I went to Cainta to pick up my car at around 2 pm and I was worried that I won’t make it in time before the window closes for those whose plate numbers are banned on major roads today.
Finally, woohoo I got my car!
This meant that I couldn’t do my walk today. Indoor workout it is. 🙄 *sigh*
The usual Monday blues today.
I also went ballistic when one of my reporters hasn’t been submitting stories and attending the weekly calls…because he is in Japan and he didn’t tell me!
He asked for a different contract because he couldn’t keep up with the quota and then he goes gallivanting in Japan. He told me he was taking care of his mom who is critically ill so he wants more freedom.
Then bam! He’s in Japan and I got to learn about it as one of the reporters from another sister publication slipped and inadvertently told me.
I was so incensed.
Then after I had calmed down, I remember him asking for a leave of absence some weeks before.
Now I can’t remember if he filed a formal request.
Still pissed. I searched high and low in my email archives if he filed his request. Nope, he didn’t.
Ok, calm down. Breathe.
Choose your battles. This one is already lost.
Meanwhile, I’m waiting for my bosses to approve my 9-day stay in Singapore in November so I can start booking this week.
Too much bureaucracy.
Ooops! Our global editor popped on MS Teams just now to tell me that once again the company will be publishing one of my stories in the public site since it is one of the most read articles globally in our platform last Friday.
It’s already the second time this month. 🙃
Now I guess they understand my importance to APAC. They shouldn’t paying me peanuts and that they should approve all my requests for travel 😏 As if I’m playing hooky when I travel. 😤
Helllooooooo! I work my ass off and been working harder than others since Day 1.
Ah well.
Let’s see where my patience will get me.
OK, I need to pack my stuff as I will be driving to my hometown and check on the construction progress. I might spend the night there because it’s easier to drive from there to BGC on Wednesday morning.