Glad to read (hear?) Subbu's loud thinking.
I
have been unfailingly enjoying Subbu's inserts in your chat column.
Blessed are those like him who can make people around laugh happily,
each time they say something.
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| Hats off, Subbu, (if you don't mind my bald head). For me it is LOL every time. |
Subbu
seems to have attempted this loud thinking, for once as a serious
thought sharing, at least less funny. But I am glad he didn't succeed,
when he referred to Officers during Probation, whether they need to sign
the Attendance register or not etc.
I
am reminded of a serious issue that bothered we HGAs, in 1973 & 74,
when certain senior HGAs were promoted based on Service Record, purely
temporarily, pending regular promotions that were already in the
process. Such promotions lasted for about thirteen months. Most of them
were selected for regular promotions and took charge afresh in Feb 1975.
A few unfortunately did not get selected and were reverted.
During
those thirteen months Divisions raised several queries and obtained
clarifications from ZO & CO. Some of us who did not get the
temporary elevation were sore about the whole scheme. When a Circular
was issued to clarify what were the privileges and powers enjoyed and
those not conferred on the temporary Officers, it transpired that they
hardly counted as Class 1, except to exercise financial powers to do
work with higher responsibility and accountability. They had to sign the
attendance, cannot grant casual leave to subordinates, etc. but can
sign routine letters to policy holders. In a way they were only 'used' by LIC for work.
Some
HGAs desperately waiting for promotion for nearly a decade even after
qualifying as Fellows (useless Fellows), could not control their anger
about the whole thing. An unsigned mischievous circular was
surreptitiously taking rounds which said that a clarification was being
obtained from ZO on whether the temporary AAOs could use the Officers'
Toilets or they should continue to visit their original ones as before.
(There used to be three separately in a row, in each floor in our new
DO Building, MEN, WOMEN & OFFICERS.
The
other jokes in circulation on the above specific categorization, may
not be printable and so shall not become part of my 'loud thinking'.
Thank you, Editor and thank you Subbu.
(How and where can I meet Subbu? I am dying to do it before I die)
Thanks and regards,
M Sreenivasa Murty