Talking to the boss

I had a hectic day today (well, which day isnt? *rolls eyes*) and I was smoking a cig every half an hour.

To a hardcore smoker, this is chicken, but I seldom smoke so much in a short span of time.

I had a client who had a ridiculous timeline for me and I had to rush out work. I spent sunday working on this layout and another one yday at work. My first option eventually got amended by my manager much to my irritation, but luckily the design of the reception area reminds mainly untouched.

Amending drawings always pissed me off because sometime what my manager says really doesnt make sense but I cant reject doing the job according to her ideas.

She scares me sometimes. Some of her ideas are brilliant while others stink. She seldom have ideas that is in between though.

I digressed. I meant to say I had a hectic afternoon and it didnt help when my boss announced that a fellow colleague, the one who hates his job, had just gotten confirmed and reminded us to get him to treat us lunch soon, seeing that he received a pay adjustment upon confirmation.

I think I've never blogged about it before, but I didnt get my pay adjustment upon my confirmation because my 2nd tier boss said that it is the company policy (suddenly in place) that no one would get an adjustment until cny, where we would get our bonus too.

He explained that things dont work the same anymore, though it was a mere 3 mths prior to that when he spoke to me during my interview that an adjustment is definite.


I was fuming, but I still got my work done. I brought it to my 3rd tier boss's room, left it, and then went for another smoking break. When I could feel my anger subsiding with some time away from work, I went back to the boss.

I started the conversation asking him about work. And then I got into topic.


K : Boss, can I talk to you for a minute?
B : (Stops working though he's out of time) Yes?
K : I dont mean to be rude, but can I ask you one qn?
B : What happen? Tell me, it's ok!

(My boss cares a lot about boss-employee relationship. Or at least that's what he always claim... I usually believe him, but let's see this time.)

K : P got confirmed right? And he received an adjustment?
B : Yes.... (suspicious) why?
K : Well I didnt get mine at my confirmation.
B : How can that be?
K : Well it's true. During interview, [2nd tier boss] said that I would receive a pay adjustment upoin confirmation. But at confirmation, he said that nobody will get adjustments anymore until cny.
B: Actually I am not sure, because for your team I leave it to him to arrange.
K : I really dont mean to be rude, and I can accept your reason if you have a good one. But it doesnt make sense to be that CM, TH, EB, C, TX, W, H and now P all get their adjustment but I am the only missed out. Can I have an reason for it?
B : Dont worry, I will look into it. I left it to [2nd tier boss] and sometimes he will forget things. Rest assured that I will check it out.
K : Thanks boss.


I told mashi later, that if the boss have a VERY VERY VERY good explaination for me, and refused to up my pay, I would accept it too. But this explanation must be DAMN good before I will consider.

It is not the fact about pay being low. It is the fact that they overlooked me! I dont overlook my work do I? As a matter of fact, even if I am not the best employee in the company, I should easily made it into the top quarter!

So why is it that the rest got their rewards and I got deprived?

I told mashi I will give the boss some time to act it out. I've decided to give him approx 1 mth, which would also mark the 1 year mark of my confirmation (which is on 3rd aug). If I do not get an answer from him, I will begin to reject work that I know will eat into my personal time, and will plan leave during the peak of the industry.


We shall see what happens.