Gah.

I cannot express how much I hate giving out memos. It’s the grown-up version of telling a kid to face the corner and think about what he did. Utter childishness.

Gah.

Come to think of it, childish behavior may be emanating from childish rules. There’s this new policy in the office wherein we have to make sure we keep our desks clear with minimal paper. Imagine a memo that enforces the following:

• Things that are allowed in the production floor:
  • A spill-proof mug/drink (I held a water bottle upside-down over my head to prove to the security guard that its spill-proof so he can let me in)
  • One laminated A4 sized picture collage (A picture collage! Hooray… *sarcasm*)
  • No papers or pens are to be brought in the production floor. You shall be provided with dry pens, white boards and erasers. (My agents started playing “Win, Lose or Draw” in between calls)
• Blankets are not allowed in the production floor and are restricted to the lockers and the quiet room (I have no idea why they came up with that).

My agents started whining as their precious pictures and various artworks needed to be taken down their stations. But our company does take this seriously. Besides, we are a financial organization. To top it off, they began spot checks and had agents open their lockers to see if confidential information was stored longer than allowed. Now its not only me who’ll be issuing memos.

My team needs a vacation. Thank God our team building is on Sunday.