work's been really bad. very depressing.

all the "young" ones are unhappy. several colleagues have commented that we look unhappy and asked if we're ok.

for the past two weeks, i've been working till 9, 10, 11pm. 14-hour workdays simply suck. the thing is, it's not so much about working late, but whether the work is justified or meaningful. if we're spending so much time doing stupid time-wasters, of cos we won't be happy.

and it doesn't help when the management says things like... please set meeting times at 5, 6pm so that you can do other work in the day and meet in the evening. or, when knowing that tuesdays are our protected time to study at nie, they tell us to come back in the evening to work. like wtf?? as a result i've been having meetings till 8pm.

this workplace is really sad. we are ruled by an autocratic bureaucracy. no one dares to oppose the management. those who dared to were shot down. i know of seniors who stood up for us because they felt we've been given too much work despite empty promises of "off-loading" us for the course, but were shot down too. my supervisor has already made it clear to me that she won't be able to fend for me. i guess generally, everyone knows that no one can do anything about the situation anymore.

today we sat in this room in a big circle. probably 30 of us. it was meant to be an open dialogue between supervisors and supervisees. the management was there. so they were like asking us to feel free to talk through any issues or problems we may have... like real. who's gonna say anything with them around?? we could all sense the tension in the air. the seniors know we won't say anything, but yet they also can't speak up for us.

i hate horrible bosses. i hate pple who suck up to leaders and bosses. i hate Prata. going to meet her in her office is always like entering the slaughter house. you come out feeling defeated, dashed. she loves picking on me as well. arghhhh i'm so pissed i wanna slap someone!!