The student office frame of mind

“Ever wish you could freeze frame a moment in your day, and look at it and say, “this is not my life”?”
-Mrs. Doubtfire
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Songs of the moment:
Forrest Gump Theme-John Williams
Save Room-John Legend
How To Save A Life-The Fray
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John Williams is brilliant.
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Again, I have gone fasting. To my 2.48 million loyal readers, I must apologize. I have actually written two posts in the past and save it as Drafts as oppose to Publish Now. It is because I have not completed it or have no time to reread it at least once for editing. I got back from Singapore at 2am Tuesday. And on tuesday evening, went surfing and then later a lovely birthday dinner for Dina (23) and 9 more other people. If I counted proper, that would make 11 of us. All of them were ‘foreigners’ so I played host and sort out the dinner arrangements. After numerous phone calls. I settled with Za’s recommendation on Soi. A Thai Restaurant on the 23rd Floor as Menara Pan Global in KL. It is good. It has good food. You must try. I was sooo geram with the tom yam, i clenched my teeth and went urgghhhhhhh. In other words, ’so sedap, tak boleh angkat.’
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It is my last week of apprenticeship at EC Malaysia and tomorrow will most probably be my last day but I’m not surprised if I am required to come in on sat and sun. I’m fine by it. I’m still learning a great deal there. All of my three superiors are women. There are only four of us in the department. Instead of going on about my days, that previous sentence is what has been lingering on my mind for some time.
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I’ve come to notice that I’ve no problem working with or under women. And I especially have no problem with authority. And I thought everyone is like this. Or so I thought. When I tell others of what happens in the office and what I am subjected to in terms of tasks, hours, etc. I observe a peculiar response. Nevertheless, we must remember horses for courses right? I have also come to notice that alot of students and undergrads have a tendency to feel that they are more significant to something/someone more than they actually are when it comes to employment and other similar matters.
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For my field of study, I have been told elaborately and extensively that the hardest part and the steepest learning curve is the first 5-6 years of practice. One said “You’ll be in for a rude shock.”Nevertheless I feel this pretty much applies for everyone. Quite a number of people I feel, have difficulty with responding to authority, working with a team, seeking advice, neglecting the fundamental purpose and disregarding the true value of a job especially in terms of what that experience is doing to you and shaping you. But more often than not, they are too preoccupied with how much they are getting paid, and if not enough, then they ‘deserve’ better because they are ‘that’ valuable. I suppose, to some reasonable extent, four or more years of tertiary gets you there sometimes.
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The question I forcefully pose to myself at times, and I will share it here as I feel that it helps, is “What is it about you (me) that makes you feel that you are better than him/her? What is it about your experience that makes you feel that you are more significant than him/her? What is it about your arrogance the makes you feel that you have nothing to learn from him/her?…”
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That’s the summary I’ve made up after working over 12 jobs since I was 15. Hence, I got issues I’m sure you’ve noticed.