Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Grass on the Other Side

The other day I was with a few of my colleagues, outside office, taking the what we call 'sutta' break. And what we were doing was routine stuff, bitching about our bosses. Somethings just do not change. I remember doing the same in my previous job. And I have seen other people in other offices doing the same whenever they get together to take a break. It is a kind of a stress buster that I guess all employees need. You will find everyone, right from the drivers to the security guards to the peons, right up to your COO, CFO, RM, GM, VP doing it, about their immediate bosses.
Then a thought stuck me suddenly. In a few days from now, I am going to start my own institution. And I will recruit people. And they will, in the same way that I am doing now, bitch about me in their 'sutta' breaks. Not a very comforting thought. Suddenly, my respect for my boss grew. But then I am sure, even my boss bitches about his bosses when he is sharing a beer with his mates.

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