hogwash!

had a conversation with a colleague today
she’s migrating
her replacement has been identified and should be reporting within 2 months

there is a staff in her dept, tho
who is an ambitious person
this staff has been eyeing the head of dept position
while we appreciate such drive and ambition
success really does come to those who are humble
and a team player
in the management’s eyes
this staff isn’t ready to take over the reins of the dept
not yet, anyway
granted, this staff can be dynamic and has fresh ideas
but people’s skills are equally, if not more, important
this is the missing ingredient

and this ‘migrating’ colleague has a strange opinion too
she mentioned that her replacement would have to learn to deal with this ‘untamed staff’
- this i agree
but this statement of hers “she has to win this staff over. earn the respect.”
i don’t fully agree
yes, as a head of dept, u’ve to earn respect of your staff in order for the dept to function efficiently
but if this staff thinks that the new head has to go the extra mile
this staff has a warped mind, not to mention pompousness
i’d think that this is tantamount to ’insubordination’

tho this aint my dept
our work is all inter-related
tho i’m not ‘old’ (just jaded)
i’m still gonna say
“bah, the exuberance of youth”

a tale of shame

he flirts with her
she responds
he shares his ups and downs with her
she shares her story
he doesn’t miss a day without chatting with her
she looks forward to the attention showered

his girl finds out about them
his girl ends it with him

her husband doesn’t know
her children don’t know
her parents are unaware

he ends it with her
when his own story ended
he was repentant

she ruined his relationship
she still maintains to the world
that they are ‘good frens’
she has no shame