The Torch Bearers Of Corporate

Nah….. I am not talking about those Tatas, Birlas, Ambanies, Narayan Murthies and Laxmi Mittals, I am rather talking about those chain smokers who smoke their lungs off standing outside their office premises.
Somehow, these are the people who are better known than other non- smokers counterparts. You reach office in the morning, you’ll see them standing outside starting their day afresh with a smoke. A colleague of mine compares smoking to Pranayam. He says that process of smoking is same as that of Pranayam, you inhale deeply and then exhale.
In those smoking sessions, these people tend to discuss what’s happening in their lives, what’s happening in others lives, what’s going on in their teams/departments and hence are the people who have got all the inside information. And you can get more luckier if your boss smokes too! These “Smoking Guns” tend to develop a special bondage amongst them in the process.
These are the people who have got all the inside information, are actively involved in politics at work place and hence are most successful.
To me, a cigarette appears to be a ‘Torch’ and the smoker colleague ‘The bearer’ and the whole bunch ‘The Torch bearers of Corporate’

A Quotable Quote

" If you ask me I would say the first wonder of the world should be how this guy has come to occupy this important position"

-- R.K. Laxman
Courtesy: The Times of India, July 10th, 2007
Occasion: Taj is declared on of the seven wonders

I found myself on the same wavelength as R.K. Laxman that day. I am sure Laxman would have had his share of stint with somebody stupid enough to cause him harm and to come up with a quote I could empathise with.

That day, I came up with three important discoveries of the decade:
1. There is nothing as hazardous as stupidity of people surrounding you.
2. Dodoes are still not extinct ( There is atleast one of them alive and it can eat you alive).
3. Blogging could be one of the best ways to vent out your feelings.