Apparently, the caterer whom I engaged his service for a mini office event, has approached the security guards for directions to our office so that he could deliver the food to us.
However, after approaching the security guards, he was not directed to our office but was held at the lobby.
Arriving at the lobby of block 1, carrying a 1 kg cake and two carriers in hands and smiling happily that the caterer has arrived at the time they have promised me, I was totally caught off guard by what is going to happen next.
The butch watch dog, holding on dearly to the caterer’s invoice and questioned me where is the catering going to be set up. I was surprised with her attitude and replied that it will be at this location as stated in the invoice since she sounded so rude towards me. The watch dog then said we cannot set up there, becos it’s an AIR CON PLACE.
Instead of setting up at level 3, she advises us to set it up at level one. I told her this is a small office event, I am not the only person organizing this, I cannot make the decision and obey her and set it up at level one and ask all my bosses to go down to level one to have a simple breakfast.
“I need to check with the office secretary” I threw this back at her and I went off and asked the caterer to follow me. The butch watch dog started to talk loudly into her walkie talkie and reported to her supervisor. “The person doesn’t want to listen”.
In swift seconds, a bouncer looking black watch dog appeared and shouted “EXCUSE ME!” right behind me. I turned around and saw his supervisor followed closely behind him who then stopped me.
Intimated by two figures slightly taller than me, suddenly I felt like a complete intruder in a dance club, (except that it was a broad day light), with colleagues from other dept walking passed me and students walking around wondering what had happened.
The “bouncer” watch dog handed out a crumpled paper and pointed his finger on it, telling me that I can only set up catering tables at these following places. “We have been practicing this all these while, anyway, if you wants to speak, I will get the secretary to speak to you” I said
“You are just making things difficult” I continued. Because the watch dogs apparently didn’t allow us (me and the caterer) to move even a step further! Even when I offer to explain, the supervisor stopped me and said “NO YOU LISTEN TO ME FIRST.”
I mean what the fuck? It’s just a catering set up. I am not intruding into a protected arena! Eh hello, I am a STAFF HERE in this campus too, you know, assholes.
I told the poor delivery guy to wait there while I will get help from the secretary. Finally they allow the caterer to set up at the venue we originally wanted. Then why the fuck making it so big hoo hah?
Moreover, they could just simply just allow us this time since the caterer is already here and we will be starting the event in say, the next 20mins. They could have told us that in future, do not set up at the place they prohibited us. And there is really no need for such intimidating, rigid and authoritative behavior!
I am so damn pissed with these rigid minded people who does not seems to understand why certain rulings were set up in the lst place. Yes, we cannot set up buffet tables at certain places (eg corridors) of the plaza and from what I gather was because of fire safety reasons, the walkway is narrow, sometimes it look unsightly with visitors coming into the campus. But I am setting it at an upper level, at a quiet and ‘private” lift lobby right outside our office for just like 1.5hrs. Cant there be any flexibility be practiced?
Another classic example was, the watch dog on duty would CHASE (not even asking politely, especially towards the taxi drivers) private cars waiting at the lobby with their rude attitude.
As long as they see a car resting there, they will start to approach it and ask the driver to move.
These watch dogs simply do not understand why cars cannot wait too long at driveway.
In the past, during the peak hours (eg when the chartered staff bus arrives in the morning and after work), the drive way will be very congested. Hence the guards are told to ask any private car drivers to move off quickly to make ways for the buses. But they apparently started to THESE DRIVERS OFF EVERY SINGLE MIN!
And to think I always pack nicely those leftovers good food and bring it to them to eat. PUI! Next time I shall spat on those foods before bringing it to them. No, I shall feed them with bones!
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