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How I Respectfully Dealt with the Toughest Narcissistic Colleague in Office?
Tough people teach you the most. Here is a real example! That one fine day, I literally had my head lying down on the desk with tears inching out of my eyes. It all began like a slow burning fuse. At first, his behavior seemed harmless — a boast here, a self-centered anecdote there. However, as time passed, …
My Three Female Managers — and A Shocking Revelation in the Gender Equality Debate
100% Torture! That’s the Only Way I Can Describe Those 45 Minutes! A young female manager leading a board room meeting. Source — Image created by author using MidJourney She thrashed me, sending all the corporate values of respect, tolerance, etc. down the gutter I was presenting a change in the project plan and she was one of the …
3 Mind-blowing Ways ‘Corporate People’ Shit in Office 😄😄😄
If you belong to “Category 3”, you will end up being a “Corporate Leader”! Photo by Portuguese Gravity on Unsplash If you don’t shit, you are not human! In fact you are not even an animal because they shit too! From personal life to professional life, sometime somewhere we all have shit, dealt with it, and …
I Laid Off My Entire Team of 40 People — This was my Final Message to Them!
Often life amazes me as to how quickly things can turnaround in completely opposite direction. Photo by James Healy on Unsplash Imagine enjoying a bright sunny morning, and a thunderstorm arrives in no time. This is exactly what happened with us. We were quite literally building something as magnanimous as a spaceship — with a a total workforce …
Who Should Get the Coveted Office Promotion? You Get To Decide This😃!
A tale of (almost) every workplace — whether the Sheep gets the promotion or the Fox 😃! Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash There is a Sheep in my office — every office has at least one! He is one of the most sincere employees in the office. I have not seen anyone putting in more hours at the office than him. …
When and How I began to hate my job that I once loved so much?
How priorities change in the life of a college graduate, as one grows in his/her professional career? Photo by Merakist on Unsplash I work for one of the largest multinational corporations, and a name that probably everyone would know. Safe to say, it was my dream company to work for while in college. Back in 2014, …
An ode to office toilet breaks 😄— 4 reasons why I love them & you should too
What I do during my toilet breaks is one of the two reasons I love going to office. The hefty paycheck is the second! Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash The toilet breaks and myself — we have been together since eternity. Safe to say that our relationship has stood the test of time! Primary school, college, internships, corporates — we …
I asked 30 people “How are you?” everyday for 6 months—and this is what I learnt about life!
Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash Every single day, before starting a conversation, I would ask the other person “How are you?”, and I did this repeatedly for 6 months with a group of more than 30 people!!! Trust me, it has been a fun exercise!!! I did this very mundane tweak in my day-to-day conversation …
‘996’ and ‘Karoshi’: If you don’t know these two words—you are living a better life
Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash A devil and an imp are in a discussion. They are pondering about all the good things God has created, and how they can make life difficult for mankind on Earth. After much deliberation, the devil said, “Overburden them with work such that they fail to appreciate the beauty of …
My 3 superpowers that actually annoy my office colleagues 😲
Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash Lately in office, we have been working on an impossible project with an even impossible deadline — such are corporates at times. There are close to 300 professionals working on this project, and everyone is showing signs of burnout and anxiety. People are failing to meet deadlines, and finger pointing is a …
The subtle art of giving constructive feedback — My learnings from a humiliating experience in…
Photo by Redd on Unsplash I was once very badly lashed by my senior in the office, in front of my subordinates and many other colleagues. I immediately realized that he is making an ill-informed decision, and the actual reality is quite different. I tried to reason with him, but as is often the case — anger had …
Want a promotion at office?
Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash I have a well to do job, manage a big team, and have a manager over my head. That pretty much sums up most of all in this corporate world. I have always been a very sincere and hard worker in the office, but pretty soon realized that when it comes …
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