Caught in the Net

My boss saw me (or caught me whatever is applicable) surfing the net one time while at work and I do really felt so terrified about the situation. I think I deserve to undergo disciplinary action by what I've done. I am paid for my time so that means, I am expected to do my duty for the benefit of the company and not just for my personal concern. That time, I am furnishing my blog and do downloading of my personal pictures from yahoo mail to finish my project of having my very own blog page when suddenly a dressed man (which is my boss) is glancing my monitor which I presume took him a thorough glance of what I was actually doing. I don't really know what's with me that I never even notice him. What a great shock it was when I saw his head slowly moving to the monitor! I was shocked!

x: "SIR! (in a trying to be happy tone as to be as calm as possible) KAMUSTA! (shit, now I really feel so stupid) Napadalaw kayo sir? (now I'm beginning to close all windows of yahoo mail, friendster, and my blog page without even logging out).

y: "Sino kasama mo ngayon?" (He glance at the surroundings that he noticed to be out of any sales person in sight)

x: "a.e e Si Teri sir nag-CR. Si Sir Romy--- day-off. " (Shit. I really felt my veins are attacking my voice.)

y: "Ok."

That's it.

There's silence in the midst of a store. It's just between me and my boss. Honestly, I expect that he would open up a conversation regarding how he saw me busy in the computer without even noticing that he is around. I waited for him to open a confrontation. At last, he spoke.

y: "Malakas benta sa kabila no?"

(whew! what is the assumption of his statement? He don't know what is the internet? Thank God! wait... He might me pretending to be ignorant of what he saw earlier. Shit.)

x: "OO nga sir eh. Actually malakas talaga sales nila sa mga santo. Like that one (pointing a statue on sale). That Jesus hanging costs P58,000 pesos.

y: "Talaga ha? (sitting at my side)"

Again there's silence. My mind again is slowly getting to be covered with guilt and shame of what had happened.

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Great X.

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Now. You need to start a conversation.

It's the only way for him to forget.

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well?

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Hello?

How?

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The sales! That's it!

So I opened the sales report chart file from the desktop that I made and showed it to my boss on which his eyes are ready to glance. I appeared to be smiling like an innocent child who can't do anything bad.



x: "Here is our sales sir".



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y: "I see that it's quite low talaga. Well I've seen already the reports in the office."

(He continually glance the graph which is in fact not that impressive to look due to the rapid rise and fall movement of the lines and the slow increases at the very end)

x: "Oo nga sir eh. Well, the sales are increasing in times that there are deliveries to lawyers and their law offices. 'Yun siguro 'yung reason."

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FINISHED.

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That's the last word I've said to my boss because I think that he don't feel to talk for more about the business. Besides, his visit was actually out of work since he was with his wife and daughter for malling. Can I ever forget the situation and/or assess that he will report my behavior to our personnel for immediate disciplinary action? Or he (my boss) will forget what happened and proceed with his strolling with his family in Glorietta?

Ok. It would really be depending if how he see the situation.


Possible Situation Views of My Boss

View #1: "Hmmmm... HULI KA! I will try to report him to the personnel. Nasa trabaho tapos nag-internet! I'll tell tina and she will be the one to give him a warning. It is prudent that I never confronted X with what I saw. Imagine, I already toured around the store for so long then he never even noticed that I am around? This is not a proper way a sales person should be!"


View #2: "Hmmm...What's with X? Bakit busy ata siya masyado sa computer niya. Matingnan nga. (He went at the back of X) Yahoo, Friendster, and what's the other one (Blog)?. Ok. Tatahimik lang ako. Aba, hindi pa rin nakapansin? Teka, makalapit nga sa tabi niya... Hello? [X noticed him] Salamat naman at napansin niya ako. Aba, very confident pa rin magsalita a. I think he is just so tired of work that he tried to find something to do. Well, may allotted extra hours naman ang employees to rest eh so pagbibigyan ko na. I will talk to him something that is out of what I saw. Ano kaya? Ah eto... Tungkol sa katabing tenant 'Yan para hindi naman maging close kami."


View #3: "Ang galing talaga ni X sa computer. Pero parang hindi ko maintindihan ang ginagawa niya. Matingnan nga. Wow! Proud talaga ako sa empleyadong 'to. Masyadong concentrated sa technological capability ng store kaya niya pinag-aaralan ng masyado. Kaya pala hindi niya ako mapansin eh. Makalapit nga. Hello? [x noticed him] Wow! kahit sa pagsasalita parang energetic pa rin. I'm proud of this boy. Papagawan ko siya ng powerpoint if I need one in the future.


Am I doomed?


I hope not.