Once again at the cross-roads?

After almost two years at the current work-place - the first signs of dis-satisfaction are here :(!

It might be time to say farewell here - and start something new!

The mind is in a state of turmoil - EMIs on the home-loan need to be paid.

Life has to go on....

Once again I stand before the fork in the woods and have to choose which turn to take - this time I might just turn around and walk away to a whole new destination!

More to follow!

Battling cold and fever

This has been an extremely tiring Diwali as I battle fever, throat infection and a blasted cold. It is raining profusely with a cyclone centred near the TN and AP coast.

Hope I can make it to work tomorrow.

On Staying at Home

What does one say?
When people ask you,
Hey aren't you leaving yet?

How do I tell them,
I'm jobless at the moment.
Dusting all my books,
My music and movie collection.

I get endless calls a day.
Some from HR personnel,
Some from friends,
And some from relatives.
Sympathetic folks, angry folks, folks who say!

You deserved it!
I always told you don't quit SFY!
Another chap says "Man, you shouldn't have refused those KPO offers!
It's the curse of that angry HR bloke.
Well reasons may be many, excuses even more.
What to do?

Helping mom wash and cook and clean the house.
Updating my resume across job portals.
Shooting e-mails to companies across the country.
Life goes on at its own pace.
So folks till something worth posting comes up!
Or till I find something I love,
Or well if I find someone to love!

Well that was cheeky:)

It's ADIEU!

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Musings

Again and again I rue my decision of having quit my job on writing about cars. I feel like kicking myself for becoming greedy and tempted by the designation of a "Manager". I got a decent offer from another company but I rejected it.

I honestly am at a self-created mess or yet another career-crossroad. A couple of fellows left without serving any notice; just a farewell. I do not have the heart to do that as I am a sentimental bloke. I respect a director of the company for her intelligence and her strength.

The way things are going with no signs of any major improvement I think I will have to "abscond". My resume looks shabby and although I have worked in various roles in diverse areas the "drifter" tag is becoming prominent.

I think I will end up again at SS Earnley or at some of the other companies where I have worked earlier. The process of sending resumes, taking up tests, attending interviews is all set to start again. I need to find a job without shifts!

Wish me luck folks! The game is afoot !

V-Day, Fever, Movies, Insecurity, and Bride-Hunting

Well so another Valentine's Day has come and gone. By the grace of a couple of my friends some really fiery discussions thru' e-mail happened. Nothing important but then some people do not understand humour and I better stop using "superfluous" words and take care of my punctuation marks while drafting e-mails.

I never celebrated V-Day as I never had a Valentine. Last year was an exception(2008) when I was too damn confused to figure out if it was infatuation or true love.
By the time I figured out it was love on my part the chapter was already closed by the "other party."

This year I was bundled at home with a nasty cold and fever. I popped Paracetamols and Erythromycins while half the world was feasting on cakes and starwberry milkshakes.

I saw some movies on my DVD player. I saw "Rock-n-Rolla," "Revolutionary Road," "Charade," and "From Here to Eternity."

There is a definite feeling of insecurity. People at the office are glued to their desks semingly trying to focus on their work. There have been assurances that no more lay-offs will happen. But you never know!

I don't know what the future holds. It seems a couple of horoscopes matched. Now the next round of discussions have been initiated and there is a genuine possibility of an "official sighting" in March. I will be travelling to Kolkatta in March for a family function and it seems the conspiracy to conduct my marriage will reach the next level there.

Wish me luck folks!

Conversations, Ruminations, Exasperations and Frustrations!:]



mahesh: hi ashwin


aswin.ganesh: hi buddy


mahesh: i will check into the openings u sent


aswin.ganesh: okie
sure da
All the best
There are lots of openingfs
You are in a meeting and yet active
:)


mahesh: just came back man
someone else pinged


aswin.ganesh: :)
So, is the situation back to normal


mahesh: yedho company meeting today
CEO will be addressing
let us see what happens


aswin.ganesh: pakkalam
Hope it isn't another bullshit "We are forced to do...." thing


mahesh: will let u know man


aswin.ganesh: sure


mahesh: will be
as of now job is safe


aswin.ganesh: whatever happens, the end result will be good da


mahesh: next cut will be three months later


aswin.ganesh: well, is that good news or bad news :O i am still wondering
Anyways, don;t you worry
Your elearning background will always come to your rescue


mahesh: i am not very worried man


aswin.ganesh: :)


mahesh: even if they fire no problem


aswin.ganesh: Good


mahesh: 1 month's salary
time to search for a good job


aswin.ganesh: Yup, you will get a good job anytime da
:)


mahesh: no need to worry about notice period too


aswin.ganesh: Not even recession can stop ya
:)


mahesh: i keep looking at the positives


aswin.ganesh: Yes


mahesh: if nothing comes to nothing
i will start free-lancing
with photos and movie reviews
if that too goes for a toss
i will join palakkad mani iyer's catering service


aswin.ganesh: dei dei dei
Podhum da


mahesh: michel madana kama rajan
:)


aswin.ganesh: Oh


mahesh: taangalaya


aswin.ganesh: then find a bride like OOrvashi yeah ;)


mahesh: seri velaiya paaru
ha ha ha
dei someone better


aswin.ganesh: Dei naan velaiya thaan da parthuttu irukken
Multi-tasking u see
:D


mahesh: summa thamasu


aswin.ganesh: :)
I want to try for the post of CEO for Satyam
Wanna join
me


mahesh: vendam pa


aswin.ganesh: yenda


mahesh: teakadai nadathi poichukiren


aswin.ganesh: ha ha ha


mahesh: low investment maximum returns


aswin.ganesh: he he he
Naa kodutha idea'avai yenakke solraya
Dei
;D

mahesh: hi da
conversation is too comical


aswin.ganesh: huh


mahesh: i am putting this as a post


aswin.ganesh: oh oh


mahesh: becoz u r not blogging


aswin.ganesh: seri super
:)


mahesh: i want your name to come on blogspot


aswin.ganesh: You see I left my brain at the banl
:)


mahesh: my free service to you


aswin.ganesh: thank you sire


mahesh: we can be like cho and nagesh of blogspot
or laurel and hardy

aswin.ganesh: He He He/hahahaha

UNCERTAIN TIMES

200 people asked to quit in the past 2 days!

So was I an ass?

No, now I am still here though very insecure!

So it is back to updating resumes and scouting the Web!

Nothing remains stable!

Nothing man-I have been unlucky in love, not too lucky with the jobs, only good thing a couple of good friends.

I am beginning to sound more and more cynical and pessimistic with each passing day.

God save me!

ABOUT THE RECESSION DURING RECESS

The situation is not at all bright. Everyday there is news about Microsoft cutting jobs, or IBM cutting jobs, the list continues with all industries getting affected by the global economic meltdown. Earlier the lunch session used to be a time when colleagues would discuss movies and cricket. The past two-three months have seen a big change as everyone is worried and insecure about their jobs.

Rumours about three senior managers quitting, people being asked to leave, well I just don’t know. Things are not rosy and it looks that there is going to be a lot of heartburn by the end of March.

Hastily convened meetings asking employees to stay calm and focus on improving productivity does not work wonders.

Let me see what happens!

In all probability it might be curtains here too:]

Monday Morning Blues......

Waking up on Monday mornings and getting ready to start for office, I feel like Mark Twain's boy-hero Tom Sawyer. It is not that I hate my job or I am bored with what I do. It is the sheer necessity to get up from my bed.

For almost two years I worked in a KPO and worked at the oddest possible hours and my whole physiological system went for a toss. To report to work at 6:30 AM I had to get up at 3:45 AM so that I could catch the 4:35 train and reach office on time. Night shifts meant sleeping from 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM boarding the 8:30 PM train to report to office by 10:30 PM.

Now when I have got a job with regular working hours it takes a Herculean effort to get up at 6 AM. I do not know if it is because of the winter or if I have gone plain lazy. Somehow I just do not feel like getting up in the mornings.