Dear Vivek,
Thank you for taking the technical written test with Microsoft.
Your profile was impressive, but we have decided to pursue other candidates whose qualifications and skills more closely match our needs at this time.
We shall store your CV in our database and activate in the future as appropriate.
We would like to thank you for your interest in Microsoft.
Keep in touch!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
Change of Decision
Our software engg has spent more than two years in the company, he has joined as fresher and as every other techie the thoughts of job change have started creating their place in the mind. Everyday he thinks that i am doing the same work for two years with no future growth, nothing to learn and why i am living so far from my family. He decides within 1 month I should definitely move out of this company come what may.
But god has planned something else for our dear. The next day, he comes to office, the manager walks with a hot sultry damsel to his cubicle. Our hero is totally mesmerized with the beauty of the gal and he is staring at her like anything, just then the manager starts:
This is new joinee, Samita in our team. She is going to work with you closely on the project for around 6 months and you have to act as her mentor.
The very next moment, the thoughts in our hero's mind:
Man, this company has given me so much. I am learning enormously in every domain and if i have any chance to grow as software engg, this company is the one i should look for. I will stay here only at least for 6 months.
But god has planned something else for our dear. The next day, he comes to office, the manager walks with a hot sultry damsel to his cubicle. Our hero is totally mesmerized with the beauty of the gal and he is staring at her like anything, just then the manager starts:
This is new joinee, Samita in our team. She is going to work with you closely on the project for around 6 months and you have to act as her mentor.
The very next moment, the thoughts in our hero's mind:
Man, this company has given me so much. I am learning enormously in every domain and if i have any chance to grow as software engg, this company is the one i should look for. I will stay here only at least for 6 months.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Procrastination at its peak
Wake up at 11 in the morning.
Read newspapers for 1 hour.
Take a bath. Go for lunch.
Come back and sleep for 2-3 hours more.
Wake up at 5. Go for tea.
Browse for 2-3 hours or watch a movie.
Take dinner.
Again browse(read chat) fo 2-3 hrs and go to sound sleep again.
This is I think how i have been spending all my weekends for almost last 2 years with no studies or useful work watsoever and on Sunday night while finally go for sleep i will think- Man, I have to plan for some higher studies and need to do sth about it. Atleast i should spend 12-15 hours on weekend to study but as the next weekend shoots in the laziness again takes it toll.
I stll remember my 11th-12th days where even after 7 hours of tuitions i get to spend 5-6 hrs of self study. Has that intent to succeed and make a great career died and I am too content with my current job and dont want to study further or its just that after almost 60 hours of hectic work in the week i want to relax a bit in the two days i get to spend my time according to my wish.
But surely whatever i am doing is cost me heavily in my career as they say-
Lost time is never found again.
May i realise this soon and do something useful in my idle time
Read newspapers for 1 hour.
Take a bath. Go for lunch.
Come back and sleep for 2-3 hours more.
Wake up at 5. Go for tea.
Browse for 2-3 hours or watch a movie.
Take dinner.
Again browse(read chat) fo 2-3 hrs and go to sound sleep again.
This is I think how i have been spending all my weekends for almost last 2 years with no studies or useful work watsoever and on Sunday night while finally go for sleep i will think- Man, I have to plan for some higher studies and need to do sth about it. Atleast i should spend 12-15 hours on weekend to study but as the next weekend shoots in the laziness again takes it toll.
I stll remember my 11th-12th days where even after 7 hours of tuitions i get to spend 5-6 hrs of self study. Has that intent to succeed and make a great career died and I am too content with my current job and dont want to study further or its just that after almost 60 hours of hectic work in the week i want to relax a bit in the two days i get to spend my time according to my wish.
But surely whatever i am doing is cost me heavily in my career as they say-
Lost time is never found again.
May i realise this soon and do something useful in my idle time
Monday, April 9, 2007
Online chat.... very interesting...for S/W engg
Here is something interesting... Our FRIEND WAS chatting with a female - Online chat.Both are s/w engineers by the way and both work for MNC's
Hero: Hey...GM (Good Morning)... How's u doing today?
Female: VGM...Day is going good and it got better having found u on chat
Hero: wow...am honoured, u know what, my day starts only when I find you on Chat
Female: Yep...me too feel the same...Brb (be right back)'ll get some Coffee.
Hero: OK (Hero waits impatiently. Meanwhile, his manager comes to his seat.)
Manager: Hey, I need some help from you
Hero: [**** This guy always comes at wrong time] Yeah tell me
Manager: Could u write a program for me which generates nth prime number, Given value of n. Would you give this by today evening?
Hero: I would do that, but I think it's quite hard, is it ok with you, if I Give it by tomorrow evening.
Manager: Yeah, that would be fine. Thank you [Leaves the place]
(Our hero sighs and stares at his monitor waiting impatiently for Female to Arrive. All of a sudden smiles on his face. Over to chat window...)
Female: Hey, am back
Hero: cool, you know what my manager does, He's kinda..... keeps asking stupid Things, tries to give me stupid work
Female: Yeah, it's the same everywhere. Real sick ppl these managers are!!
Hero: Yep, u rite!! Female: Hey, can u do me a favor
Hero: *smiles* sure, why not.
Female: Hey, I want you to write me a program to print nth prime Number, given N. Would you give that to me by tomorrow evening? Plzzz. You know it's real Urgent for me to work this out
Hero: hey, that's a one-hour's work. Sure check
Female: THIS IS WHAT I ASKED U WHEN I CAME TO YOUR WORK PLACE. NOW YOU KNOW WHO I AM!! AND ONE MORE POINT.... YOUR 1 HOUR TIME STARTS NOW!!
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Resignation- Anticipating Salary Hike
Our Software Engineer has always heard about anecdotes of people resigning from the job and end up getting hefty pay hikes. Not content with the appraisal this year around, he also decides to give it a shot. Very confident of the fact that his knowledge of the company product is invincible, he is sure that the management will go way beyond to alter his decision. So without securing other job, here he goes to the Manager:
Engineer[E]: Hey, can we talk for a sec?
Manager[M]: Yeah sure. Any issues?
E: Actually I have decided to move on and pursue opportunities outside XXXXXXX.
M: Oh, thats really shocking. Are you sure, you have thought it through?
E: Yeah, i think i have made my decision (Smiling inside, that the big offer is on its way).
M: You know you are really invaluable to team and i cant imagine how things are going to work out without u being there? Is there anything i can do to change your decision?
E: Well actually, the reason for me leaving .....
M: No, no its ok. Everyone has to move on in his career. I can bear with that.
E: No what i am trying to say is .........
M: I know it's bad for our team but we will manage somehow.
E: If you want i can....
M[Opening Outlook]: Let me convey this to HR and send a team notice about this..
E: Oh, I wanted to discuss the reason why I am doing this...
M: Its totally fine.. Now you have taken the decision i know you won't change that...
E[Literally sweating]: Sir Sir, I was just kidding. I am very happy with my work. This place is like home to me.
M: Then go and do your work.
The engineer leaves the room embarrassed and nervous, sits in his cubicle abusing himself for indulging in this which brought him at the brink of losing the job.
PS- The engineer above is not me.
Engineer[E]: Hey, can we talk for a sec?
Manager[M]: Yeah sure. Any issues?
E: Actually I have decided to move on and pursue opportunities outside XXXXXXX.
M: Oh, thats really shocking. Are you sure, you have thought it through?
E: Yeah, i think i have made my decision (Smiling inside, that the big offer is on its way).
M: You know you are really invaluable to team and i cant imagine how things are going to work out without u being there? Is there anything i can do to change your decision?
E: Well actually, the reason for me leaving .....
M: No, no its ok. Everyone has to move on in his career. I can bear with that.
E: No what i am trying to say is .........
M: I know it's bad for our team but we will manage somehow.
E: If you want i can....
M[Opening Outlook]: Let me convey this to HR and send a team notice about this..
E: Oh, I wanted to discuss the reason why I am doing this...
M: Its totally fine.. Now you have taken the decision i know you won't change that...
E[Literally sweating]: Sir Sir, I was just kidding. I am very happy with my work. This place is like home to me.
M: Then go and do your work.
The engineer leaves the room embarrassed and nervous, sits in his cubicle abusing himself for indulging in this which brought him at the brink of losing the job.
PS- The engineer above is not me.
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