Disclaimer: This is my opinion and I hope people would not mind if I try my hand at a little humor. If I unknowingly hurt someone, I sure would be sorry.
When I first joined this organization, I wasn't quite prepared for what I saw - a huge difference in the male-female co-worker ratio! However, it didn't have any effect as all of us girls, four in number, sat together. The bliss didn't last long - soon, I was shifted to another room. What began as a nightmare turned out to be quite an experience with time. So, how are the people around me? Here is my perspective.
Let's begin with my immediate associates at office. Abhishek - very good at work-related problem solving... he was the nice and soft-spoken type, well, at least initially! Sabyasachi - the hardworking, quintessential conservative... he was caught in static mode while the rest of us fast-forwarded to the 21st century! Then there's Sandip - whenever you want any cricketing information, ask him... well, I sure hope somebody hears him out, someday (tip: you may be able to do this if you practice listening to Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speeches really hard)!
Mainak - the gentleman... sincere at work and nice by nature (alas, quite eligible but not a bachelor anymore)! Avishek - mischief personalized... really irritating at times, is quite the nice guy at others! Suman - and his superb score-keeping talents in the verbal fights amongst us is also quite an amazing addition to this menagerie! Pritha - well, don't know much about her... however, one thing I know for sure is it isn't easy to decipher people like her!
St. Sanat - belongs to the almost extinct species who love every other species over and above themselves! I bully him a lot, I admit that, and he is just too nice to say anything. Sumit - redefines the phrase smart-worker... he is so smart he gets away without working! Shilpo, the newest addition to people who send me excel sheets full of assignments (well, I sure wanted to say something else, anyway), fits the bill of pleasant and nice perfectly, well at least for now!
Now, it's a different scenario altogether - there are numerous girls here now! (I would not include Debasmita, Deblina or Moon di here - they were in my life long before I joined this place). First, the girls who have already left - Rita - sweet on the personal front, and superb on the professional. Ria - trendy and cool (you just have to tolerate her repeated refrains). Sharil - an oxymoron with bits of shy reserve and flicks of bold streak. Projna - famous, or infamous, for her Horrible stories about death, murder, suicide (well, you get the idea).
Next is a group that is the exact opposite of Gandhiji's three monkeys - unlike the original, they see everything, they hear everything, and they say everything! Nothing escapes these three apparently sweet but quite mischievous girls - Chris, Aditi and Debomita!
Well, this post is getting longer, but I simply cannot miss out a few others (they will kill me if I do). Susmit - his sparkling wit and amazing sense of humor are sure to dazzle you... I remember, he was the first guy who treated me here as a human being (others still regarded girls as an alien race back in those days)! Sandip - his songs can drive you crazy, and not in a good sort of a way either... however, he is one of the nice guys around!
There are many others whom I would have liked to include... maybe next time!
Quite an assortment!
Posted by
Mitul
Friday, March 25, 2011
9 comments:
After reading this, nobody should call you Mosa anymore; as here at least you behaved like a human. And the way you use all the adjectives, simply superb. I must say that you have good observation skill (really?).
But my friend you know, there are huge different between personal and professional place. Yes in our organization we are a family and do lots of fun, but everybody are not familiar with this.
I can’t understand what do you really wanted to mean with this comment “Shilpo, the newest addition to people who send me excel sheets full of assignments (well, I sure wanted to say something else, anyway),”
Another thing here you gave a foolish statement like “(others still regarded girls as an alien race back in those days)”. Well I think you joined this organization after me, I never seen such things happened here, may be you felt it somehow…
Other than that I really liked your post. In a single part of the pack you have given so many testimonials. At least people can remember us after leaving this organization, when he or she will look at your blog.
And and and ………. About me: “Sumit - redefines the phrase smart-worker... he is so smart he gets away without working!”… Sala maine ta ki tor sosur dai? {Don’t take it personally just fun..:) | }
Is there more to come?
This is definitely something that I have enjoyed reading - true and original - unlike the blogs Mahashweta writes on the professional front!
Thanks for the characters, the behavioral traits of these people and the classifications (well ... )
Waiting for the whole picture - hope it comes soon!
Avishek - mischief personalized??? ami..ami..ami...???????????????
Vry wl said....btw ur the 'DARLING' of our grp...
kp up the good wrk...kp smiling alwys...be wat u r...dnt evr dare 2 chnge urslf...
CHEERS! :) :)
@ Suman - :)
@ Susmit - nice dig! :p
@ Sanat - sure would write about them too! :)
@ Avishek - yessss... tumi... :)
@ Sumit - first point: I sure wanted to say something else for assignments, not for Shilpo. second point: you never experienced girls being treated differently bcoz u r not a girl. third point: I don't want someone as my 'sosur', that's for sure! :)
Nice post ...Mosha, with your wonderful writing skill you have drawn each of them aptly, I must admit. :)
R ekjoner kh-u-u-b gaye legeche. I hope u got it..and everybody else. ;-)
..and I love this word 'menagerie' ...so very much appropriate... lolz
Your Writing is too good..This is priyanka..ur bus friend
I want something on our old group too!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Amitava... sure will write something soon! but no guarantee it will be all nice! ;)
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