I've got a little story to tell, and the main characters in this story are Andy, James, Kenny and whyat.
The relationship stands in a way that in the office, Andy and James are of higher status then Whyat while Kenny is sort of the office boy type. Andy is the overall supervisor, while James is the assistant. Whyat is in charge of a small department and deals more directly with his boss. All in all, they belong under a same section.
It all started with Whyat in his superior's office, where he was discussing issues with his boss. It seemed that he had been tasked to do some work and at the same time, he has his own daily task to follow up. In numerical terms, he has a constant (1) + a variable amount of work to do everyday, and its not easy. Not long ago, in aid of his work, Whyat came up with a instructional booklet to give out to his clients to ensure better facilitation of his work. Thus he has to duplicate 600 copies of that and pass it to his clients. Considering the amount of work he has to handle, it is taxing and quite uncalled for to photocopy the 600 copies since there is the office boy to do the work. It is quite natural to ask for help from the office boy to lend a helping hand, so Whyat went over to Kenny and asked for his help in getting the 600 copies ready. However, Kenny came back with the reply that the photocopying machine is out of order and asked for further instructions. Whyat told him that he can walk a mere 5 mins to the next office and request for photocopying to be done. Kenny ignored Whayt's later instructions and rebuted him, asking him to do it himself and he doesnt wish to do it.
Upon hearing that, Whyat felt a surge of unfairness and displeasure, since the fact that Kenny does whatever he was told to do by Andy and James but chooses not to do Whyat's taskings. What is worse is that this is Kenny's second refusal of doing the work Whyat had politely requested, since the first which was at least 30 mins ago. This wasn't the only factor that lead to the breakdown of Whyat's goodie character. Andy and James do have their stuff to do. But whenever they needed extra help, they would get the whole section's effort in helping them, even Whyat would chip in. Whyat had to put aside his stuff and help them out. Sometimes, Whyat even volunteered to help when he sense help is required. However, this wasnt the case for Whyat when he needed help. No one took the initiative to help Whyat out when he most needed them, even though it was very obvious and there wasn't even a need to ask. *Previously, there was once when he realli everybody's help den everyone came over to help him out.* When Andy and James finishes their tasks, they would sit around, chat and relax, totally ignoring the rest of the people, turning a blind eye towards those who obviously require help. Moreover, Andy and James seeked help from Whyat when they applied for leave and r not in office, dumping more stuff on Whyat more than what he is already handling. This factor, which is already sized down *for simplicity sake*, adds to the already boiling molten lava within Whyat. Finally Whyat broke through the point of tolerance and decided to give the silent treatment and cold shoulder to everyone else, giving only his bare minimal help to those who doesn't already deserve it still and only to seek solace in his friends outside his job circle.
Is this what Whyat should do? Wad are your tots after reading this story?
