Office Capers: Everything Is Personal
From separating work and personal life to embracing a vast network – navigating the evolving world of relationships in a dynamic workplace. #WorkLifeBalance
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Office humour, working insights, observations from my different careers & workplaces, business & professional viewpoints
Office Capers: Never Ever, Have I Ever…
Yesterday I went out for a drink with some colleagues. The talk turned to drinking games and we started on one called ‘Never ever, have I ever’. Here’s how it is played. One person raises his/her glass and proclaims “Never ever, have I ever….” and ends it with a statement….
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Crush
My 14-year-old cousin thinks the Indian Idol, Abhijeet Sawant ‘has nice eyes’. She has his album carefully tucked away between her best clothes. And she thinks the contestants of Fame Gurukul are so lucky because one of them got to sing a duet with him. Ah….it is beginning! My kid…
Office Capers: Money Management
Not a week goes by without one of us having a problem with a bank. Login access problems, wrongly debited entries, incorrect charges…the list is endless. We got to thinking of some ways to keep our money safe and out of the reach of those moolah-monsters…. SNC: I think I’ll…
Office Capers: Inter-office etiquette
Note: SNC (Someone From the Next Cubicle) and I sit adjacent to each other at work. —–Original Message—–From: Smith, IdeaSent: Monday, August 08, 2005 4:05 PMTo: S N CSubject: Wossup? Not seen you around today…————————————————————————– —–Original Message—–From: S N CSent: Monday, August 08, 2005 4:06 PMTo: Smith, IdeaSubject: RE: So…
Office Capers: The Guy Everyone Wants To Meet
A new job isn’t just about getting to know new people and learning new techniques. It seems to be about acquiring a new lifestyle altogether. This seems especially true in the case of NB(Naya Bachcha). This is his first job since college. Every evening, he is to be found at…
Museebat Monday
There is a reason people hate Mondays. There is a reason I abhor Mondays. Having spent the weekend stewing a resolution to be on time, I did manage to get up early. Rushed through getting ready and I was at the station by 8:35 a.m…..just a minute later than the…
Office Capers: Lost In Translation
FF, the ‘phoren mulga,’ & his language misadventures in the Indian workplace make for much fun in translation. Cultural exchanges take unexpected turns.
Office Capers: Athithi Devo Bhava
And yet another character for the daily drama of this blog. Introducing the Funny Firang……the latest import to our office, he’s friendly, upbeat and all agog over the ‘India experience’. We’re having the time of our lives playing gracious Indian hosts to FF. Me: You know that girl who sits…
Office Capers: On Your Mark….
The training program is almost over. We’ll be back in the office soon. Panic, panic, panic…now do I know enough to get to work? I’m getting to know people slightly and slotting them into my caricatures of them. Meet my new masters…uh…colleagues… Smarts in an ivory tower (SIT): Pedigreed background,…