ARRrrGhhhG!!!!!

I am so pissed right now. I just received a broadcaster at work ( this is a message that pops-up on your PC broadcasting anything that they want generally known by the agents. Today, it says they are appealing on our generosity and is asking for P20 each as

There, I pulled a Cullen because of this BP-rising news. ( Do vampires' blood pressure ever rise??? lol! )

our contribution for the ongoing Sports Fest. The money will be used to buy uniforms, gatorade? and what have you.. All in the spirit of camaraderie blah blah blah.

Ok, so it's just P20, but I don't feel it's right for the ff reasons:

1) it IS a company event, done basically to help boost employees morale. If the company don't have the resources to finance such a well-meaning activity ( which is a standard in other companies, and also, are commonly being alloted budget by the company), why not just do away with it, instead of having the employees PAY for it. After all, a good percentage of employees won't even be around to witness the event. HEck! I don't even have a friggin idea what/when/where the activities will be. Hmm... What exactly I am paying for? And are we going to be privy to the budget allocation? I don't think so.

2. It isn't like WE asked for it. Since they intended for us to contribute all along, I would have appreciated receiving a broadcaster or a memo that runs along this line :" Hey! It's summer time! Wouldn't it be nice to hold a sports fest or any activity that you may suggest to help beat the heat?! And since it's recession, we would appreciate if we could pool some money to finance the %#@&^% event. "AT LEAST, we would have a say if we even are remotely interested holding such an event instead of just dropping the financial obligation on our blue-trousered laps when the Sports Fest ALREADY started?! A little DEMOCRACY people!!

3. So it's tradition. I don't care if previous employees paid for it for years before me. I don't give a d*amn. As previously mentioned, a lot of employees are on graveyard shifts and would rather sleep during the day than be a spectator in this weather! Why can't they be more creative and come up with an activity that though smaller in scale, would be more practical and something that majority of employees would ACTUALLY participate in ( rather than the ones that hasn't quite gotten over the extra-curricular activities they'd have participated in during their college-hs days?) Like what?! I would love to come up with some specific suggestions, but my job description doesn't really call for that now, does it? If i was looking to lose sleep over stuff like this, event organizing etc. I wouldn't be slaving in this industry as an agent. Otherwise.... I know there are PEOPLE in our company's payroll that are SUPPOSED to take care of these things. I hope they start thinking out-of-the-box soon. If things are so desperate as to make us pay for our own entertainment, then that calls for desperate measures! Why not friggin' have people look for sponsors!!!! They could ask for uniforms to be sponsored by that REAL ESTATE business OUR company is promoting. Instead of opting for the easy way and milk the agents for the dough. AGain, we didnt' f*#$ ask for it! I'm thinking maybe they don't allow commercial endeavours here inside the workplace ( though agents are engaging in small-time trade). But if they do, if there's a small possibility that it can be done, why not negotiate with fast food businesses( shakes, sodas, pizza's etc), put up kiosks here inside during the duration of the activity for a percentage of their sales, that would even make the activity more festive. Or go for ex-deals! Oh God, if there's a will, there's a way... ( of course our canteen with it's "reasonably" priced items would lose a few days revenue ). Just not this, 20 bucks from the employees, that's like donating 25 minutes of our time here. No way Jose... I'm all for team spirit and camaraderie, just not this way.

There's no such thing as free lunch, much less my 25 minutes. There's no effin' way I'm parting with my wrinkled, germ-infested P25 bill. And for the nth time now, I ASK myself: " What the HELL have I gotten myself into?!"

Whew! it feels good to have it outta my chest! Thanks cyberspace, for ALWAYS always accomodating my rants. XoXo!