Last Thurday my sabar-bubble burst!
Last week was a super-busy week. We had ISO/TS16949 audit for 3 days.
On top of that it was time for the half-year stock take.
And on top of that it was month end.
Also, it was MBO reporting time and PA time.
And to TOP it of, I had to handle both lines audit, stock take & month end.
So it was Thursday, audit completed successfully with no findings.
But because of stock take, material ordering had to be completed before the cut-off time.
The slow fella started his schedule at 8.30am. He is supposed to complete before 2pm so that the GLs can summarise and order before cut-off at 2.30pm.
HE was so busy confusing himself that he was still scratching his brains out at 11.30am
without any real progress to the schedule.
I was at my wits end. My patience was running out, like water down thirsty throat.
Finally I left the room and stand outside.
He came running after me, telling me to come back to his side and help him with the schedule.
I was sick to the stomache, I almost broke my fast because of him.
I calm down and ask him "Do you still want to do the schedule? How long more must I coach you on the schedule? You have been doing the schedule longer than I did, and yet you still cannot make the schedule. So do you want to do the schedule or not?"
His reply "I want to, but my brain is blocked and I cannot think. Please help.
I still need you to coach me"
Then I ask him, "How long more to coach you? Time is running out today. And I do not wish to coach you anymore. So please tell me whether you still want to do the schedule?"
He finally decided that he did not want to continue with the schedule.
So I told him, "From now on, I'll take over the schedule, but you must be out of the office and let me do it alone. I don't wish to coach you anymore, I just want to start the takeover of the job. So please leave the room while I do my work."
He look at me bewildered, " But i want to learn from you, why can't I sit beside you and watch?"
I told him again that I'm finished with coaching him. And I left it at that.
I walked back to office, and sit down to do my work, with him in tow. When he still refused to move, I had to politely ask him to leave the room. He hesitated, but finally leave.
And I was left with 2 hours to plan the weeks schedule.
I finally completed it, and in record time, at 1.30pm.
When I called the GLs to tell them that the schedule is ready, they were so relieved.
No one could have guessed that I completed the task in 1.5hrs. They were so used to seeing him doing the same task over several days, and with OT hours just to complete the week's schedule!
I'm no Superwoman. I'm not trying to gloat either, but he is just too slow and with no common sense and no confidence to perform the work.
So on last Thursday, 27th Sept 2007, I finally took over the helm of X-bldg.
The foreman & GLs then came over and congratulate me for being able to complete the task in record time, and with no hassle.
I felt Garang, seh! Not for completing the schedule, but for finally chasing him out of the office.
Heee.........!
