Those who draw salary must serve |
Salary is paid against work. Financial compensation is tied to performance of duties. In the United States when the business slows down, workers are laid off. Legally, they must be called back before fresh hiring is carried out when normalcy returns. For most positions Job Descriptions (JDs) are prepared against which performance must be evaluated.
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IRP) there is a system of ACRs (Annual Confidential Reports) which carry weight for promotion. Adverse evaluations must be shared with the employee. To avoid confrontation most officers, earn average evaluations. Poor performers get away with lack of performance. Eventually they manage to rise to higher positions with all their kinks.
IRP faces an institutional collapse. Most employees draw salaries and perks with no delivery or relief to the public. The administrative set-up is a massive public burden. The once functional official communication mechanism has become non-functional. Most complaints remain un-addressed. In the age-old diary system, every letter was given a number for purposes of tracking and response but not anymore. Currently, it is a big black box from which nothing can be retrieved. Perhaps a crash is in the making to open it and understand its contents for an effective response as it happens after an air disaster.
For most offices a 40-hour........