So its our independence day today, 57 years ago freedom fighters of the likes of Gandhi and Nehru, worked their asses off to ensure that the British let go of our nation, and ever since we've celebrated this day with much fanfare ..... mostly by sitting at home, enjoying our holiday, watchin TV, and maybe catching a movie in the evening and then dining out.
But this time around its a little different, for me atleast. Here I am working in office, on our independence day and that too for a British company ..... so much for independence. Not that I am cribbing, I wouldn't have been doing anything spectacularly great sitting at home. Would have slept till late in the afternoon, caught a late lunch and then slept again till dinner time. But then coming to office on a day, when all your life you've been told its a national holiday, pisses me off big time. It wouldn't have been this bad, had I had some really important work to do. (oh just to put things in perspective, I don't want "save the earth" kinda work, but then atleast keep me busy till I am in office.) Some one once said that a great job is that wherein you don't need to look at your watch, but that's exactly what I do all day, look at my watch (which ironically shows British time) waiting for the hours to pass by, till end of day.
A little about my job for the uninitiated, its been three weeks since I've joined this new project, and all I've done is be at the receiving end of knowledge transfer sessions, which trust me are so boring that I would fall asleep one day for sure, even though I am the only one being trained in those sessions. And now that even these KT sessions are done I've been told to sit with my team members and learn on job (again .. so much for the continuity of the learning curve), with absolutely no mandate for me telling me exactly what my job role is and what activities I'd be required to perform. Oh by the way I have to lead this team of 10 people, to where and to what end, only god knows, coz my boss for sure doesn't, atleast as of now, or he would have probably told me.
The best part is my boss, and other senior guys in my team, all they'd give me is gyan, gyan and more gyan and nothing else (and I thought giving gyan was the domain of MBAs like me, but I guess it comes naturally to a lot of other people too, especially your boss). And they'd end their discourse with " as a consultant you should learn to thrive in ambiguity". Man this thriving in ambiguity shit is really getting to my head now, and am really looking forward to productively contributing to my team and adding some value to myself in the process.
Lest I forget, my work requires me to come to office according to British working hours, so I am in office from 1.30 pm to 9.30 pm. But my boss, well he comes according to UK timings and leaves according to Indian timings, now aint that cool. I wonder how much time I'll have to spend here (doing nothing, as I am doing right now), till I reach his levels of doing nothing. Now that's a pleasant thought to end this blog on.
Till next time, here's wishing everyone who reads this a very happy independence day.
But this time around its a little different, for me atleast. Here I am working in office, on our independence day and that too for a British company ..... so much for independence. Not that I am cribbing, I wouldn't have been doing anything spectacularly great sitting at home. Would have slept till late in the afternoon, caught a late lunch and then slept again till dinner time. But then coming to office on a day, when all your life you've been told its a national holiday, pisses me off big time. It wouldn't have been this bad, had I had some really important work to do. (oh just to put things in perspective, I don't want "save the earth" kinda work, but then atleast keep me busy till I am in office.) Some one once said that a great job is that wherein you don't need to look at your watch, but that's exactly what I do all day, look at my watch (which ironically shows British time) waiting for the hours to pass by, till end of day.
A little about my job for the uninitiated, its been three weeks since I've joined this new project, and all I've done is be at the receiving end of knowledge transfer sessions, which trust me are so boring that I would fall asleep one day for sure, even though I am the only one being trained in those sessions. And now that even these KT sessions are done I've been told to sit with my team members and learn on job (again .. so much for the continuity of the learning curve), with absolutely no mandate for me telling me exactly what my job role is and what activities I'd be required to perform. Oh by the way I have to lead this team of 10 people, to where and to what end, only god knows, coz my boss for sure doesn't, atleast as of now, or he would have probably told me.
The best part is my boss, and other senior guys in my team, all they'd give me is gyan, gyan and more gyan and nothing else (and I thought giving gyan was the domain of MBAs like me, but I guess it comes naturally to a lot of other people too, especially your boss). And they'd end their discourse with " as a consultant you should learn to thrive in ambiguity". Man this thriving in ambiguity shit is really getting to my head now, and am really looking forward to productively contributing to my team and adding some value to myself in the process.
Lest I forget, my work requires me to come to office according to British working hours, so I am in office from 1.30 pm to 9.30 pm. But my boss, well he comes according to UK timings and leaves according to Indian timings, now aint that cool. I wonder how much time I'll have to spend here (doing nothing, as I am doing right now), till I reach his levels of doing nothing. Now that's a pleasant thought to end this blog on.
Till next time, here's wishing everyone who reads this a very happy independence day.
posted by Unknown at 3:55 AM
8 Comments:
Independence is something we in India have taken for granted post 1947, and truly do not understand the meaning of. As you put it knowingly or otherwise, its just another national holiday. Regardless, working for a British company was a choice you had the 'freedom' to make. You know me enough to know I am not being critical here, cynical perhaps.
On a lighter note, I am sure you've heard the story of the rabbit and the crow - the moral being, to be sitting and doing nothing and yet not get eaten, you have to be sitting high up the tree.
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The rabbit and the crow story is what makes me uncomfortable about my situation.
But guess what just after i posted this blog, my boss came up to me and whispered those magic words, "I've got work for you".
I guess i got lucky on our independence day, and am hoping will not be eaten now that i am not doing nothing.
And yes, thanks for the welcome.
well well well!!
thats a nice start - commenting on the not-so-obvious of perhaps the most obvious.
But, go a little easy on your boss boy for if by even the smallest of chance he happens to read this - there won't be much serendipity around.
Come to think of it, what happened to the maxim "sach hamesha kadwa hota hai". Cliched hindi movie dialogue i know, but point well taken sir, will try to be a lil more discreet the next time.
Independence..blah -de- blah, all ya talked abt is yerself an yer non existant problems...c'mon bax..stop cribbin..decent 1st blog..but i see sum kinda similarity in writin style wi' yu know who..hmm..i don't think we dwell so much on independance coz we have it...mebbe if we read more comics..or..whaa..An' stop posting in yr own comments..Loser
first british ruled now money rules
well you sure have come a long way mate. call it chance, call it work, i call it independence... the choice to work for a uk company in uk. :)
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