in design and implementation in a project so
far.
Himesh had
heard whispers that Mona has asked for release from project. The management had
told her she could be released only after eighty percent of requirements were
implemented.
Employees
usually discussed personal matters in a hushed tone and secretly. They kept
their onsite plans, promotions, transfers and finances under the wraps. Himesh
had heard Mona was trying to get transfer.
Mona started
ordering the team to do things. She would demand three days work to be
completed in half a day. She told them to stretch and work on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Vinay and Himesh
were unable to cope up with the workload, stress, pressure and the timelines. They
got burnt out and stressed. They didn’t want to continue like this. They
realized they would soon breakdown.
And the next three
weeks, Vinay realized the patterns in the workplace. People like Murali, Satish
and Shanthi were drawing salary without doing any work. They were even getting
promoted for being so. Vinay was doing the work for many job roles. He worked
as a team member. He also worked on creating the documents required for project
management report, audit report and various documents and reports required by
the quality group. He felt like being exploited. His salary was just one-fifth
of what Murali got and one-third of what Shanthi received.
“People who
don’t work or avoid work, they are getting promoted. They are promoted to
manager position. People who are hard working and who do the actual work are
released from the project. The feedback given to them is their performance is
not up to the mark,” said Himesh.
Himesh called Usha.
“We need to talk.”
Usha got in
touch with Vinay and Himesh every two days. They would discuss project matters.
Usha advised them
to go on ten days leave and take leaves on and off citing health issues.
Vinay’s mobile
rang. He saw Mona calling him. He didn’t pick up the call. Later in that day
Mona asked him, “I called you in the morning. You didn’t pick up the phone.”
Vinay said,
“No. I was busy with my work.”
Mona said
rudely, “I understand. But with one of your hands, you could have stilled
picked up the phone and answered. We are all busy. But still we should be able
to do multi-tasking at the same time.”
From that day
onwards, Vinay and Himesh ignored Mona’s phone calls. Mona stopped calling
their mobile phones.
Vinay and Himesh
followed Usha’s advice. Himesh took some ten days leave. Vinay went on five
days leave and extended the leave by another ten days. He cooked up various
reasons for the leave, courtesy Usha. They maintained irregular timings in
office. They would suddenly take a sick leave when a crucial training was
scheduled or an important deliverable had to be completed.
Chapter 20
Vinay started
getting pressure on his personal front as well. Sana and he were discussing as
usual outside the Garden Park.
“My father
wants me to get married by early next year. They have started with the
matchmaking process and giving my bio-data to matchmaking brokers and
professional organizations. They are looking for a well settled groom working abroad.
They will never accept you. You don’t own a house yet. You are not well
settled. They will check everything. What can I do now? Tell me something. Do
something.”
“Whatever we
can handle we will handle. Whatever unfolds we will leave it to God’s Will.”
Vinay told
Sana about the Bitcoins he had.
“How much will
it come?”
“I had only hundred.
One Bitcoin is now thousand two hundred US dollar. At current exchange rate it
would come to seventy four lakhs.”
“Thank God.
Encash it immediately what are you waiting for? What are you going to do with
it?”
Vinay then
told her the marriage plan.
“Our parents
need not know about our marriage until the right time comes,” said Vinay.
That night
Vinay logged into a Bitcoin exchange and converted his Bitcoins into US dollar.
The
far.
Himesh had
heard whispers that Mona has asked for release from project. The management had
told her she could be released only after eighty percent of requirements were
implemented.
Employees
usually discussed personal matters in a hushed tone and secretly. They kept
their onsite plans, promotions, transfers and finances under the wraps. Himesh
had heard Mona was trying to get transfer.
Mona started
ordering the team to do things. She would demand three days work to be
completed in half a day. She told them to stretch and work on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Vinay and Himesh
were unable to cope up with the workload, stress, pressure and the timelines. They
got burnt out and stressed. They didn’t want to continue like this. They
realized they would soon breakdown.
And the next three
weeks, Vinay realized the patterns in the workplace. People like Murali, Satish
and Shanthi were drawing salary without doing any work. They were even getting
promoted for being so. Vinay was doing the work for many job roles. He worked
as a team member. He also worked on creating the documents required for project
management report, audit report and various documents and reports required by
the quality group. He felt like being exploited. His salary was just one-fifth
of what Murali got and one-third of what Shanthi received.
“People who
don’t work or avoid work, they are getting promoted. They are promoted to
manager position. People who are hard working and who do the actual work are
released from the project. The feedback given to them is their performance is
not up to the mark,” said Himesh.
Himesh called Usha.
“We need to talk.”
Usha got in
touch with Vinay and Himesh every two days. They would discuss project matters.
Usha advised them
to go on ten days leave and take leaves on and off citing health issues.
Vinay’s mobile
rang. He saw Mona calling him. He didn’t pick up the call. Later in that day
Mona asked him, “I called you in the morning. You didn’t pick up the phone.”
Vinay said,
“No. I was busy with my work.”
Mona said
rudely, “I understand. But with one of your hands, you could have stilled
picked up the phone and answered. We are all busy. But still we should be able
to do multi-tasking at the same time.”
From that day
onwards, Vinay and Himesh ignored Mona’s phone calls. Mona stopped calling
their mobile phones.
Vinay and Himesh
followed Usha’s advice. Himesh took some ten days leave. Vinay went on five
days leave and extended the leave by another ten days. He cooked up various
reasons for the leave, courtesy Usha. They maintained irregular timings in
office. They would suddenly take a sick leave when a crucial training was
scheduled or an important deliverable had to be completed.
Chapter 20
Vinay started
getting pressure on his personal front as well. Sana and he were discussing as
usual outside the Garden Park.
“My father
wants me to get married by early next year. They have started with the
matchmaking process and giving my bio-data to matchmaking brokers and
professional organizations. They are looking for a well settled groom working abroad.
They will never accept you. You don’t own a house yet. You are not well
settled. They will check everything. What can I do now? Tell me something. Do
something.”
“Whatever we
can handle we will handle. Whatever unfolds we will leave it to God’s Will.”
Vinay told
Sana about the Bitcoins he had.
“How much will
it come?”
“I had only hundred.
One Bitcoin is now thousand two hundred US dollar. At current exchange rate it
would come to seventy four lakhs.”
“Thank God.
Encash it immediately what are you waiting for? What are you going to do with
it?”
Vinay then
told her the marriage plan.
“Our parents
need not know about our marriage until the right time comes,” said Vinay.
That night
Vinay logged into a Bitcoin exchange and converted his Bitcoins into US dollar.
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