SHENANIGANS OF WORKING AN 8 - 6 JOB

SHENANIGANS OF WORKING AN 8 - 6 JOB

Usually when i share with people about how my boss and i relate at work they are surprised! I cannot blame them for being surprised because i have realized that many bosses are stuck up, unapproachable and carry all that air of "self importance" around like they are demi-gods.

I used to work at a reputable firm some time back. The job description was good but the bosses were asses! They believed employees under them were just shit heads and would probably not amount to anything as good as them in life. But as my friends and i used to say "koko for their head, na dem go carry last". They wielded their power to fire people at will and used it as a dagger to cut off anyone who remotely stood up to question their operations. They didn't realize nor appreciate the loyal employees they had until 70% of them couldn't take all that shit again and resigned. The bosses were probably unperturbed. After all, thousands of graduates were out there looking for jobs, so despite the huffing we did, they just weren't concerned.

This scenario i believe is what many people go through day by day. Hence, their surprise when i tell them how cordial and friendly i am with my bosses. My bosses are the most down to earth people i had ever met. Don't get it wrong, they have got their own huge dose of ego too, but they never rub it in. One of the hugest advantage of working with men and very sensible and decent ones at that.

At the close of every week when time permits, we have our own Thank God Its Friday (TGIF) gathering just a bunch of old friends. That allows employer and employee to discuss matters affecting the office and also our personal lives without the strappings of official lingua. This is great as it allows us to catch up with happenings in our lives outside the office.

My favourite Boss is the one whom i nick named Papi. He is the ideal father/friend figure. Playful, yet disciplined, friendly, yet assertive, jovial yet serious minded. He is the first person to notice if my countenance is foul and will quickly show concern and want to know what the problem is. Did i mention that he is incharge of vetting my prospective BFs? oh yeah, thats his jurisdiction.

Then there is boss 2, the very social one. He is incharge of making the office TGIF happen. He is the one to notice when i'm carrying a new hairstyle, the one to tease me totally when a guy comes to visit me at work. But strangely enough, he is the workaholic of us all. With him liking fun so much you wouldn't think so right? But he is the slave driver! The one who puts action into words and make me do better at work.

Then there is me, Little Boss 3. LOL.

Working with these amazing men has taught me alot of things, the major ones being that no superior should get it into his/her head to feel too high above his subordinates. Employees shouldn't be treated as dirt bags, but should be given an opportunity to harness their full potential.

Food for thought!!