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For a new morning
And what a grand finale to a tumultous week! The salary cheques got cleared yesterday and Om Prakash walked out. When we tried detaining him for an hour or two to hand over and explain the technicalities to Chandan, he called the cops (It seems his mother is in the police department. ‘Maa mujhe bachao’. … Continue reading
‘Money or peace’
A huge trailer rammed into my car from behind as I was driving back from the office past midnight. The entire backside of the car was crushed and it is a miracle that me and another team member, Chandan (who needed a drop to Nehru Place) were unhurt. I managed to drop Chandan and get … Continue reading
‘If peace could be bought’
Omprakash stayed in the office on friday night. Also worked the entire day on saturday. He has finally been able to understand the process of creating the thumbnails, the cropped images and the uploading of the maps on the FTP site. Also the concept of the ESD link in the X-Cart (the engine running the … Continue reading
Mass walkout -Part II
Once when there was no money and no work. And now when there is no work but a reasonable amount of stability (meaning that at least the salaries are being paid on time). The issue, which on the face of it is a non-issue and yet has been the biggest issue: ‘male ego’. Have been … Continue reading
Still on the battlefield
Narendra Kumar Das has left GC. A huge loss. One step backwards for GC. But maybe it was time for him to check out new horizons, new associations. He has contributed to GC for a very long time and all of us wish him all the very best. We collected a few copies of the … Continue reading
Let time take time
There is ‘aloneness’ in leadership. There is ‘aloneness’ in ‘living’. And there is no way one can fill that in malls, with work or money. Yet round and round we go. Till we are tired and the new age gurus tell us to meditate. Or the travel agencies tell us to take a break (bascially … Continue reading
Silence
The payments, salaries, bills, rent, The launching of the online shop, The revolt of the team, the tiredness, the pain, The sweat and the tears. We are there and yet not there, we are here and yet not here. A morning, an evening followed by night, A job, a career, a way of life, A … Continue reading
On this Earth
Walkout in a group (bhed chaal), definitely provides one moment of glory. One moment of feeling important. Gives that one moment of revenge. A high. But after that there is still a life to face, a career to build and the real issues. Because the real issues do not walk out of our lives just … Continue reading »