The Unproductive Engineer by TheNinthWaveTNW, literature
Literature
The Unproductive Engineer
Ensign Dalara, a Bajoran with a knack for being late and incomplete in her duties, served in the engineering department of the USS Voyager. Her lack of productivity had not gone unnoticed by B'Elanna Torres, the ship's chief engineer, and her frustration finally reached a breaking point. One day, B'Elanna decided to address the issue with Captain Kathryn Janeway. She stormed into the captain's ready room, her Klingon temper barely contained. "Captain," B'Elanna began, her voice filled with exasperation, "we've got a problem in engineering, and it's Ensign Dalara. She's consistently late, and when she does show up, she can't seem to finish her tasks. She wasn't even Maquis, she was Starfleet. I can't understand how she made it through the Academy." Captain Janeway leaned forward, her expression thoughtful. She had always believed in giving her crew every chance to succeed, but it was apparent that something needed to be done about Ensign Dalara's performance. "B'Elanna, I appreciate