Friend and relatives
When my friends talked about their summer holidays I admitted, we won't go anywhere, because we need to repair the roof, so our living room won't be soaked again. I did not understand, why my mom was shocked, when she learned about it. It was her who said that we can't do any major purchase until the roof is done. Some of our shopping are postponed under the pretext of urgency of household work or purchase.
She always looked down on people who had less than us, saying things
like “But they are living in a rented flat” or other mean comments about their
car, their clothes, their holidays, despite the fact that we had no new
clothes, no car and no holidays at all. Okay, we owned a house, but we could
not afford to renovate it.
That we were actually not even close to being middle class I
realized only when I started high school. I wondered how many clothes the
other girls had, I never saw them wearing the same outfit twice. I
had a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt for the whole school year, I only could
change the T-shirts daily. I had four of them, but wore my favourite two on and
on, hand-washed them every evening. Once I got a new pair of jeans a girl
in the class called out loud “Did you finally get new jeans?” There were
other incidents later, but this one has stayed in my mind for long. This was
the first time I actually felt embarrassed because of being poor.
My parents were just schooled upto 5th to 7th Stanard, and illiterate. It is said that uneducated parents do believe school is important for their children but they have not successfully navigated the education system and even financial problem lag them behind. These parents absolutely want their children to do well and graduate, but they don’t know all the small in-between steps to get to that point. They can’t pass those skills onto their children, so teachers have to explicitly teach those skills to students of less educated parents.
My parents did not even go to high school. The uneducated parents had the sense to educate the son. my parents are basically getting worse and worse day by day. I am preparing for the examination. I already have a lot of pressure and stress about the exam but still my parents won't understand that. They want me to be perfect in everything. They want me to do house chores perfectly. My mum and dad always keep yelling at me for not doing any of the domestic work properly, for not doing any work without them asking me to do it. If I tell them l am studying still they will say that don't act like you are studying, you are not doing any good in your studies. I tell them that I have to study still they have the audacity to say no we have to go to a marriage for 2 days and you are coming with us because they feel that I won't do any miracle by studying these 2 days just because they won't leave me alone at my house.. like I am 17. And if I ever ask them can I meet up with my friends they will get angry and shout at me for wasting my time and not utilising my those 2–3 hours for studying. They blame me for everything, they say you are not good in any sports and never played any even though I use to be in all my school competitions but they never enrolled me in any of the extra classes outside of the school for sports. My parents sometimes say we expect a lot from you, and i should better be getting a good rank and still constantly keep demotivating me. I cry when they shout at me and still they say we give you everything but you cry like we are torturing you.
I understand that educated
parents will probably have more books around, read for fun and information and
read with their kids more. Educated
parents will probably have a more positive view of school in general and their
schooling in particular. Non-educated parents tend to have had personal
negative experiences in their schooling.
On the contrary, uneducated parents are of negative mind set about education and know nothing about the education of their children and important of career life. My parents used to tell to borrow text book from friends or library as when I ask for purchase of text book for studies and examination. I remember my parents told me to work part time for the education, as and when I asked money for buying school books. They used to tell that there is nobody in our family that due to education they built up career and progressed.
My father was in MSRTC in a group D post. He has very low earnings to live on and nothing extra.
Despite holding a Group D post, where he has no other source to earn better. I remember that we get the food one time a day., due to scarcity of money for bigger family of 8 members. Sometimes, he used to get his salary after 5–6 months
delay but that time he had friends to help him out and shopkeepers used to lend
things such as groceries, milk etc. In short, we were living hand to mouth with
no extra financial support. Even having so many relatives, knowing our poverty,
they never offered monetary help at such time of crises. One day my mom
got angry for few reasons and shouted at me that why I am wasting hard earned
money if I am not serious. I felt so bad that I decided I will never ask for
money. I started giving tuition at one house who used to give only Rs.500/-
for two kids, that too in instalments. While going to his home for
tuition, sometime I used to stop by a roadside eatery shop who used to sell
‘Daal vada’ as shown below Rs.1/- per each piece.
I always tried to suppress my desire to eat to save money but when, I
was too hungry then only I used to stop by and eat just one. That time shop was
quite famous and especially evening time, it used to be full with a lot of
crowd. And many a times I escaped without paying him money. I am not sure
whether that shopkeeper also intentionally ignored me every time. Though I knew
what I am doing is wrong and always had a feeling of guilt which I used to
ignore after having a free meal. While travelling in the bus to School,
it was costing Rs.5/- tickets, but taking advantage, I used to travel without
ticket. One a bus conductor caught me without ticket while getting down,
he started slapping and beating me. One of my classmate came
hurriedly and paid off for my ticket and requested the bus conductor leave
him.
Being no money for paying tuition fee or education expenses,
we were being sent back home to pay off the dues or in fear of the same insult
continuously, I used to skip the classes and wander in nearby area of the
school or remained absent in the school, due to which I was rusticated. My
parent searched out another school of social trust, which will not charge
for education and admitted me in the school with the recommendation letter from
local Corporator. Due to change in the school, my friend circle undergone a
good change and I came in contact with a good friends, who helped me a lot
throughout my school education.
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I got matriculated in the year
1978. My parent was of the view to leave further education and
find out some job, so that it could become a financial support for the family.
I requested my father to allow me for admission in 11th and continue further
education, but they neglected my views and mention that there is nobody in our
family that they become rich due to higher education. So, my mother
father was of the view to leave further education and find out some job.
My mother gave me example of my brother, who is electrician, after
certification course in electrical job and he is a good earner and supporting
our family, so better you also follow him.
My Mother had given up on my education after my 10th exam with poor grade, but I still want to study. So, he had a negative mind set about education. I never told my mom dad anything about it for 2 months. Then my class teacher called my dad one day, and she told him everything convincingly. One day my uncle (Ismail) came home and quarrel with them that he could earn for future study and for family, so that purpose of both of you could serve. My Uncle convinced my mother / Father to allow me to find out some part time job and manage the education expenses. So, I joined Poona College for 12th Commerce as well as Printing Press, where my cousin brother (Akhtar Bhai) was working. He promised me for part-time job in the evening, so that College fees of 12th Commerce, could become available. So, my life of earning and learning began, years together.
Earning while studying in college in India is a common
goal for many students to gain financial independence or support their
education expenses. Here are some popular ways to earn money while in college
in India:
1. Freelancing: Utilize your skills in writing, graphic
design, programming, or other areas to offer freelance services online through
platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, or local freelancing websites.
2. Tutoring: Offer tutoring services to school students
or even fellow college students in subjects you excel in. You can advertise
locally or use online tutoring platforms like UrbanPro or Vedantu.
3. Part-time jobs: Many local businesses, cafes,
restaurants, and retail stores hire college students for part-time positions.
Check notice boards on campus or job portals like Naukri.com or Indeed for
listings.
4. Internships: Look for paid internships related to your
field of study. Internships not only provide valuable experience but also a
source of income.
5. Content creation: Start a blog, YouTube channel, or
social media profiles where you can create content on topics that interest you.
Once you gain a following, you can monetize your content through ads,
sponsorships, or affiliate marketing.
6. Online surveys and micro-tasks: Participate in online
surveys on platforms like Swagbucks or complete micro-tasks on websites such as
Microworkers to earn extra money in your spare time.
7. Campus jobs: Some colleges offer part-time positions
within the campus itself, such as library assistants, administrative roles, or
research assistants.
8. Sell handmade items or crafts: If you have a talent
for crafts or handmade items, consider selling them online on platforms like
Etsy or at local markets and exhibitions.
9. Event management: Get involved in organizing events,
fests, or conferences within your college or nearby institutions. Event
management roles often offer payment or stipends.
10. Online freelancing platforms: Explore opportunities on
platforms like Freelancer, Truelancer, or Guru where you can find freelance
gigs ranging from data entry to software development.
11. When balancing studies and work, it's essential to
manage your time effectively to ensure you excel in both areas. Additionally,
always prioritize your studies as they are your primary focus during your
college years.
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working while studying and poor life in india
India does not have a part-time job culture. Indian Industries don't understand the concept.
We, Indians have high respect for education and consequently attach higher respect and status to those jobs which require qualified skill sets. These two factors affects the part time job culture in two ways.
We are obsessed with studies. We grow up learning that studying will land us a respectable job and a fat salary. As such, earning at a stage when you are simultaneously studying is seen as a distraction or a burden over and above your studies. Also, in Indian culture, it is not a taboo to live under/off your parents if you are a student. In fact, parents are more than happy to sponsor you. The part time earning thought never caught up.
It is only in the recent years that structured freelancing jobs have come up (esp in the IT industry) where people can actually put their education into use. Till recent, the jobs offered as part time jobs were not really rewarding (no offense meant) and were not encouraged to be taken up. As a matter of fact, private tutoring, assisting family in business etc. have always been practiced.
Also, let us not forget that a large chunk of our population is unemployed. This means that a good amount of our population is ready to take up any job for their survival. This leads to a lot of jobs which could well, be given as part time, are taken up as full time opportunities by unemployed people.
It is rarely happened that there is some part-time jobs in India for those students, who are unable to cop-up their education expenses.
when I was asked to work during vacation period of April to May, 1979 So, I joined Pune Telecom, on Muster Roll of Cable jointer as CL in the 1st week of April, 1978. The job was for a temporary period of 1 to 6 months. Mr. Sang, was JE as supervisor on cable jointer. He was very strict and on leave for few days. I was allotted the job of painting the Telecom cable Post / Pillars and renovate old wiring. Painting of cable pillars, was rubbing it with polish papers to remove old paints. This was on job work along with few other freshers joined with me. The casual laboures was treated as slave in those days of telecom field and several unemployed used to join the work, due to joblessness. After 2 to 3 months of employment as a Casual Labour, I was retrenched for completion of the project and I become unemployed / jobless again. I was asked by my uncle to come and stand at the entrance of Telephone office, so that he could find some job on another muster roll. I remember the days I used to come on bicycle every day and wait for call of my uncle. The process continued for almost six to eight months. During the period, I had no pocket money nor even for purchase of text book for 11th commerce, so I started visiting industrial belt in Chinchwad / Bhosari and wait for gate recruitment or job opportunity. There had been a gate recruitment in some industries, but for technical cadres like Welders, Machinist, Electronic assembler etc., My relatives or my family members used to mock or laugh and asked a lot of questions, like when are you going to pass, shouldn’t you stop giving exams and start doing some job etc. It felt bad, when people criticizes you, laugh at your failures.
I ignore the people who mock about my failures, because if I pay attention to everyone that makes fun of me or doesn’t wish me well, I could forget to live my life properly and believe their bad attempts. So I do what’s best for me, despite what everyone else tells me. If I fail, it means it’s because I tried and I’m always ahead and closer to achieving my goals, because only by trying and failing I can get what I want and be truly happy. I was knowing that jealousy is the most accurate indicator of success. I would not do anything to stop them. The more they try to pull you down, the more people will know that you are high up to be pulled down. Let them constantly think about you and talk about you, it grows your publicity and fame.
My family members and relative think that I am a loser and a failure. They keeps reminding me about my future and my career everyday, as my father is near to get retirement and burden will be on my shoulder.
The day you lose this jealousy. Revealuate yourself because it means you have stopped being successful and jealous worthy.
During the unemployment period, I have been reading the Employment news and pages of job opportunities of all news paper, in those days.
Being unemployed, I used to refer the column of job opportunities in the news papers. Sometimes, the news papers at the library or on the road side or in the college premises.
Of all the aspects of social misery nothing is so heartbreaking as unemployment. The escalator doesn't work, and you'd think they'd still be used as stairs, but in this economic depression, even the stairs are unemployed. A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun. Being unemployed is the true test of who you really are. When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results. Any system of economics is bankrupt if it sees either value or virtue in unemployment.
Instead of trying to convince people to give you work when you have no
experience, why don't you volunteer for a non-profit, to help them regarding
business or finance, so that you get not only some experience, but an excellent
reference? Do you have the skills to provide an audit of a non-profit for an
annual report? To develop a business plan for a new project or one that is
expanding? To help a non-profit choose auditing software? Etc.? You need to
identify non-profits in your area and let them know what your skills are, how
you would like to apply them, your availability, etc. Also, there are lots of
non-profits that help seniors, low-income people, etc., prepare taxes. That
would be a wonderful volunteering experience, showing that you can work with a
diversity of people, that you can communicate finance information to
non-financial experts, etc.
Money making is not a overnight process that can immediately land a high
paying job either as businessman or as an employee. The financial
condition don’t improve over night , Its takes years to come out of poverty and
more years to become middle class and whole life for becoming rich. The real
solution in life is to run after time , don’t waste time , make it productive.
start career early , cut unwanted expenses ,save decently , invest regularly ,
you don’t need too high paying jobs , normal jobs will help you achieve
financial targets. But starting career too late without having any marketing
skills or the capital in hand is like firing by hanging on someone else
shoulders. If no one provide shoulders then you are totally blank and ready for
begging or robbing.
Gradually, it becomes my habits to accept the job that offered with good
money, whether it will benefits in earning work experiences. So, I worked
1. As
book binder in printing press,
2. As
labour in transportation trucks,
3. As
temporary accountant for a construction firm for writing and up-keeping books
of accounts.
4. As
delivery boy for delivery of goods
5. As
attendant for assisting the electricians
6. As
Labour for Welding or turner work
7. As
Labour for painting works.
8. As
Labour for carrying lamps on road in marriage ceremony.
9. As
labour for Car or scooter repair.
10. As radio
repairer for electronics firm
11. As
assistants for assembling the electronic kit of manufacturing unit.
12. As Data
entry operators
13. As tutor for
school students
14. As labour
for TV mechanics
15. As assistant
for Marketing job.
I started trying all the way including applying for a private job, but in vain. I used to ramble by riding bicycle and in Industrial Estate area, at every nock and corner along with process of Gate recruitment, for the job. I was so much eager to get the job, as due to my father's invalid retirement, there has been scarcity of earnings at home and my mom reminded every time we sat for the lunch or dinner that income was falling short of expenditure and it is quite difficult to meet both the end. Since I had no technicial skills or expriences in the field, I used to be rejected or no replies were given for my job's applications. As and when I used to hear the news of my friends, that someone of their relatives or he himself, got the job, I used to be disaapointed and think that why I am so unlucky that there is no jobe for me, to earn money.
Although this emotion is typical and may result in comparisons, it's crucial to keep in mind that your own potential is not diminished by the achievement of others. Coping mechanisms include avoiding self-comparison, starting with every chance that presents itself, exercising patience, and concentrating on your own long-term goals. Due to things like other applicants being more qualified, your CV not being noticed, or the recruiting process taking longer than expected, you might not have received an interview call letter. It is advised that you get in touch with the business again, edit and modify your CV for the particular position, and keep looking for additional openings.
If you have no good potensions or percentage in the Education or job's experience, then it is not possible for the employer to select you the the job. I have a very poor percentage in SSC or 10th in my primary school education.
My uncle told me to join 11th Commerce, typing institute in
stead of sitting idle. They use to tell that without introduction or jack,
nobody gets here a job or business after education. After a several
attempt, my brother succeeded in searching a suitable job, so that I could
able to meet education expenses. My dad was working with ST workshop on
an unskilled post. he was drawing a meager salary. All family get the
food one time for dinner or lunch. My father has many issues about
financial stress, health issues, family issues. He has been pressurized
by my mom, to earn more and more money for house hold expenses and
education of children. I saw my dad shedding tears,
helplessly. My dad was a lonely child in his family and his parents
expired at early age. There was nobody for him to
sympathetically support and listen to his grumblings. I experienced
so many time due to quarrel between my mom and dad, they don't talk for many
days or sometimes, my mom starts "no food" for family unless
convinced or opalizes.
My mom used to complain or grumble that my dad's salary is becoming
insufficient for day to day household expenses and telling me to leave education
and start earning by doing some small jobs. I was knowing that some
adult children work seamlessly together to find the best care solutions for
their aging parents and help the family at the time of crisis.
For my entire life, I knew I was feeling an unwanted person. My
parents never wanted to love any of 5 members. I can't
remember when I understood it but I gradually picked it up.
Being asked to pick my
brother's and sister’s plates, cups even when I was preparing for exams, he
listening to loud music while I wanted to study. As and when I asked for
money for buying sweets or something, they pretend and avoid anyhow. During all my college education from Junior college in the year 1988 to
Graduation or post graduation in the year 1986, I used to manage my college
expenses from my own earning through Working as Casual Labour in Pune Telecom
or working on part-time job in the evening.
With more clarity on your spending and saving
habits, you can work toward bigger goals, such as paying off student loan debt,
traveling and saving money for future milestones like moving to a new city
after college. While you may have fewer expenses during college, it’s still a
good time to start tracking your money. The budget you create now can help you
throughout your 20s and beyond. Plus once you get the budget set up, you only
need to make small adjustments as your income and spending habits change.
Sometimes, expenditure on College education, crosses over monthly earning. So,
it requires me to pull up some purchase of text book to the next month, to
balance it. List of expenses from my earnings were :
- School / College supplies (such as textbooks and electronics)
- Extra classes fees. / Groceries
- Dining / Travel
- Gym memberships /Household goods
- Monthly expenses on bicycle. / Transportation (such as
gas/Kerosene, train tickets and bus fares)
- Loan payments (such as student, auto and personal)/Insurance (such
as health, rental and auto)
- Miscellaneous (such as gifts, entertainment and apparel)
The last step in your budgeting process is to
compare all the information you gathered and make sure the numbers work out.
Look at your net income compared to your monthly expenses and see if you have
enough money coming in each month to cover all your monthly costs. If you can’t
afford your lifestyle, it’s time to make adjustments. While you can consider
ways to make more money, like picking up more hours at work, you should also
think about ways you can cut costs. This may include reducing the amount of
money you spend on variable expenses, such as limiting takeout orders and
cutting streaming subscriptions that you don’t use regularly. You may also want
to adjust some fixed expenses with fluctuating costs
As and when I go to the College Canteen with
freinds, I used to check up Money in the hand. I used to avoid purchase of
food. Saving money on food is great, but getting it for free is even better.
There are lots of legit ways you can get free food, all of which keep well
within the law. The trick is simply knowing where to look for your free food.
We're here to tell you where to focus your hungry eyes, plus a few tricks on
how to get maximum results.
Check to see if you have any food waste
supermarkets in your area. Food waste supermarkets have deals with major
supermarkets and restaurants. Any food that isn't up to their standards (but is
still perfectly edible) is donated or visit to Orphanage. This stops huge
amounts of food from being wasted. Plus, the products they have are amazing. This
means you can either pay by donation or offer some of your time volunteering in
the warehouse in return for your purchases. As long as you don't mind a bit of
work, you could be in for a lot of free food.
I belong to a middle class family and we were
spoiled as a child. But as soon as people started farming they started to
understand what life is all about. And the impact, each event is happening, the
constant struggle and effort is easily not noticed to some extent. The dream is
coming true. The world is mainly divided into two classes, rich and poor. And
if we see the behavior and living conditions of the rich class, we feel
jealous. They want us to enjoy what they are enjoying. But we don't realize the
hard work, sacrifice and struggle done by those people. We are momentarily
envious of their living conditions, but we do not notice their long penance.
But sometimes there are situations that turn life upside down. They decide to
do something different, that memory keeps hitting their heads like a hammer for
a long time. Same thing happened to me from which I took inspiration from the
same tough journey and today I am earning a five figure salary. The event is
not very complicated or difficult but very short and simple. All my uncles are
well off, highly educated. I was probably ten at the time. Couldn't even afford
tea. As there was no income, we used to avoid spending. Let's see how to get
more discount while buying books. However, K Sons would not spare a single
rupee and would be quite useless. If he saved some money, he used to give it to
beggars on the street or to the needy who asked for it. It made one feel very
satisfied even if the stomach was hungry. Today I have come from money to
rupees. Sometimes I would give one rupee, now I give ten rupees, twenty rupees,
fifty rupees easily. When I was in 10th in 1978 and result was to publish, I
joined the cable laying work of Pune Telecom, as a Casual Labour. The main
purpose of joining this job was to pull on expenses on college education. I was
alloted the work of Security guard on the road to protect the cable dug out for
modification or laying additional cable. Financial condition of may family was
very poor.
Poverty and deprivation are two different
conditions. In poverty there is scarcity and there is no wealth. Even if there
is no money in hand to meet the expenses that need to be incurred even today,
it is scarcity of money. The second of these i.e. the state of hardship has
taught me a lot for different reasons. Sometimes it is because of the financial
decision that we have taken that it creates a crisis and sometimes it happens
due to an unexpected reason. I used woke up in the morning for study during
college days and usually, had black tea with biscuit, before going to college
classes of morning session. Breakfast is becoming ready at my home after 9am or
as when they will get the time.
Memories of childhood :
Countless successes or failures.
Countless smiles and that one cry.
Countless days of good health and that days of fever.
Countless losses and that one big win.
Countless nights of hunger and that one big meal.
Countless mockings, criticisms, insults and that one praise.
Countless enemies and that one best friend
Countless happy moments and that unhappy crisis.
Countless loves, respect and that anger from our own people.
Countless sleepless nights
and that cool dreams
I spent my whole life processing my emotional abuse
as a child once I had children of my own. It took me decades to understand why
my parents behaved as they did. I realized that, as cruel and heartless as they
were, they had indeed improved over the childhood they experienced. Their
upbringings were cruel, physically abusive, merciless and neglectful.
Parents are happy to tell, if questioned, that beatings were in the child's best interest. They defended that if
they had not beaten their children, their children would not have become good
citizens.
I took college admission in 11th Commerce in the City College. I had no other source of reaching college other
than going with my college friends on his bicycle or on the bicycle handed over
by my grand pa. and I joined the classes of typing institute, as I started earning wages from joining the job
as Casual Labours. I had in mind that due to my education, they could
offer me a respectable job, but not. They gave me job of cable laying
work, digging work on the road, filling up dugged up work for cable laying,
Loading and unloading of gas Cylinder into and from Truck.
After attending college classes between 7am to 11am
daily, I had to join for labour work.
When you look
back at memories your mind subconsciously goes to those that took the most
effect in your life. When I think back I remember I was going to the College
without getting breakfast and I was so unhappy, as I have to go for job of
casual labour and this affected my life a lot.
- Morning college from 7am to 10am
- Office /during day time from 11am to 5pm
- Typing Instt. from 6am to 7pm
- Account writing work at Shanker seth Road from 8pm to 9pm
After having food @ 10pm, I used to go the Study Room for home work and
studies daily. Study room was quite old and having scrap materials stored all
over the room. My bed used to be full of bed bugs and insects. They can come
from other infested areas or from used furniture. They can hitch a ride in
luggage, purses, backpacks, or other items placed on soft or upholstered
surfaces. They can travel between rooms in multi-unit buildings, such as apartment
complexes. There were 5-6 bed bugs hiding there and as soon as detergent water
fell on them they came out of there hiding and suddenly died. On that day I realize we can kill bed bugs just by spilling some detergent water on them. On
the same day I brought a injection from local medical shop and by using it I
spreed detergent water in every small crack and hole in my room. I also sprayed
kerosene all over the wood of my bed, crack and hole. Thus, I had no place for
peaceful study.
Financial stress in my Family :
My parents
were constantly having money problems, I used to be tired of bailing them out.
My father was working with State Transport Unit of State Government, on the
lower post. Naturally, he used to draw a meager salary. I experienced a lot of
financial stress all the time. Sometimes, we used to bed without dinner. Basic
principal is :
if you have
food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to
sleep... you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace... you are among the top
8% of the world's wealthy. If you woke up this morning with more health than
illness... you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this
week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation you are ahead of
500 million people in the world.
In May, 1986, When I was regularized and recruited on regular cadre, as a Peon, it was an unhappy day for me as I was posted in the Pay Section, where the work was burdensome. I realized that I will not be able to concentrate the education process of ICWI, due to I was not getting the time for study. I used to attend the classes in the evening day, for Coaching completion certification in FC College. The timing was from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm, daily. Due to workload at Pay Section, daily, I was forced to wait upto 7 pm in the office and thus, it was becoming highly impossible to spare the time for further education of ICWI. The staff at Pay section, was two male and all other 20 female clerks. One of the lady clerk I found attending the classes of ICWI, but she could not pay any identity heed. She was showing to be unrecognized, being she could think of equal treatment at par. There were so many people who try to tell me to choose one of the clerk for marriage, but I used to turn down their saying that I had not decided yet.
The worst part of this phase of my life is that they all were well educated, but without any mercy about me and my status of education. Knowing better about my education, they used to impose upon a laborious job of carrying or searching office records of heavy weight. I was under-employed or over-burden of work-load, but who cares ?
This is so simple that perhaps it doesn’t seem worth saying, but in our distracted and over-busy age I think it’s worth declaring that an educated person knows how to pay attention–to people and to the world around them. They work hard to hear what other people are saying. They can follow an argument, track logical reasoning, detect illogic, hear the emotions that lie behind both the logic and the illogic, and ultimately empathize with the person who is feeling those emotions.
An educated person knows how to talk: they can give a speech, they can make people laugh, they can ask thoughtful questions, and they can hold a conversation with anyone they meet, whether that person is a high school dropout or a Nobel laureate, a child or a patient dying in a hospital, a factory worker or a farmer or a corporate CEO. Moreover, an educated person participates in such conversation not because they like to talk about themselves but because they’re genuinely interested in the other person. I experienced literally, the educated people look at the object they understand and respect. They never respected my education and post graduation, even if I told them I am Commerce Graduate as well as Law Graduate.
I remember the day when I was in the office as peon and clerk lady told me to bring Tea kettle with Cup from Office Canteen and distribute among all the staff of the section, to celebrate for her Son, is obtain Graduation Degree. When I went to the office canteen and carry Tea kettle on the way entrance of the building, I saw my Uncle along with his friend at the entrance, I immediately turn around back to back side of the building, as he could have scolded for doing thing job, even after law graduation.
During regularization, there have been so many people in my cadres
regularize with me but due to someone's jack, they received a favorable
position and section of their choices. It is due to their good relationship
with employee's Union just like:
Put yourself in the union's shoes. Periodically “check in” with the
Union representative to build rapport. Make sure negotiations have gains for
both sides. Support in group during agitations.
I used to be away from employee's Union, they were selfish of their own
gain. If someone makes a choice for you, and you accept it, you have, by proxy,
made the choice. If you let someone make all your choices for you, that is your
choice to do so. If you do not balk at them making your choices, that is, also,
your choice.
Coincidence was that the day I joined the payment section on 08.05.1986,
I was expecting LLB final results within a week. On 15.06,1986, I got the
result that I become a law graduate and I can practice as lawyer after
obtaining enrollment at Bar Council. Due to poor financial condition, I could
not leave the job and join the lawyer's business and continue to work as Peon,
having qualifying degree of law graduate. Sometimes, I used to go to the Court
of Law in the vicinity, as it was very near to my office. I remember that when
I leave the office with permission from my superior, I used to enter the hall
of the Court, where it could be crowded, that it could be experienced to be
interesting business. My uncle suggested to better join tax consultancy
business or attend their office in the evening after office hours, so that I
could have work experience or set up the business as Tax consultant. A good company that works in Online Tax filing services and also has a
good work culture as compared to others. Growth is slow but the work is good
for tax domain. Will have great experience working with this company. employees
are considered assets for company. leaders and others provide learning. also
competition is created to get the max out of a person.
I visited personally, a number of offices of tax consultant to get
practice experiences, but many of the them told to wait or reluctant to show
forwardness or help about. I planned to be a professional with the academic
qualification of Commerce and Law Graduate. So, I decided to practice as tax
consultant. Without practical experiences in the field of tax consulting, it is
likely that I may not get recognized on public domain. I remember one of the
tax consultant that I met at Laxmi Road, he denied to accept and told that in
his office, there is no space for extra sitting arrangement.
I told my office collogue about and requested him for the job of tax
consultant as his Surname was resembling to his surname. At last, he requested
the tax consultant-Jamadar and gave me the appointment date. When I met the tax
consultant, I agreed with, but put a terms and condition that I would not the
practice and attract his list of client or area. I could not acceded to his opinion.
Further, I told one of SDO Engineer, so that he could have many contacts. He at
last succeeded and took me to a renowned Tax Consultant -Bakre. His office was
with full of a good office infrastructure and man power. For every employee,
the workplace is where he spends most of the day time. All the eight hours
every day they spend within the four-walled infrastructure called offices make
a huge impact on their well being and overall psychology. There are too many
startups that are also considering this aspect seriously. By embracing
aesthetically appealing design, they are increasingly paying attention to the
workplace environments and office infrastructure and the impact on their
workforce. They also found that when a workplace looks dull, it can make the
employees less productive. But his office of Tax Consultant, was really
professionally maintained and well equipped. I was very happy working with the
of office of Tax consultant and completed Six months of period and learned
professionally to deal with the clients and taxation authority.
In the meantime, I started skipping attending office of Tax Consultant,
due to my elder Sister fallen ill, she was suffering from having continuous
fever and later she was diagnosed with TB. My father had already been retired
from Maharashtra State Government Service and having no pension. He opted for
voluntary retirement for leg fracture on invalid pension. Our family has no
other income source. Retirement benefits of my father what he got has been used
for repayment of past borrowings. He has no Pension or other income. Family
expenses were met with the earnings of my brother and myself. After my father's
retirement, our family had no other source of income to manage day to day house
hold expenses.
I always took the responsibility of my parents shoulder to shoulder with
my brother. 2000-3000 is too much for a family with a monthly income of more
than sixty-seventy thousand, it is really hard to wrap my mind around it. I was
speechless!
I remember a phrase that my friend used to say many years
ago...."Old age parents have to live for, they don't automatically live
long.." I have come to realize this while walking in the society step by
step. But the issue was strongly felt during yesterday's mud time. Generally, doctors
always tell a person who has suffered an attack of paralysis to take a blood
thinner.
Since I was recruited as Casual Workers in Telephone Services, drawing a
meager salary, I used to work part-time, as offered in my vicinity. Sometime, I
used to go the printing press for book binding works or assisting printing
press. So, I decided to stop going for rest of education in ICWI as well as
working with Tax Consultant. I tried to search out some part time job, to
attend after office hours, but in vain.
Study or Job selection depends on situation. If financial
responsibilities are there then only option left is doing job? Even if someone
is doing job, then also study should be continued through part time degree or
through opportunity provided by department where someone is working. We can
think of job as our duty and study as our responsibilities. In today’s fast
changing world we have to change our mind set. Job and study should be
continued in parallel to take benefits from experience and academia. In my
view, education should always be done to achieve something big for the masses.
It is all about perspectives. On one hand by continuing your studies, you'll
strengthen your academic credentials but you sacrifice experiencing the real
world life (which can be quite addictive and exciting). On the other hand, once
you go to work, there is a possibility that you might get so consumed with the
work (or the environment and comfort zone) that you find it difficult to
"pause" and in some cases deviate from your original plans / adjust
your goals.
So, I joined the private Certificate Course of TV and VCR repairing, in one of the local technical institute. Within 6 months of completion of Certificate Course, I was knowing that it could not be sufficient to accept the repairing jobs of TV / VCR repairing. So, I used to approach the Agencies in the City for sale and service for TV & VCR. Many of the owner of agencies declined to offer the job for practical learning.
I requested a shop owner of TV & VCR sales, and got a
part time job, started earning the money.
Thus, I left my higher studies and career as Cost Accountant or Tax
Consultant, in between, so that I could earn money for medical expenses of my
sister and family. Everything in life requires sacrifices either it is study or
something else. Perhaps sacrifices are bitter and harsh truths of life. No one
succeeds without giving something. My family don't remember what I had done for
them. Every successful person has achieved that fate because he escaped his comfort
zone with maximum amount of effort possible, believe me the amount of effort
done is extremely high and it's astonishing decides your fate. Sacrifice thus becomes a blessing rather than a burden. There are
lots of successful people who haven’t sacrificed family time, but there are
also many who did and do. Success means so many different things to different
people and some of them don’t believe they are successful unless that have a
strong family life. It’s a matter of choosing what’s important to you and then
figuring out how to succeed at the various parts of life you feel add up to
overall success. I sacrificed a lot, but gained nothing, as nobody remembers.
The girl I liked rejected me mainly because:
a) I am not financially sound.
b) I am not wearing a fashionable
dress or handsome.
c) I don’t have fair look or
caving no heroic body and look
d) I am not having good motor bike
e) I am not on a good position or
cadre or my pay-scale is not in good figure.
f) I use to wear a torn
or damaged cloths.
g) She must be loving somebody
else.
In 1989, I become 29 year old and my parents were are forcing me to get
married but I was not yet ready for it. My parents were searching for a groom
for me without even informing me. I told my family members that I could marry
the girl, only if she is working and drawing Salary, as I was not appointed in
BSNL on regular cadre. I was knowing that finding a groom is a hectic and time
taking process. Sometimes finding a suitable groom takes a year or two. So, I
turned a nelson eye to it. Due to my poor financial condition, I used to wear
the dress quite old without iron. In other words, I was not interested to keep
heroic body and face, so that girls could get attracted.
My family's financial condition was pretty bad. I mean we-don't-had
money-to-buy-medicine or. I had just become single, unemployed, depressed,
miserable, not in debt, but spent the next 20 months of my life draining my
savings looking for a job and trying to keep my sanity. Those were my darkest
hours where I didn't have a clue as to what I should do with my life. My mother
used to argue with me to start earning some extra money in lazy hours.
In the meantime, I told my office friend about a girl working in the
same department, to enquire whether she is interested in marrying me. But after
a week, my friend informed me back with heavy hearts, that she rejected your
marriage proposal, as she is about to get engage in their nearby relatives.
Hearing about her decision of rejecting my proposal, I felt very bad and my
eyes were full of tears that If I could had a job of good Salary, then such many girls could have been around me.
Rejecting a marriage proposal can be a tough experience, but the best course of action is to accept her choice and give yourself some space to think. It's useful to realize that the rejection could be due to a number of factors, including the relationship not fitting together in a way that creates a shared future, her not being ready for marriage, or her needing to grow as a person. You can then determine what to do next, whether that means finding someone else who is a better fit or, if she's amenable, having a calm talk to better understand her point of view. She must have rejected me because I was making less money and working at a lower level than her.
Everyone is attracted to someone, whether they are a man or a woman, and it's a universal truth that, unless you're lucky, you will never be loved back by the person you love.However, my friend, it is difficult to pursue friendship and love at the same time since, in such scenario, you end up accumulating notions that you might be considered someday, but when someone is determined enough, they won't.When no one is around to remind her of her beauty or any other adjectives you use in your compliments, try to determine whether she truly values you as a person or whether you are merely a diversion for her. There's no harm in stepping back if she doesn't value you at all. Never compromise your dignity for anyone.Just walk away with your head held high.
If she has rejected marriage proposal, I don’t really see why you want
to ‘win’ her? I think she made herself pretty much clear about not wanting to
be in a relationship. I thought that instead we can either stay in good terms
with her, or forget about her and move on. I remember the night of that day, my
friend came with her message night that it was sleepless and I was lying on bed
shading tears. I think this is something everyone must learn one way or
another, and simultaneously one of the most painful things we will realize in life.
It might be the reason for her rejection that I am not wearing a fancy dress,
not maintaining the look to be attractive.
My other friend told me that there are many possible reasons why a woman
may say no to a marriage proposal. She might be scared because you proposed to
soon. She might be unsure of how she feels about you. Saying no isn't in itself
a sign that she doesn't like you or love you. She will usually try to tell you
why… If she can't, unless she seems to be avoiding you, it may not be bad to
give her another chance . There's one guy I will always regret saying no to,
yeah, I'm talking about you François. I was young, scared that this good man
might be too good to be true, scared that maybe I didn't love him as he
deserved. I said no and he left. It was kind of fast, we hadn't been together
that long. If he had given me a few more months and asked again, he might have
gotten a different answer.
When a marriage proposal is turned down, it's normal to feel offended and perplexed, particularly if it has to do with your appearance or financial situation. To deal with this, process your feelings, give her criticism some time to settle in, and honor her choice to not proceed. Try to give her some space if you're still in contact with her. If you're not romantically involved, you might need to determine whether you can move on with your life with her or whether you need to concentrate on your own future. Don't plead or beg: Don't try to convince her to change her opinion; instead, respect her choice.
I appreciate her candor. You can wish her well and express gratitude for her candor, even
In Dec.1990, I got married to the working Girl. After marriage, when I appeared for the competitive examination in the department, for the Officer's Cadre. I got through in 1991 and become officer in the same department where the girl who rejected me, was working. In Oct.,1991, I got twin male kid, in my life. My brother and Uncle started sending my marriage proposal to the matrimonial agencies and sites.
My brother and uncle were assisting me in finding a spouse, a process known as "arranged marriages" or "aided matchmaking" that is widespread in many countries. This process is probably being facilitated by online matrimonial firms and websites, which can assist in locating compatible matches and allow for family engagement. This is a conventional approach in which a family member's spouse is chosen with assistance from parents, relatives, or a third party. With features like comprehensive profiles, search filters, and direct communication to assist family members in finding a compatible match, matrimonial sites are online platforms that have evolved into a contemporary tool for arranged marriages.
One day My brother told me that that he sent my matchmaking proposal, so many agencies and person, but every one has same sentiments, it could have been a better marraige proposal, if we could make a false information in the matchmaking proposal, then every one could get attracted.
So, my brother decided to modify my marraige proposal as working on higher cadre. So, my brother revised my marriage proposal, which probably altered its meaning or impact, and I was saddened to hear how to respond. It's best to first comprehend the precise changes your brother made and the rationale for them. After you have a clear picture, you may choose how to proceed, which may involve speaking with your brother personally if required or refocusing on the main objective of your request. My brother become happy to see the response to my false marraige proposal and one day enquiry came to my office about me and my salary, cadres etc., The office lady who received the enquiry told me to reveal the actual facts, as it is a question of lives of you both. I replied to the lady that if possible to convey, please told them the actual facts and my cadres / income etc., as it is not possible me to contact the girl and explain the circumstances and facts.
Even while being turned down for a marriage proposal might be heartbreaking, particularly if you have never been in a relationship before, it doesn't always imply that your future is doomed. You can proceed by first giving yourself permission to feel your feelings and then thinking about the reasons behind the rejection, which could include a number of things like timing, marital preparedness, or a misalignment in your future plans. Prior to choosing your next course of action, concentrate on taking care of yourself and considering the lessons you can draw from the event. A basic difference in expectations, life objectives, or viewpoints on important matters such as work, family, or post-marriage living arrangements may be the cause of the rejection.
My friend advised me to pay attention to your personal health. Spend time with loved ones, partake in enjoyable activities, and allow yourself time and space to recover. Reflect on the experience without placing blame on yourself. Before the proposal, did you two have an open discussion about marriage? What relationship lessons can you take away from this? Think about whether the relationship can last. Talking about the future could be beneficial if the rejection was caused by a lack of readiness and you both wish to move forward. It's usually advisable to accept the person's decision and move on if they rejected you because they weren't interested.
Appointment as Peon in the office from Non-test category of CL:
I worked as Non-test category of CL in Pune telecom, from the year 1977,
when I matriculated and got admission for 11th Commerce in the same
School. In addition to working as CL, I joined as Accountant, for
construction firm for book keeping and accounting work, in the evening
session. I used to get a meager amount to meet the expenses of purchasing
the text book.
Initially, while working as CL in Pune Telecom, I
was assigned the work as Security men at night, on cable laying work. My
daily routine works and studies, were, I used to attend college classes from
morning 7am to 10am, following which I used to work as Accountant whole day and
in the evening, I used to attend Classes of Typing Institute in the evening for
one hour. After typing institute, I used to go for job at Pune Telecom.
I pass my days according to certain rules and
order. Of course, my daily life was very exceptional one. I
used to get up quite early in the morning for studies. I had daily breakfast
with tea and biscuit, after having a bath, following which I used to attend
college classes upto 10.30 am. After taking my tiffin, I go to work at
Pune Telecom, by bicycle. During working with Pune telecom, I was either
allotted the work of Security of cable in the duct or painting of
DP post on the Road or somethings pulling the cable or sometimes, office typing
etc., There had been no fixed working norms in Pune Telecom. After
returning from Work for 8 hours.
It was instructed by my parents that if you
continue studies after matriculation, you had to earn yourself for studies as
well as for house hold expenditure. So, I requested my brother to search
out some part time job in Pune Telecom and he succeeded and got me the job,
from his boss.
Managing your studies while working full time is
not an easy task. It needs dedication , devotion and self commitment. The
ability to balance work and studies is very important, particularly if you need
to work to support your studies. Everybody considers the difficulty to this
differently, that is, it is easy for some people and more difficult for
others. I did it for 3 years of undergrad and 3 years of graduate
school (with a year in between). There were a lot of days when I woke up
and was less than motivated to go to work. There were days when I got off work
and didn't want to go to school. Most nights, by the time I got home, I didn't
want to study.
There are 198 hours in a week with 40 for
working, 41 for sleeping, and 15 for eating but I have not included cleaning,
laundry, shopping, travel to and from places. Sometimes, due to scarcity
of hours of financial stress, I had to go to office without tiffin.
Since, I was studying in the separate room of my grandpa, I used to wash my
cloths myself and had a short breakfast before going to college.
Working and studying at the same time can be
challenging, but it is definitely possible with the right mindset, time
management, and support. It may require some sacrifice and hard work, but the
rewards can be significant, such as gaining valuable work experience while also
pursuing your education, or being able to financially support yourself while
studying. To make it work, it is important to prioritize your tasks and
manage your time effectively. This may involve setting a schedule that balances
your work and study commitments, breaking down larger tasks into smaller, more
manageable ones, and being disciplined and focused when it comes to studying
and completing assignments.
I was also allotted the job of book
keeping and accounting of Gas cylinder required for
cable pressurization unit. Empty Gas cylinder was ordered
me to uploaded into the Trucks and Filled Gas cylinder to unload from
Trucks. Empty Gas cylinder was of 50kg and Filled Gas cylinder
was crossing 60 kg. The work load of such laborious job of
loading and unloading Gas cylinder was increasing day by day.
working or playing hard without resting properly. It is normal to get
worn out in this way and become fatigued and sometimes I used to shade tears in
alone. Workplace stress can also lead to feelings of fatigue along
with emotional causes arising out of mental health problems. I
felt like crying but the tears won't come. What is it, does it mean I'm so
tired of crying? Sometimes we become immune even to things that hurt
us the most. The heart is designed to protect itself, in fact your whole body
was designed to protect itself. The more pain you go through, the better your
body will become at familiarizing itself with pain.
Many people are not able to express their sorrows
via the channel of tears. For some people it is very easy to cry, even on
stupid things. For others even the death of their beloved one doesn't make any
difference. When you know that you can’t express the feelings that
is in your mind, when you feel angry or when you know the reason you are
crying, when you know that you can’t skip your weaknesses and that is the
reason of your scream which is coming out from your heart and can’t roll down
from your eyes. When we feel anxious and don’t know what is going to
happen to you and then you feel a strong nervousness and you feel crying
because that time you can’t find any solution and feel incapable and unworthy.
Many a times, it is happened that I joined the
duties without tiffin from my home or no money in valets. feeling
of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
Seems like you carrying a lot around with you,
keeping things inside. So every opportunity you get you let a little out. The
problem is that it is building up faster than you can release it and sooner or
later the flood gates aren't going to hold back the build up of frustration,
sadness, disappointments and pain.
I worked with Pune Telecom from the year August, 1978 to May, 1986, on
Non-test Category as Casual Labour. Despite, I was matriculated, it was
requiring me to work on the laborious job. There had been no fixed
norms for the post about the duties and my superiors, had habitual of
allotting all type of such works that I will feel shame on my face, but It
was not let me down.
In Telecom sector, Casual labour is usually hired by the hour or day or
for the performance of specific tasks, while part-time labour is typically
scheduled for a minimum number of hours per week. Casual workers are
those who work for others in farm or non-farm enterprises and are paid wages
that are daily or periodic in nature.
In BSNL, There was penalty levied and deducted from
Wages of CL, if absent from duties. There were no recruitment
policy of BSNL, for hiring Casual labour and no retirement benifits. Persons
recruited as Casual labour in BSNL, requires to put in 10 to 15 years for
regularization and promote to the regular post. It was
experienced by me that the people regularised by BSNL, just a month before
superannuation retirement.
Casual labours were also called as Labour on Daily
wages. Telecom sectors, issues Recruitment policy from time to time,
which says that 1) Recruitment of daily wagers may be made only for work which
is casual or seasonal or intermittent nature or for work which is not of full
time nature, for which regular posts cannot be created. The work
presently being done by regular staff should be reassessed by the
administrative Departments concerned for output and productivity so that the
work being done by the casual workers could be entrusted to the regular
employees. The Departments may also review the norms of staff for regular
work and take steps to get them revised.
2) It has been observed that in spite of
strict guidelines on engagement of Casual Labourer continue to engage
casual workers for attending work of regular nature against the Government's
policies. It is, therefore, reiterated that all Ministries/ Departments may
ensure strict compliance of the guidelines on engagement of
Casual Laborer. Negligence in the matter of implementing these guidelines
should be viewed seriously and brought to the notice of the appropriate
authorities for taking prompt and suitable action against the defaulters.
3) Temporary status was to be conferred
on all casual labourers who are in employment on the date of issue of this OM
and who have rendered a continuous service of at least one year, which mears
that they must have been engaged for a period ofat least 24O days Such
conferment of temporary status was to be without reference to the creation /
availability of regular (erstwhile) Group 'D'posts. Conferment of
temporary status on a casual labourer did not involve any change in his duties
and responsibilities. The engagement was on daily rates of pay on need basis.
He might be deployed anywhere within the recruitment unit/territorial circle on
the basis of availability of work. Such casual labourers who acquire
temporary status will, however, not be brought on to the permanent
establishment unless they are selected through regular selection process for
(erstwhile) Group 'D' posts.
The most important people
in your life are the ones who loved you unconditionally and stayed by your side
no matter what, the people who share your happiness and your sorrows, the
people who are ready to go out of their way to make you happy. They're the ones
who deserve your love and to become your priority.
Preparation of Clerak's examination from the year 1990:
When there was announcement from my HR office that there is vacancies for Clerical and Telephone Operators, my friends and well wishers advised me to prepare for the Competitive examination. We requested one of the Engineer in the organisation to advise our group and conduct a coaching classes for the Competitive Examination and we promised him, that we would pay for the coaching, specially, Mathematics, Statistics, Science and departmental rule.
My friend told me that Its not necessary to take coaching for competitive exam at all. Coaching do not give you any formula to crack Exam, they can only guide you. Moreover coaching only make you habituated of studying for certain time. When you pay fee then you become serious on attending class and while you have to attend class you fall in a routine , if at all you are a serious student. If you can discipline yourself, you do not need any coaching ,rather its waste of time in commuting. Coaching is not mandatory for success in any exam but in my opinion is certainly very useful, for it keeps the candidate aware, motivated, disciplined and regular. They often provide excellent reading material and develop your exam temperament as well through numerous mock tests. Add to all this, the ecosystem of a coaching class room where students having similar objectives are studying and preparing together. The decision between coaching and self-study depends on personal preference and available time while preparing for competitive tests. Coaching provides its students with frequent practice exams, coach feedback, and opportunities to learn from the professionals.
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Preparation of JAO's examination from the year 1991 :
While preparing for JAO's part-I exam, there have been tough syllabus
and books required for the study and preparation was not available in the local
market, as they were related to Civil Service and CCS conduct rule.
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Syllabus :
Paper-1 Comprehension & Office Procedure
Syllabus Content: –
Five short paragraphs followed by four questions each based on the given
paragraphs.
Questions on Hindi/English grammar including sentence correction, idioms
and phrases, parts of speech, articles, direct and indirect speech, question
tags, synonyms and antonyms, vocabulary, arranging sentences in correct order,
spellings etc.
Translation of words/phrases commonly used m office
notings/correspondences from English to Hindi, and vice versa
Office procedure.
l ,2 & 3: Good publications on Hindi/English grammar and
comprehension of Graduate level.
4.1 Manual of Office Procedure brought out by Department of
Ad111inistrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
4.2 Establishment and Office Procedure Manual
Paper-2 Service Rules
Syllabus Content: –
1. FRSR Part-I General Rules (except the portion on Govt. residences
covered under Section 26 to 28 of S.R.)
Revised Pay Rules 2008 & 2016 and orders issued there under.
FRSR Part – II -Travelling Allowm1ces Rules
Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules 1944 & Orders on CGHS
CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rule
Payment of Arrears of pension (Nomination) Rules 1983
CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1983
National Pension System (NPS)
Scheme for Payment of Pension to Central Government Civilian Pensioners
through Authorised Banks.
CCS (Leave) Rules & CCS (.Toining Time) Rules
Orders on Dearness Allowance, Dearness Relief and House Rent Allowance l
3. Leave Travel Concession Rules
General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960
Central Government Employees Group Insur811ce Scheme, 1980
Orders governing Fixation of Pay of re-employed Pensioners
Sections 192 and 194-C of the Income Tax Act and related circulars
issued by CBDT
ACP/MACP Schemes
Children Education Allowance
CCS (Conduct) Rules
CCS (CCA) Rules
FRSR Part-I General Rules (except the portion on Govt. residences
covered under Section 26 to 28 of S.R.)
Revised Pay Rules 2008 & 2016 and orders issued there under.
FRSR Part – II – Travelling Allowances Rules
Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules 1944 & Orders on CGI-IS
CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rule 1972
Payment of Arrears of pension (Nomination) Rules 1983
CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1983
National Pension System (NPS) Rules 2021
Scheme for Payment of Pension to Central Government Civilian Pensioners
through Authorised Banks. (2021) [https://pensionersportal.gov.in/scheme.pdf]
FRSR Part III
FRSR Part IV
Leave Travel Concession Rules
General Provident f und (Central Services) Rules, 1960
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980
Orders Governing Fixation of Pay of re-employed Pensioners
Sections 192 and 194-C of the Income Tax Act and related circulars
issued by CBDT
ACP/MACP Schemes notified by Ministry of Finance and DoPT
Children Education Allowm1ce Rules
CCS (Conduct) Rules
CCS (CCA) Rules
Paper-3 Government Accounts ,
Syllabus Content:-
Government Accounting Rules, 1990
Central Government Account (Receipt & Payment) Rules 1983 except
Sections IV and V of Part – III
Civil Accounts Manual (latest edition).
General Direction of List of Mr1jor and Minor Heads of Accounts
Report of the Committee of Experts on Uniform Format of Accounts for
Central Autonomous Bodies [available on the website of CGA under the link
“publications-Other Books, Manuals and Forms”]
Suspense Manual
CPWD Works Manual, 2019 & Standard Operating Procedures for CPWD
Works Manual 2019
CPWD Accounts Code
Manual for Procurement of Works 2019 published by Department of
Expenditure.
1 to 4. Available on the website of CGA under the link “publications”
Report of the Committee of Experts on Uniform Format of Accounts for
Central Autonomous Bodies [available on the website of ‘CGA under the link
“publications-Other Books, Manuals and Forms”]
Available on the website of CGA under the link “publications”
CPWD Works Manual, 2019 & Standard Operating Procedures for CPWD
Works Manual 2019
CPWD Accounts Code
Manual for Procurement of Works 2019 published by Department of
Expenditure [doe.gov.in /manuals/manual-procurement-works-2019]
(All suggested reading materials as amended from time to time may be
referred to)
Paper-4 Parliamentary Financial Control & Government Financial
Management
Syllabus Content:-
Constitution of india [Articles 77, 79 to 151, 245 to 290 (a), 292 to
312 (a) and 352 to 360]
The FRBM Act and Rules
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha [Chapter
XXVI relating to Parliament Committees] [available on the website of Lok Sabha]
CAG (DPC) Act-Chapter III on duties and powers of CAG, as amended from
time to time [available on CAG’s website]
General Financial Rules 2017.
Delegation of Financial Powers Rules 1978, as amended from time to time
Contingency Fund of India Rules
Budget Manual brought out by Budget Division of Department of Economic
Affairs [available on the website of Budget Division].
Suggested readings:
Constitution of lndia [Articles 77, 79 to 151, 245 to 290 (a), 292 to
312 (a) and 352 to 360]
The FRBM Act and Rules
[dea.gov.in/sites/default/files/FRBM%20Act%202003%20and%20FRBM%20Rule
s%202004.pdf]
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha [Chapter
XXVI relating to Parliament Committees]
[loksabhaph.nic.in/rules/prefacerule.pdf]
CAG(DPC) Act-Chapter III on duties and powers of CAG as amended from
time to time [cag.gov.in/en/page-duties-power-and-conditions-of-services-act]
General Financial Rules 2017.
Delegation of Financial Powers Ru les 1978,( As amended from time to
time)
Contingency Fund of India Rules (Chapter III of Budget Manual)
Budget Manual brought out by Budget Division of Department of Economic
Affairs [https://dea.gov .in/sites/default/files/Budget_ Manual_ l.pdf]
(All suggested reading materials as amended from time to time may be
referred to)
Paper-5 Procurement, Internal Audit & Control
Syllabus Content:-
Manual for Procurement of Goods published by Department of Expenditure
Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services published by
Department of Expenditure (available on the website of Department of
Expenditure)
Procurement of Goods (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017 [available
on the website of Department oflndustrial Policy and Promotion]
E-Procurement & Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
Generic Internal Audit Manual brought out by CGA [available on the
website of CGA under the link “Publications-Other books and manuals”]
Internal Audit Hand Book for Central Civil Ministries/Depmiments brought
out by CGA [available on the website of CGA under the link “Publications -Other
books and manuals”]
Operational Manual for Internal Audit for Central Civil
Ministries/Departments.
$$$$$$$
I used to go the Public Park (Ghorpadi Udyan) for study, as there was no space for study
at home, or Our family of 8 people were living in 10 X10 feet 1 RK. Sometimes,
my friends had the same issue of isolated place for peaceful study, so we used
to go either park, or office after office hours or University campus.
With exams around the corner, nobody can deny the
fact that studying is vitally important. It is a way to a student’s success in
school, college, and university. We often overlook the importance of a dedicated
study space. I came from a large family, kids all about one year
apart, 12 of them. My bro, and three sisters, my parents, my
grandpa. We had a single room of 10 by 10 sq.ft, along with a kitchen in our chawl house. A Dedicated study
space will inevitably let your child study in a peaceful environment, but in my
house, nobody was interested in my higher studies or study preparation of JAO’s
examination. As and when I get the time, I start telling my parents about
my currier plan of competitive examination and their benefits, but they were
least bother about promotion or getting through any competitive examination.
There had been no private coaching classes or training school, to at least impart the basic knowledge to get through JAO part-I examination. Stduy matersials were also available at New Delhi with one of central private agency- Capital Publishers. This agency has a job of compiling all the rules or modified enactment and publish for departmental use of central government. The student preparing for the examination, has to sent Money orders for purchase of study materials and Solutions gudie books or set of question papers for last five years. As I was newly married and after paying for family expenditure, I used to send money order out of my savings, for purchase of study material for JAO part-I examination.
when I was preparing for competitive examination of clerical cade and telephone operators in 1991, I got the chance of appearing directly for JAO part-I examnation. Mr. Deshpande,SDO cadre, came forward voluntarily and offer for coaching classes for the cadre of clerical cade and telephone operators. The coaching classes were conducted in telephone bhaven on Sundy or holiday, when there could have been no business hours. Luckily, he brought study materials for the examination and distributed spending his own money. The competative examination of clearical cadre were arranged within two -three months, in Lok manya nagar's one of Government school. I used to work for the office as Peon in Pay Section, study for the competative examination, TV repairing part time job, help my wife for pick up and drop to the Bank, at M G Road.
Sometimes, I don't get the time for having a lunch
or breakfast to pass on the time and study hard.
During the long phase of preparation spanning 4 years for JAO part-I examination, I made countless sacrifices big and small, just to chase a dream that seemed elusive as ever. There were many phases of doom & euphoria. At one point I felt on cloud nine and invincible, at another dejected and utterly miserable. After a certain point it became a part of me. Sometimes, I become frustrated with tearful eyes, recollect the past miserably.
Achieving a Rank in JAO
part-I, is not an uphill task but it requires a lot of ‘sacrifices’. I
firmly believe that one should not call them 'Sacrifices' but 'investments'. By
relinquishing every that thing without which you can not live, you actually
begin to live. Such competitive examination doesn't demand one to be throughout
topper or born genius but it certainly demands wholehearted commitment and
ruthless determination.
Preparing for a competitive
exam is like preparing to climb a tall mountain. Every single step counts!
Students take a lot of pressure during their preparation as if they succeed,
the direction of their career will change for good. Even if you study hard,
there are still chances of making silly mistakes that can lower your exam
score. This article focuses on highlighting the common mistakes students make
while preparing for competitive exams.
While preparing for
competitive exams, you must realise that your exam scores and performance
depends upon your own hard work. It will be your dedication and zeal towards
preparation that will yield good results. The only person you should rely on is
yourself. Many students depend on external factors for motivation and
inspiration. When they fail to get it from outside sources, they lag. Be your
own inspiration. When you feel demotivated, think of the time in your career
when you performed exceptionally well. Think of the steps that led you to that
victory and repeat those for your present exam. You will realise that you don’t
even need other people to light up that spark inside you. You are enough for yourself!
That does not mean you should not ask for help from your loved ones, but the
first thrust should come from within.
Many students keep making
timetables and thinking about how they will study day and night to crack the
exam. But unfortunately, that moment does not come. They keep contemplating and
procrastinating until the exam is literally knocking on the door. If you want
to perform well in competitive exams, be a doer, not a thinker. Rely on
executing your plans, not just formulating those. There is no better time to
get serious about your preparation than now!
Have you ever heard your
seniors complaining about how hard they studied for the exam you are studying
for but failed to crack it? Well, the complaints are more common than you
realise. This is because competitive exams demand something more from you than
just studying hard. Studying smart is as important as studying hard when it
comes to competitive exams. With an enormous syllabus and limited amount of
time, only the students who know which parts of the syllabus are the most
important and will fetch them the highest marks succeed. If you keep on
studying hard but ignore the highest-yielding parts of the syllabus, there is a
very good chance that you won’t succeed. Another mistake students make is that
they keep on postponing solving previous year’s papers and mock tests until the
last minute. The result is that they cancel practising altogether due to the
shortage of time and face the consequences in the exam hall.
After I got through JAO Part-I examination in May 1993, when I was working in TRA Sub-Ledger section as a Clerk/Office Assistant. I was over-burden of work load and allotted the unbearable portion work, which one could not handle. Sometimes, when work could not be completed during office hours, I used to packed up voucher's bundle in lot in my cotton bag for completing the pending work at home. I used to pack up my cotton bag with Calculator of large side from Office, along with Tags, Paper rolls, Daily lists (Hand-written) etc., I used to work at home from 6pm to 4am for releasing the work and try to finish the work, as I was knowing that If I could not complete, it may overlap and invite unwarranted grievances from my next Boss/ Office Supervisor, who used to monitor and enquire every one about pending work every evening. If it is found pending more than a day then he used to shout at employees or report to the same to Accounts Officer. I had a sleepless night those days, but my friends in the same section or even at home, nobody bothered to reduce my stress.
After a few months, a result of competitive examination of clerical cadre was out I was declared as passed and as per departmental procedure I was suppose to attend five weeks field training in various department. When I rang my wife from office telephone to tell her about the result that I become a clerk, she was very much happy and expressed her gratitude.
Because my new position as a clerk could have probably brought stability, contentment, or the accomplishment of a common objective, my wife is showing thanks. This demonstrates her gratitude for your efforts and the improvements the job makes in your family's lives. She might feel proud of your accomplishment or thankful for the financial stability. After the result was out, formally, on the display board, a field trainig program was also declared for six weeks. Simultanously, JAO part-I examination was also declared and the dates fallen on the training period of clerical examination. I went to the officer in-charge of training center to postpone the programe for a month, so that I could appear JAO part-I exam., the officer rejected my request, turn down my request. and told that you may loose the claim or training will be postponed to next year or two. I accepted the training program and joined the field training, with the mind that I will spent few hours for JAO part-I, during field training.
Unfortunately, the exam schedule of JAO part-I was declared in the meantime, for five days and formally, I received Hall permit for the examination. I was under full stress that If I ignore and fail to appear for JAO part-I examination, then I will loose one more year. The problem was how I could appear for the examination during training period training period or express to extended support, or I would give up on appearing for this examination. I was disappointed to hear his denial. as per my career plan it was atmos necessary for me appear for the features examination so it was pinching to my mind that how I will be lost full if I could not appear for JAO part-I examination sometime I used to listen my wife and sometime my office colleague to tell them my problem and ask for soluton. Of course there were no solution but to convince in-charge of the training center to help me out on this issue but you told if you appeared for the examination JAO part 1 examination, it will be violation of the rules and even if during training period, even if you appear for the examination, the training period will be extended or as may be decided by the higher authority. At last Staff section in-charge Mr.Avchat, gave me a trick and get the Hall permit signed by the SDE Staff along with Ordinary Leave for 5 days. Accordingly, I got relief and I went home for picking up my study materials of JAO PART-I.
when I got my Exxam Hall permit signed by SDE staff along with written paper for 5 days leave could appear for JAO PART-I. examination it was Sunday next day I picked up my study material for study in the nearby garden I had no tiffin box for lunch but I was so busy for the preparation with good satisfaction. on next day i.e. Monday I appeared for the first examination paper. I was confident enough to see the time prepared for this examination for all the consecutive four days last paper of the JAO PART-I. On 5th day of reaching the examination center I heard the news that due to paper leak examination of last paper postponed With heavy disappointment I came back home and told my wife that I could not do but it could be possible next day time. It makes sense to be dissatisfied when an exam is postponed because of a paper leak because it casts doubt on months of study time. Although it can be a major setback, many students who face abnormalities in their exams often go through this. It's beneficial to let yourself feel let down in order to deal with this, then concentrate on making a plan of action for the future and getting help when necessary.
I was on leave for 5 days for the examination it took more than 8 days and I was knowing that in-charge of training centre could fire or got annoyed on my this it was really painful day that how could have. He explained that when a government official is found engaged in irregular act or misconduct of any kind, disciplinary action is started against him to determine whether he is guilty of misconduct or not; and if he is guilty, what punishment should be given to him for his misconduct or irregularity.
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I got selected as Junior Accounts Officer JAO, in May, 1992
After Officer's training in 1995, I was posted in the Computer Cell. It
is told by Seniors that due to I had technical knowledge in Electronics and
machines, there was lot of expectations from me and posted me to take over the
computer job of officers level. There were so many hurdles and challenges in
the Computer Cell. I reported challenges and difficulties, which can not
encourage me to prove my mettle. I was new to the portion of computer cell and
staff attached to the Computer cell, was reporting directly to the Seniors. I
had neither basic computer knowledge nor any coding skills. I faced so many
challenges during my tenure from the year 1995 to 2000.
a) Biggest challenge to work with Computer cell is to accept the reality
of the real world- that knowledge and talent are not everything. Every day you
will find someone at top position who is less talented than you are. Most
freshers have a tough time accepting this fact. But this is how the world
works. Smart work combined with right tactics and persistence will help you in
this world. Working with the people is more important than your core work. Not
every theory that you have read during your education will work in real life
situations. b) in the year 1997, I joined some private institute to acquire at
least basic knowledge of computer handing or coding, so that I could satisfy
the demand from my office seniors, who used to remind me that I was posted to
the computer cell for helping or supporting the office automation. C, C++
programming and Visual Foxpro. It is an object-oriented and procedural
programming language derived from FoxPro. It is integrated with a relational
database system of its own and does not require an additional programming
environment.
Oracle programming, D2K, Report writing,
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Office transfer to Jalna BSNL, tenure for three years
In June, 2007, I was relieved by Pune Telecom, while I was on
leave. It was not expected from the office and Senior officers, to
transfer me abruptly from Pune City to Jalna BSNL. Jalna city was more
than 300 km from Pune and there was no direct Volvo Bus, rather it was forced
me to travel ordinary ST bus or private bus. I felt very sad that despite
doing a good job and good performances in the office, I was not listed into
deserving category like others. The day when I received office order
through call made by the Clerk, I was very frustrated. I met my seniors
and told him that I felt undervalued and not being recognized even if
performed well. I told him that I am being transferred from this office,
without asking me about my choice, as I have seen the discussion of lady
officer with my boss for choice of their station. I was knowing the reason for
my forced transfer and others were favored. My boss may desire
about me to transfer me to a different office because of personality conflicts,
or due to he is not being obeyed, even a wrong illegal order.
Many people are afraid to get a new job because their identity and
self-worth are tied to their current job and we are confident about the position.
Naturally, the idea of moving to a new job can feel like you're transitioning
your identity and that can be as unsettling as looking in the mirror and seeing
someone else's face instead of your own. Those were very frustrating
days, to accept the transfer.
Tension started mounting on my head was, how my children will manage the college studies at 11th and 12th. It was the first time, I felt very depressed that despite rendering a good services and performing the best, I received in return such bad days and depression.
Depression doesn’t go away for everyone. For most people, depression is
temporary and passes naturally or once the person has expressed the feelings
and resolved the thoughts causing the depression. But there is a small
percentage of people who can talk about their issues, express their feelings,
take very good care of themselves emotionally, even take medication and have a
great life, and still be depressed throughout their lives. They may have
periods of feeling good, periods of feeling less bad, and periods of feeling
horrible—for these people, the depression never goes away permanently.
I used to come home during my tenure at Jalna, on every 2nd and 4th
Saturday. While returning home on every 2nd Friday afternoon/evening and on
every 2nd Friday afternoon/evening, I used to be happy and in high spirit, but
while returning on Monday, it is becoming a depressed mode. I used to catch the
Volvo bus at night or 1 am and got down at Auranagabad @ 4 am, when all people
are to be in deep sleep. After arrival at Aurangabad at 4 am, I wait for the
bus from Aurangabad to Jalna for an hour of journey and used to reach Jalna ST
stand at 6 am. I travelled in the same way whole night in bus and reach at
office in the Morning.
People with severe depression are not indulging themselves, lazy, giving
in, manipulating, or exaggerating their pain and dysfunction. Taking this view
is often destructive to them and the situation. While this kind of depression
can be described as an illness, compared to other debilitating, painful,
potentially fatal illnesses, it is pretty unique in the affect it has on
people’s minds, behavior, personality, and thought processes. When the mind is
part of the illness, other people may not recognize the ill one as the person
they love, and that makes it more difficult to be patient, to take care of
themselves, but in my case, it is quite bad circumstances, under which I was
transferred, as a penalty for good works. Jalna city was very small town, with
open drainage line, full of garbage all over, bad roads and old buildings.
Availability of infrastructure is one of the most important determinants of
education, literacy level and educational attainment. The first and foremost
requirement of education is availability of schools as per the norms related to
population. Number of schools in the district are 1746. However, the
distribution of schools across the blocks is not uniform. Though in the
district, government schools are 73 per cent, enrolment in them is just 57 per
cent. That means 27 per cent schools have 43 per cent of the students. In the
Jalna block just one-third students are enrolled in government schools and
two-thirds in private schools. In all, about half of them go to aided private
schools and 18 per cent to unaided schools. Enrolment in unaided private
schools is the highest in Jalna block. In spite of the government schools,
people send their children to private schools. Though these data do not give
the reasons why private schools are preferred, it must be associated with
facilities that government schools cannot provide. Enrolment of girls is less
than that for boys in the district and also in each block of the district. Data
on the differentials in enrolment shows lesser opportunity for girls to get admitted
to the school. However, in absolute numbers, it is also the effect of lesser
number of girls in population because of the ever-decreasing child sex ratio.
Educational status of the vulnerable groups, especially at the secondary level
and above, is poor in terms of gender gap in enrolment and drop-out rates.
There are regional and social disparities in enrolment with reference to
gender.
Only 31 per cent of the villages in Jalna had some kind of health
facility such as hospital, dispensary, health centre or Registered Medical
Practitioner (RMP). Around 5.5 lakhs, i.e., 42.5 per cent population had an
easy access to health facilities. Only 25 per cent households in Jalna get
treated tap water, whereas it is 56 per cent for Maharashtra.
On every 1st and 3rd Sunday every month, I used to ramble whole city,
but it is distressing to see the city backwardness.
Despite I asked for TR section, nobody did care of my choice and
allotted Cash section, which was burdensome of all works other than TRA. More
colors added to my depression. Helplessness can develop after facing repeated
stressful events. These situations are out of your control and may be
traumatic. A person who has endured years of abuse, poor support from friend
circle or from dearest one, may feel unlucky every time.
Low morale in the workplace isn’t necessarily a byproduct of a
lackluster or toxic office environment. Unexpected, dramatic change is often a
factor when there's a downturn in employee morale. Many companies had to turn
their workforces into all-remote teams with little notice — and without a clear
timeline for when previous business practices might resume. If workers are
habitual of poor performance or having no interest in doing a good work, then
it is said to be workers with low morale.
Sometimes, it is hard for employees to conceal a foul mood after they
have had a bad day at work. And even normal levels of work-related stress can
give rise to frustration and discouragement. These are typical reactions to
temporary problems. But a persistent, negative attitude — especially from
someone who has otherwise been a positive force in your workplace — is a big
red flag signaling severely deflated morale. A lack of willingness to cooperate
with teammates or commit to new assignments is another clear warning sign of
trouble. A lack of willingness of working in the interest of service, may
create a negative attitude, while it is bad if Unions supported and stand in
favour of employee. A Missed deadlines, a high number of mistakes, or a decline
in service levels can all be side effects of low morale in the workplace. Early
signals that work performance and quality may be at risk include employees’
waning enthusiasm for or interest in their assignments. But in spite of setting
the targets, there is no delivery of work, entail, enthusiasm is missing.
Boredom is often a factor in a lack of initiative that can lead to poor
work outcomes and dent morale. Your employees may be eager for new challenges.
Or, on the other side of the coin, they may be feeling overwhelmed. If they’re
feeling distracted and unmotivated, they might be struggling to meet their
usual work standards.
The Cash section was new for me, rather I had theoretical knowledge of
performing duties.
While working on the post of officer in charge of Cash Section:
1. I have to work more than 12 hours a day, due to burdensome work.
2. Sometimes, I used to skip lunch time.
Skipping breakfast or lunch or dinner and remaining under-fed is not
good sign.
3. Office meat or colegues
4. Union used to interfere in many ways or pressurises me to not to
force those who
where not interested in working fast and sincerely.
5. Many part of work was manually managed or no office automation was
tried for.
6. Subordinates started running out of section through transfer for one
or other section or interested in having transfer from one city to another.
7. Disrespectful employees, rude subordinates were the primary reasons,
that added fuel to my confidence to work at far away place. Disrespect at work
comes in many shapes and sizes. It can be obvious and blatant, such as
backbiting or discrimination, or it can be more subtle, taking the form of
passive aggressive behavior, or complaining to the employee's Union.
8. Disregard to your allotment of works or office orders:
A Government servant who habitually fails to perform the task assigned
to him within the time set for the purpose and with the quality of performance
expected of him shall be deemed to be lacking in devotion to duty. In every and
each Weekly meeting, Head / Top managements reminds to all officers that due
courtesy and regard to the representatives of the people are desirable in the
larger interests of the country. But who will care for the employees
disregarding to the work allotted. Ignoring the office orders may amount to the
minor penalty under CCS conduct rule. But top level officers were very rarely
showing interest in framing the charge sheet for the violation. They will also
mount union's pressure if orders are issued to work in efficient manner.
Being late:
As per BSNL HR policy and Conduct rule, any employee coming late (after
grace period of 15 minutes) for more than 3 times in a month will be marked
half day for the said day. If Employees are coming late to the office, marked
at attendance, then they will approach to the Associations saying that they are
being harassed. It has been observed that a number of Government employees play
cards on lawns outside the office buildings, but nothing has been controlled.
No care for your target set.
No respect for mental/emotional privacy.
Breaking promises of office target set.
Devaluing your ideas and opinions
emotionally black mailing.
Insubordination in presence of other
Pretending to be illiterate.
Pretending to be more oppressed.
Pressure was mounted to carry out the work as per choices or in order of
orders received from CHQ. There were so many experiences felt about :
1. Bank Reconciliation (BRS) and visit of Branch offices of bank: When
we took up the issue of unpaired items, that reflecting into BRS. It is told by
the BM that it is due to staff shortages or poor attention of their staff. We
issued a letter to the bank that a penalty would be levied if unpaired items
are not settled. On taking up the issue with the head office of the bank, the
issues of discrepancies started reducing and reflected a true picture.
Once, it is ordered by the Circle office for IFA meeting at Mumbai and I
received the schedule. IFA in our SSA was on leave and as a senior most, I was
asked by the HO to attend IFA meeting. When I enquired about the agenda, it is
told to refer to the last month's order. However, I had no data for preparation
and to attend the meeting so that I could reply if query is reaised on any
issue. I went to the meeting preparing some items, without going through the
agenda. On raising the issue, it is told by the Circle IFA to not to come empty
handed and avoid attending the meeting without preparation. I told to the
Circle IFA about temporary looking after period, as regular IFA was on leave,
but she could not got convinced. It was painful to travel over night from Jalna
to Mumbai, and attend the meeting. Travelling overnight means, energy could
have exhausted and tired. Similarly, there was no staff quarters were arranged
by the office, to have bath and refresh for the day. Overnight travel period
means a trip requiring absence for a minimum period which lasts substantially
longer than an ordinary day's work and during which the official duties require
them to get necessary sleep or rest to meet the demands of their work and
re-start the day with the same energy. But office had no such arrangement or
care for those travelling from far away places.
When I told HQ IFA that I came for the meeting as looking after IFA and
for temporary period, and further I told them that I am new for the office
recently joined from Pune City, then HQ IFA got annoyed and replied to be avoid
attending this IFA meeting without preparation and valid data.
HQ IFA instructed to come with the data and valid answers to the queries
while coming for 2nd IFA meeting, in the next month. I saw many IFA from other
Cities, were having a smiling face and some laughing at me. It was quite
insulting and arose my ego
It’s just a bunch of people being cruel to you for some reason or
another. They probably will not tell you even if you ask because it’s more
pleasing to them to laugh, knowing full well that you are not aware of the
situation.
I advice myself to simply just stay calm about it and stay focused on
doing your job to the best of your ability. It is very difficult to do and a
bit heartbreaking at times but just do the job. I advice myself to be very
cautious especially with who you speak to as well and my personal rule is to
never bring up this subject to any of your coworkers, especially your seniors.
It’s because they’re maybe jealous and unhappy in their own lives. That
term, ‘Misery loves company,’ it’s true cause the bullies love to target the
really nice ones. I’ve been a victim of this many times. I just learn to keep
my focus on the job, ignore and act like they don’t exist. Keep being kind and
professional, just focus on why you’re there, you’re there to work. Set a good
example, stay focus. If they cross the line, talk to a manager about it. I also
pray a lot in my mind while working, sing a uplifting song in your head as
well.
June, 2007 : I was very
disheartened by the transfer order from the city issued by the HQ, without
getting my opinion and comment, that too at the time of my twins were at their
peak stage. Until the order issued, I kept my sincere performance in the office
and carried out the work efficiently. When I was in Civil Unit, I developed the
software for automation of Capital and Operational expenditure. The software
, so that expenditure could be controlled as discussed with my Seniors.
School days:
In April, 1972, I joined Camp Primary School in
Pune city at 8th Standard, by leaving PMC School, due to poor study performances.
It has been complained from School that attendance in school is very low and
study performance is also not up to the mark. No specific reason was given on
Transfer Certificate and the principal refuses to meet us to discuss the issue. Poor quality education is leading to poor
learning outcomes in India, ultimately pushing children out of the education
system and leaving them vulnerable to child labour, abuse and violence. Many
classrooms continue to be characterized by teacher-centered rote learning,
corporal punishment and discrimination.
In my case, the reason for poor study was multiple- Nobody in the family
to properly guide, Text book and study materials were rarely purchased, even I
used to beg for note book and pen, I was made to work in household
business.
EBC (Economically backward class) was not allowed by the School management, as my Dad was working with State Government, which can reimburse the education expenses of the children. On enquiry in the ST organization about reimbursement of children education expenses, it is said employees with two child, is the criteria for claiming such reimbursement. My grand-pa, tried to pursue with School management about school fees, but in vain. It is not understood that on what basis, my parent was made to pay the fees by the school. It may be some other reasons. But I used to face monthly for payment of school education. In the era in which we are living, modern technology has become an important part of our life, for which education is important to learn or use. Education is a very important tool for the bright future of all of us. We can achieve anything good in our life by using this means of education. We have always been hearing that every child in the world has a right to education. It is very important for every child to be educated for the development of the country.
Everyone is aware that the number of poor people in India is much more than the middle class and rich people. Due to this poverty, there are lakhs of children who do not get even primary education and their childhood is snatched from them by pushing them into the quagmire of child labour. Due to poverty, not only a family but that country also has to pay a heavy price for it. Due to the increase in the number of illiterate people, it has a deep impact on the progress of the country. Poverty is such a problem that works to affect our whole life. Poverty is a social problem which disturbs human beings in every way. Due to this all things like good life, physical health, education level etc. If a person gets spoiled. In today’s time, poverty is considered one of the biggest problems of the world. People living in poverty neither get good education nor do they get good health. It has become very common to see poverty in India as most of the people cannot even meet their basic needs of life.
In June, 1976, I was preparing for SSC examination (10th) in Camp Primary School.
Office life and experiences in working at other City (2000 to 2010)
In May 2003, I was knowing that I was forcefully transferred by my Seniors, mainly because I declined to accept extra office load of Elec. Division. Even if it was beneficial, I used to avoid complications in my career life. Due to unexpected transfer to the office, 400 km away, it was quite disappointment.
When we expect things from others, we fail to be open to who they really are. And in our drive to get what we want, we fail to see what they really have to offer. It is not that they are not giving us anything, but we are asking them to give us what we cannot give them. Disappointment occurs when thoughts and expectations are out of step with reality. Your expectations and hopes for others may be too high for the current situation. Even if you think your expectations are reasonable and realistic, they may not be realistic at all.
By imagining what could go wrong, catastrophizing comes from the belief that we are better able to protect ourselves from harm, both physical and psychological. However, this tendency is only useful if you are able to accurately predict what will happen in a particular situation and how you will feel about it.
It was first time that I left Pune city for work to other small city with radius of 2 km. On 1st day I adjusted and compromised my mind and emotions, but on 2nd day, I felt resentment in my mind. I felt that it was a great reward for doing and performing the work honestly. Sometimes, I thought that if I could have sit idle without putting in a toilsome work or avoid hard work or become selfish, it could have been acceptable that I was transferred in view of doing nothing.
Transferring an under-performing employee creates the
possibility that, after the person is disciplined or discharged [from that
second job], he or she challenges the decision by arguing that their past poor
performance could not have been that bad.
When I met my Senior Manager and address my feelings, he told in
presence to the young lady to be retained and told me to prepare to leave for
joining new station. I felt dejected and
hurt.
Transfers
in BSNL is not only because of management policy, but also because of low level of human resource management policy
and the only reason people leave this
organisation is because they don't care about their employees. You be a top performer or an average
performer the only difference would be 3–5 % in your annual hike for all. The pay check you get is way below the
industry standard but the work they make you do it as per the industry
standard. It without doubt is a very big organization but that has its own
downside and that is you are just a part of the crowd. Your work is never
recognized it is recognized only you make bosses happy as per their likes and
dislikes or daily salute.
BSNL talks about a lot of moral values but that only exists in the books, no project manager or Superiors really care about that. Ideally the company should only worry about you getting your work done. Even the work outsourced to the Support company, are being got done from our own employees or officers to make the top level management happy. Even top performers are being ignored while distribution of performance award or they are being openly explained as to why their names have not been ignored.
Opportunities to transfer into new
roles can be important retention tools.
Employees should not be barred from pursuing other opportunities. The relationships can spark or hinder
employees' interest in moving into another role in a different department or
division.
At old office, I counted the work that I performed without any financial benefits was computerization of office work and automation. I learnt and developed or modified the program already developed and tested so that it could become compatible for Civil Divn. The main purpose of developing and the computerization was
a) To control increasing capital and operational expenses, reduce manpower on work,
b) To keep control on Deposit accounting.
c) Review budget and Work-in progress expenses.
d) To keep control on Report and Statements required for Audit.
e) To comply with the provisions of rulings under Tax Audit.
d) To reconcile the Assets transferred thro' Work in progress, as per St.Audit.
e) To keep control on budgeted sanctioned as compare to actual over 101%
f) To get the requirement from the user unit
g) To control over expenditure on Capital items.
h) To control over working expenditure.
i) To minimize day to day expenses.
While working in Civil Divn., I came across many experiences that -
There was no value for good performer or controlling the expenses. All the way it was for something to carry at home. Nobody has time to discuss or talk about current issues. There is nothing worse than feeling unseen and unheard in the workplace. Who should you talk to about feeling underappreciated? Establishing yourself as a valuable employee can be helpful when starting a new job or positioning yourself for career advancement. Whether you're sharing a positive attitude or offering to train colleagues, knowing how to show your dedication to the company is important when trying to prove your usefulness as a team member. If you are valuable for the working project, then your senior will rarely think of appreciations. Valuable employees are dedicated individuals who use their skills and attitude to improve their performance and positively influence their work environment. It can also be important for valuable employees to meet important deadlines, attend company events and continue to improve their occupational skills and knowledge of their company. Experienced and motivated individuals are beneficial to companies and businesses because they can deliver quality work while becoming a powerful role model to their colleagues. Having a positive attitude throughout the workday can not only improve your own approach to tasks and assignments, but it can also have a powerful effect on the mood of your co-workers. Approaching all of your responsibilities constructively or enhancing your work atmosphere through positive actions, such as smiling and friendly greetings, can help managers and colleagues see you as a valuable employee and a powerful asset to the team.
Having
a positive attitude throughout the workday can not only improve your own
approach to tasks and assignments, but it can also have a powerful effect on
the mood of your co-workers. Approaching all of your responsibilities
constructively or enhancing your work atmosphere through positive actions, such
as smiling and friendly greetings, can help managers and colleagues see you as
a valuable employee and a powerful asset to the team.
When I heard the reason for my transfer from TRA C, which was very near to my house, just within a kilometer to the unit, which was not suitable for the people like me who never seen indecent atmosphere. The corruption is spread all over. Manipulated transaction just to fit to the rulings.
When it comes to the
business industries, there is a lot of dealing and trading of goods and
services that takes place. Tendering the
process is to safeguard the activities as directed by CVC. These deals require
the companies to make a formal offer for the exchange of goods and services
with other organizations. This offer or bid is put forward in the form of a
tender. To understand the importance of a tender in the business industry, let
us go through the term in a little more detail and see how it actually works. Basically, a tender is an offer or invitation
to bid for a project or to accept a formal offer such as a takeover bid. This
term usually refers to the process through which the government and financial
institutions put forward invitation bids for large projects. These bids are to
be submitted within a given deadline. Another application of the term tender or
tendering is when shareholders submit their shares or securities in response to
a takeover offer.
The
schedule contract is a contract under which the contractor is engaged to carry out a work or effect supply as
specified within a given period, at fixed unit rates or prices for each of the
various items comprising such work or supply, the sum be is to receive
depending on the actual quantities and kinds of work done or materials supplied
in completing the work or supply to specification and time. It is not repugnant
to the above definition to show in such contracts the approximate amount of the
contract, based on approximate quantities and the fixed unit rates. It is the primary duty of the Executive to
obtain the best value possible for the money spent and the tender system should
be given a very careful and serious consideration in all cases as one of the
most effective methods of securing competitive rates. The exception made to the
general rule, that the tenders should be called for, in all cases are based
only on practical consideration in order to avoid delay and unnecessary work in
the cases of works of comparatively small value.
I remember the day when I was sitting for tender opening along with all other officer and I found one of the tender is not eligible to qualify the participation in all other further process, I decided to reject the same. I got the call from top most executive to impress upon and ordered me to ignore the mistake and get it corrected. I turned down the order and turned nelson eye. That top most executive addressed a letter to the CHQ, to remove me from this Division, under the pretext that I had no knowledge of functionality to adjust with them. I felt very bad that even after showing honesty, people are not happy with me.
While accepting quotations as now
empowered, the following guidelines may be strictly followed:-
Quotations
should not be for items which can be executed through the existing contracts
including zonal contracts.
Quotations
should not be for fancy (expensive but of low utility) items.
Quotations
should only be for works, which are urgent in nature.
Quotations
should normally be invited from at least 3 contractors working in that area. At
least two of them should be from the approved list of the Division.
Accepting
authority must take precautions to see that the quotations are from genuine
firms (and not from fictitious firms) and a register showing full
particulars of works authorized will be maintained by each officer and this
should be open to verification by Accounts while passing the bills.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
After the tenders are
opened, the tender documents should be in the custody of a Gazetted Officer
till the tender is finalised. A comparative Statement of rates, amounts,
quantities and other important tender conditions should be prepared by a responsible
staff in presence of the executive Officer who opens the tenders for which necessary
office order fixing responsibility of the staff concerned should be issued prior
to giving the work to him.
Each and every page of the
comparative statement must be signed by the staff preparing it and checked and
signed by the section in charge. The Executive Officer and the Accounts Officer
associated with Opening of tender should carry out 100% check of the
comparative statement and sign each and every page thereof and not the last
page only.
The comparative statement should also show the following information: -–
(a) Position regarding
submission of current and valid ITCC.
(b) Position regarding
deposit of earnest money.
(c) Late & delayed
tenders should be entered prominently in red ink.
It must be ensured that all tenders received are tabulated in the comparative statement and put up to the Tender Committee for their consideration without any creening by any other official.
The Briefing note shall
contain the following information in detail:-
(i) The name of tenders,
their tendered rates and value of work.
(ii) Particulars of
earnest money deposits.
(iii) Position of plans
and sanctioned estimate.
(iv) Whether N. S. Rates
included in the Tender Schedule.
(v) Latest accepted rates
for similar nature of work in the same or contiguous area, prevailing zonal
rates and market rates in the area
(vi) In case of tenders
for residential building, the comparison of rates with ceiling cost.
(vii) Comments on
tenderers special conditions/variations from standard specification
and special conditions to
the tenders particularly in regard to their financial implications on the rates
and value of the work.
(viii) Comments, if any,
on working conditions prevailing in the area.
(ix) Any special
circumstances, which may affect the rates in the area.
(x) Comparison of rates offered with the estimated cost of the work/with last accepted rates.
(xi) Comments on financial
standing, technical competence and capacity of tenderers.
The briefing notes shall
be prepared under the direction of the concerned Executive Officer. He will
ensure that all aspects enumerated above are included in the briefing note and
sign each page of the briefing notes.
The financial evaluation
will be done by the Estimator assigned for the job and shall be checked by Head
of Chief Estimator. They will be responsible to the correctness of the
comparative statement and the briefing note and sign each page of the same.
The section in charge
dealing with the tenders shall ensure that all special conditions have been
accounted for and that comparison has been made with prevailing rates of the
area and sign on each page of the briefing note.
AZO (A) of finance branch
will be responsible for the verification of the financial data etc. in the
briefing notes and put up the same to the Accounts Officer in finance wing
along with the relevant records for his vetting and signature on each page.
Only the signed and vetted
copies of briefing note shall be circulated amongst the members in
advance preferably along with Tender Committee Meeting notice.
CONSTITUTION OF TENDER COMMITTEE
• Tender Committee should
be generally constituted by the authority competent to accept the tenders when
the tender value involves more than Rs. 25,000/-. When the G. M. is authority
competent to accept the tender, the HOD concerned should arrange/constitute the
Tender Committee.
• The Tender Committee
should consist of a minimum 3 members of whom one should be from the Accounts
department and one from the concerned executive department. The third member
should be from another department, which also deals with such contract matters.
• On basis of value of
tender following authorities are decided Tender inviting authority, Tender
Opening Committee, Members of Tender Committee, Tender accepting authority,
Contract Signing authority
• The tender Committee
should be so constituted that an officer recommending acceptance of a tender in
his capacity as a member of Tender Committee shall not be also the accepting
authority of the same tender.
• In such cases, the
officer concerned should put up the T. C's proceedings to the next higher
authority for acceptance, not with understanding the fact that the Tender
Committee's recommendations are within his own powers of acceptance.
• It is general practice
that the constitution of Tender Committee should be determined by the value of
lowest tender. However, if the tender Committee, so
constituted recommends to
by passing the lowest tender for certain reasons, and the next offer is beyond
its competence than a higher-level committee should be constituted to deal with
the case further.
• The proceedings of the
Tender Committee will be put up by convenor member of tender Committee direct
to the accepting authority.
Upon the award of a
government tender, there is typically very limited scope for vendors to
negotiate contractual terms. In fact, under the general procurement rules and
vigilance guidelines, post-tender negotiations are specifically discouraged,
and even negotiations with the lowest cost bidder (L1) can only be undertaken
for reasons to be recorded in writing. That
said, vendors may still have a small window to protest/clarify/negotiate tender
terms:
The procedure to request
changes (protest) to tender terms is, in the first instance, available as part
of the pre-bid clarifications procedure under the tender. While technically,
the pre-bid clarification process is intended to be a clarificatory exercise
and not a negotiation, it is not uncommon for bidders to use this procedure
(due to lack of any other suitable platform) to obtain as many deviations as
possible.
Next, the tender response
submitted can contain qualifications or deviations from the tender terms. These
may be set out under a specific deviations list (if a format for such a list is
provided as part of the tender documentation) or as a separate cover letter, and
the bid can be made subject to the requested deviations.
Finally, there may be
another opportunity available to seek deviations, post the award of the tender.
Certain tender processes will allow for a contract negotiation phase via a
Contract Negotiation Committee. The CNC is an empowered committee which may be
far more amenable to discussing deviations on the basis of commercial and legal
considerations.
However, note that the
general approach is for the tendering authority to reject deviation requests
(often due to lack of discretion and fear of scrutiny for malpractices). As
such, the ability, procedure and risk attaching to any such
clarifications/deviations must be assessed on a case-by-case basis, based inter
alia on the tender terms, the clause under protest, the potential flexibility
of the tendering authority, the sensitivity of the sector and the subject
matter under procurement.
ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS
• An unqualified
acceptance of a tender constitutes a binding contract until a formal agreement
is constituted and in order to ensure this fact, the acceptance letter should
be suitably worded. However, if the acceptance of the tender by the Railway is a
conditional acceptance, it requires the consent of the tenderer before binding contract
takes place .
• In case the terms &
conditions incorporated in the letter of acceptance/purchase orders are
different from those originally offered and modified by the tenderer
subsequently during the course of negotiations, discussions or otherwise, the
contractor should be asked to return one copy of the letter of acceptance/purchase
order duly signed by the same person who signed the original offer against the
tender in token of his acceptance of contract to revised conditions .
• The letter of acceptance
and the agreement should be signed for and on behalf of President of India by
the competent authority of the Railway, as delegated in this respect.
• The recommendations of
Tender Committee should be put up to the original accepting authority even
though the value of the tender after negotiations comes in the competence of
the lower accepting authority .
• The acceptance or
rejections of tenders is left entirely to the descertion of the authority
empowered to do so. The reasons for departing from the recommendations of the
Tender Committee should be recorded by the accepting authority. If the Finance
member finds some financial impropriety in the ward of contract, he can report
the matter to FA&CAO. Though the final decision would rest with the
accepting authority, he may obtain the opinion of Associate Finance at the
appropriate level if necessary before making final decision.
• Where for any reasons
the accepting authority does not consider justifiable to accept the recommendations
of the Tender Committee he may, if so desires, refer the matter to the Tender
Committee for re-consideration setting out reasons for not accepting the
recommendation of the Committee.
• As the tender accepting
authority has to take final decision on the Tender Committee's recommendations
after considering the viewpoints of all members of the committee including the
Finance Member, the accepting authority should invariably record his reasons in
writing for not accepting the recommendations of any member If the Finance as an internal check authority
feels that some gross financial impropriety is involved in the award of the
work, he can report the matter to CAO and seek higher Financial advice before
giving his orders. This shall be obtained as per following procedure :-
(a) In case of tenders in
which DRM or Head of Department is the accepting authority; the request for
financial advice should be routed to CAO with the personal approval of G.M.
(b) In case where the
accepting authority is less than RM or Head of Department, the higher financial advice should
be sought for from the CAO(EB) with the approval of DRM/HOD as the case may be.
(c) The seeking of higher
financial advice should be restricted to in exceptional cases involving a major
policy deviation or monetary implication.
(d) While making the
reference for a higher financial advice, the points, on which this advice is
required, should be specifically indicated and reference should not be made in
a general way.
(e) The higher financial
advice in reply to the specific points should also be given for each question
raised and should be made general.
I left my first job
because of a better offer and I was asked to not leave, they extended my notice
period, tried to give me the best possible time during my resignation. They
really asked me to not go even on the last day! That job, was very close to my
heart. I met the love of my life there! But I decided to move on to a new
assignment. I felt so sad, so low and anxious. But I knew it was for the good
and that I will learn something from this.
While recently resigning from my Second Job, I didn’t quite feel
anything. I was numb. Mostly because I got an offer I can’t ever refuse, and
secondly because of team issues I faced.
My point is- cherish this feeling. It is completely normal to feel sad,
depressed, anxious or the exact opposites! Just make sure to tell yourself that
this shift is important and that you are doing this for your growth. Be excited
for all the possibilities future holds for ….
A manager will note down
your failures and beat you to pulp over them during appraisals to justify low
salary increment, if at all you get one. After all, they are paid to run the
show within the given budget. A leader
will focus on how the mistakes could have been avoided and take corrective
measures to avoid repetition going forward. They make you feel better by citing
instances of their own mistakes and how they overcame. Unfortunately, our greedy ecosystem produces
managers and not leaders. Managers
should never be a bully - no ‘good’ manager would try to make people feel bad.
That’s a destructive path to start on and leads to poor morale and potentially
feelings of being bullied at work and can cause ill health. A good manager
would instil a senses of pride in their workers and when something went wrong
(everyone makes mistakes) work with them to help them to understand why
something went wrong and learn from the experience so it reduces the chances of
it happening again.
A good manager should try
to make their employees realize that they have made an error and help them to
rectify it. They need to trust them to admit mistakes, encourage them to find
solutions to solve problems and give them corresponding support from every aspect.
In one word, a good manager should help an employee to grow, not further
destroying them.
Reprimand them, belittle
their achievements and contributions, or dig up their past to make them feel
guilty and bad is not what a great leader should do.
A good manager should
realize that no one is perfect. Everyone needs to pass a kind of learning
curve, be it steep or flat, to learn, understand and master a thing. It is a
process of applying what we learnt from school into the practical activities in
real world. It is a procedure of discovering the discrepancies between the
subjective thoughts and objective realities and adjust our thoughts and deepen
our thinking ability. It is an undertaking of making an error, getting
feedback, and taking lessons to avoid making the same error next time. We make
progress from it and go upward in a spiral approach and form.
Through this process, we
grow up, become mature and develop to be more intelligent. Just like an
one-year old baby who learns how to walk by themselves. They would never know
how to do it until they fall down for numerous times and took lessons from it.
Each day, they make progress from half-crawling to half-standing, from
half-standing to half-walking until they can walk very well fully by
themselves. The only difference is that our learning and making errors is a
lifelong process. A good manager needs
to help their employees to address the issue(s), find the ins and outs of the
situation, look for the root cause of the problem, sources of the errors and put
forward suggestions to solve them. The employees should be encouraged to think
critically and independently, to be objective in looking at things
multifacetedly in a comprehensive way and use strategic thinking to deal with
them. Making people feeling bad would greatly damage their self-esteem and
confidence. Humiliating an employee in front of other co-workers, rebuking them
in a harsh way, screaming or yelling to them, ignoring their explanations,
being suspicious of the employee's behaviors without any valid evidences,
acting in an arbitrary fashion, playing tricks on their feelings, wronging
their behaviours, making them feel guilty or being negligible in their duties
as a supervisor would all damage a manager's image in an employee's heart. It will result in the employee's
disobedience, resentment, procrastination, low efficiency and productivity of
their work. This management would not bring any benefits to the company, but a
working environment beset with numerous contradictions and hostilities. Managers
and employees lose trust with each other and the turniner rate tends to be
high.
My experience is that
managers don’t need to make people feel bad about an error; they do that all on
their own. The key to effective leadership is not to blame people for their
mistakes, but instead to redirect all the energy used to find a scapegoat into
attacking the process or policy that led to the mistake. In Lean philosophy (see lean manufacturing)
and in the Quality body of knowledge (The Global Voice of Quality), the key to
dealing with errors is to perform a good root cause analysis (as a team) and
correct errors in process and inputs that led to the error. There is nothing to be gained in
scapegoating a person. Again, my experience is that all this does is lead to a
downward spiral in morale. In business
nothing happens with luck or without reason. A good or bad manager may have a
different meaning depending on the side one interpret the problem.
There are organizations
where employees have no value, see workers as a barrier to further profit
growth. They treat employees as an object not as humans. If a manager wants to
fire an employee because he wants to replace him with a less expensive one, he
can blame an employee for the so-called mistakes he made in trying to force him
to quit his job at no remuneration cost.
In another case, this is
not because the manager is good or bad but because the manager is ill, by
enjoying others suffering. Making an employee feel bad for no reason just
because you like, we are certainly not talking about a good or bad manager but
a very ill manager.
The good manager tactfully
communicates the severity of the error to the relevant people, privately, with
the expectation that the error will not be made again. The manager response
must be proportional to the error made and the impact on the business and other
employees. It is the managers job to assess how the error occurred and why. If
established protocol or process is not followed and the employee knew better,
then a good chewing out with the intent of making the employee feel bad is
pretty common. It may not be the best way, and it certainly isn’t the only way
to handle a mistake, but it is a quite common way. It is also a common mistake
to reprimand an employee for their mistake in front of their co-workers. There
is no call for this behavior and there are much better ways to communicate
mistakes without making it look like a personal attack. But, should a good manager seek to ensure an
employee feels bad about making a impactful mistake? Absolutely! If the employee
doesn’t care enough to feel bad about their mistakes on their own, then the
manager should seek to help them understand or they should probably consider
dismissing them. Of course this all assumes the employee has been thoroughly
trained and is aware of process, protocols, and procedures to perform their
duties error-free. If they are unprepared then the error should be owned by the
manager and the company.
Why our superior or in-charge does not
appreciate or hate our work.
Either you are not
really good enough for the job, or your boss just does not know how to manage
you. You could be not good enough. It
happened to me in my department apprenticeship in retail : I was great with the
customer service part, and I pretty much sucked at everything else (preparing
the shop). It took me a while to admit I was failing to be good at that though.
Among my other experiences I was also a very clumsy waitress and a truly
incapable barista. Fortunately I was never fired and I learnt a lot from these
experiences.
Ask for a time to be
scheduled for the two of you to talk for 15 mins (most people will agree to set
aside that amount of time without difficulty; if he/she can't or won't, it's a
bad sign.) to request his/her help on work matters. Once you sit down together,
please don't ask a close-ended question like “Are you unhappy with my
performance?” Or even “Are you happy with my performance?” Instead, consider
“What are some things that I could be doing to better help you?” In this
scenario, you're seeking input while showing that you're bringing something to
the table. It creates a much more productive conversation and it doesn't come
off as you being insecure, you're coming off as confident and
solution-oriented.
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