Candy Floss Dreamz

May 11, 2006

Today was like a rollercoaster ride for me. After lunch, my officer-in-charge, Marcia, approached me and told me that she intends to transfer me to item processing next door from next monday onwards cos my department, cardholder payment, has 2 more permanent staffs coming in and wouldnt be needing so many temporary staff anymore.She understands that i wanted to stay till end july and transferring me to do data entry was the only way to keep me in the job till then.

I was so upset to hear that I cried when i told Jana about it (how embarrassing!). I know i have to go one day but i didnt expect it to be so soon. No doubt that i would be just next door so i can still see the people in cardholder payment everyday but it's just so different working without them. Over the past few months, i have grown to enjoy their company and become so attached to them. My collegues are all very nice people and treat me well, making my work less mundane and more fun. Seems weird but i've never dreaded going to work before. I would really hate to leave them so soon. Moreover, people in data entry are all so old and boring and from what i have heard, they dont have radio inside and dont usually talk. The place is just so cold, both literally and figuratively. Few of them who had tried working next door told me that it was super super boring and you can just fall asleep doing the same thing over and over again. Yucks. But if i dont go, i may be fired. I told Marcia to give me some time to think about it and i was really struggling with my decision. I told Kamsita and she nearly cried. Even Zac felt sad for me and gave me chocolate to cheer me up. I was so touched when he said " don't worry xiao jie, i will break the wall so that we can still see each other everyday".

It took me quite long to come to my decision but when i finally told Marcia that i was prepared to go next door, she informed me that she gave my feedback to Mavis who's in charge of item processing and they had decided to send another temp staff over instead. So this meant that i can stay in cardholder payment!! I was so happy even though it also suggested that i may have to leave at the end of the month when the new staff comes in and i wouldnt be needed anymore. However, i didnt care, i was just so glad that i can stay a few weeks more.

Im really quite grateful to Marcia for asking for my feedback before she makes her decision. Who am i anyway? Im just a temp staff passing my time and earning a little income before i enter uni and I shouldnt have any say in any way. She could have just transferred me over without giving a dime about how i would feel since she's the assistant manager and has all the rights to do so. Nonetheless, she consulted me anyway and i am really very appreciative of that.
So that was good news for me but the bad news was, Renu,another temp staff has to go. :(

Renu and I