Nope, LOW MO doesn't refer to MOJO and all that THAT connotes. It refers to MOrale and MOtivation, both of which have been low lately. It's probably attributed to the recent change in the HUMAN landscape in my section.
It's been a long time I felt such LOW MO... The 1st time (since working) I had this feeling of incapacity was in 2001. I had a change of working environment and I couldn't agree with the person leading the school I was in. I quit at the end of that year. The 2nd time was in 2004-2005, during which I had a change of 2 supervisors, both of whom I didn't particularly thought very fit to lead... erm ... lead me. One of them was pretty nice but being nice is not enough for me. I had a much higher expectation for MY supervisor. I quit end of 2005. The 1st half of 2006 was by far the WORST time of my working life. I had to report to a boss direct from hell, whose dictionary doesn't contain the word, decency. I quit after being bullied on a daily basis for 6 months. I wondered where I found the strength to have stayed and yet not murder her.
So early 2006 was the last time I felt really down and very very SIAN, until recently.
I think when you have someone nice/good/worthy to work under, it makes work very doable and even when work is tough, you don't really mind slogging for the person. I have been working hard and going the extra extra miles for many bosses, without complaining. In fact, I relish in the fact that I valued-added and did my work well, even if it meant many sleepless nights and many over-time. I was happy to do so. The reverse is true when you don't have someone whom you think you ought to be slaving for. Doable work becomes unbearable, coming to work becomes quite a drag and you have the LOW MO. And the LOW MO doesn't go away despite the tons of chocolate you eat, the holidays you take and whatever it is you do to combat LOW MO.
A HR expert once told me, "people don't leave jobs, they leave bosses". How true... ...
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Gee, I've so many tots after reading your entries, so thought 'provoking' especially when your comments touched on things that are close to my heart :)
And again I have to agree with you that most of the time, people leave bosses, not the work. Recently I've also asked myself why I can't be a little more tolerant, resilient and versatile in handling certain bosses. Why can't I accept the boss' working style and adjust myself, why can't I be more receptive...and why is it that I'm more willing to go that extra mile for one boss but not the other? I guess I haven't reached to that level of professionalism where I can separate work with personal perception.
Anyway, I'm also being labelled as 'auntie' by ppl who are older than me in the office lah ;)
Now that you have PS seated near you, you have good company liao(er i dun mean ps is also 'noisy, loud and crazy' ah ;p)
You're not too far off lah... PS is pretty loud in her excalmations sometimes. I have cautioned her, lest she is labelled the same as me.. hiak hiak. Yes, having her around is vital for my sanity. :)
Congrats for having PS with you. That should make you happy for a long long time.
Yes, I am one of the few who labelled SK as "auntie". Haha :)
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