23 years on an average is wasted preparing to get a job.
This is 28.75% if our life (assumption based on average life expectancy of 80years)
We all know each year has 365 days.
On an average private companies have 10 national holidays and an employee gets 30 days as paid leaves.
Saturdays and Sundays makes up 104 days in a year
To conclude we work 221 days in a year and end up spending 60.5% of our working life waiting for a weekend or a holiday.
If we assume that a person works for 30 years. We waste 18 years waiting for a weekend or a holiday.
Based on the assumptions above if we live till the age of 80 years we waste 41 years .i.e. approx 51% of our lives working waiting for weekend or a holiday to relax and enjoy life.
- Thinking thinker thinking too much
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday, September 28, 2007
Working for small company Vs big company (IT)
As a fresher there is always a conflict about joining a big brand or a start up/medium scale company. Everyone have their own biased views on the same, depending upon their past experiences.
Common arguments for smaller companies are:
1. One gets to learn more as there are less procedures and everyone should know how to work on everything as per the need.
2. The work is more challenging.
3. Visibility to the top management.
Arguments for joining a big brand:
1. Big bucks sooner or later.
2. Easy life as one is on the bench all the time.
3. Learns more on how not to work by putting in more procedures.
4. One gets to learn how to get work done in proper manner.
5. One develops skills in one area, hence becoming master in one technology rather than being jack of all trades.
Well, the pros and cons are numerous for both the cases.
In my personal opinion it is very difficult to join big brands once you have worked for smaller brands. Especially if one started working from a small company.
A fresher in the beginning needs support from the ecosystem of a big brand company. One needs to be groomed, polished and trained for the corporate world. In the beginning one may feel stifled working for a big company as he/she may end up on the bench for 6months to 1 year. Benefit of being on bench is that one gets proper time to adjust to the big bad world before being entering the rat race.
Small companies have their own advantages as they make you rough and tough to the core. But they lack exposure to procedures and feels stifled in more professional work environments. Also, there is a difference in doing things right with 100% success ratio Vs ad hoc fix for the same work every time.
Choosing which kind of company to work for is a big decision as it is difficult to shift between the two ends of the spectrum. Especially if one develops their comfort zone.
Before choosing which offer to accept its advisable to sit down and write on a piece of paper, what Big company has to offer and what a small company has to offer. Then write down his/her expectations from their ideal workplace. This should then be tallied with the lists of what big and small companies have to offer.
Also, one should network as much as possible and find out about respective working environments.
I hope this would be of help to many people struggling with their first job offers!
Common arguments for smaller companies are:
1. One gets to learn more as there are less procedures and everyone should know how to work on everything as per the need.
2. The work is more challenging.
3. Visibility to the top management.
Arguments for joining a big brand:
1. Big bucks sooner or later.
2. Easy life as one is on the bench all the time.
3. Learns more on how not to work by putting in more procedures.
4. One gets to learn how to get work done in proper manner.
5. One develops skills in one area, hence becoming master in one technology rather than being jack of all trades.
Well, the pros and cons are numerous for both the cases.
In my personal opinion it is very difficult to join big brands once you have worked for smaller brands. Especially if one started working from a small company.
A fresher in the beginning needs support from the ecosystem of a big brand company. One needs to be groomed, polished and trained for the corporate world. In the beginning one may feel stifled working for a big company as he/she may end up on the bench for 6months to 1 year. Benefit of being on bench is that one gets proper time to adjust to the big bad world before being entering the rat race.
Small companies have their own advantages as they make you rough and tough to the core. But they lack exposure to procedures and feels stifled in more professional work environments. Also, there is a difference in doing things right with 100% success ratio Vs ad hoc fix for the same work every time.
Choosing which kind of company to work for is a big decision as it is difficult to shift between the two ends of the spectrum. Especially if one develops their comfort zone.
Before choosing which offer to accept its advisable to sit down and write on a piece of paper, what Big company has to offer and what a small company has to offer. Then write down his/her expectations from their ideal workplace. This should then be tallied with the lists of what big and small companies have to offer.
Also, one should network as much as possible and find out about respective working environments.
I hope this would be of help to many people struggling with their first job offers!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Small update for long time away
Well it has been long long time since, I updated my blog.
Things are finally picking up pace at work and my UK stay is coming to an end (30 days remaining). Looking forward to facing the Indian summers - which I have not faced in last 3 years.
Every time I say goodbye to UK and return. I have to return to UK.
Let us see what happens this time.
Things are finally picking up pace at work and my UK stay is coming to an end (30 days remaining). Looking forward to facing the Indian summers - which I have not faced in last 3 years.
Every time I say goodbye to UK and return. I have to return to UK.
Let us see what happens this time.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Ring-Ring sorry I am busy
As the economic boom continues and people are getting more and more ambitious day by day; if you sit back and take a bird’s eye view of the situation – one may see that things are not as they seem to be. The fact is people are getting busier day by day; they have no time to sit back and relax.
To be frank, today’s working youth has no time to; even attend phone calls (that are not work related) most of the time. A typical workday starts at 7:30-8AM from getting ready to work and reaching office by 9. This ends by 6-8PM depending upon the workload, plus the traveling distance. Rest of the time is spent either on internet, TV, relaxing, having food etc. This problem is further compounded if you are staying with your parents. Then there is absolutely no time et al. However, people staying independently still have some time to touchbase with friends etc. But those times are so late in the day that one may only touchbase with other people in similar situation like them (Other people who are living independently). Well this leads to only casual relationships or friends and no real relationships or real friends. This takes its toll in the long run in many ways. There is very little or no scope for having a friends circle outside your office colleagues.
Well this is one problem; there are more problems that are slowly cropping up – like health related issues, stress etc. We seriously need to look for more venues for improving our lives. Life is not just work, but many other things. Fun and relaxation does not mean partying out late, binge drinking, taking dope etc. These methods of fun and relaxation often lead to feeling more tired and stressed out than he/she was previously.
Conclusion: We must seriously try to pause, our fast-paced life and take out time to reflect upon what are we doing and where are we heading? How this all is affecting your personal life?
Discussing all the issues and providing solutions to these issues is out of scope for this post and may be this blog.
To be frank, today’s working youth has no time to; even attend phone calls (that are not work related) most of the time. A typical workday starts at 7:30-8AM from getting ready to work and reaching office by 9. This ends by 6-8PM depending upon the workload, plus the traveling distance. Rest of the time is spent either on internet, TV, relaxing, having food etc. This problem is further compounded if you are staying with your parents. Then there is absolutely no time et al. However, people staying independently still have some time to touchbase with friends etc. But those times are so late in the day that one may only touchbase with other people in similar situation like them (Other people who are living independently). Well this leads to only casual relationships or friends and no real relationships or real friends. This takes its toll in the long run in many ways. There is very little or no scope for having a friends circle outside your office colleagues.
Well this is one problem; there are more problems that are slowly cropping up – like health related issues, stress etc. We seriously need to look for more venues for improving our lives. Life is not just work, but many other things. Fun and relaxation does not mean partying out late, binge drinking, taking dope etc. These methods of fun and relaxation often lead to feeling more tired and stressed out than he/she was previously.
Conclusion: We must seriously try to pause, our fast-paced life and take out time to reflect upon what are we doing and where are we heading? How this all is affecting your personal life?
Discussing all the issues and providing solutions to these issues is out of scope for this post and may be this blog.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Three Quarter Chinese, Church Street, Bangalore
Decor at Three Quarter Chinese
Menu at Three Chinese QuartersThree chinese quarters is situated on Church Street next to Brigade road. If you are coming from MG Road turn right from Sapphire and after NASA you will see Amoeba and there on the ground floor we have Three Quarter Chinese.
Coming back to the restaurant. Restaurant is nicely done, I don't know how to describe the decor but it is modern. There is a small black island on the entry with small candles on the table, which is a cool place to sit and has black leather sofas. Rest is the general sitting area and there is a bar. Restaurant is huge inside and so is the waiting time. You can expect minimum waiting of 30 minutes on the weekends.
The staff is english speaking and courteous; but service is poor in terms of time taken. You have to wait for the food to arrive, in the meantime you can easily forget what you ordered ;-). But, the food is delicious and well presented. You can order north-Indian or Chinese or have a combination of both.
Menu is not rectangular as you expect but a semi-circle; as you can see in the picture. The dining experience is formal. So, if you want to take your boss or that special someone for dinner or lunch, this is the place to be. But with so many people eating and chatting and music. The place can get very very noisy. So if you are a person who likes to eat in peace and calm surroundings you should avoid this place.
The prices are slightly above normal and a meal for two comes normally at INR 600.00 but, the quantities are large; so be careful while ordering multiple dishes.
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