From where you belong - Part 2
In my earlier post of 'From Where you belong Part -1', I have shared experience of place from where my mother belongs to. In this post I am going to write about the second experience which is related to my father. A little Introduction of my parents for whom who had not read my earlier post mentioned above. My father works in hardcore mechanical field and my mother is house-maker.
I had changed my job in April, 2015 for some reasons. I had various options available when I thought of change. One of them was where I am currently working. It is hardcore mechanical manufacturing company outside my city. For my profession I get many options in my city, I don't need to go so far from city but this was something different. Yes, this was something different which attracted me to work here. I still remember that I had to took my cousin along with me to go for interview at this place as it was so far from my place and the surrounding which I heard of the area was not good. I cracked the interview and dilemma started for choosing this place. But once something is decided than it had to had happened, and it was 'YES' to work there.
My office cab drops us everyday at gate and then there is half kilometre walk inside to reach to actual constructed buildings where offices are located. This half kilometre covers the giant plants of manufacturing where around 70-80 people were working. As it was hardcore mechanical production plant so there was no side walls and roof was made up from metal. We were around 50 members sitting on the floors. There was hardly one month passed when I joined this company and I was hardly knowing few people other than my department. One day, there was an ice-cream party for us in honour of our founder's birthday. Everybody likes some or other place of office to sit alone or to think on some new ideas ( ;) ;) ). I took my ice-cream and drove myself to that corner of conference room from where I can see the whole office (not the office staff but all plants and gate).
I could hardly believe on my eyes for what I saw, It was raining badly outside though all the workers at the plant were working hard to finish the job without thinking of rain. I was thinking that they will take break now to enjoy ice-cream party but with surprise there was no party, in-fact no ice-cream were given to them. I felt very bad at that moment, I couldn't stop myself from checking the reality. I did enquire with peon on distribution of ice-cream and he said the ice-cream treat was only for office staff which made me completely speechless. I have heard many stories from my father for not being well treated by officers to workers who works under his plants. I was so upset by seeing and knowing the realities in-front of my eyes. It was hard believe that in 21st century also people are being treated with such an inequality. I believe that company grow with all single efforts made by employees not by single employee. Those worker's efforts were very precious as they works in any situation to meet the deadlines so company can afford the Air-condition offices for their other employees or so called staff.
However, after this incident I worked at that place for another two months. Like the other offices this organization also had the trend of giving farewell treat to employees. That incident left very deep prints of inequality, thus it led me to give my farewell treat in different way. I decided to distribute an ice-cream to all single workers working hard at the plant. With this thought I went down to show my willingness to distribute ice-cream to workers and check headcount of workers with plant head. We used to call him 'Dada' to respect his age. His looks clearly says about his experience and loyalty to the organization. I asked 'Dada' to provide headcount on my wish, first he looked me as I am stranger then we started our conversation with why this I am leaving and what are the next plans etc. Soon, the details provider a plant supervisor came with the daily presence registered to give the exact number of presence employees. The exact number was given to me and informed to plant supervisor that this people are being treated with Ice-cream from my side, I will not forget what he said on that day, he said, "Madam, everybody treats the office staff only why you want to treat us". I couldn't tell him the reason that I can feel the pain of inequality which my father used to tell us. I simply answered it with that everybody treats them and these are the people who can afford to buy ice-cream but not your workers so I want to treat them. In the last, with tears in his eyes 'Dada said I am proud of you' I can't forget that line I bow him and say goodbye to take leave.
While leaving from the office on that day I heard people asking each other about why Ice-cream was distributed and who distributed it. I asked Dada to keep it secret and he followed the same. In the end while walking through the plant area that Plant supervisor waved his hand from far to say 'Good-Bye' with big smile on his face. I will never forget this day in my life. When I think about this day then I always feel proud and feel like to say proudly 'Papa I actually fulfilled your wish of being treated equally at least for one small treat'. Those three months were very precious time to it took me the place from where my father belong and the satisfaction of giving something back to this place while working for 3 months there. :) :)
