Difference

I work with two different companies for my product. Both are pretty big players in the local market and if I say their name, those in Malaysia would know who they were. Both are agressive and demanding in their own ways.

But recently the big difference between the top bosses of these two companies came to light. We are holding a movie premiere screening soon and have allocated some seats for both partners. Company A has been with us for some time now and knows we will give them tickets while Company B is a newbie. Company A has requested a considerable number of seats to be given to them and when I could only fulfil a portion of it, they started complaining why they got so little when in fact, of all the partners, they have been given the most number of tickets.

The reason why they want so many is so that the big boss can bring his wife, kids and his kids' maid. This happened last year and the person who always liaises with us had to give up her seat for the maid, never mind all her hard work put in throughout the year on this partnership. She says it doesn't bother her but it does reflect what kind of a boss this guy is.

On the other hand, Company B gets 40 free tickets on a monthly basis as they advertise with the cinema and how this is distributed is that the big boss will tell his secretary to hold all the tickets each month and give to whoever wants it for that month. As for himself, he doesn't want any for himself and feels the staff should go enjoy themselves. It is, after all, only a movie ticket and if it makes his staff happy, why not.

But the sneers and off-handed comments made by Company A pissed me off. "You should have made our lives easier by giving us all the tickets seated together". My own bosses, the organisers, have a separate hall for the big guys whom they want to entertain and by giving them this privilege, they are complaining. It's bloody free tickets to a blockbuster and if you don't like where we sit you, go buy your own tickets and watch on normal days!

And I was so hankering in wanting to work in Company A when I first graduated. Phew!