Sunday, July 26, 2009
Back at home after NE3. Many things happened this week. Too much to say, too little time. Just wanna talk about one incident that happened today that disappointed me, and myself.
This was a small incident, but nonetheless, it just shows that it is the people that are screwed up which cause a variety of bane in this organisation.
My main job is to set up and man the water point at the holding area for NDP performing troops (let's call it Area A). Working with me are another spec who wasn't feeling well (so I helped him in his area as much as I could) and a few men to look after the whole area.
We have been doing the same thing for the past five weeks so we were very familiar with our jobscope and timeline to do work. So some of us were able to leave the place to watch the NE show at floating platform today. One of my men and I went, at 1830Hrs.
At 1930Hrs, Superior A called me and informed me that all water point at Area B are to be kept. He requested me to inform the respective OICs in Area B because he didn't have their number. So I informed them, though with a big question mark in my mind because the usual practice was to keep the water point only after the performers leave the area, which is usually 2230Hrs. Hence I got my friends to confirm with Superior A again for the instructions to keep water point at Area B.
I continued watching the show without any disturbances and went back to my place of duty at 2100Hrs.
Just as I was doing a routine area check, I discovered that one of the two cambros is missing at Area A1, ditto for Area A2. Hence I called my men to check where is the two missing water containers. I was getting anxious because the performers would be coming back shortly and the amount of water we had was definitely not enough. Enough complaints from previous weeks so I wanted to avoid being comaplained again. From what I had gathered from the men, Superior B gave the instructions to bring down the two missing containers to Area B because the performers there comaplained about not having water to drink.
We were barely able to support Area A performers with just enough water with the help of Boss A and Superior B. Went around the area so many times just to get everything done and sorted out.
So at the back of my mind was, who gave the instructions to keep the water point at Area B. After checking with Superior A, he told me that Boss B gave the instructions. I didn't want to inform Boss B about the problem my area was facing because of his decision to keep the water points at Area B early.
I was disappointed because as the area OIC, nobody informed me that my water containers had been removed for other uses. Handling the area for the past five weeks weren't for nothing and I knew that four water point is the minimum I need to provide enough water. If I had been informed earlier arrangements could have been done to avoid all the rushing to draw water from Higher HQ and distrubiting to the respective areas.
I don't mind doing the extra work if it is for a good reason. However, the reason why they had taken my water containers was because the performers at Area B complained about not having any water points (which Superior B instructed to be kept at 1930Hrs).
We had practised keeping of water points after 2200Hrs after the performers leave. Why the change today?
Hasn't anyone known that once the water points are collapsed it is very troublesome to re-set up again? It is not by a word of command that the station can be set up in 1 minute.
I could only attribute this incident to as an ill and misinformed decision to keep the water points at 1930Hrs, and failure to reflect to superiors on a possible flawed decision.
We are not running war or operations here, I don't think we should be in a state of absolute compliance.
After the instructions passed through Superior A, Superior B, and finally the OICs of Area B, has no one ever reflected upwards the possible wrong move of tearing down the station at 1930Hrs? I am sure today was not the first time we were opening shop for the performers.
Or the subordinates were simply not bothered or concerned since collapsing at 1930Hrs equated to knocking off at the same time.
Sure they did, they did knock off after 2100Hrs
And they just took water from my side when their guys at Area B complained about not having water to drink.
I totally don't feel respected at all as the IC of my area. I could have, at least, been informed about taking two containers from me. What if I had not done my routine check? It would be a bigger problem.
Tell me, am I caring too much? Have I taken too much unnecessary responsibility into myself. Is my payscale matched by my workload? Why should I bother when no one around me seems to be concerned?
Tell me.
P.S. During this incident, I could have been frustrated and annoyed and my tone will be impolite at times. Hence, if I have offended you in anyway because of the way I speak to you as a superior or subordinate, you have my deepest apologies.
This was a small incident, but nonetheless, it just shows that it is the people that are screwed up which cause a variety of bane in this organisation.
My main job is to set up and man the water point at the holding area for NDP performing troops (let's call it Area A). Working with me are another spec who wasn't feeling well (so I helped him in his area as much as I could) and a few men to look after the whole area.
We have been doing the same thing for the past five weeks so we were very familiar with our jobscope and timeline to do work. So some of us were able to leave the place to watch the NE show at floating platform today. One of my men and I went, at 1830Hrs.
At 1930Hrs, Superior A called me and informed me that all water point at Area B are to be kept. He requested me to inform the respective OICs in Area B because he didn't have their number. So I informed them, though with a big question mark in my mind because the usual practice was to keep the water point only after the performers leave the area, which is usually 2230Hrs. Hence I got my friends to confirm with Superior A again for the instructions to keep water point at Area B.
I continued watching the show without any disturbances and went back to my place of duty at 2100Hrs.
Just as I was doing a routine area check, I discovered that one of the two cambros is missing at Area A1, ditto for Area A2. Hence I called my men to check where is the two missing water containers. I was getting anxious because the performers would be coming back shortly and the amount of water we had was definitely not enough. Enough complaints from previous weeks so I wanted to avoid being comaplained again. From what I had gathered from the men, Superior B gave the instructions to bring down the two missing containers to Area B because the performers there comaplained about not having water to drink.
We were barely able to support Area A performers with just enough water with the help of Boss A and Superior B. Went around the area so many times just to get everything done and sorted out.
So at the back of my mind was, who gave the instructions to keep the water point at Area B. After checking with Superior A, he told me that Boss B gave the instructions. I didn't want to inform Boss B about the problem my area was facing because of his decision to keep the water points at Area B early.
I was disappointed because as the area OIC, nobody informed me that my water containers had been removed for other uses. Handling the area for the past five weeks weren't for nothing and I knew that four water point is the minimum I need to provide enough water. If I had been informed earlier arrangements could have been done to avoid all the rushing to draw water from Higher HQ and distrubiting to the respective areas.
I don't mind doing the extra work if it is for a good reason. However, the reason why they had taken my water containers was because the performers at Area B complained about not having any water points (which Superior B instructed to be kept at 1930Hrs).
We had practised keeping of water points after 2200Hrs after the performers leave. Why the change today?
Hasn't anyone known that once the water points are collapsed it is very troublesome to re-set up again? It is not by a word of command that the station can be set up in 1 minute.
I could only attribute this incident to as an ill and misinformed decision to keep the water points at 1930Hrs, and failure to reflect to superiors on a possible flawed decision.
We are not running war or operations here, I don't think we should be in a state of absolute compliance.
After the instructions passed through Superior A, Superior B, and finally the OICs of Area B, has no one ever reflected upwards the possible wrong move of tearing down the station at 1930Hrs? I am sure today was not the first time we were opening shop for the performers.
Or the subordinates were simply not bothered or concerned since collapsing at 1930Hrs equated to knocking off at the same time.
Sure they did, they did knock off after 2100Hrs
And they just took water from my side when their guys at Area B complained about not having water to drink.
I totally don't feel respected at all as the IC of my area. I could have, at least, been informed about taking two containers from me. What if I had not done my routine check? It would be a bigger problem.
Tell me, am I caring too much? Have I taken too much unnecessary responsibility into myself. Is my payscale matched by my workload? Why should I bother when no one around me seems to be concerned?
Tell me.
P.S. During this incident, I could have been frustrated and annoyed and my tone will be impolite at times. Hence, if I have offended you in anyway because of the way I speak to you as a superior or subordinate, you have my deepest apologies.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
2 months ago I tried so hard to reach him
to no avail.
Today he shall atone for his sins
and I would pray for the best for him.
to no avail.
Today he shall atone for his sins
and I would pray for the best for him.
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