Ok Eureka Day on Friday could be considered a success ba.
Anyway, slight hiccups at the beginning but Grace was quick to jump to our defense.
Anyway there is nothing worthy to explain everything here, just that what made us so frustrated was that one of the management people (Shall not name names here as it could get too obvious) actually told her 'well sometimes we forget' when Grace reminded her that we had already cleared with them at least on 2 occasions and also with the BIG BOSS (henceof she shall be known as number 45) at the LASTEST management meeting just THREE days before the event on Friday. And the same person who said the above phrase actually shrugged her shoulders to indicate that she did not know when the number 45 nodded to her and asked what happened.
And directions was given as to make the event a 'haha' event. Some people might like it, some people might think that it was stupid, some people might have other thoughts, and directions, we followed. Much as we tried to advocate for change to try to make everything more intellectual, we were not successful. They still wanted (with much emphasis) a 'haha' event. Please read above to understand what kind of people we deal with in the management team. Even the games we came up with, we had to convince Grace not once but at least twice. She felt that games were too serious and stressful. >.<|||
Oh yes and talking about the 'haha-ness'. Number 45 then got to comment during feedback for one of the presentations that 'we are not only looking for laughter but also for substance for your presentations.' HELLO I ALMOST SLIPPED OFF FROM MY CHAIR WHEN I HEARD THAT. If looks could kill I would have killed her with the look on my face then. I took that personally because did she mean that the team only concentrated on the 'haha-ness' which sadly she could have forgotten that she emphasised on wanting that, and hack care about the substance??
I know there can be substance too with 'haha-ness', but SUBSTANCE?! This is never within our team's control!....They knew that this year the teams did not have much substance!! As in their projects were NOT moving!! How to have substance?! They knew it!!
Ok everything is over.
Anyway, I must say that most of our colleagues had been most supportive and I thank them for that. :)) And of course the interns who assisted in making the games from stratch.
And yes Grace. Again she did not disappoint, and she proved me right that she is still one of the best managers we had thus far.
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