EQ vs IQ

I find that I can be really IQ savvy at times.

At the expenses of my EQ that is.

It not entirely a bad thing to be MIND CONSCIOUS instead of EMOTIONAL CONSCIOUS.

For eg, high IQ can make u work efficiently, smarter, knows the rules of the works, and turn you into a workaholic. In that way, only colleagues will turn to you for help and advices, while you wont have to bat an eyelid.

On the other hand, you might think tt colleague is nothing but a pile of shit if they wanna exploit you to the max.

In life, one cant always win.

I am one, who shut out my EQ at work. I mean, ESPECIALLY at work. Putting emotions in working area only makes you look like a wimpy worker.
Thus nothing below that I could think of;
No crying in toilet when reprimianded by boss. No staring into empty spaces when meet with dilemma.
No sudden 'urgent leave' when everything/one seems to be against you.
No "tai ji" .

I always think being confident at work is a good thing. Boss wont tick you. ppl will ask you for help, and trust you makes good decison for them. but... raising IQ level.. makes me think about one incident which I wished I could have handled it tactfully.

I was on a week long supervisor course 2 weeks back.
When I returned, a small incident came to my ear.
the logistics gal whom I always teased had an ailing mother who is in her 4th stage of her cancer.
Everyone chipped in to help her out with the medical expenses as her mum is not a Sporean.
So the moment I handled tt piece of namelist, I went all out to get all the cash from my own department. including my ah nehs.
Even forking out from my own wallet.

I took half a day to do all these, all because I believed in efficiency.
I think others will take longer, and the gal is really a gd colleague of mine, I find tt I must do it. (dont ask me why )

So we managed to get around S$2K from all the people in the office plus the workshop.

I passed the finalized details to the other female colleague who started out this list, M and asked to pass to the poor gal.

M was glad i returned with an envelope full of cash.

M: " oh great! I think this money will come in handy for her "

Me: " No it wont. "

M: " why is that so? "

Me: " Getting the money is easy, but it wont cure her mum. Patient suffering from final stages of cancer who uses the money, is only to relieve the pain, pays the morphine bills, dont expect a miracle cure. " - I said matter-of-factly -

M: " oh... "

I smiled. and walks off.

Darn, I wish I could lower my IQ and raise my EQ.

But @ work... I am another person altogether.

So that's another exciting episode of east and his daily life.

See you peeps next time.

Note: I find the title picture very interesting. It shows tt IQ is the tip of the iceberg and EQ is the actual formation of a person. Penny for your tots?