psssttt.... psssttt...
Let me post you a question...
If you were to find out about the latest update on the people you work with, who would you ask?
Answers please....
The guard? No...
The cleaners? No...
Your boss' secretary!!!
Iye.. Cik Joyah...
It is a well known fact that secretaries are the source of the office gossips. They are the first person to receive any news and would be the CNN newscaster that will efficiently broadcast it to the whole world.
Uncle Dan's secretary is the most efficient CNN newscaster that I have ever met. She is so great that almost half of the department knew that I was resigning even before I went in to see Uncle to pass him 'the letter'. I was just sitting in front of her, holding the white envelope, when she told everyone that passes by that I was about the resign. By the time I walked out of Uncle's room, the news had traveled throughout the 28-storey building.
Betul Cik Kiyah oi....
Sometimes she would just slip out confidential information to us. Things that we (the staff) are not suppose to know...
Kak S: Binx, that new girl that just came in tuh bagus sangat ke?
Me: Huh? How would I know.. Why did you asked?
Kak S: Takde laa.. She came in and got herself a new room...
Kak S: Plus her starting salary is even higher than all the normal execs..
Me: Really? (ears perked up)
Kak S: Yeah.. double your current pay
(It doesn't help that she handles the payroll too la kan...)
Me: Wow!!!
Kak S: Do you know that NFK is going to be transferred to the new subsidiary?
Me: Really? Who is going to take her place then?
Kak S: Tilam
Me: Huh? Really?
Kak S: He went for the interview yesterday.. and apparently he got the FC post
Me: FC? Wow!!!
These are just the minor stuff... At times, she will start telling me stories about other people's personal life. How X's husband plays around with other women, that Y is from a very rich background, that Z actually is a playboy and many more.
Percaya laa Cik Jenab oi...
Just listening to her telling me all those stuff makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't want to know any of those stuff. I know how it feels like to have people talking or gossiping behind your back. Hence, I don't really like to make it a habit to spread stories about people around. Unless I am just gossiping with my girlfriends lah.. hehehe (the stories will just remain in our close circle).
Once the CNN has broadcasted the latest news, people would start to flock around and become engrossed in discussing the current issue. It looks like those discussion groups that were discussing about the recent oil price hike and what not. If only their concentration power can be put into good use, I bet there will be less slacking time and the management account can be finished on time.
As for now, the department is buzzing with all sorts of 'news'. Ever since I have tendered my resignation, everyone has been wondering who will be the unlucky person to replace me. Hence, 'news' starts to form. Apart from that, it is a common practice for Uncle to start re-shuffling the staffs around this time of the year. Thus, more theories and stories starts to circulate.
Well, what ever changes that will take place in the next few weeks, I am confident enough that I will get a first hand information because now the CNN has a new broadcasting mode: via SMS!!!
What are the CNNs' like in your office?
binx: mind your own business please...
10 comments:
i bet she was the one with "warta perdana"?
bila CT nak ada citer baru niiih? we need another round of gossiping session laa.
* i saw my name in this entry. yay!
ahahha..yeah binx..only i got first hand info from one of mgrs..ahah..lucky me???
My CNN line ranging from back to forth, wid eenuf to feel the boredoom that usually take over on the afternoon..
Waahhh CNN macam ada pros and cons. Kalau cite pasal orang lain tak pe la. Kalau cite pasal u susah oooooh
teek:
she might be lar kan... *rotflol*
nanti esok i try korek frm her more news ya.. *winks*
rj:
it's ok to receive the news.. it's bad when u start spreading it around.. and the worse part is that when the news reaches its full circle and comes back to u, u'll notice that it is only 20% of the original news + 80% additional info just to add some 'zest' to it...
lin:
yeah... very true girl...
i've had a 1st hand experience to that last month.. and i don't even want to know what they were saying about me..
3six7:
i've been wanting to do so for a long time now..
however, i don't want to leave the company on a bad note.. plus she's an elderly lady of 50+ already.. just let her enjoy her hobby for the next few yrs before she retires...
plus the dept will be dead without the her gossips
oh tell me abt it..my ofis nye CNN sangat power woh! but then again, i think every workplace has one lah...n somehow ppl flock around them kan?
teringat zaman bekerja, ramai jugak CNN broadcasters disana, everyone knows I am leaving my job even before I thought about leaving! :P How's that?
ooooo... first hand news all the time! I wonder who I can get berita from on whether we're getting bonus or not this year... :P
wahh.. latest office news sent through sms... terkini sungguh!
* Minah merajuk coz u're telling stories only to Joyah, Kiyah & Jenab.
marinadelrey:
ppl will flock around them like as if they r selling the best popiah in town.. hehehe
i hope u r not part of the network though *winks*
the wailer:
hahaha...
i've been down that road too..
somehow i wonder where do these ppl get their motivation/drive/inspiration from.. kan?
may:
u might want to try pancing from ur dept's secretary.. or the payroll clerk.. i bet they are dying to tell someone.. hehehe
ubisetela:
biaser lerr... zaman IT laa katakan..
everything is powered by the mobile technology oledi.. sedangkan cerai osso through sms.. apakan lagi CNN menyampaikan gossip terkini..
*ooppss.. sorry laa cik minah.. terlupa laa pulak :D
even though she's a CNN, she's a kindhearted lady.. ;)
NFK getting promotion? good for her..
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