Narayan Murthy's views on staying late in the office

[AjayKumar.Kataram]

Narayan Murthy's views on staying late in the office

It's half past 8 in the office
but the lights are still on...
PCs still running,
coffee machines still buzzing...
and who's at work?
Most of them??? Take a closer look...
All or most specimens areʿ?-something maleʳ pecies of the human race...
Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors...
and why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!
Any guesses???
Let's ask one of them...
Here's what he says... "What's there 2 do after going home... here we getʴ
o surf, AC, phone, food, coffee.. that is why I am working late...
importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other
off-shore offices.
Bachelors "time-passing" during late hours in the office just bcoz they say
they've nothing else to do...
Now what r the consequences... read on...
"Working"(for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the
institute or company culture.
With bosses more than eager to provide support to those "working" late in
the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback,(oh,
he's a hard worker... goes home only to change..!!).They aren't helping
things too... To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference ʢ
etween "sitting" late and "working" late!!!
Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working
hours.
So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and
start having a family... office is no longer a priority, family is... and
that's when the problem starts... becoz u start having commitments at home
too.
For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a
"early leaver" even if u leave an hour after regulartime... after doing the
same amount of work.
People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as
work-shirkers...
Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays... though) leave on time
are labeled as "not up to it". All the while, the bachelors pat their own
backs and carry on "working" not realizing that they r spoiling the work
culture at their own place and never realize that they wuld have to regret
at one point of time.
*So what's the moral of the story?? *
* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time " *unless really needed *"
* Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which
will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are
hundred other things to do in the evening..
Learn music...
Learn a foreign language...
try a sport... TT, cricket.........
importantly Get a girl friend or gal friend, take him/her around town(moral
of d story) ...
* And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low
(plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.
Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *"Life's calling, where are you??"*

[atuldpatil]

Why don't they "CLOSE" Infosys office after 6 in evening?
Just like most of the govt. offices and banks do