Friday, January 22, 2010



1)A Lady can make eyebrows raise and get attention and appreciation from people seated in every nook and corner of the floor when she steps in dressed well.....On the same day a guy chooses to walk in well dressed for a client presentation.....askance looks follow him and he is asked "Sanju,fancy dress competition today huh?"

2) When a clientele comes in, the team welcomes them..The team lead or may be the most handsome guy among the lot gives a summary of what is done and how the process goes,but the clients keep smiling and ogling at all the girls around even while the dude here struggles to give his best possible briefing!!!

3) Briefing over…..The Client blurts a statement and chuckles while the rest of the team bellow a hearty laugh although puzzled and confused about the "multi crore VVIP" joke....least realizing that it was his way of expressing his downright sarcasm about the process that was followed....it happens and that too very subtly!!:)

4) Never ending conference calls are always dealt with hate and abhorrence …the saddest part is when nature's call strikes you hard at the climax of the call…the only option would be to put the phone on mute…run to the loo,ease, get back and then blare an excuse..”oops I was on mute”...and then update on the issue !!

5)Breaks are taken only to bitch about others!!! Managers about reportees and reportees about managers and peers!! And few noseys join only the managers for breaks…This is mainly to give false inputs about his/her own team mates and hype about his/her contribution and how the customer appreciated him last night for being connected till midnight….but why did he connect till midnight? Did he actually have work? Well every one knows!!!

6)When a company's policy says an internal movement happens only if he/she has completed 18-24 months in a specific team …few(like the ones I mentioned above-Break mates) move from one role to another in 6 months!! Gosh..rest of them remain in the same team for years slogging ..poor souls…!!!…


7) Another important activity is to add all the clients that he or she supports in orkut or face book accounts ..and keep updating status messages some what similar to this

"Gosh been working since 48hrs now...I still love it!! :)"

Isn't it a clever exclamation to make them feel that this particular “orkuteer or face booker” is the only one slogging..and the next day this he/she is blessed with a long appreciation mail!!! What an idea Sirji!!!


8) At the performance review meeting the manager dutifully remembers the little that you’ve not done, and conveniently forgets the bulk that you have achieved…... to cap it all he then tries to convince you that his break mates are better than you!Few dumbos do get convinced!!!

9) Some smarties are known for delegating work to poor new joinees who struggle to win acclaim as they are newbies…On the pretext of training the newbies the gentlemen get their work done by these poor souls and find their way up to the wall of fame without shedding a drop of sweat! Smart guys....some are born great and meritorious, some achieve greatness and merit and some have greatness and merit thrust upon them....our guys fall in the third category

Well I stop with 9 !!..but would love to know more of such interesting facts..
still investigating and the trail goes on.....…

28 comments:

Meenakshi said...

lol.. waiting for the investigation to be over and to read more..

no wonder i din't like the 1 and a half years of corporate world i had to go through..

now am in a corporate world, per say, but actually in a creative corp world.. which makes all the difference.. the rules are all different there.. guess wud blog about them one day too..

nice post here.. got to smile before i hit the bed!

Asif said...

Yes you are absolutely right about the so called corporate world where everyone tries to be a person which they are actually not.
I know so well about the 9th point that i hate such third category people now.
No wonder even the cat is putting a paper on its head and observing... ;)
Good Post !!!

Unknown said...

Very well written abt the corporate world....Remembered our RSA days when we used to have loooooong calls...with some mute breaks!! I laughed at adding clients to orkut and making a statement there...:)) Funny! Good one to read..thanks.

Vineeta said...

@Meenakshi-Lucky you..atleast after the one and a half year torture ur at a much better place now! Wonder when will such a time come to me :(
Thanks again for dropping by and felt good when u said it brought in a smile on ur face :)

@Asif-yeah your right..this is exactly the place where we tend to hate some people!! Cant help but hating them!!! Thanks again for reading :)

@Ganesh-heheh very true..RSA days were the best..Cant forget it..:)Loved each day i worked for that account..Thanks for reading Ganesh :)

Anita Jeyan said...

I simply loved this post...as it is true even between the lines.Point no 7 is so awesome...!!!

Vineeta said...

@ Anita-Thanks di..after all one of these points usually happens to be our topic of discussion during weekends...;)

Sanju said...

You are going to pay me copyright fees for using my name in point #1. :)

Vineeta said...

@sanju-will change the name then ;)

Sanju said...

No..thats not required :)

Unknown said...

Vine..how trueee.. i loved the 8th one specifically...

Vineeta said...

@Viju-i know people from our organization will like few of the above points as they see it live on a daily basis....Thanks for reading dear..

Libu said...

good read again ....alwyas bring a smile wen am down ...btw I have stopped client briefings LOL

Vineeta said...

@Libu-hehehe i swear that wasnt about u..lol;)Thanks again for reading :)

Chatterbox said...

Simply awesome :D
Loved number 7 most. Looking forward to more of your investigation results soon.

Cheers!!

Vineeta said...

@Chatterbox-iam still investigating and finding more on a daily basis..Thanks for dropping by :)

subu.ps said...

Hidden truths,
known to all,
Nicely expressed without hurting any sentiments
Vineeta!! u can only do this
(What about calling the boss on weekends and asking whether some work is to be done)

Vineeta said...

@chetta-danx..heheh calling the boss and asking for work is even more good!! i know whom uve referred ....we hav such specimens at office tooo;)

Zcorpi said...

Gud write up , loved the one abt updating the status in Orkut and FB and the ones who go to breaks with the managers and bragging about their midnight work...

Vineeta said...

@Zcorpi-Thanks a ton...:) i hope u get to c such specimens at ur work place tooo ;)

Zcorpi said...

Yes I absolutely do cos we work in the same work place :-)

Vineeta said...

WoW...i never knew this!!!

sur said...

Simply Awesome !!!
infect a true story of every MNC,rather a exclusive report on "Work Culture" of the company we serve...... :)
just loved it.....

Vineeta said...

@Surbhi-i think we guys will like it more since we see all this daily!!:)i cudnt stop writing this :)

Zcorpi said...

And we worked in the same floor :-)

Vineeta said...

Oh Please do ping me..cos i am just not able to place u!

Ramya Rajagopal said...

Hi veeni... gr88 one I liked the 1st one... mostly it happens.. poorr guyss.. trying thr best @ work and presentations to impress but invein.. coolllll gurl... goodddddd job!

Vineeta said...

Hey Ramya..ur absolutely right..Most of the efforts to impress usually goes in vein for some unlucky souls!!:) Thanks a ton for dropping by :)

pRasad said...

First time on your blog... Good to read light stuff :) .. Sure you must be having much more interesting stuff ..Following..

About point 6, I would like to say, this is the reason I left company..I was lucky to get another one..not advisable at all :)

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