ganeshjat
April 7th, 2005, 09:54 AM
It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are
still on..PCs still running, coffee machines still
buzzing..and whose at work..Most of them?? Take a
closer look.. All or most specimens are 20-something
male species of the human race..look closer..again all
or most of them are bachelors..and why are they
sitting late? Working hard? No way!! Any guesses??
lets ask one of them..Here's what he says.."Arey yaar,
whatz there 2 do after goin home..idhar to net hein,
AC hein, phone hein, khaana hein, coffee hein.. to jam
ke khaao, jam ke piyo(burps), jam se chatting/phone
karo aur thak jaane par ghar jaao...aur boss bhi kush
that i am working late...(burps) aur khaane ka paisa
bhi bachtaa hein." This is the scene in most software
companies and other off-site offices. Bachelors
"time-passing" during late hours in the office just
bcoz they say they've nothing else to do..Now what r
the consequences.. read on..."working"(for the record
only) late hours soon becomes part of the company
culture. With bosses more than eager to provide
support to those "working" late in the form of taxi
vouchers, food vouchers and of course good
feedback,(oh, he's a hardworker..goes home only to
change..!!) they arent helping things too..To hell
with bosses who dont understand the difference between
"sitting" late and "working" late!! Very soon, the
managers start expecting all employees to put in extra
working hours. My dear Bachelor bhaais let me tell
you, life changes when u get married and start having
a family..office is no longer a prioroty, family
is..and thats when the problem starts.bcoz u start
having commitments at home too. For your boss, the
earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a
"early leaver" even if u leave an hour after regular
time..after doing the same amount of work, People
leaving on time after doing ther taks for the day are
labelled as work-shirkers..Girls who thankfully always
leave on time are labelled as "not up to it". All the
while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on
"working" not realising that they r spoiling the work
culture at their own place and never realise that they
wuld have to regret at one point of time. So bhaai
log, what's the moral of the story.?? Very clear,
LEAVE ON TIME!! Never put in extra time unless really
needed. Dont stay back un-necessarily and spoil your
company work culture which will in turn cause
inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are
hundred other things to do in the evening.. Learn
music..Learn a foreign language..Try go-karting...
Get a girl friend, take her around town. And for
heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an
all-time low(plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for
a change. Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's
calling, where are you??"
still on..PCs still running, coffee machines still
buzzing..and whose at work..Most of them?? Take a
closer look.. All or most specimens are 20-something
male species of the human race..look closer..again all
or most of them are bachelors..and why are they
sitting late? Working hard? No way!! Any guesses??
lets ask one of them..Here's what he says.."Arey yaar,
whatz there 2 do after goin home..idhar to net hein,
AC hein, phone hein, khaana hein, coffee hein.. to jam
ke khaao, jam ke piyo(burps), jam se chatting/phone
karo aur thak jaane par ghar jaao...aur boss bhi kush
that i am working late...(burps) aur khaane ka paisa
bhi bachtaa hein." This is the scene in most software
companies and other off-site offices. Bachelors
"time-passing" during late hours in the office just
bcoz they say they've nothing else to do..Now what r
the consequences.. read on..."working"(for the record
only) late hours soon becomes part of the company
culture. With bosses more than eager to provide
support to those "working" late in the form of taxi
vouchers, food vouchers and of course good
feedback,(oh, he's a hardworker..goes home only to
change..!!) they arent helping things too..To hell
with bosses who dont understand the difference between
"sitting" late and "working" late!! Very soon, the
managers start expecting all employees to put in extra
working hours. My dear Bachelor bhaais let me tell
you, life changes when u get married and start having
a family..office is no longer a prioroty, family
is..and thats when the problem starts.bcoz u start
having commitments at home too. For your boss, the
earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a
"early leaver" even if u leave an hour after regular
time..after doing the same amount of work, People
leaving on time after doing ther taks for the day are
labelled as work-shirkers..Girls who thankfully always
leave on time are labelled as "not up to it". All the
while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on
"working" not realising that they r spoiling the work
culture at their own place and never realise that they
wuld have to regret at one point of time. So bhaai
log, what's the moral of the story.?? Very clear,
LEAVE ON TIME!! Never put in extra time unless really
needed. Dont stay back un-necessarily and spoil your
company work culture which will in turn cause
inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are
hundred other things to do in the evening.. Learn
music..Learn a foreign language..Try go-karting...
Get a girl friend, take her around town. And for
heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an
all-time low(plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for
a change. Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's
calling, where are you??"