3 hr work for a lifetime's advice
Thursday, October 20, 2005 (11:05 PM)
honestly, i was so dead tired today, i really didn't want to go work. i wanted to call in sick, but i had to be responsible and not make things difficult for han ling who helped me so much. so i called to tell her my situation and said i might not work during the weekdays after today. i managed to force myself to work and exchanged this 3 hours of work for a lifetime's advice.
i was talking to her before work begun at 6pm. it was all straight talk. no holds barred - not really. i just told her that i feel that certain things the school does is not what an employer should do, putting unnecessary pressure by indirectly scrutinizing their work. it's totally disrespectful and insulting to the employee by showing your mistrust, in my perspective.
i could totally tell that she isn't happy working there due to certain ways the school handles things. but she taught me a lot more. no matter how much people discredit you for your credits, what's most important is to not do injustice to your conscience. don't owe people. even when the school lets her leave her place of work early, say for example 2 hours earlier, she will get to work 2 hours early. no matter what, she will make sure she does at least a full 8 hours of work everyday. she doesn't want to owe anyone anything. she taught me not to owe people and to stand by your principle. just because your boss indirectly showed you disrespect doesn't mean you should do your job sloppily.
salute to han ling. someday, you'll find a job that is worthy of you.