Wasting My Life Away

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The time now is 7.30pm and I am still in the office. I am praying that I can go home at 8.00pm. I have not left the office before 9.00pm since last week and I predict this situation will go on for the next 2 months.

I don't mind if it's because I have work to do.

The thing is, I don't have any work at all! My job right for the next two months is to print out logs that my India counterparts complete and bring them to MCO. (MCO stands for Master Control. Their duty is to make sure the logs go on air correctly.) In other words, I am the fedex for India and MCO. That's all.

Let me show you a typical day at work for me:

10.30am:
Reach office. Even though my official working hour is from 9.00am to 6.00pm.

10.30am-12.00pm:
Talk to colleagues, play computer games, read, watch TV. Yes, I have a TV at my desk.

12.00pm-1.00pm:
Lunch.

1.00pm-6.00pm:
Talk to colleagues, play computer games, read, watch TV.

6.00pm-indefinite:
Play computer games, read, watch TV. When my Indian colleagues finally decide to complete their logs, I print it out and bring it to MCO then I go home.

I wonder why such a big company as the one I am working in is willing to spend money on me so that I can be a deliveryman. Surely there is a more efficient way of doing things.

More Senseless Emails

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

5.58 pm Today (From my Indian colleague)

Hi all
I will download the DC LOG 04.11 By 1830(IST)
Regards.

6.02 pm Today (From Singapore MCO)

This is a gentle reminder.
Finalized, Transmission-ready Log of Nov 3rd & 4th of both DC-India & Toon India should be downloaded & delivered to MCR today.
We have not received the Log yet.
Please advise the concerned parties for the expected downloading time today, if you have not done so.
Thanks a lot & have a nice week.
Best Regards.

6.03 pm Today (From my Indian colleague)

HI,
I just send mail for DC LOg 04.11 to all.
Regards.

6.04 pm Today (From Singapore MCO)

Yes, that’s why I wrote “if you have not done so”

Disclaimer:
All emails are direct copies from the original.
All names have been removed to protect their identity.

BO/BI - Mortified- Urgent

3.11 pm Today (From my Indian colleague)

Dear Ivy,
We have not yet filled BO/BI of Mortified, working on 04/11 Log-need the same.
Pl. give me feedback for the same & in future for same situation to whome I should contact.
Waiting for reply.
Regards.

3.28 pm Today (From my Indian colleague)

Ivy/Ivan
Waiting for your reply
Regards.

3.43 pm Today (From me)

Amit will deliver the BO/BI tonight. You can create the house numbers first.
In future you can contact the producer working on the work order.

3.45 pm Today (From my Indian colleague)

THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will mail you House # for the same.
Regards.

One really wonders if she has a timer in front of the computer and if I don't reply, she will send an email every 15 to 20 minutes. Can't she just skip that step or do something else first?

I wonder what time she will give me the house numbers. Not that I'm going to email her every 20 minutes to ask her for it. By the way, I'm not kidding about the exclamation marks in the email.