12/03/08: In Fairness
It was kinda funny, really. I mean, the pathetic attempt to smear someone just because he got ahead so fast. It was nothing more than pure jealousy.
Green-eyed monster showing up in its ugliest form.
But it’s not terrifying at all. Like I said, it was, well… uhm… funny.
I could practically hear those people gritting their teeth as they shouted “This is so unfair!” at the top of their lungs.
News flash: Life is not fair. If it was, I would have had the perfect boyfriend that I’ve always wanted (haven’t I suffered enough?!?). But alas! I’m still single. You think that’s fair?
The thing that these people need to learn is that you don’t get ahead by playing fair; you get ahead by playing to your advantages… by capitalizing on your strengths and compensating for your weaknesses… by taking full advantage of opportunities that come along your way. And you would never get ahead by complaining about how unfair the world is.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. Why don’t I start from the very beginning…
Arx is a really cute boy. No doubt about it. He is also a dog, but that’s another story. And he could probably get away with anything by just flashing his brilliant smile… well, almost anything.
The thing about Arx is that when he sets his mind to something, he would do everything to get it. And when he came out of his second PST, he set his sights on being a trainer.
I guess Clarence saw that fire in Arx’s eyes and took him under his wing. (I’m not sure, but that’s what I think.) So, Clarence started hanging out with Arx and his hot brother Lex, as well as their PST classmates. And when I feel like it, I hang out with them, too.
I guess it became apparent to everyone at work that Arx and his friends are very comfortable hanging around me and Clarence and that kinda sparked a little controversy.
And now that Arx is officially off the phone to be a Training Associate (a position that’s not really a promotion, but more like a training program for future trainers), it got even more controversial.
As soon as it was announced, a text message was sent to the Operations Director saying something like Arx was “promoted” because he was good-looking and he was close to “2 managers”.
Personally, I was insulted. My very first hate-text and I wasn’t even named! It’s like playing an important role in a movie but being tagged as Manager 1 in the credits (or is it Manager 2… I’m not really sure).
Funny thing is that I never really had a hand in that. I only found out that Arx was officially going for it when Clarence sent out the schedule for the Presentation and Final Interviews for the applicants. Besides, I don’t handle TQA concerns anymore, even if I still do have a significant influence over my previous team.
Even more ridiculous is that the texters made it sound like Arx is this dumb himbo who goes through life the easy way by just flaunting his looks. So not true.
If they even tried to get to know Arx at all, they’d find out that there is something in that beautiful head. It’s not an empty shell, I swear!
But they were right about one thing, though. By hanging out with Clarence and me, and the rest of the TQA officers, he did get an unfair advantage. I mean, when you hang out with the Masters long enough, their brilliance would eventually rub off on you.
A little tip here and there while casually talking about work during a drinking session could go a long way if you knew how to use those tips to your advantage.
SO, the questions remain…
Did Arx get the TA post because he was brilliant during the presentation and the interview? I have no idea. I wasn’t there.
Did Arx have an unfair advantage over the other hopefuls? I think he did have an advantage. Whether it was an unfair advantage or a fair advantage really depends on a person’s understanding of the situation. Personally, I don’t think it was unfair.
Was it unfair that Arx became a TA on his 3rd month as an agent? Well, I can see how someone who had been an agent for 2 years could see that as unfair. But then again, I had only been an agent for 3 months before I got offered the Trainer position in ACS. 6 months later, I became a Senior Trainer. 7 months after that, I became a TQA Supervisor. And after a year, I became a Shift Manager.
In less than 3 years in the Call Center Industry, I had been promoted 4 times! Was that unfair? Not if you worked your ass off to get where you wanna be.
The thing is, you’d never get anywhere if all you do is complain. Yeah, life is unfair. And there’s no use fighting it, really. You gotta learn how to use that “unfairness” to your advantage if you wanna be successful.
Besides, nobody likes a weasel. And nobody listens to a rat. At least nobody important.
Learn it. Love it. Live it.
Green-eyed monster showing up in its ugliest form.
But it’s not terrifying at all. Like I said, it was, well… uhm… funny.
I could practically hear those people gritting their teeth as they shouted “This is so unfair!” at the top of their lungs.
News flash: Life is not fair. If it was, I would have had the perfect boyfriend that I’ve always wanted (haven’t I suffered enough?!?). But alas! I’m still single. You think that’s fair?
The thing that these people need to learn is that you don’t get ahead by playing fair; you get ahead by playing to your advantages… by capitalizing on your strengths and compensating for your weaknesses… by taking full advantage of opportunities that come along your way. And you would never get ahead by complaining about how unfair the world is.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. Why don’t I start from the very beginning…
Arx is a really cute boy. No doubt about it. He is also a dog, but that’s another story. And he could probably get away with anything by just flashing his brilliant smile… well, almost anything.
The thing about Arx is that when he sets his mind to something, he would do everything to get it. And when he came out of his second PST, he set his sights on being a trainer.
I guess Clarence saw that fire in Arx’s eyes and took him under his wing. (I’m not sure, but that’s what I think.) So, Clarence started hanging out with Arx and his hot brother Lex, as well as their PST classmates. And when I feel like it, I hang out with them, too.
I guess it became apparent to everyone at work that Arx and his friends are very comfortable hanging around me and Clarence and that kinda sparked a little controversy.
And now that Arx is officially off the phone to be a Training Associate (a position that’s not really a promotion, but more like a training program for future trainers), it got even more controversial.
As soon as it was announced, a text message was sent to the Operations Director saying something like Arx was “promoted” because he was good-looking and he was close to “2 managers”.
Personally, I was insulted. My very first hate-text and I wasn’t even named! It’s like playing an important role in a movie but being tagged as Manager 1 in the credits (or is it Manager 2… I’m not really sure).
Funny thing is that I never really had a hand in that. I only found out that Arx was officially going for it when Clarence sent out the schedule for the Presentation and Final Interviews for the applicants. Besides, I don’t handle TQA concerns anymore, even if I still do have a significant influence over my previous team.
Even more ridiculous is that the texters made it sound like Arx is this dumb himbo who goes through life the easy way by just flaunting his looks. So not true.
If they even tried to get to know Arx at all, they’d find out that there is something in that beautiful head. It’s not an empty shell, I swear!
But they were right about one thing, though. By hanging out with Clarence and me, and the rest of the TQA officers, he did get an unfair advantage. I mean, when you hang out with the Masters long enough, their brilliance would eventually rub off on you.
A little tip here and there while casually talking about work during a drinking session could go a long way if you knew how to use those tips to your advantage.
SO, the questions remain…
Did Arx get the TA post because he was brilliant during the presentation and the interview? I have no idea. I wasn’t there.
Did Arx have an unfair advantage over the other hopefuls? I think he did have an advantage. Whether it was an unfair advantage or a fair advantage really depends on a person’s understanding of the situation. Personally, I don’t think it was unfair.
Was it unfair that Arx became a TA on his 3rd month as an agent? Well, I can see how someone who had been an agent for 2 years could see that as unfair. But then again, I had only been an agent for 3 months before I got offered the Trainer position in ACS. 6 months later, I became a Senior Trainer. 7 months after that, I became a TQA Supervisor. And after a year, I became a Shift Manager.
In less than 3 years in the Call Center Industry, I had been promoted 4 times! Was that unfair? Not if you worked your ass off to get where you wanna be.
The thing is, you’d never get anywhere if all you do is complain. Yeah, life is unfair. And there’s no use fighting it, really. You gotta learn how to use that “unfairness” to your advantage if you wanna be successful.
Besides, nobody likes a weasel. And nobody listens to a rat. At least nobody important.
Learn it. Love it. Live it.
