Got one, lost one

Well, if you read my last blog, the latest update is that the candidate did not accept our offer. It did not come as a shock. The call was cordial though I think I was slightly cold not because I was disappointed but because it seemed like I've wasted my time and did not want to waste anymore. But hey, I'd done the same thing! If I got another offer, or I evaluate that this is not what I want, I surely would have rejected the offer.

Actually, I am happy. Glad because if I did not meet up with the candidate and did not explain in more details what she will be doing, she might have taken the job and then quit in a couple of months' time!

Reminds me of all the people that I've lost! Makes you wonder what makes those who stay, stay. What motivates them? They say that people leaves because of the manager. Perhaps. Oh well, most likely! But hey, under my watch so far, only 2 have left. One to pursue a different interest in a different field and another, well, probably due to mental stress. Yea, life is operations can be stressful. Had almost completed all the performance reviews and one of the thing that cropped up was mental stress. How do you it? Well, colleagues are stressed out. They are busy and always worried they do not have enough help. However, overtime is not that much! And when you break down the work, end-to-end it might not take more than a normal work day! Handling problems, exceptions and engaging in multiple tasks are the culprit. Probably it's all about an issue on time management. When you have an issue in your head, you tend to think too much about it, and do little. Add a few more of such issues and you probably analyse until paralyse. Well, can't really generalise but that's what I kind of feel.

That's why it's probably good to have regular meeting to talk about issues. By just getting them out, one feels better. It also gives a sense that a group is looking at the issues and there is thus a sense of group-help. Of course, it's also likely that there might be some job re-allocation, something that is not very easy to do. This may backfire though as it might be construed as a way to belittle the issues and talking without any proper re-allocation of resources at the end of the day. But I have always believe that there is always a better way of doing something, and note that I did not say a faster way!

Well, it has been hectic so far. A 4 day breakaway in Phukhet with my wife and my parents seems far away, though we just came back last Sunday. Mom's back in Mauritius and I'm back to my busy self. Trying to get things done fast so that I can start coming back home earlier to spend time with my wife, and my dad. So many things to do but well, Rome was not built in one day.... think big, start small and dig deep... Good motto.