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11:16 PM - Friday, September 05, 2008

Today, I was classfied as a sergeant who has attitude problem.

Mid afternoon, I received a phone call from my IC which totally spoilt my mood for the entire day. He informed me that a complaint had been filed against me, citing I have attitude problems and acting big shot because I am a sergeant. I was totally clueless about this, until I enquired further and he told me the whole incident.

This lance corporal clerk from my office actually filed a complaint against me to my IC, saying that I was rude and unreasonable to him. What happened was I realised that MCs taken for the past few months have not been filed in the file in office, which was supposed to be a standard procedure. Suspecting a case of cheating, I decided to make sure everyone submit their MC within a week. So this clerk came to me and mentioned that it was because the photocopy machine in office was spoilt, that's why they could not photocopy their MCs. Because I was the inventory and maintenance IC for the office, it became my fault that I did not send it for repair, hence they were unable to photocopy their MCs. The truth was, a damage report has already been sent, and there's nothing anyone can do except wait for the repair service to come. I told him I believe tekong ammo magazine office was not the only place that you can photocopy documents, and that shopping malls, neighbourhood centres and basically any office can allow you to do so. Apparently, this was considered rude for that particular clerk and his poor little heart couldn't take it and he has to complain to my IC behind my back.

Now my IC did not even bother to find out the truth and called me, telling me to watch my attitude. I think I should watch my attitude, for I have only 4 months plus to ORD, whereas he still has more than a year to survive with those troublemakers who are easily hurt with strong words from their sergeants. I'm not sure if he cried during BMT, because compared to sergeants from BMTC, I'm probably an angel already. I've decided to do everything the right way, totally by the book, and I believe the guys in office are not going to like it very much.