where are you?

It's half past 8 in the office

but the lights are still on..

PCs still running,

coffee machines still buzzing...

and who's 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??

Let's ask one of them...

Here's what he says... "What's there 2 do after going

home... here we get to surf, AC, phone, food,

coffee.. thats is why I am working late...

importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the scene in most research centres and software companies and

other off-shore 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 institute or 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 hard worker... goes home only to

change..!!).They aren't helping things too... To hell with bosses who

don't understand the difference between "sitting" late and "working"

late!!

Very soon, the boss start expecting all

employees to put in extra working hours.



So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes

when u get married and start having a family... office is no longer a

priority, family is... and that's when the problem starts... becoz 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 regulartime... after doing the same amount of work.

People leaving on time after doing their tasks for

the day are labeled as work-shirkers...

Girls who thankfully always (its changing

nowadays... though) leave on time are labeled as "not up to it". All

the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on "working"

not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place

and never realize that they wuld have to regret at one point of time.

*So what's the moral of the story?? *

· Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!

· Never put in extra time " *unless really needed *"

. Don't 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 a sport... TT, cricket.........

importantly

Get a girl friend, take her around town. (Girls go along with your BF)

· 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??"*