Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Extracts from a Clueless Mind..

Its been six months into a corporate life and life can't get better than this.. or do I mean life can't get worse than this.???

These six months have been a mixed bag of good stuff and not-so-good stuff.Feelings of all kinds have raged in my heart-ranging from depression due to homesickness to gladness of holding your very own paycheque:), ranging from nostalgia of college days to the freshness of new environments, ranging from missing old friends to the anticipation of knowing new ones..

Hmm..btw who says we are working people now?? who works in the software industry anyway..?HahahaThe standard lines a fresher hears are, ' you are just a fresher now.. the client wants only experienced people', 'Now is a good time to build your knowledge base'(just a better way to say tht the work we can give you is to study',' we're puttin you into this competency building project where you will know how things are done' (again another way to say you are goin to do nothing for the next few months).

Not tht we have a problem with that. I mean atleast not me.I've thoroughly enjoyed my 6 months of 'WORK'. i.e about one month of classroom training(more like college), followed by about two months of dummy project, finally put into live project, all interspersed with more days of mail checking , chatting, music searching, and basically doing nothing. What about the days of fests, team building sessions, and so much more recreational activities...? now thats somehting we used to look forward to and thoroughly enjoyed..:)....in the process were created friendships that are carrying on inspite of our 'HECTIC' schedules...

Birthday celebrations ,
Birthday bumps,
cakes,
treats,
paper ball fights,
water throwing fights,
paper balls-dipped-in-water/tea/coffee fights,
bets to throw water at somebody,
somebody challenging another to throw an open knife at him and the other person willingly complying,
trips to hospitals,
searching for new eating joints other than the cafetaria food,
romances floating in the air but never really materializing ,
dramas,
gossip,
salsa dances,
Hindi dances,
never-ending group mails,
group trips,
listening to songs from the other cubicle by puttin the head phone on full volume and transferring it to this side ,
complaints from HR abt sound levels,
guys and girls runnin after/admiring ladies and men (respectively of course)from other departments,
bitter truths about people (one has a major crush on) already being married,
a couple going out for a lone date and then teased forever after tht,
a guy perennialy dedicated to annoying the rest of the batch,
statewise insults...especially about the EAST,
giving HI-Fives,
threatening to hit ppl where they are already hurt,
Birthday surprises right at home,
sharing songs,
christening people with names related to Fairy Tales, State, size and sexuality,
revenge,
forwarding stupid mails just to annoy someone,
....hahaha...
a guy dedicated to starting clubs who got so frustrated at the low membership that he got a transfer and left the city,
people attending birthday treats the night before CAT exam,
watching movies in the training room,
sleeping in lectures all day and waking up only during breaks,
reading novels in class while nodding(as if understanding every single word),
people getting angry at small things,
'Filmi' dialogues,
playing dumb charades,
sitting in the lawn and wondering why is that we have cubicles,
playing basketball and dislocating an arm,
playing volleyball inspite of a permanently damaged right foot,
playing TT till its 9 pm so tht one can catch the 9pm cab,
doing nothing all day,
starting to work at 4:30 pm and leaving at 10pm to show the company people how dedicated they are,
using G-Talk to talk overseas,
being all day on the phone,
writing stupid stuff as this........................

:)Too much hard work...isn't it?

Maybe we should ask for a raise or something...?

Whatsay?

5 comments:

SHAIK of Hyderabad said...
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SHAIK of Hyderabad said...

i beg to differ with your post here. Infact, you are completely mistaken about the software field and i am sure all the 3million software professionals around the world, including 2,356,890 freshers will agree with what i am about to say.
Unlike you there are freshers who have to work very hard for their company. Their sole aim in life is to prove their mettle to the software field and do justice to their job. What all you have done as a part of your training program is really blasphemous.
Start enjoying your work and i am sure you will really start liking you and even your company will recognise you as a truly contributing member of their corporate family.
PS: just to make you feel good, "imran sux" or does he? ;)

aodz said...

ahem ahem! should i put in a few words here!!!!

i guess u have got ur self an anti IMRAN fan.....

well i read ur post and as far as i think its all good!!! this hydrabadi sheik is real frustated !!!! he he...

dont mind haidrabadi... the thing is all work and no play makes lil sam dull... as in if sams dull what will happen to emma... dude what u need is a brk from work...

by the way i know we have to work every one does whats wrong with that u me and her are not the only souls working... its just that each one has a differnet style thats alll some like u want to prove the metal....(ahem what metal are u talking about)peop[le like reflection work in a different manner!!!

and ppl like me are total nuts! so don worry

after all its a way of living!!!
any how i really like the metal stuff u talked about! can u help me look for mine!!!

ok getting off that topic!
hi sweethrt nice blog! dint know u did all that with out us being there....

aodz said...
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Sachin Rewaram Gaikwad said...

Hey Mani,
simply superb blog !! last six months ek zatke mein refresh ho gaye. thanks for refreshing those moments. I will never forget this job and the training we had. :)