Rain out

For the past few days it has been raining on the plantation and it seems hopeless to continue our operations when this event happens. Agriculture needs rain and we are thankful when it comes. The only problem is that our worker’s efficiency and health are affected when it rains. Their movement is restricted due to the muddy terrain of the area. They cannot perform their duties well due to the fear of getting sick and losing a day of work due to economic reasons. If these things happen the quality of our fruits go bad. There is a direct relationship between quality and workers in relation to efficiency and absences. As a plantation man I am usually in a dilemma when it rains. It is for the reason that I am afraid that our quality will not be acceptable for the export market when our workers miss a day of critical operations. On the other side I am also bent on calling a “rain out” this means that all workers may leave the work site and they will be paid without doing any work for the company. It may sound easy but in the field you get to choose between to evils. You get to choose between a company loss amounting to millions or the feelings of your subordinates and their health. In this situation I usually find the middle ground and make the ends meet. Export quality fruits are very hard to achieve and it takes careful planning, a good amount of rain plus workers efficient and healthy workers.