Neglect :-
The seasonal
pressures were over. We were working in a relaxed manner. But this relaxation
brought chaos in the life of RINN as her mother who was a new recruit was eased
out of employment on account of low demand. RINN who was in cloud 9, with her
mother’s earning had to come down to earth. Somewhere or the other her mind was
poisoned and she was thinking that I was responsible for all her misfortune and
continued to show her neglect.
I called her
to my office one day and told her that she was behaving unreasonably and told
her that her problems were her own making and I had no role to play. On the
contrary I told her that I had recommended her promotion and was waiting for a
good outcome. I did even show my letter to Director. I did not know how much good
I was in convincing her, but I left things then and there without pushing
things further.
Meanwhile
there was a break of three days leave on account of some holidays. I was asked
by RINN what were my holidays plan. I told her that I would stay put at home
and relax. On asking her she told that she would be visiting her mother-in-law.
I asked her how and when did she get a mother in law as she was not yet
married. She told me that she was engaged to one “Jude” and she would be
visiting his mother. I knew that she was kidding. But she told that she would
visit her mother ion law ?
RINN and
me were not able to get along well on the shop floor even for minor things like
arranging the layout of work area etc. as she was now trying to show her Union
Leader style behavior by instigating the new supervisors against me by telling
false stories etc. As the newly recruited supervisors were not very happy with
RINN they used to pour their heart out and told that RINN had called me” this”
and “that” in Malagasy language. As some one more matured I told them not to
carry and tell me stories as I was not interested in gossip.
RINN was fond
of songs. But to sing loudly and march out of the factory was not discipline.
But she did that intentionally to insult people in power. HR person despite
reports had no guts to confront her.
Just before
Women’s day when I was on the shop floor behind RINN’s back me and Director
were talking. I brought the topic of Supervisor’s as one of the new recruit had
left unable to cope up with the work pressure. I asked the Director to promote
RINN raising the mail I had sent to him on that. I got a polite but firm “NO”
for an answer from him.
But things
took a curious turn around International Women’s Day which was a holiday. After
the Women’s day we had a cyclone hitting Madagascar by name “Enawo”. The whole
area of the factory and surrounding were water logged, was wet and soggy due to
heavy torrential rains. As the factory was in an elevated place there was no
damage to properties. RINN was sick just before Women’s day. Luck for her she
had two days of leave to recoup.
When the
factory reopened after the cyclone, on that day I had the tough task of managing operation
with limited arrival of workmen. RINN was around with her side kick. I was
expecting voluntary help from her to arrange things but I got a haughty “no”
for an answer.
But work was
work so she had to be moved to a place where she was good at work. The HR
Manager coincidentally walked into the floor and he was summoned to tell RINN to
move to her place of work. The meek and spine less man was insulted by RINN in
Malagasy language and she blew out a bubble with saliva right on his face.
We were a
group of Karanas on the scene then and
we confronted the HR Manager stating that the same behavior was as good as
spitting on his face. The spineless and gutless creature told that he did not
see that. On being shown the place where the bubble had landed with stain he
was very disturbed as we had put our foot down that the matter would be taken up
at higher level.
He had no
choice other than confronting RINN and asking her to talk to us to resolve the
matter. RINN was made up on different material and she by now had become
embolden with extra confidence. She politely said “NO” such instance had taken
place.
As a stickler
to discipline I was a bit shocked by RINN’s behavior and I knew me going and confronting
her would be meaningless. I was left with a few sleepless nights contemplating
my next move !!
………….. to be continued.
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