Required to be at the work place = 9 hours. Let us assume the start time is 9.00 AM

Hello and Hi to neighbour - 1 minute

Settling down time (Bag, fetching water....) - 5 minutes

System opening/running/down time - 2 minutes

Plugging on to music/iPod - 2 minutes

Calling home ove phone to inform about traffic/bad roads/reached safely/visited post office/visited bank...... - 5 minutes.

Checking answering machine and making notes - 10 minutes

Replying to answering machine calls - 10 minutes

checking Outlook emails - 2 minutes

Replying to Outlook emails - 10 minutes

Coffee Break - 15 minutes (Now the time is 10.00 AM)

Preparing for project group meeting - 10 minutes

Attending project group Meeting - 30 minutes

Morning visit to restroom - 5 minutes

Coffee break after the meeting - 15 minutes

(Now the time is 11.00 AM)

Discussion with neighbour/colleague about the meeting - 10 minutes

WORKING ON PROJECT - 40 minutes (with iPod, Pepsi/Coke cans, Finger chips/French Fries.

Calling friends to join for Lunch - 5 minutes

Visit to restroom before lunch- 5 minutes

Lunch time from 12.00 Noon - 45 minutes

Fresh air walk after lunch - 10 minutes

Visit to restroom after lunch - 5 minutes

Back at workstation. Checking personal emails/online purchase/download music/writing blogs like me:-)) - 30 minutes

A friend visiting your cube - 15 minutes

Taking this friend for a Tea - 15 minutes

By this time stress slowly builds up. Online stress games/company provided stress relieving games - 15 minutes

Meeting Finance/HR/Admin/ for enquires, paper submission, clarifications......... - 15 minutes

Evening team meeting - 60 minutes

(Now the time is 3.30 PM)

Tired after the meeting, fresh air walk or Tea - 15 minutes

WORKING ON PROJECT - 45 minutes (with iPod/baji/vada/bail puri/masala puri/samosa.....)

Calling friends/home/clubs....- 15 minutes

Being the best Googler for - 30 minutes

SERIOUSLY WORKING (damn serious, mostly this is the customer calling time) - 45 minutes

Customer interaction - 30 minutes

(Now the time is 6.30 PM. Oops, Overtime)

The luxury of being IT (Incentive on Time)Professionals.....who cares when customer bears.

Joy Leo