the bosses so far...

dewey blogged abt her boss making me remember the gems of bosses i've had. till i ended up unemployed. again. of course.

my first boss - a boss i seldom speak abt - was one of the most random, most eccentric bosses anyone could ever have had. but fortunately, for me, i didn't have to deal with him much... i left that job in abt 3 months... and i don't even mention it on my resume, considering it doesn't really count as work experience. all i did there was manage paperwork. but yes, i did learn how to handle eccentricity.
sure as hell helped me along the way. also, that one job ensured i left advertising for good.

i joined c2w... where they seemed to empathize with my wanting to leave the prev job. the place seemed nice.. and talking of bosses, this one was a classic. in fact, i still believe he makes a fantastic boss. he grooms you fabulously *i owe my stinker-writing endorsed-by-vibs talent to him*, manages to get the best out of you... and is so hands-on that it merely inspires you to do your best. and the most important thing i learned was that no matter how big you are... you always have time to revert to all the personal/client mails you get. i still attribute my being down to earth *or whatever of it is still untainted* to that one boss.

next was the celeb boss. his quirks i've blogged about before in a few posts... absolute one of a kind! most important learning from him? that only substance is zilch in marketing. you HAVE to have the right attitude. not too much, not too little. JUST right.

then, of course, was the classic hungama. they say that fire is the test of gold... hungama proved to be that fire for me. i grew tremendously... professionally and personally. "the boss" had some qualities that i believe no other boss would have. he's thrown me into the ocean with a mere safety jacket... and watched me struggle... being there ONLY when i've almost drowned. IF i've drowned! :D
we've had our share of tiffs and disagreements. but end of the day, he knew how to create, develop and grow a business. he had this amazing knack of knowing what a "resource" is good at and getting the most out of that one resource. i don't think i could have learned "that" from anyone else.
add to that his quirks.. the fact that he never sleeps, the fact that he doesn't believe in communicating with you unless u're dying... his ability of saying the most hilarious thing in the most matter-of-fact way.. and that thing stops being hilarious... and actually comes up as a feasible solution to the issue.. and leaves you thinking "i'm so stupid to not have thought of that!?"
but there's one little fact that i would always remember him for. he has gone out of his way to help me. and i hope i don't ever forget that.

and like most good things in life... the value of these bosses i realized AFTER i had left the organizations... as they say in hindi... der aaye durust aaye... one thing's for sure... if i ever get back to work... these bosses are going to be a horribly tough act to follow...

sliding blues...

so far.. in all the years of working, i've always had friday evening blues.
for one, it was the day my content refreshes happened across circles. and i was dying to know how a certain piece was doing over the weekend.
secondly, i used to hate weekends. the only thing alluring about them was that I could possibly sleep in late over the next two days. but if u've worked where i did/do... you'd know that's quite a remote possibility. in all probability, there will be some client working, who'll want to discuss fortnightly plans on a saturday morning.

so i'd come to hate friday evenings. when i used to get back home from work and think of the impending weekend, i looked forward to monday mornings. and actually was excited on sunday evenings, that i had to go back to work the next day. i always used to wonder what it was about monday mornings that people hated *except monday morning meetings and mail-filled inboxes ;)* i had made myself believe that if u liked what u did enough, there would be no monday morning blues.

i still have them blues. but over time... and age, i guess... they've shifted. from friday to monday. i'm actually dreading the forthcoming week. the week is so busy that it seems to justify why i'm here.
has the passion for work dimmed? i sincerely doubt that. i don't think i'd be here if that were the case. and considering that i still categorize movies by "ours" and "crap", i have reason to believe that i'm still the same workaholic. and yes, i still love what i do.

but maybe, over the years, i've realized i need "me time". more than work needs me. also, i've had a fabulous weekend. and despite my current state of missing home desperately, i had fun. the last two days passed away in the blink of an eye. i have ticked off one item on my "to-do-in-10-years'" list. and now, i'm dreading monday. experiencing what is addressed by mortals as monday morning blues.
sigh.
how the mighty have fallen. or... have they?

my bags are packed...

and i'm ready to go. well, almost.
most formalities are done with. and i have no further excuse to not go. though leaving vin here should be excuse enough. but well, i guess it isn't.

so, let me make this official.

i leave for London on the 10th. i may not have access to internet at least till the 14th. so i'll see y'all here post then.

and dewdrop - i'll see u. real soon. :)

all in a day's work

d boss talks:
him: u DO know that i read ur blog very diligently?
me: yes. would be nice if you read my mails as well.
him: i don't read all mails. but yes, your blog i read very carefully. maybe more carefully than V.
me: V doesn't read my blog. but yes, he reads my mails diligently. and replies as well. even to texts/calls.
him: but i know what is happening via your blog, though
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i'll have to blog the issues as well?!? will make VERY interesting reading.

d infamous AAH:
AAH: *excitedly* i bought new PINK boxers. with "miau" on them!
me: good for u.
AAH: you'll blog about that too?
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NO. i will not blog abt it. or will i? hmm...

client interaction:
clt: isko aur bajna chahiye? no?
me: kisko? where? what are u saying?
clt: *pointing his phone at me - which means, he's referring to either a ringtone or RBT* im saying this is very short. make it longer.
me: i can't change it. it's live.
clt: so wot to do?
me: umm... download another one?
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i still have no idea which piece of content was being referred to.

agency interaction: *u won't get this unless you're telecom/vas/telecom-media related*
me: now that u have access, u can upload the tones. when will i get the RBTs?
them: but we're uploading the RBTs.
me: on WAP???
them: that is how we always do it.
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no wonder u've never recd download reports!!

when... i know...

- when i mail V to revert at the earliest...
- when i say "let's have a closure" on silly things like deciding what's for dinner...
- when i'm reading and constantly read 'deployment' instead of 'development'...
- when i go thru my iPod playlist and sort songs by "downloadable" and "not downloadable"...
- when i make content plans arbitly... based on arbit data i have. and i do this just for fun...
- when i yearn to write stinkers to people arbitly...
- when i think de-stressing means a coffee break...
- when i format V's excel sheets, word docs & ppts into 'verdana 10' so it looks "presentable"...
- when i read a formal proposal document and think "finally, something makes sense"...
- when i say "rubbish" when someone says something can't be done...

i know...
...that i need to get back to work.