A monster at work

A monster at work

Don’t be scared I won’t bite you. I don’t know why I even choose this title. I am kidding I think it is me I am a monster at work.

 Anyway, from the title I am hoping you will get what I am about to tell you.

Growing up I was really kind, and easy going person. I would probably forgive you if you stabbed my back and then said sorry. I thought all people were nice all of them were kind, I was wrong.

If you knew me years ago you would probably say oh that Alyaa she was so nice! So kind so quiet. Strangers would say "I think she is a nice person" 

BUT and this is a big but, I am not so kind anymore.

This whole thing started after few years since I started working. Sometimes I think it is a good thing sometimes not.

Fact: people are rude and mean. If you keep being nice to them they will eat you alive. You won't survive. 

It all started when this Lady in this meeting said to me “why are you smiling with that guy” and she hinted that we were in “relationship" or something. It was in a meeting in front of people!!. So to my surprise I only replied with “not your business” and good thing he did not understand Arabic and did not understand a single word she said. It would have been awkward. 

 (he might end up reading this so if you do let me know :P ) 

I was so mad cuze I did not reply with more and went and cried outside as I was frustrated but did not say a thing to her face more than that. 

That was the last time I cried at work. I sent an official email to her CC’d my boss saying that what she said was unacceptable and should not happen again. Not going to bore you with details but we exchanged few emails I was so professional but on point, she was not. Also my boss finally replied to one of her emails defending me and saying it was not acceptable. 

 Anyway guess what, she did not dare to say or throw words like she used to at me! She was careful of what she says. And I don’t see her anymore so that is good.

Fact: Some of my coworkers actually ask my advice when they want to reply to some emails cuze I can be mean and point out things but in a professional way xD

 I heard things people said behind my back that was wrong and made me realize people would never be satisfied with you they will look for anything to talk about. No matter what you do there is something for them to talk about while drinking their morning karak. 

After a while,  I became a little bit rude to people around me. I would not just shut up when I see something I don’t like. Sometimes I reply to things quickly and regret it later specially if it was to my coworkers and  I end up apologizing.

Seriously it is basically like bullying, if you say nothing to those people they will keep treating you the same. So I learned to fight back for my rights I do it for myself. 

 I gave up trying being nice at work.

Now ask the new employees at work about me they will say “Alyaa probably hates me” why because I am always professional not friendly with new people. I don’t have to like them all and they don’t have to like me. This is work not friendship zone. To some, it is even more like a war zone!

So ya I learned from work a lot on how to be tough how to not be fooled by people how to not care about what they think personally of me. I made few friends from work and I love them. But some people are just coworkers to me and I respect them. Do that and you will never be frustrated at work. Unless you do your damn job and never get appreciated.

Also some of the people who said that I was rude or hate them when they first met me, they will probably tell you I am a nice person after few months (if they are nice to me obviously and not the gossiping two faced creatures)

Fact: I met a friend from highschool and told her stories that happened to me at work and how I dealt with them and she was shocked! she said you are a whole different person now. Guess what, she also changed from this quiet nice person to this tough reasonable person and we laughed about it. 

Okay probably not a monster but hopefully you got the idea. 

Supernatural!

Hey, I am back. I alway decide to do something then at some point I stop. I told myself I will write and post stuff here, but I stopped months ago. 

 Now I am back. I should post something. Anything. So I was reading about scary stories when I remembered that I actually have a scary story to tell. ( I have a lot of other scary stories, okay not a lot but some.. I find this the most annoying one) 

This is a TRUE event that happened few years ago.

Not Based on True events

It is a true one. 

So Brace yourself to be scared. 

I prefer you read this at night might be scarier 👻

Alright Alright I am going to tell the story. 

We were in a city called Cochin in India.

 A summer vacation. 

I shared the hotel room with my sisters.

 I am one of those people who can’t sleep with noises or lights on. So light sleeper I guess.

One cold and dark night. ( I am sure it was cold and very very dark) 💀

 The TV in the room had an English music channel and when it was on it was always on that channel. So one night we were all asleep.

 I woke up cuze the TV was on!

The lights were off, and TV was on an Indian channel. 

I turned towards my sisters called their names. No answer they were sleeping like babies. 

So I looked for the remote and turned it off.

 I went back to sleep and I don’t know for how long but I woke up again. 

TV was on, and the same Indian Channel ( I assume I don’t really know it was just Indian people talking). 

Again I called my sisters names “Guys this is not funny! Are you pranking me” but they were really sleeping!!😱

I got out of the bed went to the power point thingy and turned it off. 

Went back to sleep. 

And I am not kidding for the third time woke up cuze the TV was on. 

Now I started to freak out.

😱😱😱

 I told myself, don’t act scared they will smell your fears (by “they” I mean the demons “Jin” 👺👻) 

so this time I did not say anything like accusing my sisters of pranking me.

 I just got out of bed and took off the TV power cable and went as normally as possible back to bed. Said my prayers and fall asleep. 

Ya you guessed it right (or not) 

Anyway, the TV went back on AGAIN even though it was not connected to the power! 😨

And Now I was angrier than scared to be honest I WANT TO SLEEP. 😡

So I thought okay so they want to annoy me and they won’t stop.

 All I had to do is force myself to sleep with the TV on. 

And the TV was not even on low volume it was high so annoying!!

I don’t know how long it took me to sleep but I did without turning the TV off. 

Next morning I woke up with the TV off obviously and my sisters had no idea what happened. I told them though.

Lucky us it was our last night at the hotel.

                                                                 

What I learned from this experience is always act like nothing is happening or bothering me when something supernatural is happening. Like if I see a flying baby in a dark room flying I would just be cool and walk like I am not seeing it.

The End.

Wait 

Let me tell you one more scary thing that happened to me long long time ago. I was a teen I think in a road trip to Salalh ( Oman) 

We stopped at one of those motels on the road. 

we all shared a room.

I don't know what time it was but I woke up cuze I heard someone crying and saying "mama" 

I looked around everyone was sleeping and I thought someone must be dreaming. 

went back to sleep but I had a feeling that someone or something was awake.

I looked around it was dark but

next to the bathoom door, was a shape of someone who was setting 

I could not see it clearly it was just a dark shape of a human. 

I looked at my siblings they were all sleeping. 

I was so scared so I covered my head with the blanket and I still heard the sound of crying. 

I don't know how but I fall asleep. 

I don't think I told anyone this at that time cuze I thought they will make fun of me being scared. 

The End

No more ghost stories.