In a long long time....amid all the changes, this is rediscovery of self

"Na mein giri, na mere khwabo ke minar gire,
Lekin mujhe girane mein, log har baar gire"

Writing on the Wall :)

"Mein Sher Bus Naam Ka,
Yeh Takat Mere kis Kaam Ka,
Ae Manav Mera Ek Kaam Kar,
Ek Jungle Mujhe tu Daan Kar!!!!"

Its not my creation. I read this while standing in the bus that was taking me from my flight to the airport today (I dont believe in stealing someone else's thunder. Cashew i can see u smirk) . I couldnt help but empathise and usually i am forgetful but this stayed in my mind.

Keep reading the blog and you will soon realise why i said i empathised.

New joinee is now an ex-employee

There are no answers to this big mystery. Though reams of epaper have been invested in publishing the well researched reasons for why people quit an organization. I dont dispute any of them and neither do i give them any thought as well. My work experience of looooong 5 years (Boss, its a long time to have spent in work-life) has made me list a couple of them here. And the list is in descending order i.e the topmost reason figures first in the list:
1. Work enviornment (I know, compensation is the most expected top reason, but nopes, i havent seen that in my work-life so far): Overall respect for all ranks within the organization go a long way in retaining people. If people feel wanted, they are not snubbed for having original ideas, there is general sense of a well-being among senior-junior, half the trick for retention is already done. In my experience, i have seen people leave because they are asked to clean papers off people's desks because they happen to be in office on a weekend, or they are asked to stop thinking and act as a typist), or they are expected to send out regular updates on every small moment of their day (yeah even if it means sending an update saying "boss i am on my haunches at the moment and cant send you the number of this guy in our team"). And host of other reasons like these. People would generally like to stay in a place where they are valued, made to feel important and ofcourse given their own space. Also give them what they righfully deserve, dont deprive them by saying "eh!! you know what we are restructuring this year, soooooo".
2. Type of Work (Again compensation is not the second important reason): As much as the self appointed "watchdogs" in organizations would like to believe that people dont work unless watched over, its the biggest misconception they have in their minds. People are there to work and they'd usually work, ofcourse there could be bad days or days when no work gets done, but the idea is to get the work completed, isnt it? People would work and more so if it interests them. If work is good, they arent going anywhere. And it doesnt have to be about making rockets at all.
3. Friends (Stop anticipating): Funny as it sounds, its very true and practical. I have seen people move around in groups. This not only gives them more influence but also a sense of belonging in a new oragnization.
4. (Un)Smart Seniors: All juniors dislike their seniors. But no matter how much they dislike their seniors, if the senior is smart, they acknoledge it as well. Nobody wants a credit stealing, responsibility shrugging, short-sighted and overall scheming senior. A strict, no-nonsense, hard taskmaster is disliked but respected.
5. Its all about money, Honey!: Well, okay money does matter. I aint working for free and neither is anyone else out there. Money does matter.

These are my top five reasons. Difference of opinion is welcome. I always believe in "To each his/her own".

You must be wondering why a blog on this topic right in the morning. Well everything has a reason. Today i got to know that a "new joinee" is now an ex-employee alraedy. Ha Ha Ha, i found it very funny and then as usual i started analysing what would have prompted him to do this so soon. Anyway............its credited to you if you'd read someday :)

Yipppeeeeeee!!!!! I can watch it on my Laptop

http://www.cricmad.com/score.php

is the magic website where i can watch IPL Matches :)

yeah even the advertisements!!

தெரெ இச் நொ செட்‍டொப் பொக்ஷ் ஹெரெ :(

:) No, the title aint corrupt. This is in Tamil and it says, "There is no Set-Top box in the Guest House". I know, its criminal, but thats how it is here in Chennai GH. Considering the IPL frenzy, its a big restriction on my daily dose of entertainment.

I am grateful that there exists another GH on top of our GH and they are fully equipped with TVs and set top boxes in every room and not to forget the common area for deprived souls like me. With a well thought out strategy I have befriended the folks there and more than them its me who camps there. This weekend i have watched the matches alone but last week for two very crucial matches, me and my CA marketer friend would discuss what the losing team isnt doing right.

Anyway, what i have been missing lately there is some tea or popcorn. Hmm, lemme get thinking over it. Now that i am here on the blog, rest assured that i will write back again. (I am only hoping that my friends would read it, i wouldnt give them a choice anyway :))

CA is a hard core marketer

My first blog ever......been thinking for a long time to write a "dear diary", but procrastination......who hasnt heard of it. But today sitting in Chennai Guest House, after having cribbed about everything under the sun and robbing my CA friend of all his mental peace by my strong views on everything from rasam to poli, work to work-life balance and erosion of indian culture to cheerleaders in cricket, i have finally arrived.
This is my intoduction blog and i must do justice to the title of the blogpost as well. Alright, Alright, its by sheer motivation and drive of this CA friend that i am here. And not to forget the help rendered by him in getting me registered on the blog. But he aint helping for free, he is a good salesman for sure. He wants me to put his blog address on my blog. Talk about hard core marketing. Ever heard of a CA selling. Well.....

So to give him his due credit, please please, those of you who get introduced to my blog please also read http://www.belligerenthoper.blogspot.com

But hey the title is all mine.