Delivered on Time...............

I was working on a project for Samsung Android phone (Galaxy.......really liked it.) from past 2 month, be it weekdays or weekends, to make the delivery on time. Today finally, I delivered it to my architect. It felt awesome to finish the task on time with all the requirement and functionality except one (I can be excused for that, cause SUN microsystem is responsible for it rather than my team and I). Don't try to get into details, it's not even worth. The best thing that happened with my team and me (3 fresher's including me) was when client appreciated our work. He even went on saying that our application is much better than the Windows mobile application (made by our seniors, experienced). I am not saying it was easy for them cause they had to create custom controls and it takes a lot of time. Being a part of the team I know they had put on lots of efforts. They are going to demonstrate the our application in World Mobile Conference.

It was nice seeing the seniors appreciating our hard work. The girl from windows team was awarded 'Feather in Cap Award' for her hard and sincere work (She helped me a lot. Thanks a ton to her). We are also told to be awarded with the same. Let's see what happens. Corporate is big sea and no one mean what they say. If we get the award then it will be freaking good for our carrier, if not who cares.

There were times when I felt like quiting from the project. Nothing was coming our way and we were way behind the schedule. But that were the times which I am gonna remember more than anything. Those were the time when I learned more than required. Those were the times when we worked as team rather than doing individual task. Those were the times when we 3 used to went out for coffee and laugh on our pity condition. I was being credited more than my colleagues which was not good. They put more effort than me as far I remember. But that is the case in IT. Your work will not be appreciated if you are not in limelight. You have to stand for yourself. Enough of lecture. And I know it's getting boring.

Today I was released from the project and looking forward to go to my home (Bilaspur) for a holiday. None of my friends will be there but that's life I guess. Well that's it. Keep doing good work.

Working on WEEKEND..........................

It's been around 9 months working in a MNC and this is the first time I am working on a weekend. The project has to be delivered by the end of the month and the pressure is increasing at exponential rate.

"Tell your manager that project is not feasible or the time is very less to achieve the same". This were the words of the trainer when I joined the company and was going through induction and training classes. And here I am today working for a non-feasible project having short deadline. To add to the complexity, the other 2 guys are also fresher like me and the whole Project responsibilty is in our shoulder. It doesn't matter if we worked for 24 hrs but all that matter is where we are at the end of the day. The technology is new and most the time is spent in R&D.

When I was in bench I was told to learn some different technology and now they put in a project using some other technology. When I say technology I mean programming language and platform in which it is used. IT geeks will understand easily what I mean. Oh sorry..........I was talking about my time in bench. Well this is the Irony of Life and IT field. When you don't have project you wanted to get in some as early as you can. You try with all your might to get selected in client's interview. And once you get in a project you start to curse managers and every other seniors for the burden of work they put on you, for the untimely meetings, for embarrasing you in front of all other team mates and for making you work on weekends.


I had a lot of work to finish but I am totally exhausted working long hrs and now in weekends also. I am writing this blog while I am supposed to work my ass off to make this project feasible and deliver in time. I learnt one thing from this project that it doesn't matter how hard you are trying and how much effort you are putting............all that matter is whether you achieved what you were supposed to or not.


Once I got a mail titled "Ornagram of Corporate". The mail contained a picture and I think that picture is the right way to describe the corporate world. Let me describe the picture to you causeI don't have that picture right now to paste it in this blog nor hav enough time to google it.
Imagine a long post and a Piegon sitting at top of it. Below that two more piegon, head covered by shit of above Piegon and below that a bunch of piegon totally covered with shit. The message below the picture says "When the top level management looks down, all they see is Shit and when employees, like us, sees upwards, all we see is Asshole".