Seven habits of highly defective co-workers (1) - Ang moh accent VP
I remembered bumping into my ex-VP at the pantry, when I was still working in my ex-company. Apparently, my ex-VP tried to be friendly by striking up a conversation with me.
“Hello Nk, jiak ba buay (hokkien: have you eating already) ?”
I looked at him blankly. I was trying to figure out which was more absurd: Speaking hokkien in a fake ang moh accent, or acting friendly with someone you don’t even know his name ?
“Oh, you are Nk or CS ?” my ex-VP somehow sensed that he got my name wrong.
“Neither. I’m XXX.”
The conversation ended abruptly.
Lesson 1: You don’t have to call the name of the person in order to act friendly. It may just bring about unnecessary embarassment.
Lesson 2: If you are a low-profile engineer, try not to go pantry too often.
“Hello Nk, jiak ba buay (hokkien: have you eating already) ?”
I looked at him blankly. I was trying to figure out which was more absurd: Speaking hokkien in a fake ang moh accent, or acting friendly with someone you don’t even know his name ?
“Oh, you are Nk or CS ?” my ex-VP somehow sensed that he got my name wrong.
“Neither. I’m XXX.”
The conversation ended abruptly.
Lesson 1: You don’t have to call the name of the person in order to act friendly. It may just bring about unnecessary embarassment.
Lesson 2: If you are a low-profile engineer, try not to go pantry too often.
Labels: Co-workers, Working life
posted by The Uncharted Waters @ 9:59 PM
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