“There will be no hassles today. Focus your attention at work to become successful”.
Yeah, tell me something I don’t know! Definitely, there will be no hassles today unless someone betrays old Solid Snake and gives me the wrong intel–again, or more significantly, if my router and wireless adapter decide not to talk to SmartBro’s main server and delay my Torrent downloads, which, in fact, hasn’t happened yet since I got this cool gizmo 5 months ago–except for an internet outage or when I didn’t pay the bill. Otherwise, its goin’ to be a great day!
Well, for starters, I do not understand why a lot of users–especially, North Americans (not a racist remark, don’t get me wrong) encounter heaps of problems with routers and network adapters. But thanks to their ineptness in technology and reliance on phone support, or simply put: their idiocy, I have a job here. Or, ‘macronomically’ speaking, we, pinoys, have jobs everywhere due to the expensive and spoiled workforce of the deteriorating U.S economy.
It may be one of two things: We pinoy’s are just that good or we’re very cheap! Well, if you’ll ask me, its a bit of both! No funny remark necessary but let me say that we being cheap is an understatement.
Anyway, going back to the horoscope, it also said that for me to get ahead at work and “become a success”, I need to focus. Well, that may spoil my day ‘coz it’s that time of the month…again. I have decided to take the rest of the day off–a day earlier than my actual rest day due to muscle and joint pains. Yeah…sure. Like I workout or even exercise–oh, maybe that’s why. Or, like my job requires physical endurance or whatever and I felt the need to recharge.
But, NO. It’s just that time in our work lives, when we all think that we need a break, plain and simple. For reasons such as to finish a book, walk the dog and give it a bath, update MyFace page–whatever, or win lots of high-prized races to finally buy that $2M-Ferrari formula one car, or the most common reason, to nurse a huge hangover from previous night out in town.
This is the phenomenon referred to as “tapol”. This employer’s/boss’ nightmare happens once every 6 months to a year for the average hardworking person, and for the ‘others’, once a-freakin’-week (nagtrabaho ka pa). Luckily for my superiors, and/or for me, it just happens once a month! My 201 will show that…just divide it by 10 years…nah… Not to worry, though. It’s a monkey’s job, I won’t be missed! “A replaceable cog to the big, well-oiled machine, if you will”.
Tapol is definitely a bane to an employer’s existence. Its known cure: NONE. Because, every good manager knows that letting go of a bonafide employee won’t solve the problem. It’s just plainly avoiding it. I’m not saying that this should be tolerated, either. But then again, there’s no need for me to elaborate. No one wants a paper trail…I might end up incriminating myself (if not, others) and digging my own grave.
Hell…why not?! just a tidbit: On the surface, one just needs to understand what makes that person with that ‘phenomenon’ ‘tick’, therefore allowing you, as a manager, to devise and create an environment for that individual to concede and change his routine, thus, getting good results in the long run. Basically, what I’m saying is learn to adapt and think, never react. Every person or group is unique. Therefore, managerial styles should vary. There you go…
Enough with the geek mode. At any rate, this phenomenon gets the best of us but I admire some people who appear to have powers over this event. A good example is Willie Revillame and Conan O’ Brien, along with other late night show greats. You always see them 5 to 6 times a week on your TV screens doing their thing.
My question is: what would you feel if you keep watching reruns or a ‘guest host’ (temporarily) taking over the show because the host couldn’t make it due to…I don’t know…LBM once every 2 weeks or a very, very sore throat? Yeah, it would suck! But being sore for the ladies is a good thing, right? Pardon my digression, I couldn’t help it. >:)
Well, to the untrained-eye, you may say that part of the ‘motivation’ is the ridiculously huge pay. Yeah…give me a million a day, I’ll live in the office or perhaps camp outside every night. But who am i kidding? It’s not for everyone. Just like marriage… Okay, digressing again.
However, i must say that we–all humans alike–are entitled to pursue such happiness or as the saying goes “get rich (be it anything you want) or die trying.” Hahaha…how cruel is that? Sad but true, baby. Yeah. Its just what it is. Its LIFE. It also comes with a tool-kit to screw and unscrew it that’s why its huge. Large. Astronomical. Voluminous… Ok…I’m stopping.
Anyway, to attract anything you want is life to follow the “laws of attraction”. Be positive–what a cliche’, i know. Just go watch the documentary (na lang) and also, keep your hand and your thing in your pants, and be nice to everyone–i guess.
If you ask me…I transcend financial rewards…for real——NOT. But then again, none of them overpaid hosts would have been given the chance and earn such privileges if they had stayed at home, writing this blog and watching Jack Bauer save the day, while downloading demos on PS3!!!
Damn ‘horrorscope‘ made me think if I should have headed up to work earlier instead, and worked my butt off!!! Future day events based on astronomical patterns from the date that you were born??! Nah…puhhlease!!! You’ll be the judge.
Anywhoo…I actually woke up an hour ahead of my usual ‘waking up schedule’ and never pressed the ’snooze’ button…now that IS amazing!!! Well…too bad. I won’t get to be successful–today.
Today is tapol day.
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