it's possibly the many short turnarounds that i've been doing off late, that inspired me tonight.
i shall start by saying that, being in this job, i meet more people than i would in any 9-5hr's job.
to prove that, let us do some simple (or not) mathematics.
on an average 9-5 job, we meet our familiar circle of colleagues on a daily basis, every weekday. say, you work in an MNC that has 200 employees in the state where you work, you probably meet/interact with at most 20 people from your department and other departments that you deal with daily. and you will continuously deal with the same people each day, with possibly an average of 1 or 2 new faces each day, if you're handling a new project or if we assume a higher than average turnover of employees in your company. therefore, with 20 same faces plus 1 or 2 new faces you meet in a day, can we make a rough estimation that you will meet at most 30 (20 old + 10 new) people in a week? hence, can we conclude, 60 people in a month [20 old + (10 x 4weeks)]? yes, we can.
where i work, i meet new faces everytime i go for work. (is it a good or bad thing? it's gotta be a deliberation for another time) only in rare ocassions do i meet a familiar face. and even so, it's not easy to put a name to that face.
simply because:
1. we meet too many people. (we'll do that 'simple' math in a bit) OR
2. we might have met this familiar face 1 week ago? (possibly still fresh) 1 month ago? 1 year ago? 3 years? (that's probably too long to even trigger the mind to think 'familiar', unless the person has left a somewhat lasting impression by being either too damn good looking or too damn ugly!..or..the list could go on)
here's the math:
- each time i go to work, i will meet at least 10 people* (22 at most - but we shall do the math based on the smaller number). so let's give an average of 16 per day-at-work. [(10 + 22)/2]
- say, i work 8-9 times in a month, that would be 16 x 8 = 128 people in a month.
(*the number refers to colleagues only. excluding customers whom we would have interactions with - some of whom end up being our pen-pals, friends, close friends, boy/girl friends, spouse)
that is a whooping double...the amount of people an average worker meets.
now, give yourself a pat on your back if you've read this far and manage to grasp 70% of what you've read.
i'd say it's...a good thing..not a bad thing ...it's an eye-opener. to meet/work with different people - people of different nationalities, colours, ethnicities, and upbringing that sets us all apart but brings us together to work as a team (supposedly).
i say so because, it is not the difference in our language or our beliefs that brings us down as a team, but the multitude of attitude noticeable in different people working in the team. from my 3years of experience, i've seen both extremists in the people i work with; from the sloth to the hyper and everything in between. the sloth wouldn't be bothered that his/her colleagues had to cover his job while he sloths away, sitting around, pigging-out, or being M.I.A somewhere. the hyper wouldn't be bothered that he/she drives a slave of everyone who works with him. he's over obsessed with the black and whites of company rules and regulations. he breathes down the neck of colleagues by expecting everyone to work by the book instead of working with practicality and common sense. and hence, he soars in his job in the expense of his teammates.
it is a good thing we do not meet these extremists every time, yet still have them around. the former, for obvious reasons. the latter; so that we appreciate the kind and understanding souls we work with. though, this only applies to my job. if you had a direct-reporting superior who breathes down your neck for 8hours every work day, i wish you self-control and perseverance.
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