Trippin' GUP

GUP is having a company trip early next month, you know, one of those activity people do to bond. Some people feel that since we have been so busy working hard in the office and we hardly have time to bond with each other, this trip will be good for us (sigh). Great, that’s what we need here at GUP. More reason to get away from work!

And this trip will involve the big bosses as well. I DON'T WANT TO GO. It's not that I don't like where we are going, in fact I love it the last time we were there. But I can just imagine what the conversations would be like, something like this.....

Big Boss : So how are things with you right now?

Me : Erm….good. Everything is good.

Big Boss : That’s good. How do you find working with GUP after….how long have you been with GUP?

Me :16 months…

Big Boss : Yeah, 16 months. So how do you find GUP so far?

Me : Erm…..GUP is……good…

Big Boss : Yup. Working in this field will make you feel good. It’s a noble thing that we are doing. You should be proud working with GUP.

Me : Erm…yeah…I guess I should….

Big Boss : What are you working on right now?

Me : Oh….I’m working on….on this…..thing….

Big Boss : What thing?

Me : You know….that thing….

Big Boss : No, I don’t know.

Me : Err…I’m working on….nothing…

Big Boss : What was that?!

Me : I’m not working on anything…

Big Boss : What do you mean you are not working on anything?

Me : It means I’m not working on anything. Everyday all I do is ‘News Brief’, and that is it.

Big Boss : I’m not getting this. So you don’t do any work? Why is that? And what the hell is ‘News Brief’?

Me : News Brief is news summary. Everyday I look for related news on the net, then summarise it and email the link to everyone. I don’t do other things because there are no other things to work on.

Big Boss : So we are paying you.…how much are we paying you?

Me : Erm…XXXXk…

Big Boss : Right, so we are paying you XXXXk just to surf the net?

Me : Erm…I guess…

Big Boss : How can that be? You get paid to surf the net and sit around all day!

Me : I guess….if you want to put it that way….

Big Boss : So what do you do with your time in office?

Me : Well….I try to do……my own…..research. Yup that’s right, I do my own research.

Big Boss : What research?

Me : You know…..research…..

Big Boss : No, I don’t know.

Me : Well...research on….PR….you know...how we can…increase…erm….. ah screw this! You want to know how I spend my time? Well here’s how. I chat online with my friends all day. Also I’m on Facebook a lot. I like to play Mobwar. Do you play Mobwar? Fun game you should try it. And also, I spend a lot of time writing for my blog. I don’t mean to burst your bubble, but GUP is embarrassing. It is everything that is wrong with this world today. Incompetence at the top management level, no direction whatsoever. Our partners are laughing at us, you know that? We are a joke. People give us money and we spend it for things like this, fun trip, fun outings, fun whatever else. And you, we hardly ever see you. You call yourself the big boss? If not for this trip, I would have forgotten how you looked like. GUP is going straight down to hell!
There, I’ve said it all!

Big Boss : Oh…ok…hmm…

Me : ...............

Big Boss : So you have a blog? Interesting. Can I read it?

Me : No.

Big Boss : Why not?

Me : Because in it I made fun of GUP a lot…..

Ok, of course it won't be exactly like that, but you get the idea right? The big bosses, they are hardly around, so the few times that they are, they will ask a lot of questions to make it like they care for GUP. So, to avoid bad situations like above, I seriously don't want to go but I have no idea how to escape from this trip.......

Help, anyone has any ideas?