THE 2 KIND OF PPL IN IT INDUSTRY ARE:-

free-riding people:

He lands up in training which is of no relevance to him (atleast to hisunderstanding- Its just a formality) and after that gets on to work. His lifedepends on the project and the manager.(infact I can say with projectmanager).they get closer with the team by going to as many treats as possible.Birthdays, engagement treats, appraisal treats, if no reason then (‘India wins cricket match’) treat (though nowadays we dont get a chance to haveone such) and there they spend hours and Come back and feel to sleep like a crocodile. If thecompany also provides a dormitory- no problem. Else adjust to the inconvineancein the seat and sleep. Wake your PL up before 5, as he has to go home andyou - answer the mails and get ready. Its already too late by 6. In somecompanies,my friends used to go for a movie show at 6 PM on a monday morning.ifsomeday ur client or ur PL ask to do a module then u they do it with full ofbugs.to fight with a bug is the best time pass.atlast it will go to otherperson automatically(assigned). This is the life of a free rider.

Now to the life of a slogger:

After the training - you are toldabout the project and your work with much hype. You dont get complete informationfrom one person. You need to gather it in bits and pieces from manypeople. Suddenly when u go for doubts people become extremely busy oratleast they want to become busy. Finally you set your foot in theproject and get on with the work. There will be an age old framework for theproject and it is sacrosanct and iron clad. You talk for hours to urself infront of ur monitor ,together about an alternative- but hear the response. ‘Itworks till date. No risk. Follow the herd’. OK ! no probs.

Come in the morning. If you are a good planner, list the To-do activities.See the problem and fit it in the framework you know. If you cant fit - changethe problem(best solution to any problem is to change the problem…). Butframework must be same. Not an inch deviation is advisable. Keep informing yourPL about your progress. Even if you send the same mail again it does notmatter. You must recognise him/her. thats it. If you have your client who canreach you in your mobile, your happiness is screwed. He will call u when youare in rest room or when u r in bed or when you are driving. If the time is 9PM, he will ask why are you leaving early. Are u not feeling well? ‘Customersare Gods’. So curse the real god and say ‘Ya. am a bit hungry ‘

Whats appaling is - the room for creativity and willingness to change is notthere in many companies.

If you are a master in something.its sign of a problem. Its time to shift to something you are not good at. Whatthis life does is that it saps your creative thinking. You arecomfortable in the “comfort-zone” and are happy with what you are.

Where is it leading us ? nowhere !

Hum kis gali jaa rahe hai…apna koi thikana nahi….i thnk this is the mostsuitable title for software developer.