Sweet Valentine

It was Valentine's Day yesterday. I'm never interested in this overly commercialized festival. In fact, me and Shyan have never celebrated it ever since we went steady. Sure, if it doesn't fall on weekdays, we'd probably go somewhere nice and have dinner but it always falls on weekdays.

Hence, every Valentine's Day in my life came and went just like any other day. Well, I'm a lazy bum who doesn't care to be romantic. If my other half makes an effort to make it special, of course I'd be more than happy. Don't misunderstand, we love each other to bits. But we just can't find in our souls the romaticism in us. Moreover, as cliche as it sounds, it's Valentine's every single day for us. Hah!

I wouldn't mind if my V-day is lukewarm, but my bosses just spoilt it for me last nite. It's got to do with the pitch job that they wanted us to work on even on Sunday last week. It's a huge campaign stretching across billboard and press ads, brochures, and such. I better not disclose so much in the company's interest.

I try not to mind having to do overtime on V-day. I thought,"Oh well, I probably can knock off around 9pm." But last night, LAST NIGHT a.k.a. Valentine's Nite, I went back only at MIDNIGHT! Sweet, huh? Thought so.

Anyone who's gone for pitching would know for a huge project like this, the designing agency is already set up by the client beforehand. They just open it for pitching because they are going by the procedure. Anyway, I don't think we can get this job and they briefed us at the eleventh hour, how're we gonna come up with work to impress? We were only wasting all our time and holidays doing something that'll be flushed down the drain. I certainly hope the company won't get the job because if we do, there'll be a damn lotta work and we the staff will get nothing in return. No bonus, no raise, no company trips, NO NOTHING!

We're not just talking about bonus from last year's profit, but 4 entire years! According to my senior colleagues, they haven't receive bonus or a salary raise for 4 years. Where had all the money gone? Okay, you can stop having pity on my bosses because they really don't deserve it. Trust me. They only deserve the bitter fruits of my wrath (whoa, sounds literary back there!). Stop all the talks about how the company might not be earning any money.

As I said, they got a brand new car and laptop for themselves last year, within a period of 3 months. Their office is located in a prestigious business address near KLCC and they'd been there for close to a decade. Surely you'll know how expensive the monthly overhead cost will be? Jobs kept coming in and for each, they charge astronomical figures that's comparable to 4As companies. They never give any of their clients any hampers during CNY either.

Think I should leave?

Thought so.