Finally …

About three months back, the bludger of the company (JE) told the lady boss verbally in the absence of the boss that he wanted to resign at the end of June 2008 or should I say take unpaid leave indefinitely. He wants to look after his newborn baby, due that same month since he and his wife could not find a babysitter. His wife does not want to resign from her government job at the hospital. Otherwise she will lose her gratuity at the end of the day.

(My colleague NE bumped into JE’s elder brother recently and JE’s brother told NE that JE has found another job as a car salesman)

At the end of June 2008, the boss held a farewell lunch for JE and my temporary assistant (UMS student) plus welcoming a new draftslady into the company. On the way to the restaurant, the boss asked JE (we were inside the boss’s car) about his resignation. He told the boss that since he had a relative to help him to look after the baby in the month of July, he would still be working.

NE and I were extremely annoyed on hearing that. If he wants to resign, just resign. Do not allow the matter to drag on. Plus isn’t it his courtesy to inform the boss no matter what his decision is and not wait for the boss to ask him. But that is the kind of thing that is expected from a bludger, someone who is extremely slow in his work and never pro-active but when it is the time to eat, act as if he just came out from prison ie. work the least but eat the most.

Last month when the boss said he would review our salary, JE was adamant that he was not going to leave anymore. He also told other colleagues that since the boss was so nice in giving us vouchers to spend, he would definitely be staying put.

Last Wednesday when our colleague was treating all the office staff to lunch at Restaurant Kim Fah, the boss once again asked JE whether July would be his last month and how long would he be taking unpaid leave, he avoided answering the questions. The bosses also requested him to leave on last Friday instead of last Thursday and he obliged.

Last Friday when the Resident Engineer (KL) asked JE whether that day was his last day, JE told KL he would still be coming to work today. I quickly told the lady boss after KL told me what JE told him. At that time the boss was attending a meeting outside. Once again my colleague NE and I were extremely annoyed in hearing that.

That Friday afternoon when the boss came back to the office, he summoned JE inside his room. I do not know what he told the boss but the lady boss told me to prepare JE’s salary for him.

When JE left on last Friday afternoon, no one bothered to say goodbye to him. I guess everyone was hoping that he would not turn up for work today.

All of us were very happy when we did not see his car when we arrived at work today. Even the male colleagues are happy. We hope he would take longer than one week off.

My colleagues were guessing why JE was trying to act as if he’s so indecisive. We can only come into one conclusion. He did not give a black and white re. his resignation so that he can prolong the matter as long as he wants so that the boss would not give him much work thinking that he would not be around for long. But too bad the whole thing backfired on him and he only had himself to blame.