Lazy Afternoon with a Hot Coffee

流年不利？？

It's the new year, and somehow my troubles just don't seem to go away.

Just when I thought everything's settled and I can start my new job's training on time, THINGS just happened.

For those think-- "Huh? You're still stuck with the medical checks meh?"

No. I passed the medicals and the report's good.

It's my training deeds that I'm troubled over now.

Timeline:
15th Feb morning: Met with the company's HR person-in-charge (PIC) and she gave the 2 copies of the training deeds which should be signed by my 2 sureties.
15th Feb evening: Met with the 2 sureties and passed them the deeds to sign. Obviously, they didn't understand the terms listed and took the deeds home to read through.
15th Feb night: I emailed the PIC and posted some questions which the sureties are unclear. But then, the PIC will be on leave from 16th and I wonder if she can access the company email from home. And let's face it-- It's the Chinese New Year weekend. Everybody needs a break.

16th and 17th Feb: Asked my sureties which areas of the deed that they need more clarifications. I couldn't reach the PIC, so the next persons I contacted were the other trainees. Well, it seems that every one elses' sureties have already signed without much questions. Hah.

One acquaintance, not a trainee, knows of me needing 2 sureties to sign the deed. He asked casually if both are female. When he heard that they both are, he went "Oh, then maybe that explains the drag. Guys-- when they agree, they just agree. If they don't agree, they just say No and it's still buddies"

Oooooooo. NOW I know.

18th Feb: It's the First Day of Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Gong Xi!

19th Feb afternoon: Contacted my sureties to see if they've signed or still unclear. One replied and said that there's still a part that needs to be clarified. Again, I contacted my fellow trainees and blasted them with the questions AGAIN.

Called the other surety and found out that yes, she's signed the deed. And I'll meet her on the 20th to take the deed from her.

19th Feb night: The first surety called to let me know that she wants to pull out.

Yah. You read that right.

Did I mention that it's the Chinese New Year weekend and nobody in the new company is around to help me?

And, did I mention that I have to report to the company in the morning on the 21st to meet the HR director and my new department's chief???

Yah. It's THAT bad.

Now, my main trouble's not about finding another new surety; It's- I don't have a deed for the new surety to sign on before Wednesday morning, before I'm to meet all the 'big-heads'!

Tell me-- what would YOU do?

Let me know, if you have the perfect backup plan. By Tuesday night.

posted by A Lone Fighter @ 10:48 PM