School VS Work

I'm adapting well at work but on the other hand, I still miss school life. The only difference is that income coming from one full time source and during school days, income was on part time basis. I guess that's the most confusing and contradicting issue between preferring school life or working life.

I have started to 'like' my working environment as I have a small group of colleagues who shared the same insights with me. At least, we have the clique. Why is it small group? Ha.. while that's what happen in school too! Groups are formed unknowingly. Perhaps my working team is formed with a bunch with youngsters, all aged less than 30.

Frankly speaking, when I started my temp job last year after graduation, I see the real life office politics. The feeling is not as strong yet. It's only when I joined as a perm staff and in the position to 'feel' the sensation of being looked. I tried to be very low profile but since my entrance to the department, I guess it's really hard to keep a very low profile. Another thing is that my attitude towards work. I'm not a risk taker so everything my boss/team leader tell me to do this and that, I will just follow. Though sometimes I think their methods does not add any value and not the so called 'working wise'. I need to liase with alot of people from another department, thus need to build up good relationship in order to make things easier to settle. I should have know these before I studied Business. There are alot of circumstances that you need to think before you do and say.

Same applies to when you are in school. There's no office politics but school politics. The difference is that it's the kiddish style. If you are a prominent figure in school, other students will point fingers at you whenever something happens. If you are the low profile ones, others will say that you are anti-social. When teachers/lecturers asked you to do this and that, when you are a follower and happily finished your homework and assignments, others will say that you are a bookworm/boot-polisher. Same thing, you need support from your classmates, be it projects or games, in order to win.

As we grow up, we need to learn how to deal with nasty people and to block all those 'arrows' shooting behind you. You will never know when you are going to be the target for them to shoot. Even when you are known, I guess you are already R.I.P.