A new Chief Operating Officer (COO) has assumed the office. Pocholo, a full-pledge hardworking staff in the office warmly welcomed the COO but lukewarm reception was received. Maybe the COO is a man of few words, so he did not give pessimism the space to sprout. At first there were moments of testing the water to know the right approach of working with the COO although Pocholo knew he was a better himself to start off. After three days, clueless what is bound to happen, the surprised Pocholo received unexpected remarks from the COO. "You are slow. There is something not good in your brain" and he meant it. Embarrased and felt small, Pocholo a reticent by nature, his reaction was fluid that he did not reply back but offered apology as the essential right thing to do.
When he returned to his workspace, feeling down and repeatedly asked himself of what has happened. He knows he is not the best in the batch and petty mistakes in the job are normal to happen but to accuse him during the so called adjustment period is quite unfair. Being the pro-active person who defenitely not used to mount backlog as much as he can and doesn't sit his work, to label him slow is really heartbreaking. That started him to doubting if he was really good enough and he even regretted whatever sacrifices he had done for the job. The feeling was mental health sign that affected him so real in thinking how much more efforts should he must put on so as not to be called slow. That day was the longest eight hours workday all throughout to getting home. It disturbed him all-night long that he did not get good sleep and resulted him to have bad morning.
In spite of this, Pocholo had the way to accept it. It was not the COO per se that made him hurt but the hurtful remarks of that COO. Whether or not Pocholo's feeling is valid, it is not his first concern now because it has been done. Let bygones be bygones. Besides, whoever is right doesn't matter anymore. It is not who is right and who is wrong but it is to be kind rather than to be right. Be tolerant. It is not sign of weakness but it is sign of big heart. It is better to be kind than right because being right is just in our mind while kindness is what in our heart. Being right gives you the proud moment while on the other hand choosing kindness has deeper and long-lasting sense of achievement. Above and beyond, when you are right doesn't always means you will never go wrong because your truth may not their truth.
In a world full of perfect boss, Pocholo is methaphor to many of us who accepts the bitter pills to swallow, the sad reality of a submissive staff to his unapologetic boss because of the needs to work hard to live decently. He represents us who bites the bullet and learning life the hard way. A boss is a boss, let us give it to him and maybe Pocholo was just too sensitive. First impression is not always the last nonetheless and time is the ultimate thruth teller. Soon, his worth will be known and appreciated. Not speaking yourself is not to say suppressing your expression or holding back the truth is correct but if you chose to reserve yourself in that too early to talk, things could be blown out of proportion otherwise.