One whole week of absence from work has made me realise some things. Many pple are aware that I am absent from work, but who actually made the effort to ask after me? SMS or msn? They know who they are, those who asked and those who did not ask. I am disappointed in 2 particular persons especially. I am very sure that these 2 ladies are well aware that I am not feeling well, but they made no efforts to ask after me. The previous time when I was really down emotionally, they also did not make any effort to contact me. Makes me feel that I have been taken for granted.
When they want to talk about their stuffs, they come to me. Happened to me once that she came to me on the pretext of congratulating me on my pregnancy, but after the congratulatory, she started talking about her stuffs. Not even asking me how many months / weeks I am in now, how I am coping etc. She only went on and on about her own stuffs. Felt to me that she was just using my pregnancy news to start a conversation when all she wants is to talk about is her own things. When she needs a listening ear or advices, if she tells me about it, so far I do not feel that I have done her any injustice. I have always listened patiently and offered sensible advices. But other than that, she doesn't come to me to ask about how I am doing at all. Am very disappointed.
I feel that the other lady is also taking me for granted. She only comes to me when she needs some favours from me, or she needs me in some ways or others. No longer like last time when we will just talk rubbish and silly stuffs. Lately she has just withdrawn herself from me almost completely. When stuffs happen to me (like theses 2 times when I wasn't in the best of health), she will just disappear and feign ignorance about it. Truth is, I know she cannot possilby be totally ignorant about it. NO WAY. She will disappear and then after I am ok and back to work, she will appear and ask me wad happened to me. Sometimes all it takes is a simple SMS - How are you? Heard you are not feeling well, take care okie. All it takes is a punch of a few words, is it that difficult?
Maybe I am expecting too much? Am I? Yeah, maybe is my own fault.