Employee Nightmare- The Octopus

Filipinos are incredibly resilient. Imagine a day in the life of an employee..waking up at such an early hour..some wake up as early as four (good heavens..I am still in lala land at that time). and cooking and getting the day started! What if they have kids? Make that 2 to 4 kids? Pandemonium can break loose any minute with a bevy of emotions and personalities all enmeshed in one house. Let's assume they got past round one: the morning rituals come round two: its time to hit the road. A typical employee would have to commute and brave the elements. Walk amidst a sea of bodies all rushing as well.. Go and catch a ride..endure the trip..bad for you if you're sitting next to a sweaty human being who believes that taking a regular bath my deplete their natural oils so they skip a bath or two! HAHAHAHAHA!! Need I say that a gas mask is essential nowadays? To keep your sanity and your innards from doing 360 degree turns in your stomach from the stench brought about by cramped space with bodies of varying proportions. So as an employee alights from a jeep and proceeds to go up the steep MRT steps he or she is met by a long queue of people all sweaty and grumpy early in the morning and some are even half awake and half asleep at that!!!! If you think that your deo soap can keep you smelling fresh all day...guess again! NOT!!!!!! So on to the MRT coach its body slammin' time again... gives one the opportunity to feel like a pack of sardines. So let's say that an employee has finally arrived at her destination: THE OFFICE. Ahh the relief a nice cool aircon can bring...makes the trip worthwhile...Suddenly..your boss walks in barking out his orders one after another. One can't help but mutter...I am not an Octopus!!! HAHAHAHAHA!! Only an octopus can do that!!! And pray do tell what does a boss have to say...if you are not in your proper frame of mind one would say the most insane things....how about Of course I know you're not an octopus! I am not six years old not to know that you are not an octopus!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!! Only in the Philippines ladies and gentlemen! Only in the Philippines! Amidst the pollution, the snail pace run of the vehicles, the cramped spaces in the MRT and the many people you run into it simply makes the trip worth it. Another ordinary day..The usual employee nightmare! And the boss thinks people are talking about them!! Who wouldn't?? AFter all...the lady is not six years old anymore...hahahahahhha