It is time to go home but most of my colleagues are still working, what is your feeling to this company on hearing that? Yeah, it is a private one, but if you think that is the origin for most staff's overtime working at weekend, I am afraid some explainations are necessary to avoid misunderstanding. Our company provides chemicals and its related logistics services to more than 100 clients, which make the daily planning complicated and pressing. First, our sales department should collect all the requirments from clients and address normally before 14:00 pm purchase department who is in charge of designing the consignment spots, wheather our own warehouse or the plant of our supplier.Then the logistics control center will arrange proper vehicles to accomplish all the assignments, either by our own trucks or subcontract to Third Logistics companies. Thus, the next day, more than 30 deliveries will be executed accordingly by various trucks. In fact, if no change from our clients until 5 or 6:00pm, our work could finsh no later than 6:30, but normally, our vendee (?)always have so good reason to change their mind which brings us totally or partly adjust the chessboard. In addition, three days plan must be defined on Friday afternoon that is the major reason for our overtime work. In fact, I am really moved by most of my colleagues who have the strong sense of responsibility and acitve attitude on facing difficulties or problems. These come from their love to the company and between themselves. It should be the most important resources of this community. However, there is no doubt that we still have so much to improve such as the efficiency of each staff, the integration of information, etc. Therefore, both our group and each member still have a long way to go and I believe there would be never an end for progressing even some obstacles always exist. (BTW, I am so happy to see my colleagues except my boss have all gone back home now and have a nice weekend!) |