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Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Evolution of Relationship
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
How To?
In our professional lives, we are all fed and swamped with information in presentations and reports.
- How to tell someone that they are wrong?
- How to tell someone that they are wrong but they do not know it?
- How to tell someone that they are wrong but they do know it pretty well that they are wrong?
- How to tell someone that they are wrong but they do not care, is it right or wrong?
- How to tell someone that they are wrong because they have no clue about what they are talking?
- How to tell, if it was someone who works for you?
- How to tell if it was your peer?
- How to tell if it was your boss?
- How to tell if it was your boss's boss?
- How to tell if it was your client?
If you ask me, what would you do?
The old me would say, "To hell with the scenarios and who is telling and this permutation and combination shit, Just tell them they are WRONG, DEAD WRONG and for good measure, roll your eyes with a disapproving look in your face and if you have luxury of time take their case for pretty good, so that in future they would think twice before telling something that they are not sure of"
p.s
If you ask me, what would the new me do?, You already have the answer! #YOUGETIT?
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Thoughts on Digital Piracy (Revisit! Reecho)
Sometimes back, I posted my thoughts on digital publishing and piracy. Now I guess it is time for another such post or echo them again.
They may lend a physical book to a friend or two, resell it again or give it away to library. If they want they may buy the book in bulk by paying and give it to others. Have you ever seen anyone photocopying a book and sharing it across? No one can buy one physical book and make it available to scores of people free in one single second!
At the same time, when it comes to digital book, one single mail, one single upload, they make it available to 100's or 1000's or 100,000's of people at the same time. (Makes me to rethink my principles and stand on DRM)
This is not a unique phenomenon to one part of globe or country or region. Pirated books, software, movie and music are available all over the world. If you want to find them, you have to resort to torrents, or some sites where people would upload or share under anonymous names.
No one ever puts out this pirated copy is brought to you by so and so. Please do send your thanks to this email id or send a Christmas card to this address!
Wait a minute, why this post ? Happened to see a FB group, which asks people to share the Tamil e-books that they have. Worse, also saw one very good and interesting book of leading Tamil Publishing house translated by the Publisher itself!
I am not sure, whether the guy who uploaded the file in FB knows, it is possibly a punishable offence.
As I said in the old post, unless people are aware that violating copy right and intellectual property is a punishable offence. (If I had understood and read the law, one can be imprisoned anywhere from seven days to three years and fine of INR 50,000 to INR 200,000 rupees)
Coming back to piracy, what would really stop it? My firm belief is, it stops only when the guy who commits the act of piracy decides to stop it! Also check out other factors in my old post.
For further proof here it from the horse mouth! The confessions of a Book Pirate!
Oh BTW, Both my books can be bought as eBooks here
- I really don't believe that piracy can be eradicated.
- I really don't believe that there cannot be an effective efficient fool proof technology to prevent piracy.
- I am also not a big fan of currently available DRM solutions whatever that I am aware of.
- More especially the ones that tells you can read the content only when you are online
- The ones which says you can read the book only on this device and on another or restricting to few platforms
- It is more similar to saying, you can buy this TV, we will install it in your house, but you cannot take it to your new house. To make it more apt, you can buy the DVD but use it only at your home but definitely not in your neighbors home
- You can buy this physical book, but you cannot lend it resell it to anyone.
- Digital books should be treated similar to the way the physical books are treated.
They may lend a physical book to a friend or two, resell it again or give it away to library. If they want they may buy the book in bulk by paying and give it to others. Have you ever seen anyone photocopying a book and sharing it across? No one can buy one physical book and make it available to scores of people free in one single second!
At the same time, when it comes to digital book, one single mail, one single upload, they make it available to 100's or 1000's or 100,000's of people at the same time. (Makes me to rethink my principles and stand on DRM)
This is not a unique phenomenon to one part of globe or country or region. Pirated books, software, movie and music are available all over the world. If you want to find them, you have to resort to torrents, or some sites where people would upload or share under anonymous names.
No one ever puts out this pirated copy is brought to you by so and so. Please do send your thanks to this email id or send a Christmas card to this address!
Wait a minute, why this post ? Happened to see a FB group, which asks people to share the Tamil e-books that they have. Worse, also saw one very good and interesting book of leading Tamil Publishing house translated by the Publisher itself!
I am not sure, whether the guy who uploaded the file in FB knows, it is possibly a punishable offence.
As I said in the old post, unless people are aware that violating copy right and intellectual property is a punishable offence. (If I had understood and read the law, one can be imprisoned anywhere from seven days to three years and fine of INR 50,000 to INR 200,000 rupees)
Coming back to piracy, what would really stop it? My firm belief is, it stops only when the guy who commits the act of piracy decides to stop it! Also check out other factors in my old post.
For further proof here it from the horse mouth! The confessions of a Book Pirate!
Oh BTW, Both my books can be bought as eBooks here
Friday, January 03, 2014
New Year Resolutions
- Read More
- Write More
- Travel More
Never been a fan of making new year resolutions.
Never done an post analysis of what I did last year.
For me, New Year day is just another day.
Still, I guess the bug has caught on to me. Blame it on the place, where I live :) :)
I went and ahead made some personal resolutions, yet these are something, I felt I could share in public
Friday, December 27, 2013
Surprises about America: Nice Post,Thank You BI!
Before reading this blog post, this post in Business Insider should be read with out fail. It talks about surprises in America from an International Indian student. It is suggested to have both the pages side by side for reference.
Before I go on with the outrage and point by point rebuttal of fallacies in this article, let me explain why I am doing it?
It is just because, I respect Business Insider. I wouldn't have given a second thought or bothered with it, if it wasn't BI. It is perfectly okay for some one to have their very own opinion, write it in a blog.
My point of concern is BI publishing it in a tone as though it is from an expert authority. It really doesnt goes well with me to see all such sweeping generalizations appearing in BI! It is totally unfair to its readers. What if, a student in a far away corner in India, reads and takes it on face value and believes that to be a true state of reality. What will an American reading about this, think about India?
Hey, Who am I to comment on this?
I spent much of my childhood and formative years in a small Indian town, studied(spent time) in one of the best and the cosmopolitan colleges in India, worked in USA for more than few months, have been outside India for quite some time. Just making it clear, i have seen my share of the world outside India, interacted, worked and studied with more than one nationality and culture.
Grades:There are schools which have a grade no disclosure policy. There are companies which want near perfect grades. Still, should we believer that nobody talks about grades in US!
Private and no flaunting: Oh Yeah, all Indians do is nothing but trumpet their success and no one is humble. By the way, what the hell is that "their performance alone" and "share their accomplishments with everyone else"
Retail experience is nice in India! personal shopper! Many NRI's have opined that people follow you in these retails keeping an eye on you as though you have come to steal. What about WalMart,even there was no one to help out in shopping. Hmm, never know the American malls are so boring. [To be fair, I would Indian malls are good as malls abroad!]
Tech world: Well, they graciously offered to take your work off, cause the work has to be done and there cannot be delay due to one person's incompetence. I have seen people who are rude, offering help, passing the blame and infighting both in India and US.
Competition and Ethics: If students collobarate in US, it is difficult and hence they learn from each other in study groups. If students in India, colloborate, it is called cheating. [I am reminded of a Tamil comedy where if something red comes out of my head, it is blood, if it is coming of your head,it must be Tomato sauce] So, there are no group studies in India, no one helps the other guy. In US, every one is a good samaritan, and marines who leaves no one behind. Let us accept and understand that education system is different in India and US.
Thin Rich and Respect: Cheap food is fatty and home cooked food is expensive! really? I am really not sure, why i am still not fat!! In that one paragraph, where thin people are respected, the entire America is being made to look like the most shallow people on the earth. "Thin and tall but not as much"I cant recall any gal telling she likes her men short! (why am i generalizing in a post which is totally against generalization!) what does that "made me drinks with more care/love" means! If only that was true, For the way, I look and weigh, Starbuck baristas should be only making love to me! So starbucks treats customers differently based on their looks but not on being a regular. Hmm. Why is Starbucks havent sued yet?
Girls are not promiscuous. Oh finally, something right, but contrary to hollywood films. Yeah, even in India, people don't dance with 50 people in background in rain, when they fall in love contrary to bollywood films. (Sarcasm Intended)
African Americans aren't given enough opportunity, broken families. Hmm, who is the POTUS now? There are no broken families in other communities.
Not qualified to make comment on brick houses, though there is something on the comment section of the article.
Anywhere, buying bulk is cheaper. Hence the wholesale is cheaper. Americans waste food. Yeah, most of the Indian marriages and festivals don't ever waste food.(Sarcasm Intended)
Obsession with Coffee:Coffee was not consumed as much as it is consumed now in US, before Howard Schultz built Starbucks. Section of South Indians are not coffee addicts and can start their without coffee (Sarcasm Intended)
Split familes are not seen differently but when it comes to African American families it is probably a factual reason, that there is a dearth of them in technical fields. (Sarcasm Intended)
Support towards LGBT: Hmm, Why did Tyler Clementi of Rutgers committed suicide? Oh wait, One of the accused in the case was a Indian. All Indians meekly accepted and hailed the verdict when an Indian court criminalized gays and homosexuals! (Sarcasm Intended)
Smoking weed is same as smoking cigarattes. What really? I guess, I am surely smoking weed when i was reading and writing this! Too bad, Washington and Colorado passed laws legalizing Marijuana contrary to the federal law!
I thought, at least the excerpt from Quora was okay and more factual or US 101 until i read the 'almost-classless' soceity! Service professionals own iPhones cause it is on contract. So there are no poor bums in US! There is no haves and have not's.
The bottom line or conclusion is this: One usually goes to abroad looking for a different experience, how things are different, to see the other side of the world.I guess, after seeing the other side, one could still realize that though there is difference, it is not that different. There are good people, bad people, smart ones, dumb ones, hard workers, slackers in all communities. Every human being, culture, country is unique in certain aspects. Yet, one cannot and should not really stereotype or genaralize and put people or things in to boxes. There are norms, but always there are exceptions and that is the norm.
Nice and Informative Post. Thanks to BI.
p.s
I am also being more cynical and nitpicking cause i feel the article just deserves it
Before I go on with the outrage and point by point rebuttal of fallacies in this article, let me explain why I am doing it?
It is just because, I respect Business Insider. I wouldn't have given a second thought or bothered with it, if it wasn't BI. It is perfectly okay for some one to have their very own opinion, write it in a blog.
My point of concern is BI publishing it in a tone as though it is from an expert authority. It really doesnt goes well with me to see all such sweeping generalizations appearing in BI! It is totally unfair to its readers. What if, a student in a far away corner in India, reads and takes it on face value and believes that to be a true state of reality. What will an American reading about this, think about India?
Hey, Who am I to comment on this?
I spent much of my childhood and formative years in a small Indian town, studied(spent time) in one of the best and the cosmopolitan colleges in India, worked in USA for more than few months, have been outside India for quite some time. Just making it clear, i have seen my share of the world outside India, interacted, worked and studied with more than one nationality and culture.
Grades:There are schools which have a grade no disclosure policy. There are companies which want near perfect grades. Still, should we believer that nobody talks about grades in US!
Private and no flaunting: Oh Yeah, all Indians do is nothing but trumpet their success and no one is humble. By the way, what the hell is that "their performance alone" and "share their accomplishments with everyone else"
Retail experience is nice in India! personal shopper! Many NRI's have opined that people follow you in these retails keeping an eye on you as though you have come to steal. What about WalMart,even there was no one to help out in shopping. Hmm, never know the American malls are so boring. [To be fair, I would Indian malls are good as malls abroad!]
Tech world: Well, they graciously offered to take your work off, cause the work has to be done and there cannot be delay due to one person's incompetence. I have seen people who are rude, offering help, passing the blame and infighting both in India and US.
Competition and Ethics: If students collobarate in US, it is difficult and hence they learn from each other in study groups. If students in India, colloborate, it is called cheating. [I am reminded of a Tamil comedy where if something red comes out of my head, it is blood, if it is coming of your head,it must be Tomato sauce] So, there are no group studies in India, no one helps the other guy. In US, every one is a good samaritan, and marines who leaves no one behind. Let us accept and understand that education system is different in India and US.
Thin Rich and Respect: Cheap food is fatty and home cooked food is expensive! really? I am really not sure, why i am still not fat!! In that one paragraph, where thin people are respected, the entire America is being made to look like the most shallow people on the earth. "Thin and tall but not as much"I cant recall any gal telling she likes her men short! (why am i generalizing in a post which is totally against generalization!) what does that "made me drinks with more care/love" means! If only that was true, For the way, I look and weigh, Starbuck baristas should be only making love to me! So starbucks treats customers differently based on their looks but not on being a regular. Hmm. Why is Starbucks havent sued yet?
Girls are not promiscuous. Oh finally, something right, but contrary to hollywood films. Yeah, even in India, people don't dance with 50 people in background in rain, when they fall in love contrary to bollywood films. (Sarcasm Intended)
African Americans aren't given enough opportunity, broken families. Hmm, who is the POTUS now? There are no broken families in other communities.
Not qualified to make comment on brick houses, though there is something on the comment section of the article.
Anywhere, buying bulk is cheaper. Hence the wholesale is cheaper. Americans waste food. Yeah, most of the Indian marriages and festivals don't ever waste food.(Sarcasm Intended)
Obsession with Coffee:Coffee was not consumed as much as it is consumed now in US, before Howard Schultz built Starbucks. Section of South Indians are not coffee addicts and can start their without coffee (Sarcasm Intended)
Split familes are not seen differently but when it comes to African American families it is probably a factual reason, that there is a dearth of them in technical fields. (Sarcasm Intended)
Support towards LGBT: Hmm, Why did Tyler Clementi of Rutgers committed suicide? Oh wait, One of the accused in the case was a Indian. All Indians meekly accepted and hailed the verdict when an Indian court criminalized gays and homosexuals! (Sarcasm Intended)
Smoking weed is same as smoking cigarattes. What really? I guess, I am surely smoking weed when i was reading and writing this! Too bad, Washington and Colorado passed laws legalizing Marijuana contrary to the federal law!
I thought, at least the excerpt from Quora was okay and more factual or US 101 until i read the 'almost-classless' soceity! Service professionals own iPhones cause it is on contract. So there are no poor bums in US! There is no haves and have not's.
The bottom line or conclusion is this: One usually goes to abroad looking for a different experience, how things are different, to see the other side of the world.I guess, after seeing the other side, one could still realize that though there is difference, it is not that different. There are good people, bad people, smart ones, dumb ones, hard workers, slackers in all communities. Every human being, culture, country is unique in certain aspects. Yet, one cannot and should not really stereotype or genaralize and put people or things in to boxes. There are norms, but always there are exceptions and that is the norm.
Nice and Informative Post. Thanks to BI.
p.s
I am also being more cynical and nitpicking cause i feel the article just deserves it
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
2 cents on Publishing and Piracy
It all started with this tweet . As I was also bestowed upon the honor of digital publisher, let me offer my 2 cents to this discussion
Before go further, let me add few Disclaimers, even at the danger of the rest of my thought process losing its relevance!
I buy a book and lend it to others. More than one person has read it, but still the author and publisher is getting the money from only one person.
I buy a book, other person photocopies it, still the author and publisher get paid only for one copy.
Irrespective of how it is being termed, sharing or stealing, the author or publisher don't get their due.
At least, when it is photocopied, the photocopier makes some money!
Online or offline, sharing or stealing, the problem remains the same. The author and publisher not making the money they could (not should) be actually making. [number of people who paid for the book vs the number of people who read it]
The digital arena becomes a different ball game and outrage occurs due to the scale and unfortunately the scale matters!
Can we stop Piracy?
Are you kidding? Definitely No! No matter what kind of DRM is being used, there is always an hack and you can get something for free.
Can we cut down the losses due to piracy?
Personal Context
Given a choice to watch a good movie in theatre, on laptop/tv on a original DVD that is expensive, on laptop/tv on a pirated dvd, pirated cheap streaming version? I always preferred theatre.
To put it simply, i really don't mind and would be happy to pay for my consumption as long as the payment methodology is easy and affordable.
Yeah, its just you! what about others? hmm well. Lets take a look at the
General Context
Isn't Apple iTunes making revenue? Before asking, how much money are they potentially losing because of piracy, it is to be noted they considerably brought down the revenue loss to the music industry.
Why does Chetan Bhagat sell?
Why do still there are millions of copies of books sold, when they can be downloaded for free with sometime on Internet?
Remember, fifty shades of grey, before being a bestseller was absolutely free online and taken down later before it went for offline publishing.
Even in local context, Ponniyin Selvan is priced differently by different publishers and people do buy at varied prices.
Before thinking about alternate models, we need to have answer for these
most important question(s)
"How do you put a price on your creative content?"How much does a author wants for a book? a movie producer for his movie? How do we value the worth of time?
So what's the conclusion
Before go further, let me add few Disclaimers, even at the danger of the rest of my thought process losing its relevance!
- I have committed sin. I have downloaded songs, movies and ahem even books.
- Do I feel good about them? Definitely no. [of course, i can try to justify them with context, but at the end of day, it is definitely not sharing. More on this later!]
- Food, books, music and movies, each of them are very different and cannot be treated the same.(as usual there are exceptions)
I buy a book and lend it to others. More than one person has read it, but still the author and publisher is getting the money from only one person.
I buy a book, other person photocopies it, still the author and publisher get paid only for one copy.
Irrespective of how it is being termed, sharing or stealing, the author or publisher don't get their due.
At least, when it is photocopied, the photocopier makes some money!
Online or offline, sharing or stealing, the problem remains the same. The author and publisher not making the money they could (not should) be actually making. [number of people who paid for the book vs the number of people who read it]
The digital arena becomes a different ball game and outrage occurs due to the scale and unfortunately the scale matters!
Can we stop Piracy?
Are you kidding? Definitely No! No matter what kind of DRM is being used, there is always an hack and you can get something for free.
Can we cut down the losses due to piracy?
I strongly believe, that is possible. let me offer few thoughts on this context in general and from my personal experience
I have always preferred to buy original books rather than the cheapster version(pirated printing) as long as it was affordable. [How you define affordable is another question]
Given a choice to watch a good movie in theatre, on laptop/tv on a original DVD that is expensive, on laptop/tv on a pirated dvd, pirated cheap streaming version? I always preferred theatre.
To put it simply, i really don't mind and would be happy to pay for my consumption as long as the payment methodology is easy and affordable.
Yeah, its just you! what about others? hmm well. Lets take a look at the
General Context
Isn't Apple iTunes making revenue? Before asking, how much money are they potentially losing because of piracy, it is to be noted they considerably brought down the revenue loss to the music industry.
Why does Chetan Bhagat sell?
Why do still there are millions of copies of books sold, when they can be downloaded for free with sometime on Internet?
Remember, fifty shades of grey, before being a bestseller was absolutely free online and taken down later before it went for offline publishing.
Even in local context, Ponniyin Selvan is priced differently by different publishers and people do buy at varied prices.
Before thinking about alternate models, we need to have answer for these
most important question(s)
"How do you put a price on your creative content?"How much does a author wants for a book? a movie producer for his movie? How do we value the worth of time?
Remember these are the days, Apple offers it iOS for free and companies like wechat(tencent) sell smileys and virtual goods!
So what's the conclusion
- Piracy is a challenge that is here to stay. No one can eliminate it. Just live with it.
- There will be a small section of people who are good natured and still integrity, ethics and fairness matter to a lot of people.
- There will be another small section of people, who will always cut corners, find loop holes, would like to live on freebies. Remember the old song, until a thief wants to mend his ways, thefts cannot be stopped.
- There will be another major section of people whose behavior can be altered and can be nudged to pay. Figure out how to do it.The online/digital opens up several other alternate models of revenue. Feel free to explore and exploit. (Here, exploit means, the usage of models rather than people! Just to be clear)
- The hard reality is the industry is being disrupted, the rules of the game being changed. Adapt or get annihilated.
Friday, August 02, 2013
The Difficult part!
Sometimes you are confronted by problems with out any apparent solutions. [Well, one can argue, if there is no solution and nothing to solve then it is not a problem at all].
Sometimes you do know the solution but execution is not simpler [As one of my friend recently quoted, real life is not like solving cases in class or in paper]
Sometimes the problem is not worth solving at all!
Sometimes you have bigger problems to solve!
No matter, what state of above mentioned probem you are in, Logical approach in analyzing the hard empirical evidence and data will always tell you what needs to be done.
The difficult part is actually following the logic against your gut feeling!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Liar Liar
There are very few things that gets my goat! (Well, definition of "few" depends!)
I just cant stand hypocricy and hypocrites. Next comes liars. (Actually, there is a very fine thin line that differentiates both.Let's ignore the technicalities for now!) Oh and please, diplomacy and hypocricy are two different things.
It is not that I am the direct heir of Shri Harichandra, a holier than thou cow or something like that. Then, why do I hate Liars?? It is a two-part thing.
For one, It is utter stupidity to lie.People usually think they are pretty smart and they can get away with a lie. In reality, One must be stupid to think, they can lie and get away with it. Eventually the truth comes out. When it comes out, it looks bad on the person, the credibility is lost. Not only the past is questioned, on what are all the things you have lied? It also makes one wonder can i trust you in the future? How can i be sure that there aren't any more lies? This is the reason I prefer to hear the hard truth rather than a sweet lie. I prefer to speak the truth (most of times) cause, i dont want to look so embarassed and defend/explain why did i lie at the first place.
The other thing is the most important one. When I am being lied to, It insults my intelligence. One lies to me hoping that I would believe it and would never find the truth. It is one thing for a person to think they are smart but altogether a different thing to think other person is stupid. Thinking that I am stupid and I could be lied to is what pisses me the most!
Thou shall not lie to me. Thou shall not face my wrath!Amen. Let peace be with me ;)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Ideal Interview
- What is your Name?
- How much do you expect?
- When can you join us?
Friday, June 25, 2010
Knowing Thyself
What do I want?
Like most people in the world, More Wealth. I do not want to put an upper limit to my potential.
Then a little fame. Yep a little fame. Not much, I am not too greedy you see.
Lots of other things, which I may not explicitly say so.I am not Jimmy Carter ogay!
Most people desire for things that they dont deserve. Am i deserving enough for my desires? Well, let's see
What are all my strengths?
I can converse about something for hours together even without knowing anything about it.
High and mighty as well as mere mortals could identify me with them.
I can be both the devil's and angel's advocate.
I am comfortable and confident in handling peoples and situations.
I could be an inspiration and role model to few people[some times for the good reasons, sometimes for all the bad reasons]
I could be very philosophical.
I could play the agony aunt giving a patient ear to all your grievances.
I could give advice and solutions to all your problems.
Oh by the way I am also knowledgeable about many things under the sky and have a good smile :)
What should I be doing?
If you are thinking I should be doing something like Sales/Marketing/HR/General Management/etc etc
Nah Nah Please Please stop!
After the discussions with my divine inner self during my deep meditation of the soul alone at the Himalayas, the lord showed my the best career path for me.
Start an ashram and become a SWAMIJI! HARI OM! HARI OM!
Like most people in the world, More Wealth. I do not want to put an upper limit to my potential.
Then a little fame. Yep a little fame. Not much, I am not too greedy you see.
Lots of other things, which I may not explicitly say so.I am not Jimmy Carter ogay!
Most people desire for things that they dont deserve. Am i deserving enough for my desires? Well, let's see
What are all my strengths?
I can converse about something for hours together even without knowing anything about it.
High and mighty as well as mere mortals could identify me with them.
I can be both the devil's and angel's advocate.
I am comfortable and confident in handling peoples and situations.
I could be an inspiration and role model to few people[some times for the good reasons, sometimes for all the bad reasons]
I could be very philosophical.
I could play the agony aunt giving a patient ear to all your grievances.
I could give advice and solutions to all your problems.
Oh by the way I am also knowledgeable about many things under the sky and have a good smile :)
What should I be doing?
If you are thinking I should be doing something like Sales/Marketing/HR/General Management/etc etc
Nah Nah Please Please stop!
After the discussions with my divine inner self during my deep meditation of the soul alone at the Himalayas, the lord showed my the best career path for me.
Start an ashram and become a SWAMIJI! HARI OM! HARI OM!
Time to call it quits
Why should you leave an organization? or When exactly should you leave an organization?
Salary is not up to your expectations. Sometimes even the world is not enough for the human greed. There is no end to the needs and desires. Being driven by money cannot be the right thing.
Bad boss. Well there is no assurance that new organization and new boss would be an angel. Remember a known devil is better than an unknown angel. This also applies to the the culture and nature of the work place too.
Nature of the work. What if you do not like the nature of the work? What if this is not your call of the heart? Well not all are lucky to get what they want to do.You may like sleeping all day, but no one will pay for your sleep. Like the work you do, if you don't get the work you like.
Well there could be lots of other reasons like, Passed up for promotion, Extreme work pressure etc etc. IMHO even they are not worth the cause to jump ship.
So when should a person leave an organization? When you think (or realize) that all your co-workers are much more dumber than you, then, then my friend it is high time to get the hell out of the dodge city![Carefully, Look at my choice of words, I did not say when you (think) you are much more smart than others]
Salary is not up to your expectations. Sometimes even the world is not enough for the human greed. There is no end to the needs and desires. Being driven by money cannot be the right thing.
Bad boss. Well there is no assurance that new organization and new boss would be an angel. Remember a known devil is better than an unknown angel. This also applies to the the culture and nature of the work place too.
Nature of the work. What if you do not like the nature of the work? What if this is not your call of the heart? Well not all are lucky to get what they want to do.You may like sleeping all day, but no one will pay for your sleep. Like the work you do, if you don't get the work you like.
Well there could be lots of other reasons like, Passed up for promotion, Extreme work pressure etc etc. IMHO even they are not worth the cause to jump ship.
So when should a person leave an organization? When you think (or realize) that all your co-workers are much more dumber than you, then, then my friend it is high time to get the hell out of the dodge city![Carefully, Look at my choice of words, I did not say when you (think) you are much more smart than others]
End of the Tunnel
Proverbial wisdom says there is light at the end of the Tunnel.
Is there light?
When you were in tenth grade, they bull shitted you telling tenth is very important, once you are work hard do well, all is well. You thought it was a one time effort and got sucked up to it and started the journey in the tunnel.
Enter the higher secondary, they start telling you, there is no assurance, since you did well in tenth, you will do good in higher secondary. It is important to be much focussed and more serious and the best you can give. Do not drop the ball! Do not make a mess of yourself. Once you get good marks and get in to a good college, you are on the road to happiness.
Come to the college, they start telling you, after coming so far, if you dont get a job you will make a fool of yourself.You can't afford to screw up your life. Make sure you will get a job.Once you get a good job and good money, you are on the road to heaven.
Come to corporate life, hell awaits you. You are in the biggest rat race that you have ever seen. Appraisals, promotions, Job changes, house(s), abroad assignments and what not!
Before you could breathe, you the social animal would be chained to an institution and you would be on your way to prepare your progeny for the journey through the tunnel which you are still travelling.
So, Is there light? No.
The reality is, When you reach the end of the tunnel or when you think you have reached the end of the tunnel, there comes a hard realization that hits you hard all over the places where it hurts the most that this is just the beginning of another tunnel!
And there is no end and there is no LIGHT. PEACE OUT
Is there light?
When you were in tenth grade, they bull shitted you telling tenth is very important, once you are work hard do well, all is well. You thought it was a one time effort and got sucked up to it and started the journey in the tunnel.
Enter the higher secondary, they start telling you, there is no assurance, since you did well in tenth, you will do good in higher secondary. It is important to be much focussed and more serious and the best you can give. Do not drop the ball! Do not make a mess of yourself. Once you get good marks and get in to a good college, you are on the road to happiness.
Come to the college, they start telling you, after coming so far, if you dont get a job you will make a fool of yourself.You can't afford to screw up your life. Make sure you will get a job.Once you get a good job and good money, you are on the road to heaven.
Come to corporate life, hell awaits you. You are in the biggest rat race that you have ever seen. Appraisals, promotions, Job changes, house(s), abroad assignments and what not!
Before you could breathe, you the social animal would be chained to an institution and you would be on your way to prepare your progeny for the journey through the tunnel which you are still travelling.
So, Is there light? No.
The reality is, When you reach the end of the tunnel or when you think you have reached the end of the tunnel, there comes a hard realization that hits you hard all over the places where it hurts the most that this is just the beginning of another tunnel!
And there is no end and there is no LIGHT. PEACE OUT
Friday, January 08, 2010
Who the Hell is Responsible?
"Damn that guy, he really spoiled my mood"
"I am gonna kill him, It was due to him I did not get the promotion"
"How dare he? How can he treat me like this?
"How can he do this to me? I had so much trust and faith on him!"
How many times have you felt this way? How many times have you heard any of your friends feel this way?
Is it fair enough to blame others? Does it makes any sense? Honestly, No
It is always you, who let your mood to be spoiled by you.
It is always you, who was lethargic, din't do the right things and you are the reason why you did not get the promotion.
It is always you, who made him to treat you that way.
It is always you, who misplaced your trust.
If you think deep enough, this could be applied to all situations and at the end of the day, it is always YOU and ONLY YOU, who controls your destiny.
p.s
Inspired by quotes from Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
"As Eleanor Roosevelt observed, "No one can hurt you without your consent." In the words of Gandhi, "They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them." It is our willing permission, our consent to what happens to us, that hurts us far more than what happens to us in the first place."
"I am gonna kill him, It was due to him I did not get the promotion"
"How dare he? How can he treat me like this?
"How can he do this to me? I had so much trust and faith on him!"
How many times have you felt this way? How many times have you heard any of your friends feel this way?
Is it fair enough to blame others? Does it makes any sense? Honestly, No
It is always you, who let your mood to be spoiled by you.
It is always you, who was lethargic, din't do the right things and you are the reason why you did not get the promotion.
It is always you, who made him to treat you that way.
It is always you, who misplaced your trust.
If you think deep enough, this could be applied to all situations and at the end of the day, it is always YOU and ONLY YOU, who controls your destiny.
p.s
Inspired by quotes from Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
"As Eleanor Roosevelt observed, "No one can hurt you without your consent." In the words of Gandhi, "They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them." It is our willing permission, our consent to what happens to us, that hurts us far more than what happens to us in the first place."
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