me and the intercom and the phone

This is an entry abt me.
And the intercom.
And the phone.
And me again.
And then phone.
And then intercom.
And then me.
And then intercom.
... ...

My work(since wee left) is to answer these 2 devices.
Only I will answer.
Not because I am the only one in the office.
Not because I love my ex-job as a call centre customer rep still.
But because, no one else answers them.
I dunno why.
Actually I do know.
But I can't say much over such a public domain.
And I don't wanna hurt the feelings of those I call "friends".

So I swallowed everything hard and fast.

For the past two days, I spent my time at work saying :
X over the intercom : "Hello?"
Me : "Send"
X over the intercom: "XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
then comes ringggggg~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Me to the intercom:"Can you hold on? I get the phone(which has been ringing-umpteen-times-and-no-one-seemed-to-want-to-pick-it) first."
Me: "Hello?"
Y over the phone : "YYYYYYYY"
Me to the intercom : "Can I call u back? i got sth impt to settle first"
Me over the phone : "ZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
Then, a moment later
X over the intercom : "Hello?"
Me to the intercom : " Send"
Me to the phone : " Hello? u hold on first, I answer the intercom"
Me to the intercom : "ya, okok u wait."
Me to the phone : " So ok har, bye"
Me to the intercom :" ok,ya, u juz do this and that.... ok?bye"
juz then....
RINGGGGG~~~
Me to the phone :" Hello??"

Arghhh. This went on for as long as I can remember.
My frustrations.

I try to think from their perspectives

Maybe they thought I answered already mah.
Maybe I was too fast in answering the intercom since I sat next to it.
Maybe I just wanna complain.

Argghhhh.
Things have changed so much since fatty left the office.
It's worse than the time when she went Sri Lanka to eat big fat oily crabs.
It's like it's better to be alone (since u know u are alone and can't do anything about it).

With people in the office and not helping much, maybe it's better that they are not there even, since it does not make any differences??!!

I think I complain too much.
I think I want too much too.
And maybe I am just in a foul mood.
I remember I wished I was given a partner back then, to talk to, and even if it means she does no work.
Now I am given partnerS, I complain too much.

I am so bloody hard to satisfy.
I hate myself!

So today, I really cannot take it lying down, and I spoke up.

I said.
I really can't take this anymore.
This has gotta stop.
I can't be the only one in the office answering all the calls, and dealing with every potential problem while u girls sit there and tell me u have not much to do.
When I have so much to do instead.

I need to have a breather.
I can't carry on this way answering every call.
Of course they won't look for you.
Especially when you appear as if u are actually NOT in the office by not answering the call.
Of course they'll juz look for me cos I am the only one answering "SEND!"
This has gotta stop.

And I am glad I got it off my chest.
Whether or not it sinks in, I dunno.
I just hope that it somehow will help them wake up their idea.
If it doesn't, I'll just have to do it myself loh.
What's new anyway?
Made my point.
It's their decision whether to take it up or not.

At the end of the day, they'll still be my friends,
whom just don't qualify as GOOD COLLEAGUES only.