Work, Work and More Work

Ok, as the title suggests…. I’m overloaded with work.

On top of the committees which I’m taking care, on and off, there will be ad-hoc projects which we r supposed to be in charged and somehow, I’m landed with 3 projects currently. And they r all constituency level events. Argh.  ( Constituency level means we hv to mobilise all our committees to give their full support..).

The first project is a family campfire in Jun which we r organising together with the Singapore Scout Association. It will be the first big project after the "big day" in May as well as the first constituency level event where our Adviser graces after he takes on his new title (he was promoted recently). It’s supposed to be a fun-filled event coz it’s a campfire and there will be songs, performances etc… But the problem lies with the organising committee. Normally for ad-hoc projects, the organising committee will be made up of the members from other main committees. Now, for this campfire committee, the members r mainly those not-so-active members. So u can imagine them not coming for meetings and not contributing at all. As for why these ppl was chosen to be in the committee, my 2nd i/c was the one who "nominate" them, simply becoz she wanted to test them or something like that…. Yeah, at the expense of my project.

What’s worse is that we hv 2 totally newbies to be the i/c for programme and publicity sub-comm. These 2 sub-com has to take on heavy responsibilites and yet the i/c has no experience at all. As at today, we hv yet to firm up our programme for the event and mind u, the event is abt 3 weeks’ time away. *Faint* The programme sub-com i/c did not turn up for the last meeting we had on Wed and worse still, she came up with a programme line-up which comprises of band and dance performances which she emailed to the Chairman. I dun mean it’s not ok to hv the performances but now that time is running out, we shdnt be adding new and unconfirmed items to the list. Ok, I guess as a newbie, she didnt understand the underlying complications that will arise. Basically if there r these performances coming in, we will need to cater for extra food, transport reimbursement and logistial requirements for the tentage, etc. Plus that fact that she was not ard during the meeting to clarify matters, there were so many question marks left hanging in the air.

Right now, there r so many things I hv to settle. Invitation list to confirm and invitation cards to send out, emcee script, press release, meetings, etc…..

The 2nd project is in the beginning of Aug, in conjunction with the National Day celebrations. A Minister is coming as GOH so we cant leave things to chance. Dont wish to go into the project details now…. too tedious, haha.

My no. 1 boss is on leave till the end of month. He told me that the 2nd i/c will help me in my projects but so far, what she’s been doing is to tell me to do this and do that, and asked me if I’ve done this or that. Stressed. 

My hands r so full that I dun even hv time to do my work for those committees under my care. I hv things outstanding. I told 2nd i/c that I hv so many things to do and cant finish and she told me, "bo bian, u hv to come in earlier to finish loh".

!!???!!!!!

Yeah, I went to office earlier yesterday even though I was supposed to be working the afternoon shift and I stayed past 11.30pm. And I hv yet to clear up everything.

We r on orders not to clear leave on certain days. There will be a roadshow on a wkend in Jul and we will be expected to help out. Aug is another busy period due to the National Day.

One of the support officer was on study leave the past 2 weeks and I almost went crazy. He did not finish the work I gave him. He saved his work in his thumbdrive and he took home that thumbdrive. I had to start from scratch doing those urgent things in the end.

I feel like quiting. Never mind that I hv yet to secure another job. Haha. Wld love to see their shocked faces and I’ll see how they’ll cope without me. Hohoho.  

Sigh. So busy till I dun hv time to do my job applications.

J has suggested that I tender if I’m really so unhappy, even if I hv yet to find a job. But I told him perhaps it’s not advisable coz we still hv to pay for the housing and also, we’ll need to save up for our marriage.

He sent me a sms while I was at work yest, was so touched when I read it.

"If really cant find job soon, at most is delay marriage a bit. If u ask me want to get married later by half a year or let u be unhappy for the same period, I dun hv to think and I will say quit the job and take ur chance jobhunting."

Love him so much.

Well, I’m definitely much happier today becoz I’m off. Off today but I hv to be in office on Sunday. Sian. Super sian.

Fri, 1242 hrs.