyful.

i tendered my resignation letter to SCI this morning, stating that my last day would be next week as agreed by the 'big bosses'. then all of a sudden, people started coming up to me and telling me today is my last day. confused, i went to my boss in charge. she knew nothing about it until literally 5 seconds ago. then she got news that the biggest boss (and a**hole) decided to 'release me early'.

im not angry or unhappy to say the least, but seeing how they make decisions in the company really puts to question how 'caring' is the company to their people. it's an irony because when my boss in charge spent 3 hours last fri trying to convince me that i should take up a permanent job there, one factor she pushed forward was how caring the company would be to their staff unlike 'big organisations like banks'. proving her point, she said i am welcome to stay as long as i want until i find a full time job if i decided not to take up the offer. and they will not just ask their employee to leave without notice. i pity my boss in charge, for it seems like she and the company does not sing the same tune. whatever good words she has put in was all coming from herself and never once represent the company's or biggest boss's.

when everything happened, she looked peeved that biggest boss (and a**hole don't forget) did not pass the message to her personally. imagine finding out that your in charge is leaving that very day and not knowing or having any say over it.(she was already having shortage of manpower) to make matters worse, many uninvolved people knew of this decision except her. at the same time, when I found out that it truly is a fact and unconsciously felt a sense of betrayal (well i sort of betrayed them first, but still!), i intentionally made a very wicked move, so as to show my boss in charge that the 'caring' big boss in her eyes is actually, not so caring. what did i do? i said innocently, "actually, not only admin knew about it, KM (another head of dept) also knew and asked me just now." i know, im wicked. i got what i achieved when she said next, "huh? she knows about it? so the whole world knows except me. not even an email, basic courtesy." hah hah! im proud that i successfully created a small impact in the company before i leave. my boss in charge is definitely not someone even the biggest boss can offend, otherwise they can continue letting their near decade old syllabus rot and applications deteriorate.

one word at the end of the day, SHIOK!