Disappointed

Big bosses always wants to see instant results but there are really times when the 'ideal' outcome takes a long time to be achieved.

If they only want to see the ideal without even bothering to know what has improved along the way, then I find that it is meaningless to carry on or even bother to try to improve anymore.

When I joined the organisation, the process was already damn late. So when I started the exercise I had to slowly bring forward the timeline (fyi, one exercise can take up to a year at its worst) each year. At one year, I managed to get it done earlier than previously but of course it wasn't at the ideal state yet. So I was eager to keep earlier timeline for the next year. Alas, then (which was last year) the crazy things started, like my staff resigned, then my colleague resigned, then I have to juggle 2 to 3 persons' jobs at one go, and then I had no time to follow through the exercise and it lagged behind again! Shit.

And when people started complaining, that's the problem the big boss see!!!

I hate it when they ask you about the problem, about what caused the delay, etc and when you try to explain, they have no patience to finish hearing you out and appreciate the difficulties. Instead they will cut you off and try to suggest something (which they think will lessen your stress, which I appreciate) but which does not work in real life!

As much as big boss is frustrated of the problem, I am also sick of this whole thing.

28 Feb 2009 (7.48am)