I Can't Get No Satisfaction

The title is from a song actually... haha and its reminisce from that movie White Chicks - catch it if you have not.

Now back to topic.

It has been written somewhere and spoken many times: humans are never a satisfied lot. When we have something, we seek to achieve another and the crave goes on. Given the technological marvel that we have achieved so far, it would be apt to say this human trait has been advantageous thus far.

Until you see the other side of the coin.

This unsatisfaction that we have may rear its ugly head one day. People comparing with others and then leading to unhealthy level of competition. I'm surprised myself during the times in the previous employment. All that I was looking for after I signed the letter was the fat bonuses that I always hear people get. Then it hit me, no bonus for me during both the performance bonus and mid-year bonus period. It was afterall a bad economy. But what changed after that was a simpler expectation - of nothing. I told myself if I have no bonus at the end of the year, I'm still ok because I've been working without bonuses anyways. Then it came at the end of the year. And it came again for the performance bonus, and again and again. I must say I was really thankful for all that's been given. But I resigned slightly after because working there had reached unhealthy levels.

Coming into this new place, people have also been telling me that it will be exactly as how I've experienced in my previous employment in terms of bonus payouts. However, this mid-year I've yet to hear of any announcement about it so far and its baffling to the others maybe of how late the announcement is this time around. I must be the unlucky virus carrier.. haha.. everywhere I go, I bring the no-bonus virus with me.

But I've resigned knowing even if I won't get it, I am still ok. Must be lah.


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