Super Duper Busy
It’s 6.30pm and I can’t go back home yet… It’s raining out there… I really don’t like rainy days.
Work is piling up like crazy, boss expects more and demands more… Sometimes I just feel guilty of not neing able to do more. I can’t blame anyone, myself is to blame for not knowing how to say no in the first place. But sometimes my frustration just hit to the max. Gosh, talking about work only makes me more depressed. Forget it, I’m logging off soon to go window shopping, DESTRESS!!! Hahaha…
My messy work station…
Company Product Preview
I am one of the volunteered member of our company’s sales team. I’m not in the sales department, I am a volunteer. Lots of people has been asking me why I would volunteer for such a thing as it is totally out of my expertise area. Well… I am just in a position to show my support to the sales team. So, here I am.
Since I am in it already, I keep telling myself it is just another opportunity for me. Who knows I could actually become a real good sales person. HA!
Last Saturday was the first ever product review for our new project development in Seri Kembangan. The preview was a great one. Nice ambience, nice place, nice set up, nice scale-model, superb food, great chef……
Expected 150 guests, only 70 turned up. They are all rich men and ladies… Some of them are nice and friendly, while some of them are really arrogant… Some were really interested in investing, while some just came for the food… Some came with a purpose, some came without knowing that it was a property preview…
It was a different yet great experience for me. Selling isn’t easy, selling property is hard, especially at this rough and tough time. Unstability of economies and politics, everyone is very cautious in investing. But, it is now the best time for those who can afford to invest. When the economy gets better later, the prices go up, that is when they can reap the best return.
Being in the sales team not just give me a new experience. I now understand more how the political issues can greatly impact on the property market. I understand better the reason to invest during the bad and good times. The best of all is, I get to know more people, deal with different level of people from different background. Guess I just could not pull myself away from dealing with people. I still have to work with people.
Stop the Gossip, Save Your Career
Heather Boerner, for Yahoo! HotJobs
Getting ahead at work may hinge on resisting the urge to spread the latest news about your coworkers.
“You may think gossip is harmless, but you might just be shooting yourself in the foot as far as your credibility goes,” said Rachel Weingarten, author of “Career and Corporate Cool: How to Look, Dress and Act the Part at Every Stage of Your Career.” She continues, “Let your work speak for itself. You don’t need to be the one making yourself look better by talking down someone else.”
Consider the Damage
Sure, gossip can be almost too enticing to keep to ignore — but consider these consequences:
You lose your reputation. “My reputation is my business,” said Weingarten. “If someone says something bad about me, or I become known as a gossip, that could affect my entire career.”
Coworkers avoid you. “If people view you as a gossip, they may stop sharing information with you,” said April Callis, president of Gossip Stoppers, a program designed to create positive workplaces. “Then instead of being the one with all the power and information, you’re out of the loop because no one trusts you.”
Your work suffers. The negativity spread by gossip makes people hate their jobs. “They miss work, they get less done while they’re there, and they feel unappreciated,” says Callis. Suddenly, you’re not giving your best, and your boss may notice.
There’s a better way to deal with water cooler talk. First, and perhaps most obvious: Keep the information to yourself.
It’s one thing to learn the office scoop — it’s another to share it. Even asking someone else at work to verify what you’ve just heard counts as gossip, said Callis. If it’s something criminal, tell your boss. If not, let it drop.
Resist the Urge
Next, teach your coworkers not to gossip with you. Use these techniques:
Replace gossip. Sometimes gossip is the only thing you have in common with coworkers, said Weingarten. So find something to replace it. Do you both knit? Are you both sports fans? If you must gossip, do it about movie stars or soap operas, she said. Just leave the office out of it.
Set a timer. If a coworker or employee comes to you determined to gossip, set a timer for five minutes, and let the person spew. When the time’s up, so is the gossip. You don’t have to respond, said Callis. You can just listen.
Write it down. When a coworker runs to your desk with the latest juicy gossip, get out a pad and pen. Writing down the facts serves two purposes: It shows the gossip that everything she says is being documented. And it helps you focus on facts instead of feelings.
What you may find is that you and those around you feel happier as they gossip less, says Callis.
“When I walk into a positive workplace, people are engaged and they feel valued,” she says. “They stay.”
Article taken from Yahoo! HotJobs
Company Dinner
Last Saturday was our company first official annual dinner. I was one of the organising committee. Gosh, it wasn’t easy. Luckily, everything went well. Even the bosses commented a job well done. After all, that’s what we wanted to hear from the bosses. An acknowledgement and appreciation made it all worth the effort. On top of that, the bosses treated us to Italiain cuisine on Tuesday.
The dinner was fun!! Thanks to the MC(Master of Ceremony), he really made it such a wonderful night. Thanks to our sponsors as well, or I wouldn’t be winning all the fabulous prizes.
I’ve got some shopping vouchers, with great value. Going to do some serious shopping this week. Haha.
Participated in some games, and I was the winner. Now everybody is calling me “Coke lover”, and asking me to teach them how to drink Coke that fast!!
It was a fun night. Too bad I haven’t got the photos. Will definitely share with you gusy when I get them, hopefully by today.
Ashley
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