I spent 3 weeks in Malaysia for training on ERP. The training was done by instructors from Mumbai, India. The last instructor on General Accounting was a big 62 year old consultant. He was very good. During the training, I spent some time answering e-mails and attending tele- conferences. So I had o leave the training for a few minutes to attend to work. But is was a good 3 weeks although it was not as fun as in Bangkok. I went back to Singapore for the weekend as my brother and his wife was visiting from Manila. We went for the usual river cruise and dinner in China town. We also had a good dinner of chili crab at Vivo City.
I went back to the training, travelling by bus. The training was a good break and allowed me to re-think about the work with the boss man. The boss was not pleased about my attention to other tasks and brought this displeasure to the head of our department - CIO of the Asia region. I had a chance to speak to the CIO this week after I gave him a briefing on the ERP training yesterday. He said not to worry as he understood the situation. He said he will protect me. He laughed when I said the the boss man is high maintenance - someone whose feelings are hurt if attention is not placed towards him.
But the rules of the game will be changing. I am working on a new project and I cannot devote the same amount of time to the boss man. So we discussed with my boss and the other management people about the possible changes. Some proposals will be raised with the intention of adding other resources to the work with the boss man. I think I am finally leaving his shadow after enjoying working with him. I still like working for him and I hope to play some role in the future arrangement. I still feel indebted to him for his recommendation which resulted in my becoming a variable pay employee. I think with the recent retrenchment, being involved in the boss man's company maybe a wise move in case I need help in the future.
I went back to the training, travelling by bus. The training was a good break and allowed me to re-think about the work with the boss man. The boss was not pleased about my attention to other tasks and brought this displeasure to the head of our department - CIO of the Asia region. I had a chance to speak to the CIO this week after I gave him a briefing on the ERP training yesterday. He said not to worry as he understood the situation. He said he will protect me. He laughed when I said the the boss man is high maintenance - someone whose feelings are hurt if attention is not placed towards him.
But the rules of the game will be changing. I am working on a new project and I cannot devote the same amount of time to the boss man. So we discussed with my boss and the other management people about the possible changes. Some proposals will be raised with the intention of adding other resources to the work with the boss man. I think I am finally leaving his shadow after enjoying working with him. I still like working for him and I hope to play some role in the future arrangement. I still feel indebted to him for his recommendation which resulted in my becoming a variable pay employee. I think with the recent retrenchment, being involved in the boss man's company maybe a wise move in case I need help in the future.
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