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**remzam** · August 25th, 2016 01:10 AM

Office staff who are too onion skinned and can't take criticisms. When you tell them they've done wrong work wise and need to wisen up next time, they'll take it against you personally.

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**MR_BIG18** · August 25th, 2016 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by remzam

Office staff who are too onion skinned and can't take criticisms. When you tell them they've done wrong work wise and need to wisen up next time, they'll take it against you personally.

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millennials perhaps?

**remzam** · August 25th, 2016 02:15 AM

Some of them. But I'd expect that. I'm surprised and shocked some are in their mid30s yet act as if their still college students. Worse, high school students. In a work force where everyone is expected to behave like adults and professionals. [emoji33]

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**Jun aka Pekto** · August 25th, 2016 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by remzam

Some of them. But I'd expect that. I'm surprised and shocked some are in their mid30s yet act as if their still college students. Worse, high school students. In a work force where everyone is expected to behave like adults and professionals. [emoji33]

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Don't you have an SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) binder that regulate not just all the processes and methods used at work, but also the standards that govern appearance and behavior of employees?

In any case, what are the supervisors and managers doing to guide and develop their subordinates?

My philosophy on the whole thing is to guide and train those under me so that they become my eventual replacements.

**remzam** · August 25th, 2016 10:16 AM

Yep that's my philosophy also *jun. My goal is always to make myself obsolete. By doing so, that means I have trained or did my job properly in the sense that the next one who will replace my job is able and skilled enough to do things properly.

I work in the journalism industry where sometimes many think big of themselves or have big egos and can't accept criticisms. Can't separate professional work with personal. Then you'll be frustrated because some are "tumatandang pabaligtad" meaning they grow old but they "mature" the opposite way. An old Filipino idiom.

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**Jun aka Pekto** · August 27th, 2016 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by remzam

Yep that's my philosophy also *jun. My goal is always to make myself obsolete. By doing so, that means I have trained or did my job properly in the sense that the next one who will replace my job is able and skilled enough to do things properly.

I work in the journalism industry where sometimes many think big of themselves or have big egos and can't accept criticisms. Can't separate professional work with personal. Then you'll be frustrated because some are "tumatandang pabaligtad" meaning they grow old but they "mature" the opposite way. An old Filipino idiom.

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I don't exactly make myself obsolete. I learn new things all the time to keep myself competitive. But, I know there will come a time when I will retire from the workforce. I have to make sure there is continuity so that my section operates effectively in accordance with the organization's strategic vision.

The key word is continuity. I have to make sure the transition is seamless and I won't be missed when I leave.

**minicarph** · August 27th, 2016 04:06 PM

Usually, you discover a person's true color pag tumatanda na. Most of them be parang nag-rerebelde pag tumanda and then they turn into this crab mentality monster

No matter how good you were or how many people who helped in your life time, if you turn like this when you're 60 up balewala lahat yun mga maggandang nagawa mo coz all of it was just surface acting

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**_Cathy_** · August 27th, 2016 04:10 PM

In our company if you make yourself "obsolete", you will lose your job. Right now they are cutting jobs. Employees over 50 are let go unless that person has a specialization or is considered a key man. The corporate world is harsh

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**badkuk** · August 27th, 2016 04:36 PM

^ In some cases they'd rather hire less skilled, but cheaper, younger employees rather than retain the more seasoned ones who can do the jobs of 2-3 new hires. Seems to make sense to management though -- they treat employees like interchangeable parts.

Sinasabihan ko yung kapatid ko, watch out ka na -- kaliwa't kanan yung pag offer ng early retirement sa opisina nila

**_Cathy_** · August 27th, 2016 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

^ In some cases they'd rather hire less skilled, but cheaper, younger employees rather than retain the more seasoned ones who can do the jobs of 2-3 new hires. Seems to make sense to management though -- they treat employees like interchangeable parts.

Sinasabihan ko yung kapatid ko, watch out ka na -- kaliwa't kanan yung pag offer ng early retirement sa opisina nila

That is what they are doing, I myself almost lost my job as it was transferred to India. I owe my boss in HQ a lot as he defended my position and said either it stays in Manila or goes to HQ. The others weren't so lucky...