How can there be dignity in working?
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The day before yesterday, the shaft of a multi-stage pump broke, and the process team immediately started using the backup pump; I took three colleagues with me to fix it. The deadline is extremely tight, but we only have four people. Anyone with experience in mechanical maintenance knows that disassembling a multi-stage pump isn’t a simple task, let alone carrying out major repairs due to a broken shaft. We worked non-stop for two days and nights, without getting any sleep, and finally managed to reassemble it and conduct a test run successfully at a little after 11 a.m. today. After finishing packing, it was already past 12 o’clock. I felt dizzy and didn’t feel like eating the food provided by the company, so I sent the other three guys to a small restaurant across from the company to eat there, and asked them to bring back my packed meals as well ； I stayed in the duty room to keep watch. I took a sip of water; maybe it was because the task was completed and I relaxed all at once. Also, everyone went to eat, so it was extremely quiet around me, and I just fell asleep on the tool cabinet. When I woke up, I saw the boss scolding me with a dark expression, saying that I had slept at work ； I explained that I hadn’t had any rest for several days, but he became even angrier; you spend two days working on a small pump – what do you need it for? Even pigs are faster than you! .......I don’t know what I said at that time; all I know is that tears were welling up in my eyes. Why do I have to suffer like this just by going to work? Is there really no dignity in working? There are only the four of us in the whole plant who handle repairs – people come to us when the equipment breaks down, when the sewers are clogged, and even when something gets dirty; what more do you expect us to do? If I were still alone as before, I really would slap them and walk away..............
I feel sympathy for the original poster; I understand that it’s really difficult to go out and work
Sympathy, working really isn’t easy!
The leader is really not considerate of their subordinates! ! ! !
It’s better to change jobs; working for such a boss is disheartening
Reply to 1# lionking: Hehe, bro, don’t just focus on working hard – you also need to keep an eye on where you’re going. For such a large project, if you’re going to carry out maintenance work, you should at least inform the top leaders so that they know what you’re doing. You need to present the situation in terms of its severity. After finishing the work, shouldn’t you also call the boss to tell him how you carried out the task, that it’s now complete and ready to be used? Also mention that the guys haven’t rested for two days and two nights, so arrange for them to take a break this afternoon. The boss will agree. The boss gets angry at you because you were sleeping, or because you work too slowly, or for other reasons; but ultimately, it’s because he doesn’t understand how hard you’re working, because you haven’t made him aware of how difficult it is for you. Hehe, try to be more optimistic – it’s more likely that he got angry for some other reason unrelated to you, and he’s just taking his anger out on you. Remember, the boss is always right.
The leadership is not good; I’d better change jobs
I feel sorry for you, OP. I work in grassroots management, and there are no exceptions to the rules. Whether it’s a private company or a state-owned enterprise, it’s absolutely not acceptable to sleep during working hours; no reason can serve as an excuse for that. The boss went too far as well, but from the management’s perspective, it makes sense – without rules, there can be no order. Everyone has reasons for breaking the rules; then how can the company be managed and operate properly? You can talk to your boss; they might agree if you go back to rest, but sleeping at the company is considered inappropriate. What was said on the sixth floor is right – one can’t just focus on working; it’s also necessary to look ahead. It’s necessary to communicate well with those in charge, but one must not openly undermine the system. I’ve also carried out long-term maintenance tasks that lasted two or three days; once the work was done, and when there were no tasks at hand and the maintenance workers were available on call, we would let them go back to rest. It doesn’t interfere with work, allows them to get some rest, and they won’t be caught breaking the rules. If you’re caught sleeping at the company, you’ll definitely have to pay a fine
Sympathy. . . . . . . . . .
If that’s the case, in the future when something like this happens, report it to your supervisor first, so that they can see just how tired you are.
As 6L said, you must let your supervisor know that you are working, and that it’s hard work and a complicated task.