25 years in a cubicle.
Seems like yesterday but a very long time.
If you only consider the time that I actually sat there..
even that might come to around 10 years.
I joined in the Pune branch during the Y2K crisis.
Anyway, this is not about me.
The stories you are about to see,
they're about a few people from my office
who left or had to leave due to various reasons.
Sometimes I wonder
I too should have.
Surya, change the song dear
Sorry sir
Uday, did you see my charts somewhere
It's getting late Bindu
The people at the bank will just gossip if I am not there.
Also, customers might be waiting for me.
I am done. Let's go.
Ohů My bagů One minute
Ok, let's go
HuhůI forgot to pack the lunch
oh..common. We can eat out for today
No, the cooking will go waste.
You freshen up. I will be back in a moment.
What the hell, Bindu
hello, girl, that's not a makeup mirror
Really
You have a mirror in your handbag...
why don't you use that one!
I like this one better.
Ok..bye
Is this the way to say goodbye...
what've you learnt watching all those english movies?
We have to go shopping for curtains in the evening, remember?
bye
Very good Tom, Nice to hear that, what else?
Hari
I will send the documents at the end of the day
Please review those
I will call you back in one hour
ok..bye
What's it Sagar?
I am not feeling alright today, I am going to take sick leave
Haven't you exhausted your sick leaves quota, dear?
I will take a vacation leave then!
Vacation leave needs to be applied one week in advance
..else the upper management will not agree
What should I do then? I am not feeling well. What should I do?
Ask for a paracetamol from the reception desk and take it.
You will feel much better.
Huh..huh..You and your damn suggestions
What is it Sagar, you are saying?
You'll have it from me, soon
Did you check the database in the Lotus?
Hmmm... You should get it Tom!
Sagar is actually working on that..
He should done by now.
Who's Hari?
Tom, I will call you back.
Are you Hari, dear?
Yes, sir
You got cancer, dear
What?
It's a small cell carcinoma of lungs
It's spread to all organs
Cancer? No way. Why would I get that?
Do you smoke, dear?
No Sir. Never.
I think I tasted it once around 10 years ago.
That's it. That's the reason.
Ok Sir, what about the treatment?
It's stage 4 dear. There is no treatment.
But to improve your lifespan, you can opt for maintenance chemo
You can start the procedure from tommorrow
Lifespan means!!! Don't I have a lot of time left?
My guess is that it's a maximum of 3
3 years?
No dear, 3 months.
Hari dear, don't lose hope
By the grace of god, miracles happen all the time
Hi, Mr. Sharma
Hari, what's happening? Where are you?
What happened?
Tom called. He's really pissed off.
He says, you haven't delivered the documents he asked for.
What the heck is going on Hari?
Sagar worked on that. He should have delivered.
Wait... Let me find out.
Aren't you supposed to monitor that?
I don't know how but deliver by tommorrow morning.
Please wait.. I have something personal to discuss.
Asshole
Answer the phone, you idiot
Lakshmi!
Ha.. tell me
Are the kids asleep?
oh..yeah...long ago
Ok, I am still in office. I will be late.
Late? How long? 100 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,000 I can't say. But, wait for me. Need to talk to you.
About what? Did your mom complain again?
Wait.. I'll tell you
What about your dinner?
I'll have something here at office
Ok.. then
Ok..bye
Hi Tom, How are you? Sorry for the inconvenience!
I have sent you all the reports, please review.
Hi everyone, thank you for the farewell.
I am grateful to this organization and you all...
to make my stay memorable
I am sad to say goodbye...
but
I would like to spend with my family, all these 3 months
I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank all my managers....
We are so sorry to hear this, Hari
we'll be all missing you
I can understand your situation
But you know how strict the corporate policies are
Everybody has to server a 3 month notice period
No exceptions
If you don't
There can be some problems for you
The company can hold processing your provident fund and gratuity amounts
But, there isn't much i can...
moreover
Actually, the company has done so much for you
You should have the moral responsibility to return the favor
How can you resign without training your replacement?
Backup needs to be groomed...
Hi Tom
The account is made FINAL, finally
Hari
There's an IMS trainsing session scheduled from you. People are waiting.
I am coming, dear
ok
People say, he was coing a COBOL MOVE statement when he finally moved out of this world
Dude, she's alone. I see a chance.
You remember everything, right?
Just avoid speaking in english. You'll do fine.
Hmmm... very true
Hmmm... remove this
We, software engineers are looked down upon these days
Ok?
Huh...ok
Ok.. go now
Hello...madam
Ya?
I have lost my way here. Can you help me?
Where do you have to go?
Into your heart
Software engineer?
Yes, Madam
Please
I started testing. It should be done by tommorrow, Friday.
And I am also doing analysis...
It's ok Vikas
shit
screw it
Ok...guys. I have some very important news.
Tommorrow, 30 percent of the organization...
which is, like, 3 from our team
are going to get laidoff
Maybe, something to do with Donald Trump's policies
But, the reason I am informing you is that
I want to know if anybody has plans
...to leave the organization in the near future
So, anybody?
Ok..then
You guys can leave
And.. one more thing.
No discussion on the floor
Absolutely no discussion
Keep this a secret for me, till tommorrow. Ok.. thank you.
"30 percent of you are going to get laid off"
Trump dude, you are so great.
Ram, I need to speak to you.
Ok.. go ahead
Is my name featured in the list tomorrow?
You will know tommorrow.
No, I need to know it now, please
Ok then. I wouldn't have told if you were featured in the list. So, you are not.
Why is it sir? Why am I not included in the list?
What do mean 'why?'? What the heck are you talking about?
Why aren't you giving me a chance? How come?
Are you joking? I have a lot of work to do. You go and do yours.
Mr. Ram, please
Have you lost your mind, Surender?
Corporate has been very clear. Only the bottom 30 percent will be taken into account.
You are my one of the best developers of our team.
Why will I include your name in the list?
What kind of justice is this sir? You provide work to us and motivation to somebody else?
Why are you treating us like animals?
Do you have plans to resign here soon?
Why would I do that? I always stay till I am pushed out.
There ends the discussion.
Also, you were rated 5 in your last appraisal.
It's tough to convince upper managerment to include your name.
How can I send my best people away?
Chill.. Mr. Ram... Time for the confession.
I do nothing here all week. The real work is one on the weekends at home, with my cousin's help.
But....you...
Leave all that...Let me tell you the real truth.
I got in here with a fake work experience.
What?
I was jobless for 4 years after my graduation.
Surprising!!
Ok..then, I will use these to convince the upper manangement
ok
Ok..then
Ok sir, Thank you. I will get going.
I am taking leave for this 2nd half of the day.
I need to prepare for tommorrow. I will leave right away then.
Suri
Where are you headed, dude?
I am not in the mood to listen to your stupid suggestions now
Come, Let's go to the cafeteria and discuss.
No man
C'mon dude, it's important to discuss in the cafeteria
No man, leave me alone, I can take care of myself
In Bhagavad Gita, Ghatasala sir said
People going away are always good and those left behind are their sweet memories.
What's the occassion and what nonsense are you preaching. Stupid fellow.
This activity is very essential for the survival of the company.
If this activity is no performed, we might have to close shop permanantly
Now...you are on the track, dude
It shouldn't be a loss for everybody, right?
You should all take this positively
Ok, without wasting anytime, I will read out the list
Y. Neelima
WTF dude, Are they considering ladies as well?
Why not? Why should they be any different?
True man. Correct.
Next, it's going to be your name
It's a joke, chill man.
Next, M. Rajesh
Thank God
Stop your stupid jokes. Understand.
You can probably find another job easily with all your fake certificates.
It will be difficult for me if I lose this job.
WTF man, what do you mean losing job?
It's not a joke anymore, ok
What dude? You mean people are getting fired now?
What else then? Did you think they are distributing tamarind rice?
Dude!! But they said, we are going to get laid
It's not 'get laid', it's 'get laid off'
and finally...
K. Surender
No...........Mr. Ram
No sir, it was a mistake. I take back my request.
I don't want to go away, let me get back to work
Ram!
Mr. Ram. I am not agreeing to this injustice. I am not.
Hey, Surender's friend. Help out, dear.
Please sir... have mercy
Mr. Ram ..... Please
Hello madam, how are you?
Aren't you following me for the last 2 to 3 days?
So, you don't remember me, disappointing.
I am hurt.
Let me give you a hint.
3 months back ... in your previous company
When you resigned!!
I am the one who conducted your exit interview.
Techdynos?
That's right
Can we sit some place and talk!
What's it about?
What's this?
It's an offer you can't refuse.
Jai Santhoshi ma. I am Murali.
May you always have the blessings of Goddess Santhoshi ma.
All you have to do is make a hundred copies of this letter..
Surya!!!
sorry sir
It's an offer you can't refuse
You have to return to your old job.
Things haven't been going smoothly in your project after you left.
What?
You mean to say ... I mean ...
.... are you serious?
Ok.. Let's meet at office tomorrow.
Hello.... I am not interested
How can you reject this? We are offering you 3 times your previous salary.
Don't want your money. I never liked the job. That's the reason I resigned.
If you excuse me, I have to go. There's a class in progress.
Ghantasaala from Bhagavad Gita said...
"Virtuous people do not work for self but for the society"
Sir, All these quotes from Bhagavad Gita are not actually said by Ghantasaala.
Who's it then?
S.P Balasubramanyam
No, it was Ghantasaala
Are you ready for a bet Sir?
50 rupees
150 Hello!!
250
350
380 Excuse me!!!
450
Oků the CD is in the car. Let's go and. ů
Shut up
What's wrong with you people? Are you guys mad?
Anyway, I am not interested
You can leave now
Have you ever palyed cards? You can't just win some money and vanish.
You have to be ready to play again. Everybody has to win, right.
Is it?
Isn't your husband the branch manager of Kukatpally Syndicate bank?
Looks like he doesn't know you were once a software engineer ...
... before your marriage.
You should be honest in a marriage especially when it's arranged.
It's a pity that he still thinks you have always been a simple school teacher.
Don't know how he would take it when he knows the truth!
You can't do this to me
Ghantasaala also said
"anger takes your wisdom away. Wisdom takes away memory along with it."
"Memory takes away reasoning and with out reasoning, you are doomed"
It's just a 3 months project.
Nobody needs to know a thing.
You can return to your kindergarten kids.
My exit was legitimate. I am not liable to anyone.
The project kick-off meeting is at 11am tomorrow.
I hope you will be there...
... on time
Bindu! Bindu Darling!
Here you are!
Why are you sitting here? Isn't it time for your school?
Actually, there's a fancy dress competition at school
I will be going late. You can go.
Is everything alright? Are you not feeling well?
No, I am fine. You go.
Ok then. You take care.
Bye
Always remember the company's motto. At the end of the day ...
it's all about the leveraging the time ...
... and creting a synergy between the resources.
I want everyone to open your project documents...
Moving forward, corporate decided to have ...
... a paradigm shift with holistic approach.
You need to think out of the box
PUSH THE ENVOLOPE
Bindu
Bindu, are you ok?
I'll be back
Ok.. Let's also take a break
Hmmm... How did the competition go?
What competition?
That....
you said some thing about a fancy dress competition at school!
Oh.. that one, it was ok
So... Which dress won the first prize?
hmmm... I don't remember
How can you forget so soon?
Oh my god... I said I don't remember
I am sorry... I don't feel like talking now. Let's talk later.
What happened, Bindu?
It's nothing serious.
I forgot to tell you.
My school timings are changed from tomorrow.
You need not drop me off. I will go at a different time.
Ok. Great.
I don't have to be late everyday waiting for you.
Do you like to have a sweet?
No
I don't like this set up. It feels like being under a street light.
Can you switch on some lights?
When are you going today?
... to the school!!
Same... at around 11.
Sit here. Need to talk to you.
I saw you in Hitec City
Saw you going into Techdynos building.
Don't know how or why you doubted or guessed it!
But
It's true
I was a software engineer at Techdynos
I quit before marriage
I wanted to start a new life.
You can now stop your enquires about me.
The passion less work, pointless meetings,
useless outings, worthless trainings,
daily calls, timesheets, test plans,
reviews, RCAs, appraisals,
one-on-ones, deadlines, competition, on-sites,
It was all a bottom-less pit
A constant struggle every day, every hour, every minute
I couldn't fucking take it anymore
I couldn't
Please excuse my French
I am sorry Bindu
Please forgive me
Don't ask me to go back again.
Why aren't you coming again?
Do you think you are attending some women's puja everyday?
Are you expecting a special invite daily?
Not going to come anymore. What the F are you going to do?
I think I haven't made myself clear enough.
Ghantasaala once said
Even without virtues, others path ů
Tell your corporate to go fuck off
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