Thursday, April 06, 2006

Sex, drugs and sleaze!

Its been a while. Maybe its the bad business ;)

Ok. Im having a new problem. People are actually recognizing me outside!

'Hey, you're the guy who writes that nonsensical blog right? You even mentioned me indirectly didnt you?!! Come here you a*shole and let me beat the crap out of you'

So after having run many miles and having lost them, im back. Now, listen up folks (including all of you who said the above). I have realised my mistake. I was referring to you all indirectly, but made the grave error of referring to myself directly! In plainspeak, that means I was using my own name and thats the reason for this mess.

So, from now on, I am Nikhil no more. I am nonnik.
Who writes nonbiz.

Welcome Ladies and Gents, I am nonnik and will be continuing this blog.

Follows is the excerpt from a conversation I had sometime back.
Scene: The business plan has to be ready. And after 2 weeks of pushing and pushing, Nonnik gets desperate.

Nonnik: Pray, dear comrade, where is our biz plan?

Mr.X: It needs lots more work to be complete.

Nonnik: That was the answer to the question 'how much more work does it need to be complete'. My question was 'where is the biz plan?'

Mr.X: It will take much longer and reason1, reason2, reason3 are the reasons why it is not ready yet. Yawwwwn..keep asking me questions and ill just rest my head on this table..my eyes might be closed but dont worry, im listening intently and ill answer after you ask all questions.

Nonnik: STOP!! what the hell is this? why on earth are you delaying so much and hassling my life. Im threatening you now, give it to me!

Mr.X: You and which army? hahahaha. Oye, what authority do you have to raise your voice and make demands on me?

Nonnik: urp...hmm...ok nevermind...ill just rest my head here too ok?


Boo-boo: Observe how Nonnik has absolutely no control on whats happening.

Basic rule: The boss is called the boss for a reason. Legend and folklore talk about how terrible a boss can be. And how people shudder and cringe when the boss calls them to his 'chamber'. How the boss is unforgiving and is akin to a slave-driver. How he doesnt accept any nonsense and is ONLY intent on getting work done.

SO as you ponder over this wierd situation, HEY! wake up! dont rest your head on your stupid office table! Throw your weight around! You are the boss. And accepting peoples nonsense and letting them royally sleaze out is NOT part of your job profile!!

Trust me. the kind of results and work produced out of having a slave-driver on the top is unimaginable. No one will take you for granted. And NOONE will sleaze out under your nose.

Being nice is fine. But being nice is absolutely not acceptable in your corporate environment. If the people in your firm dont listen to you, you think they care two hoots about the rules? EVERYTHING crumbles in such a situation.