Hi, am back again with another set of thought provoking blog..for quite some time, i have been writing techno-blogs, for which i have been highly criticised by close friendzzz.. So I have decided to put it off for some time.
Well, this blog I attribute to few bitter things that I have been experiencing around in my day to day professional life and thought of sharing it with you all. It begins with my journey in one of the India's largest telecom company. I happen to be working there for about 4 months in Corporate Office.. yes the place where all the biggies of the company sit.. & I got the most un-usual cubicle near the Delhi CEO and HR Head.
Courtesy my location, i always got to hear lots of office gossips and politics.. which I used to stay away though. Many things would surprise me, and most others would only affirm what is already told in movies like Page-3 and Corporate(Those who havent seen these two bollywood flicks, do seem them as soon as possible.. the biggest eye opener movies..). During those four months, I saw and met women who were willing to do almost anything for a promotion...(& I mean almost everything..), and men who were willing to go to any extent to snatch away other's credit for their own appraisal. I was a fresher when I joined that company, and upon noticing these things from such a proximity, was pretty disillusioning. Despite all this, I was happy, because my BOSS was cool and used to stay away from these politics business and keep me out of its reach.
Corporates play big games.. and I witnessed it with my bare eyes.. something which happened with me and my ex-boss.. We were executing a mega project for a large bank of India, and the project success was creating tremors, as the company had showcased the success of project to get few more banks as clients. All the big success had an impact and one fine day, we were told that the BIG BOSS (Chairman of the company) would like to meet the team who have been executing it. My Boss was very happy.. that was his life time oppurtunity to go and shake hands with the BIG BOSS. But soon, all that happiness faded, as were told that the project would now be controlled by some senior person and we would be mere co-ordinating it. It was pretty unusual thing to happen, considering the timing of this transfer of project.
Finally, the shock came - the project would officially be known to be handled by that senior guy and we get NOTHING. My poor boss, almost broke down.. I wasnt that bothered, because of two reasons - Firstly, I was a contract employee, so I wud never have got a chance to meet BIG BOSS; Secondly - I was moving to TCS (my current company.. ). I could very well sense his anguish towards the management. He decided to quit and move to a rival firm. But of lately, even that move was thwarted and he is still in the same company. There was no explanation given as to why that project was being handed over to the other guy... and wasnt allow to quit as well.. Can things go worse than this ? Perhaps, Unluck can bring the best of all in a pathetic situation.
Recently, one of my friend had come up a pretty innovative initiative which would help his company to grow itself within the client base. He had organized a big team for himself.. and with lots of efforts brought his dream to reality(well almost)... though applauded by all the bosses, and the senior Boss himself, the credit to it was officially handed over to some one who wasnt involved in the activity much at all. am Still confused as to why that happened..because am pretty sure that all the bosses knew who the conceiver and executer of this idea is, and despite that some one else is being given the full credit. Perhaps the water is much deeper than it looks like on the surface... and like everyone I am also afraid of trying to measure the depth.
I guess all these management decisions are taken more with political equations in consideration and less with rational thought. There is no place for feelings and emotions here. Its all about the game and How you play it.. so better keep your eyes on the game... bcoz Jiski Nazar Game se hati, samjo woh gaya...:)
