The beginning of the end?

I just have to blog about this. Some colleagues just tried to requisite stationary and found out that stationary privileges have just been drastically reduced.

This was not even announced by email. We only found out because of the requisition. The admin manager told them:

• Only managers and above can requiste Pilot Techpoint V5 pens. They are only allowed Zebra pens.
• Only managers and above can requisite mechanical pencils. They are only allowed wooden pencils.
• Only managers and above can requisite correction liquid pens.
• Only VPs and above can requisite Post-it(TM) pads.

I was like “huh?”, when they told me. So I went to ask my boss if he knew. (By the way, I’m 3rd tier from the top, my boss is 2nd tier and 1st tier is the MD himself.) My boss gave me this bemused look and asked sarcastically, “what about toilet paper?”

I really wonder what the MD is up to. We are not in the red. We were very much in the black. These are basic work tools.

After a meeting last week, 2 of his VPs (2nd tier), one of which is my boss, are angry with him. He apparently pushed the blame for something that was not done when it was him who had decided not to do it in the first place. This is not the first time he piled blame on them for his own decisions, and then try to make peace later. But this time, it’s so bad that my boss refuses to reconcile with him. He also gave his appointed successor (who was in the same meeting) permission to leave for a better job if she wants to (she had been wanting to due to the crap she sees going on, but he convinced her to stay). The other VP seems to be out of office more often and for longer. MInd you, this is not a new team. The 2 of them have been working with the MD for years to make this company a success.

This is situation is so laughable right now. Since I found out about my impending dismissal, things have been sliding downhill rapidly. The whole company is falling apart bit by bit around the MD and he seems to be doing everything to make it worse, instead of salvaging it. This is the time to close in the core team and motivate them to take the company over the next hill, yet every move he makes is distancing him from his team and the rest of the company. The financial situation is not even in the slightest bit of trouble even though revenue is lower this year.

Oh well, looks like it’s his own funeral. The rest of us rats, including the senior boss rats are looking for good ships to jump over to. I have to say though, it’s a good lesson of ‘how not to be a bad boss’.

About good ships, I have had encouraging replies from my job applications. So far, out of 3 applications, 2 have already called me for interviews. Two freelance jobs landed on my lap. One ‘almost freebie’ for a friend and another fairly lucrative one with promise of continuing projects for at least another few months. It looks like I’ll be busy, but the extra income will help a lot due to the financial situation due to the divorce.

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