After a day of hectic schedule, Everyone in this competitive industry is very tired. Maintaining a good relationship among colleagues is such a challenge. I am only a year and a half here in ABS-CBN Gensan, but lately i feel like im getting closer to my colleagues... we are actually getting closer to each other. One way to do that is the infamous boodlefight, once in awhile. Boodlefight is a military style of eating where long table is prepared with food on top of banana leaves. We may not be military but just like the men in uniform, we protect the right of the people to be informed.In a community of intellectual people, every task seems an opportunity to present the best of what you are and what you've got. In ABS-CBN, skills is very important, as what has always been embibed to me, We do not need inefficient people. That's why perhaps you could always make good remarks with ABS-CBN works than that of the other.
Our daily lives in News Department is unimaginable, a single second counts. Everyone plays a significant role, one man down for a day would be a whole day of messing up, but everyone can still turn upside down, depends most likely on everyone's mood. However, keeping your cool is not that easy in this job. But what they are always telling us is that, Patience is a virtue.
Conflict is just part of growing up in a workplace. In an institution like what i am inclined to, it's not easy to avoid it especially if your colleagues believe your idea is better than yours. These are the people you spend your most time with, and a single word could actually ruin your day. According to studies, our colleagues at work have enormous impact on our daily mood, stress level and emotional well-being.
The saddest part is, unresolved conflict in a professional setting could simply cause us stress and ultimately our loved ones, when we go home at night-one thing i really hate the most. Come to think of it, you spend more than 8 hours of your time with them and yet, they have the tendency to screw you. While your family at home spends only less than 5 hours because the rest is basically your sleeping with them.
Jack Bauer says there is always a resolution to every conflict and this case-appreciation. Some phsychologists would tell you, you can beat conflicts when you learn to affirm or appreciate. And guess what-it's effective! If someone feels appreciated especially in times of conflict, he or she can shift gears to a more cooperative spirit. Understand that conflict sometimes arises suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere. Conflicts can even come in different forms and shapes, nobody is immune to it.
Now going back to boodlefight, this way we manage the daily stress. We can just simply eat and talk. We can generate positive emotions and be like friends all the time. This will somehow transform the intellectual intercourse to a simply chit chats. Thanks to boodlefight, after all, conflict is not a bad thing.
I'm Jay Dayupay, let's be friends, ayt?
