It was May first week and we were expecting our salary, we had information from the accounts department that our salaries will be same as per last year’s salary. So all of us decided to meet our managing director and ask him an increase in our salaries. It was around 11:30 a.m in the morning our M.D was in good mood and so we decided that this was the right time to present before him our needs.
All twenty employees in our organization walked to his room, our Managing Director was taken aback. He said “ Why such a big crowd in my room” . One of us replied that we have a request to make, this is regarding our salary. Our M.D said “look here I am not keeping good health I have a slip disc”. Stephen replied “ Sir” our M.D said “ you people do not have any idea about the pain I am suffering”. We felt that this was not the right time our M.D had to discuss about his health to us. Actually five minute before us entering the room he was perfectly alright and had no such health problem. M.D explained to us that he was in traction and he will not be able to discuss anything about our salary right now but we were not in a position to leave the room unless he was able to atleast lend an ear to our problems. We told him that the cost for milk, vegetables have gone up, the traveling cost has gone up and we find it very difficult to meet both the ends meet. After listening to all this, he said in what way can I help you I cannot give a rise in your salary but I might consider it latter next month. Thinking that our M.D will consider revision in our salary we left his room and took our old salary for the month of April 2010.
After that day till this day he keeps limping and every afternoon he say’s he is under traction. We all keep wondering whether what he say’s true. Last week one of the supplier had come to meet him he told him the same story of he had a slip disc and he is under traction treatment. Immediately the supplier asked “How come you are in office every day” for that our M.D replied that he takes the traction treatment at home and the physiotherapist comes home every afternoon. The supplier was surprised that the traction treatment which according to most of them involves putting some weights and taking rest is done at home. The supplier was bent upon asking him further some question, he asked “ who put the traction equipment “ to that M.D replied it is my physiotherapist he comes home every afternoon. Then the supplier asked “ who will removes the traction “ for that M.D replied my wife. The supplier could not resist he gave a smile in the corner of the face, any person could easily understand that he was having a good laugh in his mind. Further the supplier was bent upon cornering our M.D he asked him “ do you have such medical faculties at home” to that our M.D replied it is hired out for 2 weeks and I am paying Rs.20,000/- for two weeks. The supplier had a good laugh in his mind and ended his conversation. He went to the other room to meet the accountant and told him all that happened during his discussions with the M.D. Finally the supplier asked the accountant is your M.D educated person. Our accountant was taken aback.