The job was smooth, he lived a leisurely life. Every afternoon, when his colleagues are still leaning on the keyboard, he has sent out more backpacks to leave the company, made friends go to the gym, go to the movies or sit in a coffee shop to " share" about future projects that have never started. Why do you have to be in a hurry?, he said, A job for a lifetime, but when you are young, you cant go back!.
In the same department, there was a female colleague, small, gentle- Talking but meticulous as a Japanese stitching machine. Every time she finishes a module, she not only saves the result but also writes instructions, numbers carefully, and adds a few lines of notes carefully.
Usually she comes home a little late than him, but never works until late at night. He looked at her very quickly: "You're worried about the future, why be so miserable? Take advantage and enjoy it. She just laughed, her voice was as gentle as the wind: "I don't want water to reach my feet before dancing. Dancing at that time is very cramped.
Then came winter, the season of reports, plans, deadlines and email reminders. The Board of Directors requires each employee to submit a complete and clear summary report, along with evidence, documents, processes, decisions, etc. Lack or omission of important information is the risk of losing bonuses, even being " put under consideration for streamlining".
He started to rush into work and felt chaotic. His entire working year is now just a mess of files like kien, codes are not chuated, data is wasted everywhere. He had to put his face on the computer for two weeks, sleep less than four hours each night, drink coffee instead of water, and was so stressed that the coffee maker felt hurt. On weekends, when friends invite him out, he can only send icon a sad face.
Meanwhile, she was still relaxed. Every day, she only spends an additional hour synthesizing documents prepared from the previous month. No stress, no screaming, no staying up late. On time, she submitted a neat report, even asking for leave to go away next month.
On the last day of the reporting season, he went to his sister's table with dark eyes and curly hair like a crow. It took me fourteens to finish it, how can you be so gullible?. She looked at him and laughed gently: "Because I was working so hard, I went to the coffee shop, went to the gym".
He laughed sadly, then came up with the "now enjoy" that he was proud of all that time, not slow living, but delay wrapped in balls. The work does not forget anyone, it is just quietly accumulating, and then when the payment day comes, he has to pay the full principal and interest with the empty nights and the sights.
