“the client is always right !!” …..“always” ??

Today is a very important day !!  The man who is paying for the services of consultants like me, is back from his vacation. Now, when I say he is paying for our services, what I really mean is he is the Global Director, Project Sponsor ….Executive Board et al. He is the client !! [...]

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everybody loves Brutus…. !!

It just so happens, that I never worked in India…that is for a living. I was on a full scholarship from the Parents Foundation !!  Things were going really well… no complains !! And then I took the GRE,TOEFL,ECLAIRS…etc etc. Before I knew it,  I had graduated from a phoren University. And then I joined the American [...]

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unseen surprises from the clandestine rendezvous …. !!

Dear Birthday Boy This is an email of apology. You should be able to recognize me. I am your co-worker, the one who scheduled the fake meeting this afternoon. I did it, because we  absolutely did not need to discuss the status of the development  for the bank interface. Why would we, especially since we have been working on that [...]

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7 situations (or more)…..which have kept me awake ….!!

This prolonged leave of absence can be quickly blamed on the incorrigible real life situation, which most would refer to as “work”. Whoever said – Work is Worship was just not too far-sighted or completely managed to miss the prison I am at. All said and done this move to WP was long due (which by the way is not [...]

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