Letter Day

Yesterday was "Letter Day" aka "Bonus Day". It's time of the year when we get to know our variable bonuses and whether we r up for any salary increment or promotion. The day that everyone looks forward to, to see if their hard work has paid off.

I was indeed a very ignorant girl. While everyone kinda already knew that Letter Day was gonna be during the beginning of this week, i was totally clueless! I thot it was gonna be end March...like last year, so i din expect much. Well, apparently not. When i went to work in the morning, slogging hard and tabulating some frustrating numbers, my colleague Jon asked me to think of a place to go drinking to celebrate.

Me: Huh? Celebrate what? Your birthday ah?
Jon: *in disbelief* Bonus coming lah
Me: *in disbelief as well* Really meh!?? How u noe? So fast? 'Zun' anot?
Jon: Of coz lar! Im so resourceful!
Me: See how much bonus i get first lar. Skali get peanuts. Den i treat u eat peanuts k!
Jon:.....

After lunch, another colleague of mine waved at me excitedly,
ST: Psst! I heard from sector cooridnation dept that today is Letter Day!
Me: Letter Day? What letter? The XXX letter that we r gg to send out to customers?
ST: *rolls eyes* Bonus lar!
Me: Oh! Today ah? Really meh!? Jon also told me this morning, but i thot he bull-shitting.
ST: Really lar! Later u see lor!
Me: Ok ok! I go ask Jas! (my boss' secretary)
*Getting realli hyped up and...nervous*

It turned out to be true! We were getting our letters! But our boss was out for meeting till about 5 pm, and all the letters are in his hands! Shucks...the anticipation was bugging lotsa ppl. It wasnt like i was expecting or even hoping for a promotion like some of my collegaues. But for me, it was the excitment about the $$$. Just show me the $$$. I was hoping for a satisfactory increment and a good bonus enuff for me to do some serious shopping and to go for a nice holiday.

Well, we finally got our letters at the end of the day. My boss had given my team's letter to our team leader, and we were called into the meeting room one by one to receive our letter. When it was my turn, i din even noe coz i was totally at the wrong place! I was chit-chatting in the toilet! Haha! My colleague ST ran into the toilet looking for me and screamed "Fioonaaaaa! Your turn lar, faster! Letter letter!".

Team Leader: Thank you very much Fiona, for all your hard work and effort.
Me: Thank u, thank u.
Team Leader: You have helped me a lot, n I know you have been stretched. So, thank you.
Me: Thank u, thank u.
(I know i sound damn dumb to keep saying thank u after she thanked me. But i was too nervous n i wasnt thinking straight. Was just staring at the letter in her hands!)
Team Leader: *hands me the Letter, and stuck out her hand* Congratulations. You have been promoted.
Me: *Stunned and in shock* oh!...*pause* Thanks!
(yeah i sound totally DUMB)

Overall, im pleased that my hard work has indeed paid off, and that i din put up with shit for nothing. Im now promoted from a Senior Officer(SO for short = 'Asshole'" to an Assistant Manager (AM for short). Sounds damn high ranking eh? haha!

So Yay!..I guess.

But upon pondering further, i realized that it just means 3 things:
1. Higher expectations coming my way
2. Expanded job scope and more work
3. More headache!

It may not be such a good thing after all. *sigh* Life is just so complicated.