Friday, March 28, 2008

Chestie de comunicare interna / Internal communication matter

Imi place la nebunie atmosfera de la munca! Poate asta e unul dintre cele mai importante motive care ma tin in loc cand ma apuca dorul de duca si pofta de schimbare, sau cand urla revolta in mine din cauza divesilor factori stresanti din viata oricarui angajat constiincios si dornic de afirmare. Au trecut 6 luni de cand eram pusa in fata unei adevarate "mission impossible" inca din prima zi de lucru. Cuvintele alea m-au urmarit vreme buna, si cu siguranta vor ramane intiparite in memoria mea mult timp: "Ai trei luni la dispozitie sa arati ce poti face pentru noi. Vreau sa vad oamenii zambind pe holuri". Si uite, dupa 3 luni lumea zambea, dupa o jumatate de an deja rade, glumeste, canta, leaga prietenii :). Greu de demonstrat, dar e si meritul meu. O stiu eu, o stiu ei, o stie si cel care mi-a predat sarcina imposibila. Am noroc deci ca nu trebuie sa demonstrez. M-a costat multa munca, mult timp, o gramada de lecturi suplimentare, o tona de creativitate, si, cel mai dureros, un fir de par alb, rasarit exact in crestetul capului. Pretul e mare, dar merita: dai un ban, dar stai in fata! Pot sta in fata si pot arata rezultatele, cu fruntea sus. Dar lupta e abia la inceput. Am demonstrat ca oamenii comunica, daca le pui la dispozitie instrumentele necesare, ii inveti cum sa comunica si le arati ca nimic rau nu se poate intampla din asta. Am cladit ceva, si nu a fost asa de greu cum imi imaginam. Acum incepe munca de consolidare, de intretinere, de grija ca totul sa nu se naruie dintr-o greseala stupida. Important e ca-mi place, ca am sprijin si ca inca ma mai tin puterile sa ma lupt cu toti si cu toate, pentru a ajunge acolo unde-mi doresc.

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I love the atmosphere at work! Maybe that's one of the most important reasons that hold me back when I get homesick and hungry for change, or when rebellion is screaming inside of me due to the various stressors in the life of any conscientious and assertive employee. It's been 6 months since I was faced with a real "mission impossible" from the first day of work. Those words have been with me for a long time, and will surely stay with me for a long time: "You have three months to show what you can do for us. I want to see people smiling in the corridors". And look, after 3 months people were smiling, after half a year they are already laughing, joking, singing, making friends :). Hard to prove, but it's also my merit. I know it, they know it, the person who gave me the impossible task knows it. So I'm lucky I don't have to prove it. It cost me a lot of work, a lot of time, a lot of extra reading, a ton of creativity, and, most painfully, a white hair, sprouting right at the top of my head. The price is high, but it's worth it: you give a penny, but you stay ahead! I can sit up front and show the results, with my head held high. But the fight is just beginning. We have proven that people communicate, if you give them the tools, teach them how to communicate and show them that nothing bad can come of it. We built something, and it wasn't as hard as I imagined. Now begins the work of consolidation, of maintenance, of making sure everything doesn't get damaged by a stupid mistake. The important thing is that I like it, that I have support and that I still have the strength to fight with everyone and everything to get where I want to be.