TEAM WORK IS A DIFFICULT GOOD THING!

Owiny & his work colleague Lotee have a refreshing time together 

Because of dissimilarity in self egos, uncontrolled prejudices, dire pride or mental ‘breaklessness’, we often find it not an easy thing to work together. Really difficult it is most times for human beings to work as a team; be it for a private firm, government workplace... I have pleasure in sharing a thing or two on this topic this dry week of a July. 

Life is like a road, I think. A new road for a driver, rider or even a pedestrian like me. When you travel a road for the very first time, many things apply; you will not know the location of a sharp killer corner, you will not understand that harms have been planted to control over speeding drivers. On a new road, it is difficult to tell that an Irish bridge that can make a car fly down - is existing at a location. The driver will also not realise this sudden highway that can cause a shocking crash of cars...

With the above on your mind I feel you will try to be a cautious driver on this life we live. So you will take your brother like a new road whose corners, harms, bridges etc cannot be told. Why? Because, you cannot tell if your brother will remain a wheelbarrow driver forever or some fortune will came from heaven and fly him to the land of cars! You will also take your poor workmate like a new road. Reason? You cannot know how fate can struck his door and make him learn faster and surpass you or how he can plunk his ass on a better job that might make him your boss. Yes, your boss!

I have heard stories of weak minded people talking ill about their work colleagues. “I would have enjoyed my work if it were not for the dog I work with”, “the problem is this guy is a fool, even if I tell him, he doesn’t understand...” such talks against a person you work with affects the work and affects your life. How?

When you expose what you think is a weakness of a workmate to other people you make people prejudge your colleague and the work he/she does. In this way, the people will derive little or no sense in what the colleague does, which interestingly is actually what you jointly do. The whole work of your team is affected here! Secondly, you will have a heavy heart every time because you are negative about anything and everything that your teammate puts in. How can you enjoy work?

Other people are on the breadline not because they sought that condition, but may be God wants it that way. Now if Owiny who owns a bike, two pairs of shoes and two of sandals puts Apangamuniyin on pressure because of his drought life, then Owiny is stupidly over speeding on a new road.  Who knows as the English say “every dog has its day” something might come from heaven and lift this guy whose life is dependent on hides and skin to the bread house and Owiny’s day might come to pass.

The bottom-line: Good team play is a thing that makes work sugar. We have weaknesses all over as human beings, but like they say one man’s weakness can become strength if that person gets to learn how to use that asset. I personally want to testify how I love my work because of the good understanding I share with the person I work with. As we traverse fields to implement development activities, I just feel every day is a refreshing one because of the positivity we have in working together.

Now next week me, my workmates will be travelling the bad roads off Karamoja to another destination for some refreshing, networking and friendly exposure. I trust that next week my blog will grow richer with new events that will catch my eyes. Am sure we shall have some hustle on Nakichumet road and spend some empty stomachs pushing the car and, and and...

But as the picture can prove up here, am a happy working boy. The ghetto in the tour destination is going to be shared ones, and am proud to reveal that I will share with the guy I work with... great weekend friends!