August 9 a day of festivities in Singapore where I work as a maintenance staff in a semiconductor firm. It started as a normal day except that we are short of manpower as people took leave from work to celebrate the National Holiday.
There are too many machines to attend to so I had to run here and there to sustain the production line. Some things turned up which I am not familiar with and I had to call the machine specialists for advice but nobody picked up. Maybe they are too busy carrying out their Holiday plans.
…frustrating! Really frustrating!...
I had to carry on none-the-less. I keep glancing at the wall clock hoping that the end of my shift would come fast. Still five hours to go….seemed like forever.
My dect phone rings, operator calls describing the difficulty she encounters with her machine in a Chinese-English way. Ring again, supervisor wanting to know when the machine will be up and running.
Issue with the machines, process issues, automation issues…my brain started to boil fuming out personal issues and self pity.
…Why did they not turn up for overtime?
…Why is my shift having the least manpower?
…Why do I have to settle the issues that the specialists did not finish before the weekend?
My mind is just boiling and boiling and boiling. My legs started to protest silently signalling pain, aggravating my frustrations. I kept sighing…God help me!
Everything in me wanted to explode (I might devour the next operator who makes a mistake and cause a breakdown) except a soft voice from inside urging me to…calm down…one machine at a time…clock is ticking it will be over soon. Six o’clock, just a few minutes more...
Ahhh…bad day at work…an acid test of character…patience…dedication…Lord I do not know how long I can hold on. But I know I had to…6:45 finally! I can get out of the clean room, get a cold drink and pass down all issues to the next shift!
I made it through one tough day without any operator’s blood in my hand! :D
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