Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

Wroking under the crisis

Posted by Shaheen on Friday, 2 April 2010 , under , | comments (3)




Luckily enough, you have not been laid off, your company is still getting new contracts. After a crucial surgery in cutting personnel the system is supposed to  function again and making profit.You are enthusiastic since the work is kicking off again HOWEVER you will be faced by annoying situation. Since many employees have been laid off, smaller group of people are asked to do the job. Therefore, you have to stay more time at work, less vacations and more travel time. Even you might be asked to do things you've never been done before. 

Spare parts and maintenance are becoming a luxury, you have to deal with troubled equipment and systems and to compensate their failure and/or inadequate performance which put you under stress and embarrassment with clients.  

Your expenses and refunds need to be signed by the general manager! are you serious guys, Does he have time to check my meal allowances and follow my movement day by day to approve travel allowances. I though he would be busier than that.

Trainings courses are  mostly vanished, go read by yourself and try your best because you are expected to perform just like you got trained. Finally, promotions are still available but in form of titles and positions only, salary raises are more than dreams.

The only thing we can say is ..Hamdolla

فضفضة

Posted by Shaheen on Thursday, 11 March 2010 , under | comments (8)




One of my roles at work is frequently train new engineers, which is something I love and do sincerely. I feel happy when I see a fresh graduate is turning to be a professional engineer who is able to do his job and solve problems in far locations.

I chose the people who might be good candidates carefully. Most of them were able to learn fast and to grasp the needed skills and knowledge, all is good until now, but these days I'm stuck with a new employee who is just stupid, I had to repeat everything for him twice and thrice, when I try to explain basics concepts he jumps to ask me about very specified details, holding my anger horses for many times did not work with him, and the most I hate is he is staring at me and keep his face close to me :rant:. 

The worst part is when I tell him to do something and check on him later, 
I find it was easier for me to do that task directly instead of delegating him and redoing it with the lost time...simple tasks by the way.

One day after another, I realized that its too early for him to get this training, sent him to another department for induction courses and showered him with nearly 1G of  books, manuals and papers...told him...when you finish reading this come back to me I'll make an exam for you :D

It has been a tough month here going back to the main office in few days hope there will be some change, miss my family and friends.