Traffic cops mere statue of greed at government’s expenses

Yesterday while going out to meet my friends I was caught by traffic cops at a signal, It was red light then also he asked me to drive further and move towards the either end causing trouble to other commuters. Promptly asked for documents of vechile, immediately it was produced to him. As I am driving a vehicle which has not been registered in Karnataka I am always at the receiving end so I carry all the documents with me promptly every time I go out. The thing which irritated me to the core was that he was trying to create a loop hole in a document to get extract money from me. He was scrutinising the documents in such that for a second I felt he is going to some very important official document. But reality was something different he was trying to make way to warm his pocket.

I am not accusing him for doing his duty but am surprised at the way how he carrying it out at a time when Bangalore has been put on red alert in the wake of terrorist attack in Mumbai and reports suggesting sure shot attack on Bangalore. How can they behave in such a manner. It vehicle are supposed to be let all vehicles be checked but he was just trying to locate few vechiles which had other state registration number plates & bikes with young couples. Easy preys to extract money. Is this what we call checking of vehicles at a time when city is prone to terrorist attacks anytime especially on weekends, when movement of people are bit high throughout the city?

No doubt why, India is a soft target for terrorist to terrorise the people and the nation as a whole. Mumbai attack has clearly proved it that terrorists will try to conceal their identity by making them a part of the surrounding or the area where they land up. In such a situation do you think that they will ever try to use those vehicles which could easily catch attention of the cops. I don’t think they will do any such foolish act rather they would prefer to use a vehicle with local registration, which traffic cops don’t check most of the time. Even if they are caught by cops they will grease they traffic cops with money to which they are more loyal to than their uniform or their motherland.

God forbid but, if Bangalore comes under terror attacks, who would be responsible for it? Because arms and ammunition will be shifted from one location to other through roads only, where we find such greedy people, who don’t even think twice before endangering the life of innocent people who rely upon them for their safety. Don’t you feel now that government is just wasting their money and energy in maintaining a force of cops at the stake lives of innocent people. We are paying tax to government for the facilities rendered to us in terms of good roads, airports etc but unknowingly a fraction of this money is also being given to these cops who are ever ready to put our life at stake ,i.e we are contributing money towards our insecurity even.

Millon dollar question what we should do as citizens of a law abiding country to protect our interest when government is inefficient to do it in the desired way?

Petrol prices close to 90$ barrel...Why no hue and cry..?

When petrol prices reached closed to 145$ a barrel, there was big hue and cry from petroleum companies demanding government to raise the price of petrol. They compelled govt to hike the price of petrol, which led to great resentment among the people. As prices of all other commodities were hiked simultaneously especially at restaurants and all eatery places. All leading airlines hiked their fares drastically, claiming to be incurring heavy losses. Statements made by airlines companies clearly indicated that, they are hiking fares as its the last option available to them.

Political parties tried to cash this opportunity, by blaming the ruling government for their inefficiency to manage the price of petrol. As a result congress lost its power in Karnataka and BJP came to power.

Now when the price of petrol has come down close to 90$ a barrel, then why aren't oil companies pressurizing government to reduce the price? Why aren't airline companies reducing their fare? All of them are now reaping good profit, so no hue and cry, let the masses suffer. But no sooner will they suffer smallest of loss they will raise voice to safeguard their concern.

Who will raise voice for the masses now, I feel no one. They will have to stand for themselves to safeguard their interest at best. But the most important question at stake is that even if government reduces the price of petrol, will restaurant owners and airline companies reduce the prices from their end. I don't think so because very rarely we can witness a roll down in prices of commodities which has gone up.

In all these development I feel the lone suffers are the masses as they have no one to stand for them and they themselves are so busy that they are not able to find time for themselves. Why should they suffer so much..and for whom..?

Termination..a weapon or necessity...?

Earlier people preferred govt job in comparison to pvt jobs due to various reason, one among them was job security, i.e they are sure that they won't be terminated from service for small issues, maximum could be suspension for few days. Termination is taken back in couple of days or month, but a person never losses his/her job. In govt jobs people can enjoy life as they don't have much work to be done, even if they have work they postpone it another day, salary is also less.

But now people prefer pvt jobs in comparison to govt job due to reason like high salary and growth opportunity. But they have "a sword hanging on their head" sword of uncertainty of job. You don't know when you will be terminated from service, which much reason to justify the cause of the action. I know its difficult for you to digest it but its true,its the harsh reality of so called corporate world.

How can companies forget the contribution done these employees to the growth of the company in one shot? When ever employees tries to raise voice against such polices of the companies they it was termination of a particular employee was a necessity of the company. It was a necessity for the betterment of the company,can digest this statement. How can termination of an become a necessity for an organization?If so, they should give reason to substantiate their deeds. Most of the time companies try to wrap up the issue at the earliest, leading to strong suspicion in the mind of other employees of the organization.

Such acts by the company indicate the employees about their worth to the organization. So next time when you join any company, ensure it up that company values the worth to its employees. So that termination could be used for blunders and not for silly mistakes which could be done away with warning.

Bangalore rain where to find shelter..?

Climatic condition has taken up drastic change in comparison to what we experienced earlier. A month ago due to lack of rain, bangeloreans started facing new problem which was too rare in a city like bangalore i.e frequent power cut. When people complained about it, govt has only one answer "demand is more and the generation of power is less so bear with us till it rains". People started looking forward for good rain finally it it did, and power problem came to an end just to give rise to new problem called "frequent rain". Thats true now people are complaining because of the problems faced by them due to rain, especially officer goer.

Here it rain mostly by 6 pm when people are in a hurry to reach home after wrapping up their work for the day. But rain spoils their plans as they have to stay back in office to shelter it rain stop or it reduces it its intensity so that people can move out. The moment they step out of office they find heavy traffic on road as people want to make the maximum of the time when its not raining not knowing when it start again. A stretch of road which could be covered in 30 mins would takes an hour or more to be covered. This is for the bikes, cars and buses.

For those who walk down the lane come across word logged road, having no option at hand they prefer to wet their clothes and shoes in that dirty. If they are middle of the road and it start raining they run to find a shelter where they can stand for some time to avoid getting drenched in rain fully.

Raining pattern also differs here week by week, last week it used to rain by 6 in the evening. Now it rain by 8 in the evening and continuous till late in the morning. But it rains in such a manner that it makes people life hell. For 10 mins it rains heavily them stops and again starts pouring in 5 mins, it continues like this till morning. People find it too difficult to move around at such times.

When it didn't rain then they had problem,now when it has started raining then also they have problem.. What to do human nature?

A call with Seema Mam

Seema mam is one person who is a well known person in our school even now, It has been almost six years since I left school but I couldn't forget her..why? She was the one who has banged me the most wen I was in school. Thrice she was our class teacher. "Good at heart but tough at act" is the only thing that I can say. We always used to plan something or the to over power her supremacy but never succeed in beating her up in brain game. Truly she was our guru in all sense.

Now when I think about it, I cherish upon those sweet and wonderful memories down the line. Ever since I visited my schools website on net and went through the photo of the present teaching I wanted to talk to talk her since then. As it was vacation time so I had to wait till school re-opens. Luckily Ashu was going home so I asked him to go and get me mam's number as I am desperate to talk to her.

Finally I got her number but was bit scared to talk to her. To my utter surprise she recognized as soon as I to her my name. A guy who had always scored less mark in english had spoken to his english teacher for more an hour in english without much difficulty. I couldn't believe I was talking to my english teacher that also in english. In school I had never spoken to her much except when required to. She was also very happy to hear me, after such a long gap. Even now she cares for us, it was evident from the advices which she had given me during our conversation.

When I told her that sometimes I do judge speech meets conducted at our office, she was really very happy about it and advised me to share my knowledge with others who need it, especially my friends.

Before we did hang our call we conveyed her regards to her student who are town. Really a pleasant and kind gesture of her towards all her ex-students.

Good employee at work place

In a country like India, where finding the right Job in itself is a tough job, many perceive that once they get a job their life is made. But guess what? They are wrong. Getting selected in a company is only a beginning. Your life can be made only when you become a good employee.

Many in India bank on one source of income and that’s their salary. As the cost of living is increasing day by day, working for the same pay is not an option. Employees wait thirstily for their increment. However, one gets good appraisal based on their performance. Here performance not only reckons how good you do your task but also on your behavior. This is where you will be judged if you are a GOOD or a BAD Employee. Here are few guidelines for being a good employee

Commincate: Once in a company, communicate with each others, be it your team members, your boss, even CEO if required. Do not be apprehensive while approaching your seniors. No organization can function without communication. This is vital because in companies where there is large number of employees, you need to be heard / to put your ideas across and let others know you EXIST. Communication requires a proper etiquette. Learn it.

Follow the rules: Every Company has policies and rules which has to be adhered by the employees. Follow it and don’t break it. Here are some list of policies / Rules which are common in organizations

a) Attendance & Leave: Maintain good attendance at work. Always make sure that the person you report to is informed about your leave. When this is done you are being very professional.

b) Dress Code: Dress well to work, this boosts your confidence. If the policy states that you have to wear formals then do that. Do not go to office with torn jeans and slippers unless you are asked to do so.

c) Asset Management: Make sure that you take care of office equipments like, desktops, laptops, mobile phones and other important documents / Assets of the company that you are in possession of. Do not loose them or get them damaged.

d) Travel: When you are traveling for project purpose, you will be eligible for DA and others allowances. Be happy for what you get as per policies. Do not produce fake bills in order to get reimbursement.

Honesty & Integrity: Every Employee should serve the company honestly and faithfully and promote the companies interest to his/her full ability.

Be Helpful: Not all are equally talented so this is where one has to learn to help others. Believe it or not, people observe you at work. What you do, how you spend your time, how helpful you are to others etc. Helping others would spread the news that you are a great person. This is how you get recognized.

Respect Others: Respect everyone in the company, from the person who’s doing a low profile job to the Managing Director. Appreciate their differences and value them all. This will earn you more respect.

Have Patience: It is very important for everyone to be patient. Some times you may not be rewarded for your hard work. Or you might not get appropriate work as per your qualification. Hold on, if not this time, next time.

Select the right channel: At work you will face many frustrating Situations like you do the hard work but someone else takes the credit, newly joined employee with same qualification as you being paid more than you (this is called Salary Compression). In these situations choose the right channel to address your concerns, approach the HR or your manager and get your issues resolved.

Be smart not over smart: Be smart, you will be loved for that but don’t be over smart that would cause detest. Don’t act like “you know it all and you are a genius kind of a person “, even if you are, don’t boast about it.

Play Politics: Politics and Politicking is an important part of every organization. One has to deal with it and not run away from it. Be a good politician, however make sure that it does not cross the limit or hurt others. In other words, Make sure that the politics is healthy

Leave with a good note: Many, often don’t know how to quit a company professionally; they just vanish without a trace. Working in just one company till you retire is a thing of a past. Recent HR Surveys show that one shifts close to 15 to 20 jobs in his/her life time. It’s always good to submit a resignation letter, serve the notice period and complete all the relieving procedures. On the last day, make sure you meet your boss, send an email to your colleagues thanking them for their supporting, let them know you will be available; provide them your email Id and your contact number. Make sure that you collect all the required documents on time (Experience certificates, relieving letters) as they are given more importance in India.

Government offices an apathy

Today I went to an insurance company to insure my bike, had terrible experince their. Office working hours are 10 a.m - 5.45 p.m(monday - friday) saturdays and sundays are holidays. Seems like a software company when we read their timing chart but its not so. I reached their at 10 a.m sharp, as I had to come to office also after finishing my work their. It was 10.10 when people started coming in. First they did after coming to office was to sigh the attendence register instead of looking after the people who have gathered inside office. Luckily for me the lady who was suppose to look after my vechile's insurance was at her desk by 10.15 a.m and when I approached her she asked me to fill in few form and wait for some time.

It was then when I took a view of whole office clock was ticking 10.30 a.m, office still had a desrted look. Most of the desk was empty although office timing had began long back. Manger was in his cabin but his employees were yet to report to work. Their were few people whose work could be completed on time due to absence of the employees in the office. I was wondering had been a pvt organization. By 10 a.m sharp all employees would have been on desk work would have resumed long back.

May be that the reason why pvt companies are doing better job in comaprison to govt companies. Every body who was present their was telling the same thing as most of them were either working in pvt firms or had seen the way how they work.

I had to make a draft the other day I went to ICICI bank at around 7.30 p.m and by 7.55 p.m they had handed me the draft. It really made me think had about their work culture and their dedication to their work. Had I been to govt bank it would have taken full day for me, which I had experienced couple of time.

I feel that the reason why government empolyees are opposing privitization. The day government office are privitised, they will improve their wqrking standard and add value not only to the government but also to the masses.