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mployees are regarded to be the backbone of what they work
for and play significant role for the growth of their companies, institutes,
employers and themselves. Unlike government sectors, employees of private sectors
work under time constraints so as to carry out given assignments. They have a
clear cut that if they are unsuccessful to satisfy their employers, they get
sacked or demoted, which may result in suicide, frustration and depression.
There are some employees who are loyal, hardworking and dedicated to their
employers. The question is bound to arise: Will these employees get promoted? Perhaps
they won’t get promoted in the context of our country. Today, I am going to
account a story which really happened to a friend of mine some time ago.
He was an
English teacher at a private English medium school and had been working for
three years. He is a mongoloid guy. He was working hard in the Kathmandu valley to pursue his higher studies and for his
keep. As far as he is concerned, he is an honest, talented and stoical man.
Albeit he was a master’s degree holder, he never seemed to boast of his degree.
As a learner, he used to come to me to consult as to the English grammar and we
spent many nights together discussing our futures.
He
didn’t use to speak ill of his colleagues and employers. His friendship with
other staff was blossoming steadily. He further said once or twice some differences
arose between him and one of his employers as he voiced for the rights of
teachers. At the end of the academic session, he earned some praises from the
management of the school. It boosted his morale and energized him to work more
enthusiastically for the next academic year. After the results, he had a
holiday of 18 days. During holidays, he devised some plans of conducting class
with new visions, tools and technology so as to sustain the interest of
students inside the classroom.
Contrary
to his thoughts, the employers demoted him and urged him to continue with lower
classes or switch to another job/workplace without any reasonable cause. He
felt demoralized and distressed. Being one of the most appreciated teachers, he
faced an unjust treatment. A trustee of the school told him up that the trustee
would teach for the senior classes. He could teach if he was qualified. Then
why did he appoint him to handle the senior classes? He (my friend) could not
stand enduring such a humiliation and resigned for self-respect. Unlike
aforementioned, that trustee appointed another teacher. Was it not politics?
At each meeting, Principal of the school used to exhort them to enter
the class with a smile on their face. How does a person smile who has fallen
victim to injustice and nepotism? How can his face light up who has been
disheartened by injuring his dignity and fame? Well-known private boarding
schools in the Kathmandu valley are merely
glamorous. They just tend to attract the attention of parents to their schools
by putting forward high ambitious objectives. In the so-called schools,
teachers are forced to teach more than a specialized subject though that is not
his or her area of subject. Moreover, salary is not provided on time. In this
situation, is it possible to impart quality education? That’s why some think it
is no less than donkeywork.
The
ones who say that politics in school is not entertained are found to be
practicing politics in different forms. Also, they exercise discrimination by putting
much pressure on teachers, making unreasonable complaints against the one who
is not in their favour. Those who crawl to the authorized ones are highly
admired and promoted and rewarded. Such unhealthy practices are a hindrance to
educational progress. Let’s not make educational sector unethical profession
and modern slavery. Some employers, on the one hand, hire those who are ready to
work with poor salary and on the other hand people have to take up poorly paid
job as unemployment rate in our country is heightening rapidly because their
ultimate goal is to gain profit as much as possible. Aside from these,
employers give much preference to those who are from their community, caste,
religion and so on. This is likely to damage reputation of institution.
Employers should treat their employees equally as they treat their offspring at
home. Let’s
inspire and encourage everyone and promote individual on the basis of efficiency,
qualification and experience, otherwise this profession will be nothing other
than a pastime.
This article was
published in The Rising Nepal in 2012.
Amar Sherma (Limbu)
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