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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??"