Grad Employment Woes
Anywayz the FWFC are unemployed once again, apart from the long-suffering Yenn. [Whom I nag at every week that she should quit, but she still labours on] The common reason amongst the different resignations, or unhappiness at work, seems to be "that damn bitch". I never hear any complaints about "that damn asshole" or "that damn dick". Hm, looks like women really can't work under women huh?
In a wider view, though, it is interesting to see how disgruntled [most likely dip holders or lower] others would take this as a cause against the "picky grad". Some common views include:
"You youngsters don't know the meaning of hardship, of perseverance!" ~ Thanks a lot, Daddy.
"Grads these days don't know the meaning of loyalty to the company." ~ Quet's boss.
"Grads like you so educated don't even know how to send fax meh?" ~ Friend of Quet's experience.
Let's face it, everyone has it in for the grads. We hate grads. Lousy, stuck-up pigs. Bring out the flaming pitchforks.
Well, excuse me all. Does hardship and perseverance mean that we should stay stuck in the same, lousy job until the day we die? Does it mean we should accept bitchy supervisors and unreasonable bosses all our life? Does that mean we should just meekly accept our lot in life and deal with it somehow? I thought the reason for our education was to give us something of an edge over all that. Face it, no one excepts a grad to take a clerical job, doing data entry and filing for $1K a month and if someone did so, it would be acceptable only as a temp job to something higher, or that you were just plain crazy.
Why does everyone have this thing against us? Well, firstly you have to blame some of our own stuck-up, stupid grads. These are the idiots that ask for a salary that's 2K above the current market rate, and all sorts of fancy-shmancy benefits thrown it with it. "Oh, and nothing less than a BMW." It's idiots like these that just spoil the market [and the rest of societal opinion] against the whole lot of us, and lead society to condemn us all as spoiled, money-grabbing apes. Next time you see a stupid grad like that, whack him/her in the head, and shout, "Don't be a godamned fool!" These are the idiots that deserve to be mopping floors in McDonald's, so that they don't think that hardship is having a salary less than $3K.
The other reason that everyone hates us stems partly from that, and partly from society's own envy and jealousy at us. We are the "privileged" class, the one that tasted the sweet wine that everyone else can't have and the orgies that come with it. [ok, maybe not the orgies] Remember all that "top 20%" crap that SML used to dish onto us in JC? Never mind that most of us didn't care that we were the "top 20%", the fact that we were intelligent, hardworking, and just plain lucky enough to get in didn't cut it with most Singaporeans. [oh, I'm blushing] They still seethe at what they don't have and they blame us, because we are the ones who have what they don't.
So anytime any grad expresses dissatisfaction with their work, people automatically think, "oh, they're too soft. They don't know what hardship is like". Screw you. Our parents slogged and pushed us into this, so that we could have a chance at a better life. What's wrong if we take that chance for our own? Won't it even more of a waste of their money, if we are stuck doing what they did all their lives? If we should be content with lower salary, lousy working hours and tons of work, then why study all the way here? Why not stop at PSLE and work at Mac's? Or in a factory?
*Sigh* One thing's for sure. Being a grad really gives you a perpsective over society that is different from everyone else's. In fact, the "streaming" starts as early as secondary school, when students are put into Express, Normal A and Tech, and Gifted. The separation of classes begins as early as that, and from there, the hierarchy of society is formed. It's sorta like the Indian hierarchial system, but a little more relaxed.
The levels remain, however, and they remain all throughout life. So essentially, we're dealing with a resentment that is over 10 years old! These guys started hating us from secondary school! How do you deal with that??
There are a few arguments:
On hardship: Do you except us to stay at the same lousy job all our lives just to show others how well we can experience hardship? Obviously not lah! Given the choice, [and if other jobs were available] many other people would also quit the very next day. We have other jobs available. Therefore we quit. It's not our fault if people like to hire us.
On company loyalty: Quoted from Quet: "The way you treat your staff, the way you pay them, you think anyone wants to be loyal to you? They're just sticking it out 'cos they don't know where else to go! I know where else I want to go, and it's not anywhere near here!"
On the fax: Quoted from Quet again: "If I was smart enough to use the fax, you'd be out of a job, so thank your lucky stars I'm that stupid."
At the end of it, it's your life. No one else should tell you what to do with it. Not parents. Not employees. Not bosses. Not the Government. It's up to you what you want to do with it.
Even if you want to be a full-time tuition teacher. :p
Ok, on a lighter note,
Bday Outing with Egg Squad
Never mind that merlin's bday is in Jan, and mine and Juls are in Feb. Due to Juls' totally fluid schedule, what was supposed to be a Feb 28 celebration finally happened in March.
So we met up one Fri night for dinner and dessert. Dinner was... a mucho cheapo affair at Burger King, seeing as how we couldn't decide where to eat, and I had coupons handy. :p The good thing was that it gave us a good reason to splurge on a really good dessert. Mwahahaha.... The whole squad looked good, though goldfish was a bit frazzled at her thesis. [Slog on, girl.]
And now for some shameless promotion. The mudpie at Black Angus [1 fullerton] is REALLY BLOODY GOOD!. Ok, first up, we ordered the Wild West Onion, heaven for onion lovers I tell you. Imagine one huge onion, opened up like a flower, and fried to crispy goodness and served with a special sauce. OOO mama mia! When you eat it it's crispy and crunchy and tastes divine...... though your breath will stink like mad after that, and you might end up releasing a lot of gas into the environment... but that's where the...
Mudpie comes in! A thick slab of ice cream cake, that comes with a cup of chocolate sauce which you pour over the entire cake! O la la! And the apple pie was good.... fresh apples in a pie, served with a scoop of ice cream. [food orgasm] We totally whacked the dessert while talking, it was bloody good!
Anyone up for Black Angus dessert one day? ;) It's that steak place at 1 Fullerton, but the desserts are $10 and below. 2 plates like the ones I mentioned are enough for 4 people sharing, so it's more worth it... heh heh heh...
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