May 7, 2008

Work Culture??? Pah!

This is probably the only moment in (my) blogging history that I feel i should've maintained anonymity.

Why? Because I HATE my office and I'm gonna be all super-bitchy in this post and what if someone from here is reading it...? Hmm, actually thinking of it, I'm sure none of these stupid, sad-ass morons around me would even come close to understanding the meaning of blogging.

Why am I here then? I guess it was because my aunt recommended it and so once I got the job, I couldn't turn it down. Also, the pay is decent and then there's the proximity factor. Hardly 10 min from my house. I should've just listened to my Dad. He kept telling me NOT to take this up. But I was insistent, as always, for no apparent reason. First of all, work and me itself are like miles apart. On top of that, I need to work in a place like this. So much for career idu adu. I quit my previous one 5 months into it cuz of this. And it's just been 4 months here. So, Why this frustration?

Reasons:
1. I work in a 3-member department.
2 men & me. Both married, both cheap fuckers. And they have ego-clashes as to who the bigger fucker is.

2. No Freedom of Speech & Movement: There's just ONE girl in this entire damn office that I talk to. Which in itself is a first for me. As in, I generally tend to make friends really fast. But here, since I'm in a totally different department, interaction with others is low. And I'm not complaining because I think I already have too many friends to handle. Now, I sit in the basement and she in the 1st floor. There isn't a loo on my floor (Yea! Imagineee!!!) and so I need to go up everytime. When I do, I just stop over at her place and do the usual "Had lunch?How's work?I'm so boredddd!" talk that lasts all of 2 mins and get back to my seat. Apparently sometime recently, her boss asked her why I keep coming up and talking to her so many times!!! (For 3 l of water, 3 loo-visits is within permissable limits, right??)

3. They have like a fuck-all 'dress code'. You have to wear a dupatta. Even if it has a high neck and full sleeves. Apparently, there are people from local colleges who work here as well and so the precaution.

Corporate Culture - my fucking torn bamboo chappal! I know it probably isn't reason enough to quit, but I sincerely wish I could. I could just say it a million times over that I'm not meant to work. I should be having my own restaurant or boutique. I should be designing clothes and conjuring up delicacies rather than preparing tender bid documents! Ayo ayo, enna kodumai sir idhu! (Translation: Oh!Oh! What torture sir this is! As alwayz, effect lost in translation)

These are also moments when I wouldn't mind being married - as long as the Mister is loaded and I would be designated "Home Maker"! *sigh*

49 comments:

Nirmal said...

he he he ......cant stop laughing my gal...
ok i drew a conclusion from ur post....
in ur office no1 has a right to loo....lolssssssss

The King Centaur... said...

I post this comment hoping to be the first!

Everybody's office sucks.. we have some problem or the other especially ego clashes.. You have to work your way around that as you ought to report to them.

Living nearby to office is actually good.. atleast for ppl like me, where my office is my first house here at Hyd..

FReedom of speech is not there.. thats reaaly bad.. un vayu ku athu romba kashtam achey! hw u surviving there??

Dress code.. good.. i m glad atleastt they managed to get to you on ur nerves!! :) its just a precaution esp for pretti(y) women.. athuku edhuku ivalo scene podra nee??

Buy yourself another pair! Dnt you shop every day??

You actually shud have a botique or restaurant.. that will actually suit you!! for ur crazy nature.. Dnt worry... your marriage is not far off!! :D

Cheers,
Centaur

The King Centaur... said...

Missed it again! :(

--xh-- said...

who said it is not reason enuf to quit? the moment you are not satisfied with work or work culture, giv ethe papaer and hunt for new one...
man, itz sad to live in a offic elike that... i stronly support teh resturent/botique idea... try to rope in some one from a business faily as ur hubby so that u both can start ur own business... :-D

Superficial Gibbering prater said...

Straight from the heart :)

U can take heart from the fact..no one,atleast whom i know of, like their job.So tats part of the bargain for ur get the salary !!!

:)

SK said...

Hey,
So much frustration.If all girls decide to quit work, bcos of these,there will be fewer and fewer girls in offices! :--)

What I would do is take it as a challenge and not give up.. I hate it when men underestimate women and think we do not fit their world.. I would very much like to prove otherwise to him...thats pep talk.

But of course finally its upto you and what you want to do with your life. If you dont like the work environment you should quit! You have to answer noone, but yourself.

Ok, take a few deeeeeeeep breaths and decide what you want to do. :--) Hope you feel better soon.

Anonymous said...

crazy place dat u've chosen to work anyhow as far as the marriage plans are concerned just imagining u will be one of the coolest moms:-)tatoo sporting hip hopper moms are rare illa.....

busy-writer said...

You cant quit? Get yourself fired then. ;) :P

Funny post, lol.

The Maverick Blog said...

Poor gal... I know how frustrating this could be! Y don't u find urself a better place? Naatla velaya illa? And u r already 4 months old here... Speak to ur aunt and put ur papers after finding another opportunity that would match your interest...

And few hilarious parts of ur post:

//both cheap fuckers. And they have ego-clashes as to who the bigger fucker is.//

hehe... Here I don't understand how their ego clash will conclude who the bigger fucker is... Probably their respective wives shud answer this :D ... and now don't imagine too much...

//They have like a fuck-all 'dress code'.//

No comments! Sometimes English is very funny :D

sid said...

(a) In splits after reading this one--you have some way with your thots!!...Was speaking to a cousin of mine the other day n she mentioned the same thing--dress code--even if its doesnt make any sense--its a "code"...

(b) I kind of rememberd where I was working at last-guess what!..dint have a single person to speak to(blame it on language barriers!)..was 2 much for me to take--so can imagine your plight..

(c) Thanks for dropping by my blog & its gr8 thats you write long comments-you shudnt b sorry about it...

(d) This place seems nice & l browse thru other posts as soon as I can...

(e) Did you think only you write long comments:-p (think again!)

Anonymous said...

Just go to the terrace and wail to the whole of Madras. Come back and work, you'll feel much better.

Arun Sundar said...

Its news that such a primitive company in my Madras exists. It'd be better if u get this company off of u. Elders have said 'See dhushtan, keep distance!'.

rantravereflect/ jane said...

heeeeeee :)
work is a bitch..
i did an engi + mba, n wat do i deserve, travelling 4.5 hours every day last week to a godforsaken college, on a never-see-before land!!!!!

wat life man...

yehhh, the only thing i keep tellin myself is tat i'd learn business well enough, so tat wen i start my own thing, i'll know how to pull strings n gettt things dun- if only life were soo simbbbleee..

the loo in the office- weird asssssss, rather weirder piss!! i mean no loo on ya floor, and ya're restricted frm pissin.
jesus!

dress-code--> ya look beautiful neways bebo, so ya needn't care :)
:)
n we put up pinned-dupatta-in-sathyabama!!
nothin beats tat babe!!

i told ya ryt, wore tracks on a call day before!!!!!n yehhh, even i thought i went a lil' overboard then! people stared, and i automatically wore a high-neck-salwar teh next day to the same place.. self imposed dress-code, fukd up work environments, even if work culture is co-operative!

love ya dissections of mundane life, witty way ya write bebo :)
mwuaaaaahhh

Narendra shenoy said...

As the saying goes, don't get mad, get even. Bide your time, keep your cool, and when you finally have your employers bending over, KICK THEM IN THEIR NUTS.

In other words, build a CV, get a better job and leave when it will hurt them the most. I assure you, it is immensely satisfying (though I am these days the recipient)

aneri_masi said...

tchah, don't sweat it dear. I was thinking there was some BIG thing going on. Its ok, re. work around it, and also be on a lookout for another job. But...whats with the dupatta-police?!

KD. K Bodhi said...

Huh! As Dubya might probably say

"Don't quit. Quitters quit. Winners don't, hmmm errr.., not quit."

Nobody is happy with their jobs. So stiff upper lip.

And, I am pretty sure your self respect will take a dive if you sit at home doing nothing.

S said...

I know... the Home-maker thing is a little bit irritating.

I can understand, last year I had a summer job and I left it in 3 days for somewhat the same reasons.

Hang in there :)

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

First things first..the colorful header is good :)

hey..am not gonna preach or anything..just my thot... in my very humble view....

>>the only moment in (my) blogging history that I feel i should've maintained anonymity.

:) There are so many reasons to remain anonymous in a virtual world...it is not like u shud not tell this or not tell that... but it is more like, not many ppl deserve to know about u

>>No Freedom of Speech & Movement:
hmm.. I wonder if it really is..or are u made to think like this... Anyway... no one can constrain us against our will as far as these are concerned....

>>Dress Code

Hmm...it is a necessary evil preeto..opinions might differ... but it is better to have some kind of code in place...again imho :)

well etho...looks like you are seriously pissed off... but just think..... you are sooper sooper girl..loads of attitude...ethanaiyo paarthachu.... do these stray incidents deserve to make u fume like this?? I dont think at all :)

>>I could just say it a million times over that I'm not meant to work. I should be having my own restaurant or boutique. I should be designing clothes and conjuring up delicacies rather than preparing tender bid documents

Ahh..there comes ur attitude girl.... This kind of self respect, self confidence (without getting overboard) is ur biggest plus..... Orey oru vishayam.... Even such kindaa responsibilities have its own pissing off moments and calls for your patience and character illa :) all these frustrating moments ah antha maathiri occasions smiling ah handle panrathukku preparatory ah ninaichikkalamae :)


Chill Girl..chill.... Have some great time ahead...

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

and regarding quitting the job... try not to do that unless u feel it could get on to ur nerves or u really have a better thing to do than this one.... again imvho :)

V said...

i don't know about india, but i find myself extemely lucky to have a job here... so small things at work do not bother me one bit... i'm glad i can see the paycheck coming in every fortnight.. on the same note, if things at work go out of hand, then maybe you should start looking for a new job.. with the way the indian economy is booming these days, i'm sure there are tons of people hiring...

the next time, maybe knock on the manager's door and tell him that you gotta go to the restroom and since you like to keep in touch with people, you swung by his desk just like how you swing by your friend's desk everytime you go to the restroom... he'll get tired of you saying "hi" to him three times a day, and will mind his own business..

M said...

Oh my god ! you make everything sound so sweetly funny !:)
well 1st quit or not ?? hmm .. i can understand cos i have been through this soimetime bk ... but rem once u hate something never stay there .. push off :) at the earliest and an idea to manage ur own biz .. perfect , why work under someone /for someone when u have somethng grt to work on ?!:)

tc all the best yaar

Keshi said...

omg d u work in Hell's office Preeti?


**They have like a fuck-all 'dress code'. You have to wear a dupatta

that wud hv been enough for me to have left that place ages ago!



Why dun u follow ur dreams then and start on ur boutique? I know its hard to quit but it isnt doing u any good doing wut u dun enjoy either.


TC hun n HUGZ!

Keshi.

Preeti said...

@Nirmal: My woes are funny...?! Mean boy :P Hehe...yea, ur conclusion is rite.. :-/

@Techno: Just missed by the slightestttt...! Next time ok???Enaku rombave kashtam to shut up, now u know how difficult it is...? I bought myself another pair but it isn't that nice :( Im ignoring the marriage bit :P

@xh: Yea, iv handed over the baton to my parents, so im making them look out for someone who would be able to live with my expensive taste..Ahem! ;)

@Superficial: True, i agree...Damn the things we gotta do for money! Tsk tsk!

@SK: Challenge, yea, but that's the problem with me, i'm least bit ambitious also...For me, work is like time-pass..It should be creatively challenging and the pay isn't ALLLL that important...Haven't found that yet :-/

@Kumar: I alwayz thought I'd be a strict mom...You think I'll be a cool one...? hmmm, thanx! That's making me feel a lil better :)

@BusyWriter: Other people's woes are funny isn't it? :P hehe...But yea, I'd rather quit than getting myself fired..Atleast id leave with a lilllll bit of self respect! ;)

@Maverick: Naatla vela la iruku, enaku pudicha vela enna nu enake teriyalaye! Adu dane kodumaiye!And unoda comments padichu dan i realized juz HOW what i wrote there sounded... Hahahahahahah ahahahahaha!English is very funny indeeddd!!! I'm embarassed now :-/

Preeti said...

@Sid: I alwayz appreciate favours returned..And so, ur long comment is extremely appreciated :D Do get back and read the others...at your own risk ;)

@Gradwolf: Blog la panina foreign la irukara neeye kekare, then y madras, roof top and all...hahaha!

@Arun: Is that elder one you...? Cuz i havent heard tat before..But yea, I really am trying my luck around...letz c...

@ThengA: Same place illa but there r a lotta such psycho-run companies around in 'conservative' chennai...I'm in salwar 5 days a week, anda oru extra naal concession...The things we have to be thankful for!

@Janie: Thanx di...But yea, after the pinned up dupatta, this is just 1 mm better...enamo podi!

@Shenoy: Uhm, ur a CEO right? *hands over ultra-polished, shining like diamond APPLE* Ur a very nice, intelligent man........

@Aneri: Yea, I'm cool and all, juz tat it irritates me when such sudden crap is done in the name of moral-policing...Whom r they kiddin!!!

@Okie: Sitting at home is torture, that i agree..Iv been there, done that...I had to listen to unmentionables from mom instead of Suprabhatham...That's y im even putting up with this!

@Swetha: Hanging in, Hanging on and all that...Waiting for something to bring me down! Or someone ;)

@Drenched: Cute, short dresses my new ugly chappal! I cant even think of a dupatta-less kurta in this moronic place...And yes, kick them in their @#!@# i certainly will! Oooh, im all raring to go now...

@Subras: Thanx..Atlast someone mentioned something abt the header!!! And all ur points r certainly rite...I guess about the anonymity, iv never felt the need idu varaikum...Even with new people in my real life, im juz an open book...Iv faced itz consequences but never learnt...Naa oru tirundada jenmam u c :D And dress-code or not, paakaranavanga paaka dan poranga, so i dont know if it is really the right thing...I'm not thinking of quitting because i need this job now...But iv had bad experiences here..I've written about them earlier...I'm just barely holding on :(

@V: True, but the boss is a 'she' and these 'SHEs' are ruder to fellow SHEs than HEs...Crazy stuff...

@Meenu: Exactly! I cant work under anyone, that's my problem i guess..Especially when i dont respect them...And i have not even an inch of respect for my boss...Letz c...i really dno!

@Keshi: Yea, crazy huh?!??Trying to quit and get into business...Just thought I need my own money and maturity before i do venture into it...Thatz all im waiting for...

busy-writer said...

atta girl! ;)

Vrijilesh Rai said...

U seem to be quite harassed at workplace.. but still going strong.. cool!

Preeti said...

@Busygurl: Atta as in my childhood friend atta..!?? ;) Hahahahahaha!

@Vrij: Trying to keep it cool is more like it! :D

The Maverick Blog said...

Embarassed ah??? Sorry if my comment embarassed u :(..

Preeti said...

@Maverick: Ayo ilengo, don't worry, I'm embarassed cuz I dint realize the hidden meaning, not cuz of what u said! :)

S said...

" Waiting for something to bring me down! Or someone "

Amen.

Anonymous said...

I wonder how u manage to work there...!!?? Better quit the job and start your own restaurant or boutique so you have said :)

Anonymous said...

Oh God! This place must be really sad, no?
Not that I love to make friends with only girls, but any place sucks if there are not many girls around..
Chalo chod do... atleast like-minded folks is very important to survive in a workplace!

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

:) hey but i guess all what u'd written here is a moment of outburst and u are back to ur own jollly, bubbly self

Pranay said...

Hehehe....funny one..although don;t think you'd want it to be thought of as one. Great to see so many helpful tips from pros.... all the best for your marriage..;).

aneri_masi said...

I love the new picture. Is that Dolly with you?

Anonymous said...

same story here...i work in usa and its no better...thanks for the company...

Anonymous said...

i read ur post "
I NEED to know now...Does it really hurt...?"...i have an extremely irritating character at my work place...and she is a supervisor...shows off her boobs as if i have never seen a boob...laughs/talks so loud to get attention all the time..i know this, so i ignore her like John Nash in beautiful mind....

The Maverick Blog said...

@ Preeti

oh!! pinna ok... bayandhutten!! :D

Preeti said...

@Swetha: Amen :)

@Vidhya: Yes, yes very soon I'm gonna do it...Just a lil more money in hand and im set :)

@ms taggart: Yea totally sad! There r soooo many more things that i could crib about but i prefer not to! Like-minded people i find out here...Which would explain my sudden increase in blogs :D Btw, welcome here :)

@Rsubras: Yes, I'm back to usual...Ellam oru mood dan and my mood swings faster than a pendulum :D

@Pranay: Thankoo thankoo...Marriage?!? *sigh* Thanx for remindin me! :P And welcome here :)

@Aneri: Really???Thanxxxxxx!!! Yeea tatz dolz...I'm reiterating, she may look younger but she's older by 4 yrs :)

@Anon1: It's no better??? Yea??

@Anon2: Are u the same as Anon 1??? Anyway, i guess each person is a specimen of their own kind...And there r alwayz gonna be different kinda ppl we have to put up with at work...I'm learning it the hard way!

@Wt: :) Yea! I thought Sathyabama was the last i would hear of it, didnt know it would be so at work too!

Preeti said...

@Maverick: Enna pathu bayanditiya? Not bad, not bad ;)

Winds of Change said...
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Winds of Change said...

talk bout work!!....all of us go thru wierd timez in ofc.....even i found it tough to interact cuz thr r only 2 gurlz ....thankfully they turned out to be awesum frndz.....vr called the 3 musketeerz @ ofc n all of them hate the fact dat v 3 keep hangin out ALL THE TIME....but do v care....hell no!! ...thrz no 'perfct' environment...so chill...:) :) and dnt crib bout this 2 much...cuz the prev one wuz torture...rite?

lotsa luv
u kno who

RiĆ  said...

really nice post gurl!!i knw hw frustrating it can b in such situations....and trust me on this one its really difficult to make friends at work.But yeah u hav to find a balance coz u cant keep quitting every job coz no job is gonna b perfect!! btw jus dropped by ur blog from Vinesh's page. :)

Prathi:-) said...

A belated welcome to the corporate culture… since ur talking about this… I shud share my last company's details…
I worked in this company called cordiant technologies…
They had two watchdogs… and 2 watchmen…
The two watchdogs are… "padmapriya - HR mgr" oh ya… now her name fits… - bitch
And the send dog… manoj… he was the VP operations…
These two dnt do their work… never… they only… sit and and keeping looking at one thing… u know wht????
The time sheet…
We had a card swipping system… and we had to put in 9.5 hours of work everyday… or else… dt day will be considered half day;)
Can u beat that???? ;)
And these two asses… sorry.. Dogs… wud keep refreshing that page only… infact that padmapriya bitch wud come to office at 7… and start her watch… I dnt think she ever had a life;)
she used to even call and chk if im in my seat constantly.. if i was in the cafe or the restroom.. she wud come and check if im on the phone;)

I happen to sit by the ac vent so I wud feel really cold… so one day I wore a full hand formal shrt and a normal formal black pant… guess wht dt bitch called me and said…???? Dt I shudnt wear such clothes and come… its against the company rules…
Okie… dos ppl who have seen me and met me wud know dt I of all the ppl dnt even wear a sleeveless;)
Im almost always covered up heat to foot… she had the cheek to tell me about dress code… I told her… im sorry but this is perfectly formal… normal dress… with absolutly nothng revealing or anythng…
She went on to send me a mail on the length of the shrt we can wear… and till where it shud reach…. They had mentioned there… that only salwars are formal…. And the funny thing was my office was in ascendas;) if u haven't visited ascendas… plz do… the gurls who cm der are quite a sight to watch…. Whtz with wearing tank tops to office;)
nwz... i got the hell outta the place in jus 3 mths:) Thank God for saving me!!!!
good post p3:) sorry for the loooong comment;)

Preeti said...

@Ruby: Grass is always greener on the other side...Rite now NSK seemed like heaven but otherwise no! But for u, i know ur unbreakable loyalty to ur 'organization' so...no comments ;)

@Ria: Welcome here gurl!I really am finding it difficult to make things work here...I'm just stickin on cuz of the career thing, really wonder when my patience would give in!

@PRathi: Di, seriously??? R u like fuckin SERIOUS??? U cnt wear formals there? Ok, right now i feel blessed to be here :D Enamo di, we r always stuck in the wrong place dont ya think??

k10 said...

Hahahaha!!!!
My god that was hilarious..Im sorry to be laughing my ass off at your expense, but who said life was going to be fair!!!
My company culture is way to cool by any standards..like theyu relaly know what is meant by Employee satisfaction. I love it Simply!

Preeti said...

@K10: Thank u, thank u sooo much for just making me feel sooo good and loving my job even more :P Haha! But well, im a nice girl, so if someone else is happy, im happy ;)

k10 said...

Lol..
I am sorry...ok let me make it up to you..atleast try..where do i send the recipe to you?

Preeti said...

@Ketan: Haha! It's on ur blog, my email id. Waitin for it :)