it was during a pop-quiz session. me, being the emcee or host, asked audiences several questions and give them prizes for every correct answers given. the environment was fun and cheerful, for the audiences were entertained and well-fed. with the least expectation of to get participation, i was shocked with how the audience reacted to the questions. they were all eager to answer all of it.
on the final questions, audience are required to rearrange the jumbled up words displayed. to trick them, i gave them wrong hints, saying that it has got something to do with the Company, and its quality principles.
then an elder staff, a senior one, came up front and decided to tell her answer. i tried to scare her, by saying that its related to the company (big liar, i am hehehe). she retreated back to her place, and other staff went to the front and confidently stating the correct answer. which, of course, has nothing to do with the Company or even its quality principles.
then came the consequences. the senior staff "x puas hati". to add more reason to grieve, she is in my office (luckily not in my department).
sensing the disturbance in the force (with help from other staffs and instinct), i went to her place to give her deservedly-won prize. and too apologise if i've done wrong. (hey, how can u know instaneously on-the-spot that you are doing something wrong, when you feel no harm's done?).
to summarize what she said, i'll put in bullet form:-
- young executives are "memperlekehkan" senior staffs
- Me, the audience and I humiliated and embarassed her
- you are here for one month plus-plus, and it this how you behave?
- she can buy bigger prize by her own, but it is the "maruah yang sudah tercalar"
- i should have known better not to do like that
- she was thinking of giving me a MEMO for what i've done
- ways of me handling the quiz session was unprofessional
- and when i tried to apologise to her, she asked, "why only you? where are the others? they should apologise too"
the irony is, just when i walked away and heading towards another cubicle, on the other side of the office, other staffs told me, "mil, bagus aa jadi host tadi".
(i was flabbergasted)
8 comments:
erk..cemtuh plak yeh..tape2..org dhmalu mmg cemtuh kan..
sori to hear bout it dude. rileks. jadikan sebagai pengalamn idup. we learn new thing everyday aite
ah.. i've forgotton how sensitive people in our country can get. That's the difference i guess. Mostly in the west, top managers and normal staff, they treat each other as friends. I mean, work is work. When it comes to work, yeah, he's the boss. But u know, when it comes to socializing, they stop looking at you as someone who's a level below you. In fact, they encourage jokes. Unless you know, it's really offensive. But from what you wrote, i think what you did is just a harmless one. Takde motif, tapi harmless :p. Kenapa sampai maruah nak tercalar pun taktau. But then again, she's probably in one of her moods, that time of the month. or menopause whichever. But then again, i can't really say whether it's offensive or not coz i guess u gotta be there to know what happened kan?
But yeah, anyway. Dont feel too bad about it. You meet people along the way that make you feel like shit though you tried resolving the issue. Well, you've done what you've gotta do. Kalau dia nak superemo lagi, just ignore it mil. Some people are just like that. Makes you tougher huh to face people like that in the near future?
takleh melawak pegi pindah galapagos la, duk sorang2 ngan turtle, turtle tak reti nak perlekeh orang...
sheeessh, problem at home jgn bawak gi ofis la...
sheessh. gila sensitive and tak cool. ckp dkt dia... 'you're borrringg!!!'.
gosh.. I was there when it happened.. actually what happened? to me nothing happened!! sheesh.. sensitip jugak org2 kita ni.. don't worry bet, if it makes you feel any better - i thought you were superb!! and not me alone, many others thought the same too.. :)
helo azamil@bet!
just found out tht u have a blog!nways,the newbies are always the victim when it comes to isu menjaga hati nih. like we're not being sensitive enuff and aware of how things are done around there.i think laa kan, almost everyone of us at tht level penah kena dgn those overly sensitive ppl.. pity us!
thnx for the supports! :)
anonymous: the choc is still with me. wanna a piece of it tak? hehe
kuizrul: yeap.its better to learn things the hard way, then it'll be easier to boast around that you've been there, done that :P
alia: :)
ropai: tp ade gak turtle yg reti buat bende2 camtu...teenage mutant ninja turtle!! hehe
tpnd: agree... "borrringgg"
sunshine: an eye-opener hehehe
naji: we're sensitive? hurmmm... btw,welcome naji! err..ur presence is full of mystery shrouding the blog hehe
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