The Alarm Has Sounded

10th April - the day the alarm sounded. has been given the ultimate warning and asked to leave.

11th April - tendered her resignation letter early in the morning, at the same time, decided that from then on, everyday shall be her 'last day'. Hence, early in the morning when I walked into the office, I see her chatting with her bunch of sisters from the 'auntiehood'. Then she actually went for 2 hour lunches, came back around 2pm, and disappeared around 2:45pm for another hour, before appearing around 4pm. Something fishy is going on as she started printing stuff, collecting them and collating them, and binded them. Also were seen doing MSN Marathon chats with more than 3 people online on a screen, and surfing the net as if there's no tomorrow. Or should I say, surf all the more now, cos free internet access would not be provided for some months.

11th April - Management sent out an email depicting why she was asked to leave in case she already started to spread rumours, which is highly likely.

12th April - Surf more websites (probably websites that she's not visited for a long time, or websites which she would not be visiting for quite a while). Checked emails. Mass chatting on MSN. Still in defensive mode - she msned me and I asked if she's gotten a job, but she replied saying that she didn't and told me she had a clear conscience. Well... I hate to say this, but reality is often cruel. WAKE UP YOUR IDEA!!!! Don't continue to live in your own world and think that your best is really the best!! and please don't poison other people's thoughts with your 'own thoughts'.

13th April - Decided to make the weekend longer by applying leave.

Well, management has been lenient to her, granting her leave and childcare leave. She's also waiting for her mobile phone bills so that she can claim her last 10 bucks from the company. Whatever it is, these, to her are her entitlement, and yes, how true!

For someone who don't work OT and asked media owners not to call her after 6pm, I wonder what's the reimbursement for 10 bucks for? Her husband calls on the land line. Media owners call her on the land line. Even Friends call her on the land line. Hardly do I hear her talk to media owners or clients on the phone and she has the audacity to claim 10 bucks every month. Though I think the amount is not huge, but this is wastage! Sigh... but nevermind, company can save $120 in 1 year on her now that she won't be making such claims!

Also, company won't have to tolerate her always on leave or MC. When she's on leave but not approved since another colleague from the same team is also on leave on the same day, she'll talk to that person and pressure him/her to give in to her so that she can go on leave. If she can't get her way, she'll be on Urgent leave! or take MC! Talk about responsibility. I think she should ask her conscience if this is the right way to treat colleagues and shrik responsibilities just like that. No proper handover is being carried out whenever she's on leave. Sigh... how do I know what needs to be followed up. Until the phone call rang. Either from media owner. Either from client. Or either from working partner.

Really, her dismissal is a boulder off everyone's chest (both literally and physically).

Hopefully this alarm will sound louder to those people, who have not been performing to buck up as this is not the first time the company has come to the decision to axe off people who are under-performers.