Rough Week

It has been a rough week for me. I got scolded by my Dept Head four times in the consecutive four days. Lack or miscommunication is a very real issue when it comes to project work in a team. Furthermore, wrong or misassumptions can be a very dangerous implication that could lead to unhappiness and irritation among project group members.

This morning, as I was working as part of my scheduled working Saturday, I received an SMS from my Dept Head, apologizing for being rough on me this week. I replied that I understood the stress that is placed on each of us, with tight deadlines that we are faced with, as part of our project work. Furthermore, he is the one who has to answer to the Executive Director, so the stress is even greater for him.

I thought about it after replying his SMS and realized that it is not easy for someone who is of higher position to apologize to me. Besides, even if it is odd to apologize face-to-face (knowing the ego of men), it is still an effort which I do acknowledge and appreciate through an SMS.

Oh well, working life is not easy… especially in my job when I have to relate with people from all levels of all sorts of companies, be it from a cleaner, all the way up to Managing Director. Really a people-related job… but I learnt a lot.