SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
"Should I stay or should I go?" Who would have thought that the clash's song would contain words of wisdom? For the past few weeks those lyrics have been echoing in my head mainly because of my current job.
I am currently employed as the Chief Technical Officer of this small Japanese company called Kuni Philippines, Inc. We're only very few in the office and the population is dominated by the Japanese. My dilemma stems from their work practices and their ethics. When I got into the company I thought I'd revel in the Japanese culture (I have and probably will always be fascinated by it), and to a certain extent I did. When you hear about the Japanese you normally would think the following: hi-tech, traditional, honorable, efficient, practical. However, the Japanese I work with I think are defective. The ones I work with don't meet all those qualities. In fact some of them don't meet any. Now add to the fact that I have to work with them makes it more annoying.
Being annoyed by people shouldn't be enough to leave your job (sometimes it is but not in this case). When those traits that those people lack affect the way the company moves then that causes a problem. I'll give examples. We have office policies that are put in place to ensure an efficient work flow. These policies are strictly enforced on most of us Filipinos but, when it comes to the Japanese everything is thrown out the window. For some reason or another they'll justify why it's ok to break the rules. Next is something of a personal slight to me. I'm Chief Technical Officer. That's pretty much a heavy rank. I'm ranked on the company organizational chart as an equivalent as some of the Japanese of the company. However, since I'm Filipino, my moves or decisions always have to be checked by a Nihonjin. I can be overruled by a "no-rank" person simply because he's Japanese, regardless if he knows anything or not. See what I'm getting to? But it gets better. I don't earn that much too! Ha!
Why haven't I left then? Because I liked this job. I took it because of the promise of what it could be. The work was something that I truly enjoyed. It was a job the challenged my tech knowledge. It got me to work hard, of my own free will too! And these same Japanese people who are defective are also nice people. Out of work they're cool. That's why I have this dilemma of leaving (not to mention no where to go to at the moment).
Since work resumed after the New Year break I've been more and more reluctant to come in. I still work to the best of my abilities but it's getting harder and harder to drag myself out of bed to come in. To add insult to injury, yesterday my office chair broke (insert lose weight jokes here). It's a sign telling me to get out of here. Maybe I'll tempt the fates.
I am currently employed as the Chief Technical Officer of this small Japanese company called Kuni Philippines, Inc. We're only very few in the office and the population is dominated by the Japanese. My dilemma stems from their work practices and their ethics. When I got into the company I thought I'd revel in the Japanese culture (I have and probably will always be fascinated by it), and to a certain extent I did. When you hear about the Japanese you normally would think the following: hi-tech, traditional, honorable, efficient, practical. However, the Japanese I work with I think are defective. The ones I work with don't meet all those qualities. In fact some of them don't meet any. Now add to the fact that I have to work with them makes it more annoying.
Being annoyed by people shouldn't be enough to leave your job (sometimes it is but not in this case). When those traits that those people lack affect the way the company moves then that causes a problem. I'll give examples. We have office policies that are put in place to ensure an efficient work flow. These policies are strictly enforced on most of us Filipinos but, when it comes to the Japanese everything is thrown out the window. For some reason or another they'll justify why it's ok to break the rules. Next is something of a personal slight to me. I'm Chief Technical Officer. That's pretty much a heavy rank. I'm ranked on the company organizational chart as an equivalent as some of the Japanese of the company. However, since I'm Filipino, my moves or decisions always have to be checked by a Nihonjin. I can be overruled by a "no-rank" person simply because he's Japanese, regardless if he knows anything or not. See what I'm getting to? But it gets better. I don't earn that much too! Ha!
Why haven't I left then? Because I liked this job. I took it because of the promise of what it could be. The work was something that I truly enjoyed. It was a job the challenged my tech knowledge. It got me to work hard, of my own free will too! And these same Japanese people who are defective are also nice people. Out of work they're cool. That's why I have this dilemma of leaving (not to mention no where to go to at the moment).
Since work resumed after the New Year break I've been more and more reluctant to come in. I still work to the best of my abilities but it's getting harder and harder to drag myself out of bed to come in. To add insult to injury, yesterday my office chair broke (insert lose weight jokes here). It's a sign telling me to get out of here. Maybe I'll tempt the fates.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005.
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