Never think that Stress in the work place results in Productivity or Progress ...
it results in harassed workers .... i may have stopped using Swiggy but that founder has a motto that is worker friendly ... he does not think much of those who keep ordering at night or wheneverI do strongly believe that the short span delivery system that is highly popular today is not very worker friendly ... though it is a boon for slightly forgetfull homebodies like me ...
in Parry Agro they benchmarked The Maverick aka Ricardo Semler ... he empowered his workforce and got them to be Highly Conscientious/Responsible
such a workforce doesn't need Supervision
Immediate reduction in a line of Supervisors and Managers ...
and when i used to work .... Exam Department was known for fights and memos ... when i joined i got a memo thanks to a friend from the Math Department and it was Intense the Pressure for submission of corrected papers ...
No One gave me an Iota of consideration as i was using my left hand to correct and i correct with a difference ... i write notes on the sidelines to Justify the marks given ... i was the Royal Scapegoat and my neck was Always on the line and being in the line of fire meant that ...Anyone and Everyone could take potshots at me ....ergo every other Assistant Prof could correct ... but i had to Justify and Be on Guard ... i never had the liberty of letting my guard down for even a Nano Second ...
Ergo when i started handling Central Assessment of Papers ...i first ensured that Everyone ...specially the Math Department got enough and more time to correct ...never gave that friend a memo Even when she was late ... she did say that for the first time ....paper correction is not Harried a task ...
Paper Correction unfortunately is a Core Activity and if Profs have peace of mind .... marking will be Kinder ... i hoped ...
i sincerely hope that student evaluation should not be based on Rote Learning anymore .... we need to change our system of Tests and the huge emphasis on Rote Learning in many Faculties ...
some faculties like Medicine ... i am not sure if we can get away with Rote Learning ... a doctor can not keep searching a system to know how to diagnose ...
ergo all i know is that a workplace that is Stress Free is a Happier Place as in South India ...there was Intense stress for tea planters as the Geography is such that there is Constant Run Off due to torrential rains and the hilly slopes where tea is planted ... plus the quality of leaf and tea is quite different even when it is Orthodox Tea(higher priced ) as compared to CTC ... plus elephants were a cause for stress as they could wreck havoc and they were Always Revered and Never ever harmed ....
but they were reason for cost to the company from the environment ... the entire region was a Wild Life Sanctuary ... plus there was a very Active social life ... going to and returning from those numerous parties was a huge stress factor for the wives ...specially me ... as it was a long drive back and even if the person driving has had only a few drinks ....one could end up in the river as the roads were narrow ...a few luckily stopped right at the edge of the water before going in ....
however in the north east ...tea planters had excellent quality due to the Alluvial Soil due to Constant Floods and the terrain was flat ...practically no run off and plucking was easy too ... so tea manufacturing per se was easier
the problem was threat to life from idiotic humans who wanted freedom from India ...those buffoons (Insurgent Groups) were the bane of the tea planting industry ...
external conditions being constant ... in the north east ...tea manufacturing and work was Easy and life was calmer ...however those with Factory work ...always had a killing schedule .... worked from 11pm-3am ...then from 6am-9am breakfast break ...back to work from 9.30am to 1.30pm ...break for lunch and nap till 4pm ...work from 4pm--8pm ...dinner and nap till 10.50pm ...back in the factory at 11pm ...
most planters were used to this schedule and wives usually were free to take the vehicle with a driver and have a social life ...shopping and going to the club ... not chez moi though ...
i had total and complete house arrest ... and i got sooo used to it ... i have been taken out of the Tea Estates of assssssam but i kind of live like that...i rarely feel like galivanting around ...
Ergo ...woh Sikander kya tha jisse Zulmm se Jeeta Jahaan
Pyaar se joh jeete dilon ko woh zhuka de aasmaan
who was that Alexader who conquered with cruelty
he who conquers with love will be able to make the skies dip/swoon/bend
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