Voluntary ticket for expulsion
This is what we are looking for as new bees in the software industry.
A good onsite opportunity or even better a permanent job abroad, then let it be even in some even more underdeveloped or under privileged countries than India.
A visa is a an assurance to fame and dream come true for the entire family and persons associated with the individual but the truth beyond the borders unfolds an entirely different and sometimes horrifying story inexplicable beyond imagination.
The moment we moved out of college, and got into one of the MNC’s the race had just begun.
The prize was the ticket out of the country, not knowing that some of us might even end up moving backward in their careers rather than ahead and some of my friends who actually managed to move ahead are definitely some lucky mascots.
The incidents unfolding below are live experiences and not fiction of imagination, and any relationship with living or dead is highly solicited.
My role just limits to penning down them may be just for your own entertainment coz I don’t consider myself legitimate enough to force thoughts in anyone’s mind.
Some days back, there was some small news in a local newspaper about the crime committed by an Indian girl (atleast crime from this country’s standards, for which she got duly convicted)who was in Singapore with the school group expecting a time of the lifetime (well she definitely had one).
The girl was in this super mall, one of the most recognized in not only Singapore, but back home India as well. While playing around with friends, she suddenly took one article and started running with friends following, not knowing when she landed beyond the doors, and caused the security alarm shouting aloud.
Soon she was caught by security and without any arguments handed over to police not withstanding any arguments or pleas from the entire tour staff who were in Singapore for a so called goodwill tour. Finally the young girl had to spend three days and three nights in lockup till her father came from India, paid the fine and managed to got her daughter out, but not without her passport being stamped “convicted” which the local authority wanted to present as an example to others.
Finally, the girl might not understand the implications of the same but she definitely knows the horror she underwent in those three days and nights and the final surprise, was all these for a small article of merely 8 SGD worth. Well, this news didn’t made highlights and would never make as well.
Well this was the first view of city, when one move inside the corporate office he encounters a very different kind of so called professionalism, where a guy is never expected to be growing out of his school disciplined life.
Imagine yourself standing in rows daily with your colleagues, for 8 am prayer before starting work. Once the work is started you are not supposed to even whisper to you neighbor leave about cracking jokes with them. People often end up their first month without even bothering to know the name of their neighbor unless and until it is officially communicated to them through mails.
If you happen to work late for deliverables with the entire team, which is quite common in our industry, please do not expect your colleagues of ordering dinner for you even if they have decided on having a pizza party in the office, coz that party would be strictly meant for the bunch of colleagues in which you just don’t figure,.
The level of professionalism??, even if you happened to work till 4 am, you will have to report back in the office by 8 am for the morning’s prayer, after which you may take half day or full day’s leave depending on your manager’s approval, and if that guy happens to be one of these, just don’t expect much in that case.
Well every dark cloud does have a silver lining, alteast in the stories it is said so.
So even I was searching for one here during my initial days, and guess what! I did manage to find some. That would follow in the future listings.
Besides, here one common mode of punishment is canning. There are count of cannings for different level of crimes ranging from 3 upto 20 which I am very much sure that not an ordinary person can stand.
A good onsite opportunity or even better a permanent job abroad, then let it be even in some even more underdeveloped or under privileged countries than India.
A visa is a an assurance to fame and dream come true for the entire family and persons associated with the individual but the truth beyond the borders unfolds an entirely different and sometimes horrifying story inexplicable beyond imagination.
The moment we moved out of college, and got into one of the MNC’s the race had just begun.
The prize was the ticket out of the country, not knowing that some of us might even end up moving backward in their careers rather than ahead and some of my friends who actually managed to move ahead are definitely some lucky mascots.
The incidents unfolding below are live experiences and not fiction of imagination, and any relationship with living or dead is highly solicited.
My role just limits to penning down them may be just for your own entertainment coz I don’t consider myself legitimate enough to force thoughts in anyone’s mind.
Some days back, there was some small news in a local newspaper about the crime committed by an Indian girl (atleast crime from this country’s standards, for which she got duly convicted)who was in Singapore with the school group expecting a time of the lifetime (well she definitely had one).
The girl was in this super mall, one of the most recognized in not only Singapore, but back home India as well. While playing around with friends, she suddenly took one article and started running with friends following, not knowing when she landed beyond the doors, and caused the security alarm shouting aloud.
Soon she was caught by security and without any arguments handed over to police not withstanding any arguments or pleas from the entire tour staff who were in Singapore for a so called goodwill tour. Finally the young girl had to spend three days and three nights in lockup till her father came from India, paid the fine and managed to got her daughter out, but not without her passport being stamped “convicted” which the local authority wanted to present as an example to others.
Finally, the girl might not understand the implications of the same but she definitely knows the horror she underwent in those three days and nights and the final surprise, was all these for a small article of merely 8 SGD worth. Well, this news didn’t made highlights and would never make as well.
Well this was the first view of city, when one move inside the corporate office he encounters a very different kind of so called professionalism, where a guy is never expected to be growing out of his school disciplined life.
Imagine yourself standing in rows daily with your colleagues, for 8 am prayer before starting work. Once the work is started you are not supposed to even whisper to you neighbor leave about cracking jokes with them. People often end up their first month without even bothering to know the name of their neighbor unless and until it is officially communicated to them through mails.
If you happen to work late for deliverables with the entire team, which is quite common in our industry, please do not expect your colleagues of ordering dinner for you even if they have decided on having a pizza party in the office, coz that party would be strictly meant for the bunch of colleagues in which you just don’t figure,.
The level of professionalism??, even if you happened to work till 4 am, you will have to report back in the office by 8 am for the morning’s prayer, after which you may take half day or full day’s leave depending on your manager’s approval, and if that guy happens to be one of these, just don’t expect much in that case.
Well every dark cloud does have a silver lining, alteast in the stories it is said so.
So even I was searching for one here during my initial days, and guess what! I did manage to find some. That would follow in the future listings.
Besides, here one common mode of punishment is canning. There are count of cannings for different level of crimes ranging from 3 upto 20 which I am very much sure that not an ordinary person can stand.
posted by loku_blogs at 7:39 AM
2 Comments:
Interesting. I agree with most of it. Some want to go away from their homes ,their country to make money while others for fame and recognition; a career growth perhaps.Yet others who go there to get hold of a better bride or a groom(as the case may be).
But there are some who are doing all that for the above reasons and yet wish for a wee bit more out of life . The learning that comes with it.It it for us to grow with that learning or unlearn the learning as time passes us by.
Oh btw ,welcome to the world of blogging !
Cheers !
Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
Even I believe in it. Wish you find that silver lining in every dark cloud.
Cheers!!
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