November 21, 2005

Duplicating a management style

Met up with Junhao for some tea @ Holland V. He said that someone at work told him that the whole idea of boss-worker relationship is that there is too much work for the boss to handle by himself. Hence, he needs a worker to help him out. And because he would have done it himself if he could, he would expect that his worker works the same way as him. And that meant that all bosses sorta attempt to duplicate their working style by imposing them upon those working under him. It's a bit like, say, cloning many of themselves to do the job because there wasn't enough time to finish what they wanted to do.

Makes absolute sense. Little wonder many bosses are pretty screwed up themselves and then, by attempting to duplicate their own style in their workers, end up screwing everyone up too.

All for the sake of bread.

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The ground has risen

I couldn't resist laughing when I told him that I found him to be more mature now than, say, earlier this year. He's 3 years older than me.

But, it's true. I thought that he sounded more in control, more aware of the big picture that I think has always been there. I guess the past year has been a kind of transition year for him, having just returned from a year in Germany and having to settle in a much more structured country that obviously didn't have enough time and resources for carnivals and long-distance cycling and blading.

He laughed too, after I told him how I felt. He said he was not telling a joke. I know he's not. But it was funny. An irony in the bittersweet living in Singapore.

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This is where nonsense sprout no

I meant what I said here. So, it's true. I AM seeing a girl. Here, she's referred to as Ah Girl, or simply girl.

Half a year or so. Don't know exactly when it began, don't care too. As happy as half a year ago, if not happier. So, this is it ok! I was not in rebound or in a difficult and rebellious stage of my life. I am still in that cynical stage of my life, that started many years back.

Actually, it just got that bit less cynical. Or maybe I just didn't care anymore.

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All that f-l-i-r-t-i-n-g

Is not good. But comes quite naturally. So, if that's unintentional, do you still call it flirting?

Whatever it is, verbal reminders have been given. No. In fact, theory of mind has been taught in this aspect.

Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 09:02