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terbanglah's posts with tag: office
Jumat malam, saat harusnya sudah menjelang ninggalin kantor, tapi telepon masih dalam genggaman; sebuah email masuk ke dalam inbox. Dan seketika membuat gue tertawa terbahak2. Sekaligus geleng2 kepala. Pusing!
Isinya sederhana saja; permintaan tolong seorang sahabat untuk membantunya mengerjakan tugas tambahan sebagai penggenap ketidakhadirannya pada kelas2 kuliah “…..…” yang baru saja berakhir. Dan beliau pun berbaik hati untuk mengirimkan email lengkap dengan attachement kasus yang akan dibahas.
RALAT:
file yang harus gue kerjakan buat dia.
Plus embel2 kapan file tsb diharapkan untuk selesai.
Ohya, nggak lupa masih ada ucapan permintaan tolong serta terima kasih sih. Jadi dari segi courtesy masih oke lahh..haha
Anyway, about that request; yeah, dude, pada kondisi normal mungkin gue akan dengan sangat senang hati ngebantu.. Masalanya, gue sendiri lagi banyak masalah, hehe.. Nggak dhing. Paper2 gue aja banyak yang masih nggak jelas nasibnya, belum ngitung kerjaan kantor, dan waktu buat nya.
I’m allowed to have my own priorities, no?
……
Well, after some talk with my princess, I don’t think that those rejection would looked nice on email; especially that after all these years I learned a lot about the misunderstanding tendency in written communication forms. See this blog for instance, heuhe.. So I just shared them with my princess, and decided to verbally deliver it to that friend.
Uhm, ternyata kok malah galak-an dia yang saya share yha? Hhahaha..
Breath baby, don’t forget to breath! Hihi..
| Start: | May 27, '08 | | End: | May 29, '08 | | Location: | the Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan |
IPA, or Indonesian Petroleum Association, probably one of the most sought after event of the year. Especially after the government launched the new version of PSC (Profit Sharing Contract); which regarded as would give more burden to the investor. Sure, such new method, that put more emphasis on the POD (Plan Of Development) perceived as another obstacles; in contrast to the country's need to boost up its daily lifting a.k.a. daily oil production. For more understanding and calculation, see this posting: mengapa subsidi bbm HARUS dihapuskan
Masa wish list cuma buat kehidupan secara umum aja, spesifik boleh dong.. :p
1. Perbesar plafon Corporate Debit Card, minimal bagi mereka yang berkepentingan. Syukur-syukur kalo malah lantas bisa diterbitkan Corporate Credit Card, hehe. Jangan sampe business luncheon dibayar/ditalangin pake duit pribadi lah. Ntar weekend jadi bokek dan nggak bisa maen dong.. :p 2. Perbanyak mobil kantor, atau minimal perbanyak shift nya. Jangan sampe urusan kantor terbengkalai cuma gara-gara ketiadaan angkutan yang layak. 3. Penggantian cuti bila ternyata terpaksa bekerja di saat (seharusnya) libur. Misal: tugas keluar kota saat weekend, atau meeting sampe tengah malam. Kalau sampe sakit gara-gara kurang istirahat, emang siapa yah, yang rugi? Apalagi kalo musti follow up segambreng meeting itu. 4. Reimburse atas cuti yang tak terpakai. Sisa cuti jangan dihanguskan bila telah lewat periode 3 (tiga) bulan pada tahun berikutnya. Karena cuti tersebut toh dikorbankan demi ……. Tinggal di-net-off dengan hari kerja saja, it’s gonna be a win-win solution for all, no? 5. Flexible working hours, apabila memungkinkan. Kalau perlu bekerja dari rumah juga nggak masalah. Yang penting kerjaan selesai; bukan kewajiban setor muka. Hitung2 sekalian berpartisisapi dalam pengelolaan lingkungan yang lebih baik. Bensin mahal, ‘cak! 6. Casual attire permitted or even encouraged, sepanjang memungkinkan. Yang penting kerjaan beres, bukan gimana cara lo berpakaian, apalagi gimana pendapat orang lain tentang bakat fashionista terpendam elo.*grin 7. Bantuan atas (potensi) bencana yang lebih terarah, serta terutama, lebih merata peruntukannya. Misal saat bencana banjir, mestinya semua memperoleh jaminan keselamatan dan/atau evakuasi, jangan semata kaum nan terpilih sahaja. 8. Penyediaan sarana komunikasi dan informasi yang lebih memadai bagi yang memerlukan. Bisa berupa handset, nomer khusus, atau reimburse. Mana yang lebih sesuai. Sambungan internet HSDPA juga boleehhh.. 9. Uhh, kalo minta meeting allowance boleh nggak yaa? Masa kalah sama anggota parlemen? Hhehee.. FYI do you know what my nickname is amongst the most dearest ones? It is Mr Meeting, hehe.. My apologize if you felt neglected in any possible ways -- thanks to that circumstances. Anyway, any additional ideas, anyone?
Jakarta, Senin, 21 Jan 2008
Habis meeting di luar kantor
(akibatnya gagal daftar ulang ke kampus, hiks)
PS:
* No.9 anggap saja sebagai bonus akhir tahun, kekeke.. Mungkin nggak ya?
Pernahkah anda mengalami rasa enggan yang teramat sangat saat hendak berangkat ke kantor karena anda sudah membayangkan akan mengalami 1 hari yang menyeramkan di kantor? Pernahkah anda merasa mual saat menunggu bos datang dan jantung anda serasa hendak copot saat ajudan bos datang ke kantor dan membawa tas kerja bos anda? Pernahkah anda merasa gembira luar biasa saat mengetahui bahwa bos anda harus menghadiri suatu meeting di luar dan tidak dapat datang ke kantor satu hari penuh?
Jika anda menjawab “ya” untuk semua pertanyaan di atas berarti anda sedang menjadi korban bullying yang dilakukan oleh bos anda.
Atau apakah anda merasa bahwa semua orang mendadak menundukkan kepala dan tidak berbicara dengan jujur saat bicara dengan anda? Pernahkah, disuatu saat, anda merasa bahwa bawahan anda sedang membicarakan keburukan anda di belakang? Atau apakah anda selalu memberikan instruksi dengan suara keras sehingga bawahan tidak mampu untuk memberikan pendapat berbeda?
Jika anda menjawab “ya” untuk semua pertanyaan tadi, mungkin anda sedang menjadi pelaku bullying di kantor.
Bullying yang saat ini sedang ramai dibicarakan karena perilaku beberapa siswa sekolah favorit, SMA 34, di Jakarta sebenarnya juga rawan terjadi di kantor. Di beberapa kantor yang mempunyai budaya yang kaku, praktek tekanan terhadap karyawan jamak terjadi.
Praktek menekan yang dilakukan oleh atasan biasanya akan diimbangi oleh budaya gossip di antara bawahan. Praktek gossip ini dilakukan untuk menetralisir suasana hati yang buruk saat menghadapi tekanan atasan. Untuk menambah runyam suasana, yang umum terjadi adalah adanya mata-mata yang disusupkan oleh atasan yang merasa bahwa dirinya sedang dibicarakan oleh anak buahnya.
Tiga budaya yang tidak produktif dan saling berkaitan ini (bullying – gossip – espionage) pada akhirnya akan menghancurkan kerjasama tim dan membuat suasana kantor menjadi tidak nyaman untuk bekerja. Produktivitas yang tercapai adalah produktivitas semu yang nampak di peningkatan dan pencapaian target , namun menghabiskan komponen lainnya yaitu tingginya turn over pegawai.
Seorang pegawai tidak akan bertahan lama di suasana seperti ini, dan hanya orang orang yang dekat pada atasan saja yang akan survive.
Jika atasan pelaku bullying adalah pemilik perusahaan, maka bawahan yang survive akan menjadi orang kepercayaan. Sedangkan jika atasan pelaku bullying hanyalah seorang pegawai yang dapat dimutasi, maka orang yang menjadi mata mata atasan biasanya akan tersingkir dari pergaulan saat terjadi mutasi atasan.
Apakah kantor anda mempunyai suasana yang tidak menguntungkan seperti ini? Jika ya, berarti anda telah terjebak dalam suasana kantor yang tidak menguntungkan. Ada baiknya anda segera menentukan akan berada di posisi mana untuk menjamin karir anda di perusahaan ini.
Atau anda memilih untuk melanjutkan karir di tempat lain?
oleh Loys Gunawan
Recruitment Service Section Head BINUS Career
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerConsultation/
Catatan:
Artikel dimuat sesuai aslinya (lihat link yang diberikan). Perbaikan dilakukan pada kata “produktifitas” (dengan huruf “f”) yang seharusnya ditulis sebagai “produktivitas” (dengan huruf “V”)
Just recently this morning inside the taxi cab that drove me forward from home to office I wondered to myself:
..for whatever sh*t happens out there,
just make the most of it.
on the edge of losing my grip and, uhm, temper
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007 - 08.01 am
(c) terbanglah lebih tinggi
Ngomong2 lebih jauh soal kelas Akuntansi dan “bunga-bunga api” yang sedang beterbangan, berikut ada tehnical know-how tentang audit. Salam buat rekan2 auditor maupun yang beruntung sudah lulus alias udah jadi mantan auditor -- dari seseorang yang pernah mengalami neraka dunia bernama Kantor Akuntan Publik alias auditor! Hehehe.. (tulisan di bawah asli nya gue fwd ke teman2 EnEMBA class di Sampoerna-ITB yg lagi pada bete dan pusing belajar Akuntansi, hehe)
Auditor, Menikah dengan..
source: unknown
Saya menikahi wanita yang memiliki karir profesional: Akuntan Publik. Ya, dia adalah seorang auditor. Dan coba tebak apa yang dilakukannya ...
1. Dia menyuruhku untuk menggunakan metode LIFO saat mengambil makanan yang disimpan di kulkas. Aduh ...
2. Dia menganggapku tidak berbakat dalam bermain dengan angka. Aku sih no problem, makanya dia yang mengurus anggaran rumah tangga. Eh, tiap akhir bulan dia bikin invoice tagihan Profesional Fee sama aku. Waktu kubilang kalau aku ini suaminya, bukan kliennya, dia malah minta advance payment.
3. Aku heran kenapa pengeluaran terus meningkat steadily, sehingga suatu hari, aku mengintip kertas-kertas yang ada di ordner berlabel "Current File". Tak heran! Dia rupanya men charge mileage (jarak) dan overtime ke dalam anggaran rumah tangga. Dia juga menagihkan Out of Pocket Expense ke dalamnya. Dia gila, dan aku udah bilang itu ke dia. Eh, dia malah bilang, "Ya enggaklah sayang, aku kan auditor ..."
4. Setiap lembar kertas di rumah dicopy dan difilekan. Alasan dia, ada peraturan yang mengharuskan dia memaintain copy hasil kerjanya selama 10 tahun. Aku sungguh-sungguh khawatir ....
5. Dia bilang kalau dia cinta aku, dan aku bilang kalau aku cinta dia juga. Tapi tetap aja, dia tidak pernah percaya. Katanya, ada kemungkinan terjadi mis-statement. Dan dia memintaku membuat Representation Letter mengenai masalah ini ... Duhhh
6. Tahun lalu laporan keuangan rumah kami mendapatkan Opini Qualified karena aku gak menyimpan supporting document atas expensesku.
7. Awalnya aku heran, kenapa setiap akhir tahun selalu berdatangan surat-surat dari seluruh famili, kolega, termasuk warung di depan rumah. Ternyata, istriku mengirimkan Confirmation Letter kepada mereka semua. Waktu aku protes, dia bilang, konfirmasi dari pihak eksternal lebih realible. Cape deh ...
8. Waktu istriku masak, dia sering tidak mengikuti resep. Bila resep bilang, tambahkan setengah sendok garam, atau satu sendok teh gula, atau setengah gelas air, dia selalu tidak peduli. Dia bilang kalau itu tidak material bila dibandingkan dengan seluruh menu yang disiapkan, hingga bisa diabaikan.
9. Aku bilang, dia itu gila. Tapi anehnya, semua orang bilang kalau dia auditor. Di kamus, ternyata kata "auditor" bukan sinonim untuk "gila". Pasti kamusnya ketinggalan zaman.
10. Waktu kami menikah, dia memberikan Engagement Letter padaku. Awalnya aku bilang, "Oh, makasih ya sayang ..." Ternyata setiap tahun dia memberikan surat yang sama. Katanya, standarnya mengharuskan dia melakukan itu bila ada indikasi kalau aku keliru memahami tujuan dan scope dari Engagement. Dia juga bilang, aku tidak bisa pisah dari dia begitu saja. Dia punya hak untuk didengar sebelum aku menunjuk orang lain. Dan dia juga menegaskan bila aku menunjuk orang lain menggantikan dia, maka harus ada komunikasi antara dia dan penggantinya, agar dia bisa menyampaikan keberatan profesionalnya. Mati kita ...
11. Phew ... Kadang kala, aku berpikir, kalau dia membahayakan Going Concern nya pernikahan ini. Duh ... Kok aku jadi kebawa-bawa dia ...
12. Ku kira pernikahanku ini sudah cukup gila, tapi ternyata ada temanku yang juga kawin dengan akuntan, punya cerita yang lebih parah. Istrinya mengkapitalisasi biaya pernikahan sebagai Preliminary Expenses, dan mengamortisasinya setiap tahun. Biaya-biaya yang dikeluarkan sebelum berumah tangga, juga dikapitalisasi sebagai biaya pra-pernikahan. Juga, waktu yang dihabiskannya selama pacaran sebelum menikah sedang dalam proses valuasi, untuk dimasukkan sebagai intangible assets.
Teman-teman, berpikirlah dua kali sebelum menikahi auditor. Kalau kau sudah berpikir dua kali dan tetap memutuskan untuk menikahinya, pikirkan dua kali lagi. Kau harus mempertimbangkan besarnya risk sebelum memulai engagement. Duh ... Aku ternyata sudah gila.
Aku, seorang auditee seumur hidup...
PS:
Photo courtesy of TLT, May 29, 2003, taken on PricewaterhouseCoopers' building lobby level; when I was hosting a visit from Tarumanagara University students.
Disclaimer:
The photo was posted for illustration purpose only, and not connected to nor portrayed this anecdot in whatsoever.
| Start: | Nov 4, '07 04:00a | | End: | Nov 4, '07 11:00a | | Location: | Bukit Sentul Selatan, Jawa Barat |
Email undangan dari T; penggiat cross country cycling di kantor gue
Acara:
1. Pelepasan Pak D pangsiun sebagai ketua
2. Sepedaan doonggg….
3. Buat susunan pengurus baru
4. Bahas acara berikutnya: kapan & di mana
5. Sambil makan sate kiloan.. whohooo…!!!
Kumpul jam berapa:
1. Berangkat dari rumah paling lambat jam 5 pagi
2. Jam 6 sudah ada pak dindot, di sentul,
3. Biasanya nyiapin sepeda perlu ½ jam
4. Dari Jakarta biasanya jam ½ 6 ato jam 6,
5. Jam 7 hrs sudah nongkrog di sentul, kagak boleh telat,
6. Paling telat 07.30, kita sudah berangkat keliling sepeda
Fasilitas:
1. Uang tol di ganti
2. Klo ada sisa budget kita bikin kaos club sepeda kita
3. Dijamin fresh, fun, sehat dan ketemu banyak teman baru,
4. Dan wisata kuliner, pastinyaaa..! *smirk
Apa yg harus dibawa:
1. Bawa badan sendiri jangan badan orang lain,
2. Musti pake kaos jangan pake kemeja,
3. Siapkan sepatu, topi, helm; kalau punya,
4. Dan tentu sepeda panchal, jangan sepeda motor
Apa yg harus disiapin:
1. Ijin istri/suami/pacar masing2, biar nggak protes
2. Cek ban sepeda, siapa tahu sadel nya udah ngga ada,
3. Dengkul dikasih oli yang banyak, jangan sampe copot; berabe!
Frequently Asked Question:
1. Klo kayak punya sepeda?:
Halah, capeeee deh…, Tapi ikutan doang juga kayak ape2,
2. Gimana dengan nafas gue?
Jangan kuatir.. treknya kita buat menurun dan pendek, biar kayak kapok. Lagian banyak yg pemula juga kok, cuman Pak D doang yg napasnya kayak berasep,
3. Gimana kalau tahu2 hujan?:
Harus tetep berangkat,
4. Lha, kalo hujannya kagak berhenti2?:
kita langsung ke sate dan lanjut meeting tentang pengurus klub, asyik kan? Yihaaa.. !
5. Perlu daftar dulu nggak?
Jangan lupa konfirmasinya, kalau jadi ikut, ke T atau Pak D, biar kita siapin sarapan roti dan buah2nya nggak kurang, helm cadangannya, budget untuk konsumsinya, dan nggak saling nunggu2 nggak jelas.
6. Siapa aja yg dah niat mau ikutan nih?:
a). Pak D & Pak A, sebagai sesepuh,
b). Yang perlu ngecilin perut: Mas S, Mas To, J, TLT, dan T juga deh...,
c). Yang mau nyobain sepeda baru: A, H, D
d). Yang bawa suaminya: Mbak F
e). Bos2 L4, biar tahun depan nambah budget: Mas He, Mas Ra, Mbak L? Ikut gak?
f). Tamu: S mungkin mau datang
g). Yang baru gabung: G
h). Biker sejati tapi baru ikutan: Ar, Pak R, Pak J,
i). Fotografer tapi doyan suka ngontel juga: E dan Hr
j). Yang belum keliatan mau ikut; Ad, Nu, Ro, Ri, Ca, dll, joint nggak?
Please forward ke temen2 yang mau pada ikutan…. atau gua kelupaan emailnya,
Note:
Kandidat ketua:
1. TLT (diancuk, knp nama gue ditaruh paling atas?)
2. To
3. S
Kalo T, ngurus konsumsinya aja deh....
Updated: Sat, Nov 3, 2007
It reminds me myself, that after got tired from that Cross Country trip, I still have a wedding to be attended -- directly from the field, and with my bike on the back seat of my Starlet mini car.
It's good that you do all efforts you can to appreciate the invitation you received. Reminding me of another option about "to attend or NOT to attend" a wedding party invitation, that could be read here:
Would U Like to Come to my Wedding Party?
or on the contrary,
5 Good Reasons NOT To Go To A Wedding Party
Nahh, talking about that.... hehehe..
| Start: | Oct 1, '07 5:30p | | Location: | Restoran Begor Suryo, Jl Suryo 16, Senopati, Jakarta Selatan |
To : Milis Medco Energi Cc : medcoenergi-moderators Subject: Break the Fasting for ALL Dear friends and colleagues, Why limit our interaction merely virtually on the mailing list? Let's talk and see each other in reality! We could get to know each other, and perhaps share some new or probably common things together. Who knows what's gonna be happen next? Therefore, you are cordially invited to participate in breaking our fasting (for those whose celebrate it), and to meet and greet with all of us. For this initial Off Air moment, and for practical reasons, we already set the place and the date, ie: Location: Restoran Begor Suryo, Jl Suryo 16, Senopati, Jakarta Selatan Date : Monday, Oct 1, 2007. Begun at 17.30 wib Mode : Go-Ducth, pay by your own Because you'll never know unless you try..Regards, TLT Co-moderator, Mailing List Medco Energi PS: RSVP needed by replying to this email (japri/ direct reply - not to the milis)
...jitlada yang di Senci bukan yang deket kolam loh yaah mas.... yang deket kolam itu Secret Recipe....duuuuhhh, sumpah yah, loe dah ga konsen bangett yaaakkk?!! hihihihi .. Ini dia celaan terakhir dari Yenny, karena seharian ini udah beberapa kali gue email2-an sama dia (yeay, good news: YM diblok sama kantor gue, kejam! Heheh..) ternyata yang ada salah ‘mulu. Itu pun masih mending karena cuma obrolan santai-menarik-tapi-nggak-penting soal saling sharing tentang beragam resto dan aneka rekomendasi menu makanan yang layak dicoba buat acara buka puasa bareng keluarga besar gue; pas tanggal 29 atau 30 Sep ntar (tergantung kapan kakak ipar gue balik dari Balikpapan). Masalahnya ada beberapa counterpart gue, gov officers, yang juga udah mulai mencela2 gue karena jawaban yang nggak sinkron itu tadi, hehe.. Jam buka masih jauh oi, udah nggak nahan ya? Gitu deh mereka bilang, hehe.. pait benerrr…! Untungnya so far mereka masih (mencoba) utk mengerti sih. Duhh, ayo semangattt....!!! Bener juga tuh omongan Vonny semalam, supaya gue musti langsung balik sehabis nganterin dia ke parkiran basement PIM-2. Namanya juga udah capek, lagi puasa, tekanan kerjaan yang menggila, dan beban kuliah plus setumpuk tugas paper maupun bacaan. Dia sempat ngeliatin gue dengan tampang prihatin, gara2 dengan polosnya gue sempat bilang betapa senangnya besok udah Jumat lagi. Umm, besok tuh bukannya baru hari Kamis ya, mas? Oopss..!!
 Tapi gue ngeyel, hehe.. Eh, nggak juga dhing! Sebenernya gue udah memohon2 ke dia nya, supaya gue bisa nebeng sampe parkiran PIM-1, biar nggak tergoda buat mampir ke Starbucks dan menikmati kesendirian dalam nikmatnya keharuman kopi nan menggoda. Tapi secara dia mau langsung ke Deplu (baca: lampu merah prapatan PI langsung belok kiri, kalo PIM-1 kan musti belok kanan), ditolaklah dengan sukses tawaran gue itu. Dan yah, seperti bisa diduga, gue mampir2 dulu. Nggak ke Starbucks sih; tapi ke Gramedia, Ace Hardware, dan counter Polo. Dan semuanya belanja! Heueuhe.. Balik ke mobil udah kaya tante2 yang kebanyakan tas belanjaan aja, dan tentunya, udah kemaleman abisz!
Untungnya hari ini kuliah diliburkan karena habis Final Test dan mau ganti modul. Mayan bisa pulang cepat dan tidur lebih awal. Atau mau baca buku yang baru beli di Gramedia PIM-1 semalam? Hmm.. tempting, tempting. Padahal sejujurnya mata gue udah 5 watt nih. Dan orang2 yang ngeliat cara gue menguap pada terpesona dan sekaligus kebingungan; apa ini sejenis specimen kuda nil terbaru ya? Lebar banget dan lama pisan menguapnya, bouw! Hihi.. Ah, sabodo teuing. Menguap dalam kondisi lelah itu kan salah satu kenikmatan terakhir sekaligus terbesar di dunia yang kejam ini :p Emang susah kalo udah ndak konsen gara2 menjelang waktu berbuka puasa, hehe.. Bisa nggak ya, cabut tenggo 15.30? Hm.hmmhm.. Sekarang udah setengah tiga, dan masih harus meeting sama BPMIGAS euyy.. ngejar nggak ya waktunya? Ayoo, semangattt...!! Jakarta 12870 Pancoran, Thu, Sep 20, 2007 - 14:29 wib © terbanglah lebih tinggi Photo Caption Secret Recipe, PIM-1, last nite, and the Princess (well, at least she behaved and dressed like one..*grin). Photo courtesy of me, of course. Place and menu was recommended by Yenny Thanks, dear.
| Start: | Aug 17, '07 06:00a | | End: | Aug 17, '07 11:00a | | Location: | Kompleks Perkantoran Grup Perusahaan, Jl Ampera Raya, Jakarta Selatan |
Upacara HUT Kemerdekaan RI ke 62
17 Agustus 2007
06.000 am
Pakaian Upacara (dress code): Polo shirt putih & celana / bawahan warna gelap.
Peserta diharapkan hadir 30 menit sebelum upacara dimulai. Barisan sudah memasuki lapangan upacara 15 menit sebelum upacara dimulai.
Acara setelah upacara:
(1) silaturahmi staff, manajemen, dan pemilik ke-84 anak persh
(2) lomba balap karung, lomba makan kerupuk, dan yg sejenisnya
(3) all you can eat meals & beverages buffet.. hmmm...yummy!
(4) door prize .. ahem!:p (rumors said that there are 2 super grand prize)
Updated News:
16 Agt 2007, 09.41 am
Barusan dapat pembagian polo shirt seragam yg super duper kerennnn.... Polo shirt pake lambang kantor itu mah biasa, lha ini selain logo kantor masa' juga ada bordiran bendera merah putih di dada kanan, plus tulisan gede2 di bagian punggung: "..bagi mu negeri, jiwa raga kami.." Haiyyaaaa...
 Ever feel you got sickened every time you see that clock tic-tacking around the beautiful Sunday Morning.., whilst you are laying around lying naked on your bed, and smell the freshness and the almost sweet flavor hanging in the air? And wish that someday they would make days longer than just the usual 24-hours. A wish that finally you are free to do whatever you want, whenever you’d liked, wherever it would be; without have to worry about that running moments.
This following article hopefully could help you to deal with that matters..
TLT
070617 – 11.01 am
How to Stay Happy at Work
by Jenny Ungless
How often do you get the Sunday evening blues? Every now and again, or every week without fail? If it’s the latter, maybe you should think about moving on…
But lots of people find themselves in the situation where they’re not ready to move jobs just yet – perhaps because they’ve only been in the role a short time, or because they want to gain more experience. So if you find yourself in the situation where you’re in a job that is ok but not brilliant, or that you really need to see through for a period of time, what can you do to make it more interesting and - dare we say it – more fun? Here are some suggestions:
Focus on the positives.
What do you really like about your job (come on, there must be something)? How could you incorporate more of that into your working day? Remind yourself of the other positive aspects of your work – your friends and colleagues, for instance.
Find new challenges.
One of the reasons that we can get restless in our job is, quite simply, boredom. Think about ways in which you could make your role more interesting. Perhaps you could volunteer to mentor new staff, or spend some time every week shadowing people in other departments to get a broader perspective on the business? Discuss your ideas with your line manager.
Is there scope for you to work more flexibly?
Working from home one day a week, for example, could give you more variety. This is not an excuse to get up late and lie around watching daytime TV, though – you’ll need to be able to show some output for your time away from the office! Again, discuss the options with your manager.
If you feel you’re not being stimulated enough mentally, consider doing some training or a course that is work-related: it will give you new insights, help to keep you fresh, and will be a useful addition to your résumé when you are ready to move on.
Network more.
If meeting new people is not already part of your role, find ways to incorporate it. Meeting people and getting fresh perspectives can help you to keep yourself interested and interesting. If there don’t seem to be many networking opportunities where you are, create some! Organize a pub quiz or a team outing, or
arrange for you and your colleagues to meet up with staff from another part of the company.
Inject a bit of fun into your workplace.
That could be as simple as croissants on a Monday morning or a team drink on Friday afternoon. Or it could be a more structured social event. Your work colleagues don’t have to be your bosom buddies, but you’ll enjoy your working day much more if there’s a bit of banter and humor around. Just because your work is a serious business doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while you do it!
Make an effort to do more interesting things outside of work.
If your working week consists of getting up in the morning, going to work, coming home, having dinner, slumping in front of the TV and then going to bed, your job is going to have a disproportionate impact on your overall mood.
Try to fit a couple of social engagements into your week
– a dancing class or an art exhibition, perhaps, or just a catch-up with friends you haven’t seen for a while. Having something to look forward to during the week will help to make it more bearable.
If you find that your problem is you’re working such long hours that you don’t have time to have fun outside work, let alone in the office, you need to tackle this. Get used to prioritizing your workload – negotiate extensions to deadlines if necessary – and make yourself leave the office on time at least 3 nights a week. Most of us have periods when we’re extra-busy and end up working long hours, but if this is happening to you routinely, you need to get out of that rut.
If, despite trying all the things we’ve suggested, you’re still not enjoying your job most of the time, then perhaps it is time to think about moving on. Life is too short to spend in a job that makes you miserable!
Photo Caption:
a typical image of a sunday morning white collar slave, heuhehe..:
PricewaterhouseCoopers – Mar 24, 2003
oleh: terbanglah lebih tinggi
 Yeah, our job definetely is not everything,
but we often sacrifiece everything for our job,
and we didn’t even come close to realize it,
until we –nearly- loss anything we have.
damn
Jakarta 12870 Pancoran
Wed, Mar 15, 2007 – 16.19 wib
PS
after 2007 working plan meeting & realizing that I burned 12 days of my 2006 annual leave, and pessimistically spotting any vacant period available during this year; either to take my leave, or for training & certification purpose
photo courtesy of TLT: Aug 5, 2003
(BNI city, so far the tallest building in Jakarta)
oleh: terbanglah lebih tinggi
What would you do tomorrow?
07.00 Division internal meeting: limited invitations, very urgent, and classified
07.30 See my dentist on the company’s medical center, 2nd fl
08.30 Preparing last Tuesday’s MOM and, preferably, drafting the official response to be submitted to BPKP a.s.a.p.
09.00 Out-of-office meeting: Pertamina EP on Kramat Raya 19, Jakarta
10.30 Out-of-office meeting: Pertamina SPI on Menara Rajawali, Kuningan, Jakarta
12.00 Lunch date with DA on Belaggio appartment, Kuningan, Jakarta
13.00 Going back to office
13.30 Internal Meeting with L Asset Mgmt division, Finance division, and Supply Chain division. Finalization and data preparation. It’s been a marathon since Monday. Huekss..!!
16.30 Division internal meeting: family gathering preparation (yeah, I’m the PIC).
17.00 Kembali ke laptop – at last!
18.00 Going home..ugh, could I? (if it turns out to be not, please kindly correct the time given on the left, and give it a more appropriate guess, will you? Bwhahaha..)
Yeah, nowadays those mentioned above are such a typical..
 Jakarta 12870 Pancoran
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 – 20.28 wib
PS:
Photo courtessy of ... (forgot his name, fellow seaman aboard). Somewhere in the middle of south china sea, Christmas 2005. Where's Wally, err.. where's me? *grin
 | 10,831 | Jan 31, '07 5:16 AM
for everyone |
oleh: terbanglah lebih tinggi
Never been there before – it wasn’t you, it even didn’t sound like you. No one would ever want to be there. Would you, have you known earlier? I doubt it. But here I am. A meeting hopper. Today would perfectly make just a typical day: 6-meetings in a row, only stopped for a lunch break, and several glances to the laptop and inbox.
Who are you? You are the safety net, the car bumper. No, you are even more than that! You are that shining armor, a defensive shield. You are a rear unit dispatched to slow the enemy’s advancing march down; thus others might save their a**. Whose gonna save you? Ah, that’s a good question.
And all you can do is just face the music, take the blow, and grasp for some fresh air; whilst still can – if you could. No one knows what you do, but to disrupt others’ peaceful programmed daily life. No one would testify and justify your counts of success, but thousands would happily jumps to laugh on and to swear for your loss. No one would know that one of those things you’ve been working on could and/or would eventually lead to something “worse”, but they certainly demanded for the best only.
And lets take a body count: of a hectic week and perhaps beyond (you may call it a year), this figures seems has been misplaced on my Portege; blinking bold black fonts that indicating unread emails. Uhh, not just a few, but a lot of it. Thanks to the time you’d never sufficiently had to handle everything. To pack lots of thing into your tiny poor gray cells.
But here I am, and lots of them frankly commented of how happy and eager I am, despite all the rumble. Couldn’t believe my own ears, but yes, even they said it in such amazement. And envy the way I am, the way I do. Me? Just take it or leave it. Love your job, of course. Whilst here’s the list as of today:
General emails: 77
Work-related: 96
Journals susbcription: 670
Mailing List (in daily-digest mode – each email contains 25 emails of the day) :
- School & Previous Work alumni's: 17
- Bike to work (cycling club): 701,
- Books, Poet & Movies: 2,369
- Motor Bike Communities: 40
- Social Communities: 35
- Current Affairs: 2,135
- Industry Related: 463
- Scholarships: 333
- Career etc: 1,389
Moderating:
§ Office mailing list: 72
Yahoo/ 7 months ago: 2,399
Jakarta 12870 Pancoran
wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 – 17.16 wib
8 Million US Dollars
oleh: terbanglah lebih tinggi
The Vice President sms-ed me & my colleague, “..well done, guys!..”
That gov officials smiled to us and commented, “..great job, gentlemen. Have you realized that you just save your company’s pocket for more than USD 8,000,000.-?”
Me, just realized the fact, “..uh, correction: 8 mio out of 8.5 mio of what we had fought. That was really something, wasn’t it? And of the 500 K dollars left, there’s still another road not taken yet: we could claimed for at least half of it – due to the taxation matters. We could simply argue that it was their NPWP (= Nomer Pokok Wajib Pajak/ Tax Payer ID No.), thus it should be them who pay it, not us. Because how on earth people could pay for another one’s tax, that would be charged against that another one’ s NPWP? It’s simply a book keeper’s nightmare. No one could ever done that. It’s also against the fairness principle.” Yes, we have a legally strong position on this case, here.
Another me, still tried to hold on to the amusing yet fascinating fact, “..I still couldn’t believe of how (relatively) smooth it was. Okay, we were argueing here and there – sometimes quite harsh, too. But most of if went on just like the the wind of the mountains and the sounds of the valleys of the beautiful Bandung city. It almost seems that they didn’t prepare that well.”
Another one responded that if they really didn’t get themselves ready for this, then pity on them – but sure it was their fault. Not us. We did our best.
It’s 3 am in the morning of the next day, alright. Been working hard for days and weeks and months before this, and on also for another simultaneous projects. I know that at the morning we should go back to Jakarta and report ourselves to the office, and to a line of anxious VPs and BOD. But heck, let my VP share the good news himself. For now, a little celebration is what we deserved, and of course what we desperately need. It’s time to play hard! *wink (has she woke up? Should I call her?).
Yes, there are still another battles to be fought, there should be another Mondays to be felt miserable, and sure there would be another tonnages of one meeting to another. But that’s what tomorrow will be done. Today we had enough, for yesterday we took the pain darn well. Tomorrow would be another pain, of course, and the feel that starting to lose my grips on life, and beyond. Just hang on.
If only I could claim for 10% success fee..
*grin
Bandung, Hyatt Regency, #1204
Friday, Dec 01, 2006 – 03.05 AM
Note:
Photo courtessy of TLT. Taken on Hyatt Regency Bandung - Sep 22, 2005 at noon. It was more than a year ago, thus clearly it was not taken by my brand new camera, hehe.. Have to learnt how to master it first, definetely. For those of you whose can't hardly wait to see the pics took from that new toy of mine - be patient, and stop asking! Hehe..
Kawan,
Membaca artikel di bawah, tak dapat dihindari akan potensi munculnya sikap skeptis pada diri kita. Untuk kemudian memancing komentar, "..ah, ini kan kejadian yg terjadi di dunia 'Barat'; di Indonesia belum tentu akan spt ini.."
Sinyalemen tersebut di atas memang benar, tapi hal itu juga telah disebutkan secara jelas di dalam artikel dimaksud. Sebagai contoh, bisa dilihat pada bagian 'Case Study'; situasi yg digambarkan di sana sangatlah realistis dan manusiawi - nggak masalah apakah itu 'Barat', 'Timur', 'Utara', etc; perasaan ingin dihargai merp FITRAH manusia, di mana pun, siapa pun, kapan pun.. so, it's not all about the money, my friends.
Lebih jauh, kita bisa coba melihat dan menerapkan Teori Maslow (yg kebetulan juga berasal dari 'Barat'). Secara sederhana; faktor 'personal safety' atau kecukupan sandang-pangan-papan merp pilihan paling dasar yg akan dipilih seorang manusia demi bisa mempertahankan hidup. Tetapi semakin berhasil dan semakin mahir ybs dalam mencukupi kebutuhan dasar nya tsb, maka kebutuhan2 yg lain (yg lebih bersifat psikologis & sosial) pun akan bermunculan. Perkembangan tsb akan diakhiri pada totem tertinggi yg berwujud 'Aktualisasi Diri', misal; kesempatan utk mjd CEO spt pada 'case study' tsb.
Dengan kata lain, adalah benar bahwa,
"...in Indonesia, probably money is the main driver for leave..".
Tapi kemungkinan ini juga PASTI dapat berlaku di seluruh dunia. Itu pula yg coba dijelaskan oleh artikel tsb (lihat contoh). Dan tentunya, fenomena tsb tidak hanya dapat diterapkan pada posisi CEO, melainkan (mungkin) pada semua posisi.
TLT
Jakarta 12870 Pancoran
Fri, Mar 31, 2006 – 10.00 am
PS:
§ I also strongly believed in Maslow. To read my review about Maslow, click here
§ Photo courtesy of TLT. Somewhere in the heart of the Sumatran wilderness, Wed, Nov 1, 2006.
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Why Good Employees Leave
by Louise Kursmark
Monster Contributing Writer
 In any employment market, good companies want to keep their best people. But when labor becomes scarce, as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects it will for the next decade or so, employee retention becomes an increasingly critical priority. What, then, can companies do to retain the people they worked so hard to recruit? From an informal survey I conducted of more than 100 executives recently in a career transition, several important facts emerge.
Compensation
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The Issue: While just 31 percent of respondents indicated making more money was their primary reason for job hunting, it's evident that paying competitive salaries is an important retention tool.
What You Can Do:
· Use industry surveys and other data tools to stay informed on wage trends.
· To benefit both company and employees, tie increased pay to meeting specific goals aligned with business objectives.
· Collect data from exit interviews to document trends from your departing employees, then use this data to make a business case for increasing salaries across the board.
· Survey employees to find out what perks, benefits and forms of compensation other than money will help keep them on board.
Management and Retention
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The Issue: In the survey, comments about poor management abounded. For 29 percent, the fact that they "did not like, respect or get along with their manager" was a significant factor in their decision to leave. According to Irving Stackpole, president of healthcare consulting firm Stackpole & Associates, "It's absolutely clear that the reason people stay in jobs are the relationships that they have -- primarily with their supervisor." And when those relationships are strained, many people leave.
What You Can Do:
· Improve managers' leadership, communication and interpersonal skills through coaching, training and feedback.
· Rate these key skills in their evaluations, and tie compensation to performance.
· Create a safe environment and process for employees to bring up concerns with their managers.
· Address problems quickly.
Communication
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The Issue: When asked what advice they would give management to keep talented staff on board, survey respondents repeatedly |
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