This morning, a couple of men from the local office of the electricity board came into my office to change the meter. In fact, as I was entering my office they're leaving the premises after completing their work.
There was a sudden flow of excess energy and due to the high voltage, many of the electrical/electronic equipment went 'kaput'. Work had come to a standstill. I was incensed and had the electricity board workers recalled and gave them a piece of my mind for not waiting a while to confirm that their work was right. I'd read in the newspapers, in the past, about meters of incompatible impedance having created havoc in domestic houses courtesy some ignorant workers of the organisation. And mind you, these guys are always quick to raise slogans and strike work if they've a grievance and can be vicious if the consumer is at the receiving end!
The two linemen, along with their foreman, were an apologetic lot and cowering in front of my belligerence. They agreed that the fault was their's in that the wires were plugged in wrongly, creating the erratic flow of energy. Their request was that I should not report the matter to their higher ups and the quid pro quo was that, they'd defray the complete expenses towards the repairs/restoring of the incapacitated equipment.
Much against my grain, I'd almost agreed to their request when one of them had the gumption to say that I must help them further by shelling out a part of the expenses from the official funds as all the equipment were government owned. That statement rattled me and I rung up his superior and briefed him about the incident. I added that they'd admitted their fault and had promised to defray the expenses for the repairs. The superior, then, replied that based on my complaint, disciplinary action would also be slapped on the defaulters.
So much about the callous attitude, that many of us have, towards government items!
Tailpiece.
And guys, on a lookout for government jobs, would go to any extent, for getting one and after achieving their end, take all sorts of liberty to shirk work.
It can never be tolerated!
There was a sudden flow of excess energy and due to the high voltage, many of the electrical/electronic equipment went 'kaput'. Work had come to a standstill. I was incensed and had the electricity board workers recalled and gave them a piece of my mind for not waiting a while to confirm that their work was right. I'd read in the newspapers, in the past, about meters of incompatible impedance having created havoc in domestic houses courtesy some ignorant workers of the organisation. And mind you, these guys are always quick to raise slogans and strike work if they've a grievance and can be vicious if the consumer is at the receiving end!
The two linemen, along with their foreman, were an apologetic lot and cowering in front of my belligerence. They agreed that the fault was their's in that the wires were plugged in wrongly, creating the erratic flow of energy. Their request was that I should not report the matter to their higher ups and the quid pro quo was that, they'd defray the complete expenses towards the repairs/restoring of the incapacitated equipment.
Much against my grain, I'd almost agreed to their request when one of them had the gumption to say that I must help them further by shelling out a part of the expenses from the official funds as all the equipment were government owned. That statement rattled me and I rung up his superior and briefed him about the incident. I added that they'd admitted their fault and had promised to defray the expenses for the repairs. The superior, then, replied that based on my complaint, disciplinary action would also be slapped on the defaulters.
So much about the callous attitude, that many of us have, towards government items!
Tailpiece.
And guys, on a lookout for government jobs, would go to any extent, for getting one and after achieving their end, take all sorts of liberty to shirk work.
It can never be tolerated!
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