15/09/2021
Entering the new SDO office.
may peace be upon you
Sub Engineer: Hello
New SDO: I am your new in-charge, my posting is here.
All engineers standing in honor: Let's sit down
The first day in the office takes in introductions, gossip and duty resumption.
next day,
SDO: Call the sub engineer.
Entering the sub-engineer's office: Sir, did you remember?
SDO: Yes, this is a case ordered by Mr. XEN, to design, estimate and make a proposal.
Sub-Engineer: Yes, sir, that's fine, but according to the Pakistan Engineering Council Act, this job is not mine, I can be jailed and fined for violating the PEC Act.
SDO: What I know now is that I joined duty only yesterday. We have just come to the university with a smile, but no matter, I try it myself.
SDO: Connects your friend's phone.
may peace be upon you
Friend: Hello sir, I heard you are SDO, congratulations.
SDO: Yes, congratulations.
Friend: Heard how is duty.
SDO: OK but what you call it is to make a building design, estimate and proposal, you are a class topper maybe you can help a little bit.
Friend: Oh brother John, I don't know at all. Now I have forgotten the book.
You know, we've passed.
SDO: Let's go then ok bye.
The next day SDO tried himself, but to no avail.
After a week lying on the case table.
XEN: Call the SDO
Entering the SDO XN office.
may peace be upon you
XEN: And peace be upon you
I sent you a case but no response has been received yet.
SDO: The workload is heavy. I will send it today.
The SDO calls its sub engineer in the office.
Dude, this estimate can't be made by me. Please help me with this.
Sub Engineer: Sir, give me five minutes, I'll do it now.
Ten minutes later the sub engineer does everything and puts it on the SDO table.
SDO is happy to read.
Signs and sends to XEN.
next day:
SDO: Yesterday you made an amazing estimate, XEN has done well, thank you very much.
Sub Engineer: No matter sir you are our officer as well as younger brother.
For the next three years, the sub-engineer would do all the engineering work of SDO for inspection, drawing, design, billing, estimation, etc., for signing on the SDO table.
A few years later SDO is promoted to XEN and then to SE.
The sub engineer enters the SE office.
Sub Engineer: Hello
ه SE: وعلیکم السلام.
How are you sir
Thank goodness you are very good, hardworking and intelligent sub engineer, tell me how to come.
Sub Engineer: Sir, there is a request at your service, my DPC case is lying on your table, please sign it and forward it.
SE: If you are a Diploma Technician, you cannot be promoted, you do not have the number of Pakistan Engineering Council.
Sub Engineer: Sir, what will happen with PEC number, work has to be done even if it is PEC number or not.
SE: Be your technician and be your technician. Your example is a nurse and a nurse can never become a doctor.
Sub Engineer: Sir I have done three years diploma and four years B.Tech Engineering. Which is more practical work than engineering.
SE: You people don't know anything, this is the right of engineers, the Supreme Court has also ruled that professional engineering work can only be done by PEC registered engineers. Anyone who does not have a PEC license and does professional engineering work can be sentenced to imprisonment and fines.
All engineers deliberately asking: What is professional engineering work?
SE: Same Design, Estimation, Type etc.
All the engineer thinking in his heart: Londa has learned from me and made SE and today she is considering me as a professional engineering worker.
The sub-engineer, keeping himself in control, within the realm of morality: But even our quota is set by the department, the rules of our department are more important than the PEC and the PEC is a regulatory body that is as private as lawyers. Engineering work in the sector has to be regulated, PEC's job is not to interfere in government departments and Sir, if you talk about work, you know I can do the job better.
SE: Don't eat my head. You're a diploma technician. You guys don't know anything. We have four years of engineering and two years of FSc.
All the engineers were heartbroken:
Sir, you remember, eight or ten years ago today, you used to sign my hand-made estimate and pass it on.
SE: Eyes rolling after remembering the times:
Rude I will transfer you away from here. You guys are like a nurse and a nurse can never be a doctor.
Sub-Engineer: No, sir, we are the same as nurses, not surgeons, who do not prescribe medicine like doctors, but work. Whether it's site or office.
SE: Get out of my office.
And also on the case of DPC
The nominated sub engineer is B.Tech Engineer and is not registered with PEC, so the case of DPC is rejected and return back to your office to select the next senior most BSc Engineer registered with PEC.
Writing remarks sends the case back.
The next day Mr. SE talks to the media by signing the estimate, drawing, design, MB, bill, proposal, certificate and inspection report prepared by the same sub engineer that the example of PEC registered engineers in the department is the backbone. And as much work is being done because of the engineers.
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