Karma at Work

A friend who grew up in a buddhist family asked me : Why shld we be controlled by karma? Why must we be under 'his' mercy? I didnt have the answer to convince her, but what i can say is karma = me, me = karma, so we are under our own mercy.

I took a 2-week break enjoying myself before reporting to work. Becos of this decision, I did not get to see my real upper study, who left on the very day i reported to work. I later learnt that he has temporary tranferred his work load and portfolio to another guy (Guy A), who has own his portfolio. Becos the handing over was done in a rush, Guy A did not really pick up the job well, and hence, he has problem handing over the job to me properly.

Scenario1: If i were to report to work earlier, I shld be enjoying a better life now, cos i have the 'actual' upper study to learn from, and not from someone who know jus 10-20% of the job i am required to know.

Scenario2: If i were to report to work earlier, i will be in deep shxx now cos according to my colleagues, the prev guy wasnt a good guy. He wud have dumped everything to me within a few days, and i wud be suffering now. At least now i have Guy A to buffer me....

Gordon A: Guy A is a nice and friendly guy. Although he kept emphasizing that he didn know the stuff cos he only spent 3 days taking over, he tried his best to guide me through.
Gordon B : Guy A is a wayang guy. He kept emphasizing that he didnt know the stuff cos he only spent 3 days taking over. He is jus trying to push away the responsibilities...

Gordon A: Guy A asked me to deal with some stuffs today, when i am not even familiar with the entire structure. This is a v good chance for me to learn my stuffs, hands-on and get myself familiarise.
Gordon B: Guy A is trying to push away the duties to me ASAP so that he can get back to his own work.

Gordon A: Guy A is so pathetic, he has only 3 days to take over the job from the prev guy, and now he has to guide a newbie. He is so new into the job, and yet has to play the role of a mentor.
Gordon B: Guy A is just answering his own karma. He has been too slack in the past, siaming all the tough work, and now, he has a hard time teaching me, cos he din even know the stuffs well. Serve him right.

Throughout the 2 days, i have been switching roles from GordonA to GordonB from time to time. In the end, i decided to rule out GordonB, and will continue to tell myself that Guy A is indeed a very helpful and sincere guy. I shldnt judge ppl too negatively. Afterall, i can really see his effort in trying to guide and help me as much as possible.

One great difference betw HP and CDGE. In the latter, most (if not all) of the staffs are full of complaints for their bosses/managers, criticising how incapable and incompetent they are. But in the earlier, the staffs are full of praises and admiraton for their bosses.. hmm.. much can be inferred from this observation.