Ranting on work …

Strange as I had loved and wanting to stay in Sydney/Australia as their lifestyle is more laid back compared to Asia.  Although I miss the night life in Asia Malls and restaurants closing really late, I mean here, they value recreation after office hours which 5pm.

So I am suppose to be not stressed here compared when I was back in my home country office.  I feel work is still lighter here BUT my face is breaking out and im kinda pimple-faced as of the moment, and some skin irritation which I am guessing (and went to the doctor) that this is caused by stress.

I am a junkie for being busy at work, workaholic in short.  Not that I am complaining of too much work as I find these things blessing,  and I've been through to this stress since 6 years ago working for another company.  Anyway, strange but I get more stressed if I am idle, to the point that you do not know which website to browse!  Well I think that being the new kid in the team, its better to show your visibility on doing stuff than doing nothing and feeling it has not been worth shipping me from Asia to down under.

So now, I am under a manager who does more of managing me administratively AND! Reporting to 3 project manager and one technical manager. It does feel good to be needed.  Some days I only have a fourth of my plate full sometimes nothing but most of the time its more than full.  I am a happy worker.  I am happy working and helping projects and the colleagues I have been interacting since.  But just lately, things are starting to irritate me.

Rant 1.  There's this EXTERNAL/Contractor guy who is called a Solutions Architect for the project.  They are suppose to do a reporting application.  The project lacks resource to do the documentation for testing.  I was volunteered as there is no choice but me! So I created the document they wanted NOT KNOWING anything about the project! Yes I am able to produce the document.  Now comes this Architect telling me it has to be changed blah blah and I told him that of  course his inputs are needed as I am doing the document like a blind chicken.  And I told him to just edit what needed to be done (as It was always done with other architects I have been working with) and suddenly he reverts back and say "oh no no, because if I do that I am already doing your work and your work is done!" Like duh!! I am doing this document in your favor! And I am not even suppose to be a fix resource for this project.  And plus! I don't work for him! Not even he is more senior (age wise and length of tenure) he is a contractor of the ex- acquired company.  And I hate him always saying, actually most of these EX- acquired company colleagues  always complain bout during their time during their time! Which sucks as I do not hear any of my ex-N colleagues complain being merged with this company and we suffer of not getting much salary raise because of we have to "leverage" with them! I find this guy too arrogant! He does not want to do the deployment at Sydney, because they do not want to Travel! I don’t think he even should be in this company as this company requires traveling to do work. I can not believe to be working with these kind of lazy (incompetent) people!! (aside of him asking me what are my skills … duh!! They wouldn't bring me over here if I don’t know anything!-- such an insult.. Just because I am Asian and a female.. dammit! --- okey end of rant 1..i am glad he just left Sydney today, I would still be dealing with him on the phone and email though)

Rant 2.  This guy I have been working since I was way back my home country office.  Been with him in a project in Indonesia.  Had training with him in Finland.  I started hating him when I was in Finland.  Me and another of my colleague ran out of accomodation since there this Presidents coming to Finlandia.  So all hotels are booked.  One of our other colleagues volunteered that I can stay in his room and our youngest colleague stay in this Guy's room.  Instead of being kind-hearted and being a so-called-Christian himself, he said No he is not comfortable doing that.  And the guy who volunteered to accommodate me can only get one.  So we just decided to travel 1 train hour away Helsinki for accommodation :).. Out of nowhere.  Looking at the silver lining of it, we were able to travel to a very different town of Finland.

2nd time I hated him, is @ Jakarta's project.  We were all working at the customer site/data center.  On a weekend.  And its past 7pm and Im hungry and decided to go back to the hotel.  To find out that they already have left, since they are working one level below where I was working!  Left the only female team mate at night time. How gentleman is that!

3rd time, he emails me yesterday and today asking for advice/consulting me on product expertise with a bunch of colleagues on copy furnished.  I replied what I have which I think is with substance, oh guess what? Not even a reply to me (reply all not needed) to thank me is received.

You must be thinking I must be stupid to have been being a good colleague to him despite the things he has done.  I prolly just forgot everything what he have done not until again earlier. Grr! Engrata! jerk @#%#@%!!

Oh well that's all :)  going home now as it is 6 pm.  I will just go run this off at the treadmill. ;->