Manager : Today lets focus on your productivity. As you can see on the board, your productivity is on the down slide. Any reasons why?
Softman: (Oh god! why does this SOB need to talk about the same shit daily? Doesn't he have a life)
The stuck up AssHole (SUAH): Sir, its due to the bad quality of requirements we are getting
Manager: If the quality of the requirements is bad, then you need to make them better
Softman: (Oh god! Whats the time now)
SUAH: Sir, but will the work done on the requirements be included in our productivity?
Softman: Do not be driven by productivity, keep the client happy by giving them quality deliverables. That is the key
Softman: (Why am I here? Shall i pretend to faint)
SUAH: But Sir, should I focus on productivity or quality?
Manager: What the hell are you talking about? Do what I say
Softman: (There you go, take that answer and stick it up your nose, hahahah)
SUAH: Sorry Sir
Softman: (Waking up, suddenly) Sir, if he can't do it, I'll take up the initiative of doing this job.
Manager: Very good, my boy. This is what is called being proactive. I don't know what is wrong with some people these days (staring at the SUAH)
Softman: (Sniggering, huh, Amateur!)
So once again. Softman did it. He made someone else look like shit in front of the boss, without much effort. He did it! The corpo-sphere can be peaceful again.
Thank you, Softman!
Disclaimer: All characters in this story are fictional. Resemblance to anybody is purely coincidental (I am sure many people can relate to this story, but believe me, its all a figment of my imagination)
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ReplyDeletehmmm.. wondering whether m the softm@n or the SUAH :)
ReplyDelete@Vicious: Hmmm..thats for you to figure out :)
ReplyDelete'SUAH'!! My bro's name's Ashu. HE has no friggin clue what new name I have in store for him!
ReplyDeleteBtw, amusing, the conversation and the disclaimer: "I know many people will..." :D
Someone said, "i wonder what's the antithesis for life: death or corporate life."
Love what's going on in softman's head :)
ReplyDeleteWill go places...LOL
@MangoMan- Don't trouble your poor brother!
ReplyDelete@Purba- I think Softman types have more probability of movin up the ladder soon! :)
"Hard" punch by "soft" man - he knows what it really means to be work smart ;)
ReplyDelete@Lakshmi- Hahahaaha :)
ReplyDeleteThat day the so called 'SUAH' learned 2 things
ReplyDelete--People like his manager aka 'SOB'
only expect answers they wish to hear and not what they really ask for
--never try to convince his manager when the 'soft' guy was nearby
still the one thing he doesn't understand was: why he was called an 'AH' like "Stuck Up is fine but why Ass Hole?"
because he was an 'AH'??
oopssss...I didn't xpct that ;)
ReplyDeleteSoft-Man Ruulz ! The ultimate unsung superhero ... And unlike losers like spidey, batman etc.. he actually exists ! :)
ReplyDeletelol... I'm joining a software job later this year. I'm hoping to meet a few soft-men!
ReplyDelete@g2-u'll find so many...before u kno it, ull start screaming bloody murder!!!
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