Well written but not many people know the issues plaguing SMRT.
Before Saw became CEO, 2/3 of the SMRT workforce worked in the Permanent Wave; that's night shift to people who don't know.
11pm to 7am; non-rotating shift.
These were majority engineers, technicians.
Most with Diplomas and a few with Bachelors.
When Saw became CEO, on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, she fired 25% of the night staff. Not so bad, but what happened was the night shift guys had to prioritize workload.
Still not so bad.
Desmond stepped in and fired 50% of the Night Crew.
So the original 100% is down to 35%
Now they have severe issues.
And those who were fired had been in SMRT from the beginning making a lot of money, and doing the same job as a brand new Poly Grad.
Here lies the problem. Poly Grad = S$1600.
SMRT entrenched with 10-15years S$5400.
Yet Day in day out they're doing the same thing⁉
Not so. That 10-15 year old man can hear the train and tell you what's wrong. The Poly grad doesn't know squeak from squawk.
And when these oldies were chopped. They removed all the Cable Tabs which would tell a normal person, where the wire comes from and where it terminated.
All the cables in SMRT are insulated and waterproof, but when Saw brought in retail, it caused a rodent problem in SMRT.
Rats were eating into the water insulations and cable insulation.
Worse, some of these cables are completely sealed off. Meaning they don't require maintenance for 25-50 years.
But the rat infestation caused leaks, and now water has seeped in and with it dirt and tiny creatures which have been causing all those Signaling issues.
The SMRT brought in a consultant. He asked SMRT to shut down for a month so they could trace every single wire and cable; replace and retag all of them.
SMRT has said NO.
Before Saw became CEO, 2/3 of the SMRT workforce worked in the Permanent Wave; that's night shift to people who don't know.
11pm to 7am; non-rotating shift.
These were majority engineers, technicians.
Most with Diplomas and a few with Bachelors.
When Saw became CEO, on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, she fired 25% of the night staff. Not so bad, but what happened was the night shift guys had to prioritize workload.
Still not so bad.
Desmond stepped in and fired 50% of the Night Crew.
So the original 100% is down to 35%
Now they have severe issues.
And those who were fired had been in SMRT from the beginning making a lot of money, and doing the same job as a brand new Poly Grad.
Here lies the problem. Poly Grad = S$1600.
SMRT entrenched with 10-15years S$5400.
Yet Day in day out they're doing the same thing⁉
Not so. That 10-15 year old man can hear the train and tell you what's wrong. The Poly grad doesn't know squeak from squawk.
And when these oldies were chopped. They removed all the Cable Tabs which would tell a normal person, where the wire comes from and where it terminated.
All the cables in SMRT are insulated and waterproof, but when Saw brought in retail, it caused a rodent problem in SMRT.
Rats were eating into the water insulations and cable insulation.
Worse, some of these cables are completely sealed off. Meaning they don't require maintenance for 25-50 years.
But the rat infestation caused leaks, and now water has seeped in and with it dirt and tiny creatures which have been causing all those Signaling issues.
The SMRT brought in a consultant. He asked SMRT to shut down for a month so they could trace every single wire and cable; replace and retag all of them.
SMRT has said NO.
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