Trainee Engineer

Shaik Karimulla runs this spot in Netaji Nagar. It's basically an engineering setup on Podalakur Road. We spend most days working on technical stuff. It's not a big office, just a small place near the 7 Street corner. Nellore is hot, but we keep the doors open. We've been here for a while now. People come by for advice or repairs. We don't have fancy signs. Just a regular workplace. Sometimes the internet is slow, so we do things by hand. The neighborhood is quiet mostly. We started this because we liked fixing things. It’s hard work, but it keeps us busy. Most of the tools are old but they still work fine. We don't worry about being the fastest. We just want to get it done right so nobody has to come back twice. Coffee breaks happen often. My cousin helps out when he can. We have a lot of scrap metal in the back. Sometimes people get lost looking for 7 Street, but we are easy to find if you know Netaji Nagar. It's a simple life. Nothing too complicated here. We stay late if a job isn't finished. That's just how it goes in Nellore. The address is 25-1-1022. If you see the big tree, you're close. We just keep moving one day at a time. No big plans, just steady work. It's what we know and we don't try to make it sound like more than it is.