Random musings

Jan 23, So guys still thanks for showing enough patience to reach this far. So I told you of my burst of dedication and some of you must have thought that here is this chap bragging about a god damned call center job. Now if that's how you feel then let me tell you that I take great pleasure in taking the thing a bit further. This whole thing has been much more complex than I ever imagined. To elaborate further dell ships about 40000 units a day and each one of these is customized according to the specific needs of the customer. So you can just imagine the possible system permutations and combinations. And further Dell provides very little on site support. All problems from complex issues to simple ones are handled over the phone. To give you a further idea about the complexity of the job let me speak about modems. Dell currently ships 70 different types of modems and each manufacturer has his own special features and system specific diagnostic tools. And now a customer can c...

20 Jan, In the last mail I talked about the heights of something now i will carry the heights series a bit forward. We guys out here have a five-day week and have the weekdays off. But I felt that that is a bit unfair to the company so I come in yesterday (i.e. a Saturday) quite early in the day (by my standards) and now it is around 5'O clock Sunday morning. My pending work ensures that I will be in the office premises for at least around noon today. So guys that is what I call the height of you know what. Then let me tell you the story of a very intelligent guy who once psyched me out. This smart ass had got a GRE score of around 2350 and had been placed with Infy and I had the misfortune of hearing about his achievements straight from the horse's mouth. And now this chap will join Spectramind as one of my juniors. Like it? I am doing something very interesting. If successful I will be the proud owner of a Hero Honda Passion and will also ending up taking les...

Jan 12, Right now I am having a training session with a Mr. Mukesh Khetrapal. Just think about a fairer and taller Amrish Puri with a very smooth and shinning skull. I can see beads of sweat on the top of his head. Being a trainer he definitely is going to save a lot of money for the companies that hire him. For one he doesn't require a mike and he is definitely going to save a lot of coffee for the company. By the way the guys have gone out for a coffee break. As I told you he is still going to save a lot of coffee for the company because it is impossible to sleep with the sound that he makes. This fellow has been the senior VP with shaw wallace. that is the second most important person after manu chabbaria. This fellow now has turned into a entrepreneur and now heads a training outfit called the INDUS corporation. He is also associated with TiE(The Indus Entrepreneurs). Now knowing what the indus valley is I asked what seemed to be an obvious question "Sir why did you ...

Hi Guys, Jan 6, The breaking news of the moment is that Rahul will NEVER EVER burp again in public. I can't give you the details because of some promises made. But nothing stops you from going ahead and digging out the details. To help you in your task you can always get the help of our dear old talli. Then I have a referral program in my company that gives out monetary benefits. So if there is someone who has a basic idea of the comp fundas and can speak in angrezi then I can get him a job that will pay around 8 grands. The job will involve troubleshooting comp problems over the phone. So lets come to the interesting things in life. The most interesting thing that comes to mind right now is that XAT has been postponed. The whole process makes me feel that the guys at DU are great professionals. The exam which was to be held on 6th of jan and many guys got there admit cards on the fifth. Doesn't it remind you of our good old sem exams.

Jan 2, I am going through a training session on cultural gap between India and the Americans. Our trainer is a surd called amerjeet. Cool guy. Right now he just told us how ganeshji inspired him. He says that Ganesh ji has a big head, long nose and a small nose. His interpretation of these features is interesting. I won't go into the details or Rahul ka chus jayega. He has been talking about flying kisses and such. Right now we are having a break and let me tell you what happened yesterday. There is a batch mate called Shivani. We were supposed to do an extempore. And this girl started off by saying that she was 33 years of age and how a few months ago she was diagnosed for a terminal condition. Then she went on with a detailed description that had the entire class in tears. Now after the whole speech she went on and took her seat. And for this act of her I suggest that her name be forwarded for the Oscars. Okay the break is over and the fellow is back. The fellow li...