Proctor update
This email was sent privately from India to me and a bunch of other people.
Hello my name is Ashish and I am a proctor from India. I just wanted to let everyone in America know how things are here. Our centers are really crowded and congested. We literally get paid $5 per day. Most of us share bedrooms with 3-4 other people and single bathroom shared with 10-15 people. Many people don't shower for several days and the office smells really bad.
Due to seriously food and general hygiene, many people develop really bad stomach, gas, constipation, diarrea and other problems on an ongoing basis which results in the center smelling really bad. It is so bad that some proctors have now started wearing diapers. Another reason is bathroom access is not available or bathroom is too far from our station.
The management knows about toilet issues and is encouraging employees to just wear diapers. Demand is becoming so high that a street vendor outside the office has started stocking adult diapers and he is sold out by end of day.
And yes there have been incidents of people bringing alcohol or being drunk because life is very stressful and I don't blame them.
There are other companies who share the same floor space. There are call centers here that usually call Americans for various collections and IRS bill payments.
This is special appeal to Americans please ask your schools and institutions to take care of this situations.
Also we would appreciate if you can privately send some funds like $500 to the proctor who you worked with. This will help them manage a difficult financial situation.