Interesting observation-by Narayan Murthy

Narayana Murthy's views on staying late in the office :

It's half past 8 in the office, but the lights are still on... PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing...and who's at work? Most of them??? Take a closer look... All or most specimens are 20-something male species of the human race...

Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors...
and why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!Any
guesses???

Let's ask one of them... Here's what he says... "What's
there 2 do after going home... here we get to surf, AC,
phone, food, coffee . thats is why I am working late...
importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the scene in most research centres and software
companies and other off-shore offices. Bachelors
"time-passing" during late hours in the office, just bcoz
they say they've nothing else to do...

Now what r the consequences... read on.

"Working"(for the record only) late hours soon becomes
part of the institute or company culture. With bosses
more than eager to provide support to those "working"
late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of
course good feedback,(oh, he's a hard worker... goes home
only to change..!!).

They aren't helping things too...To hell with bosses who
don't understand the difference between "sitting" late
and "working" late!!! Very soon, the boss start expecting
all employees to put in extra working hours.

So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when
u get married and start having a family...office is no
longer a priority, family is... and that's when the problem starts...

because u start having commitments at home too.

For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly
seems to become a "early leaver" even if u leave an hour
after regulartime... after doing the same amount of work.
People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the
day are labeled as work-shirkers...

Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays...
though) leave on time are labeled as "not up to it". All
the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry
on "working" not
realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their
own place and never realize that they would have to
regret at one point of time .

So what's the moral of the story??

o Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!

o Never put in extra time " *unless really needed *"

o Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your
company work culture which will in turn cause
inconvenience to you and your colleagues.

There are hundred other things to do in the evening.Learn
music... Learn a foreign language... try a sport...TT,
cricket.........importantly Get a girl friend take
him/her around town...

And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an
all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.

Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's calling, where
are you?"

Please pass on this message to all those
colleagues....*And please do it before leaving time,
don't stay back till midnight to forward this!!!*
 
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