Achluophobia, Barophobi, Cacophobi, Dendrophobia, Ecophobia, Gamophobia, Heliophob, IT-ophobia, yes, its a new term coined by yours truly. Remember it: IT-ophobia.
If you are an IT person, am sure you will agree with this statement - "IT is getting on me so much, IT has changed me so much". Even if you are not an IT person, no problem, please agree with me in this statement :) Few top of the mind Incidents / Events / Pointers that I have noticed in my 4 years of IT career are below:
1. One of my friend got a new notebook (if you thought of a laptop / computer, then you are affected by IT-ophobia). Its a paper notebook that we used during school / college days. I took the book and wrote his name in the first page. I wrote it with a wrong spelling. He said "KP, delete that line". I asked "Did you say *delete*?". My friend ":) Oh yes, rub or scratch it off yaar, this IT.....".
2. I swear I did this. One fine evening, I came home after my office hours. My house main door was locked. Absent mindedly, I took my office ID card and swiped it in the house door instead of using the calling bell. In the next second I thought "Oh shit, what am I doing". Ding dong, ammaaa....
3. Three of my friends were figuring out a solution for a problem in their project. They were using one computer. The cubicle in which they were seated was small. There were two more people in that cubicle. So, totally it made 5 IT heads. The cubible was jam-packed without space. During the discussion, one of my friend wanted to get up and go to the rest room. He said "Hey Harish, rollback your chair a little" (he actually meant, pull back your chair). For the next 20 minutes we made sure that harish's leg was pulled (we sticked to leg only)
4. I was installing a new software in my mobile. (Un)fortunately, the mobile hanged (it runs Windows OS, so imagine). My friend said "Oh shit, restart the mobile".
5. Earlier it was Sardar jokes. Now, its software engineer jokes. Times changed.
6. Conversation between house owner and tenant (prospective):
Prospective Tenant (PT): Sir, is the house for rent?
House Owner (HO): Yes, it is.
PT: How much is the rent?
HO: Where are you working?
PT: Huh, you will decide the rent based on my occupation?
HO: Not like that, but, tell me. Where do you work?
PT: (with much hesitation) Sir.. I am a software engineer..... IT.....
HO: Oh IT, then its Rs. 20,000 rent for a 800 sq feet house. Maintenance, EB, water cost everything extra
PT: Sir, I am not running the company, I am working for the company
HO: 20,000 is the rent. Many people are asking for it.
PT: ("Hello ICICI bank... do you give loans for paying house rent...? I am a software engineer....")
7. Managing multiple credit cards. Honestly, I don't know how to use a credit card when I was at college. But now, I am an expert on it. I pay 10-12K at an average per month. A company offered this "Buy our card, and get a clock free". Just for the sake of the clock, I got the card.
8. You would have to attend at least 5 calls per day and repeat the same dialogue to the credit card offering banks "Sir, I am not interested in your credit card offer, I already have one. Please do not disturb me". I use a technique. Whenever I get a call from banks on card offerings, I say "I am in meeting, its indefinite in time, thanks. Bye". I used to say this line for ALL the card offering calls. It so happened that I was entering the rest room and uttering this dialogue (I am in a meeting.....) on the phone and a colleague gave me a smile wondering what I am upto (do you have meetings in restroom?)
9. Have you heard of this word called "EMI"? :) If you are into IT, first and foremost rule: Pay EMI :D (house, car, phone, blah and blah). I pay three EMI's. Easily Mindchanging Index.
10. Go onsite. Immediately take pictures and upload in Orkut, Picasa, FaceBook. Change the 'Living, Country" details in Orkut, FaceBook. Start complaining India. Have time? Read THIS.
11. Tummy. This one word says it all. No explanations.
If you are an IT person, am sure you will agree with this statement - "IT is getting on me so much, IT has changed me so much". Even if you are not an IT person, no problem, please agree with me in this statement :) Few top of the mind Incidents / Events / Pointers that I have noticed in my 4 years of IT career are below:
1. One of my friend got a new notebook (if you thought of a laptop / computer, then you are affected by IT-ophobia). Its a paper notebook that we used during school / college days. I took the book and wrote his name in the first page. I wrote it with a wrong spelling. He said "KP, delete that line". I asked "Did you say *delete*?". My friend ":) Oh yes, rub or scratch it off yaar, this IT.....".
2. I swear I did this. One fine evening, I came home after my office hours. My house main door was locked. Absent mindedly, I took my office ID card and swiped it in the house door instead of using the calling bell. In the next second I thought "Oh shit, what am I doing". Ding dong, ammaaa....
3. Three of my friends were figuring out a solution for a problem in their project. They were using one computer. The cubicle in which they were seated was small. There were two more people in that cubicle. So, totally it made 5 IT heads. The cubible was jam-packed without space. During the discussion, one of my friend wanted to get up and go to the rest room. He said "Hey Harish, rollback your chair a little" (he actually meant, pull back your chair). For the next 20 minutes we made sure that harish's leg was pulled (we sticked to leg only)
4. I was installing a new software in my mobile. (Un)fortunately, the mobile hanged (it runs Windows OS, so imagine). My friend said "Oh shit, restart the mobile".
5. Earlier it was Sardar jokes. Now, its software engineer jokes. Times changed.
6. Conversation between house owner and tenant (prospective):
Prospective Tenant (PT): Sir, is the house for rent?
House Owner (HO): Yes, it is.
PT: How much is the rent?
HO: Where are you working?
PT: Huh, you will decide the rent based on my occupation?
HO: Not like that, but, tell me. Where do you work?
PT: (with much hesitation) Sir.. I am a software engineer..... IT.....
HO: Oh IT, then its Rs. 20,000 rent for a 800 sq feet house. Maintenance, EB, water cost everything extra
PT: Sir, I am not running the company, I am working for the company
HO: 20,000 is the rent. Many people are asking for it.
PT: ("Hello ICICI bank... do you give loans for paying house rent...? I am a software engineer....")
7. Managing multiple credit cards. Honestly, I don't know how to use a credit card when I was at college. But now, I am an expert on it. I pay 10-12K at an average per month. A company offered this "Buy our card, and get a clock free". Just for the sake of the clock, I got the card.
8. You would have to attend at least 5 calls per day and repeat the same dialogue to the credit card offering banks "Sir, I am not interested in your credit card offer, I already have one. Please do not disturb me". I use a technique. Whenever I get a call from banks on card offerings, I say "I am in meeting, its indefinite in time, thanks. Bye". I used to say this line for ALL the card offering calls. It so happened that I was entering the rest room and uttering this dialogue (I am in a meeting.....) on the phone and a colleague gave me a smile wondering what I am upto (do you have meetings in restroom?)
9. Have you heard of this word called "EMI"? :) If you are into IT, first and foremost rule: Pay EMI :D (house, car, phone, blah and blah). I pay three EMI's. Easily Mindchanging Index.
10. Go onsite. Immediately take pictures and upload in Orkut, Picasa, FaceBook. Change the 'Living, Country" details in Orkut, FaceBook. Start complaining India. Have time? Read THIS.
11. Tummy. This one word says it all. No explanations.
10 comments:
ha ha.. pretty good list da :) reminds me of my IT days.. guess they are never going to come back :( kinda miss all the perks of IT :) lucky u!
"Tummy. This one word says it all. No explanations." lol :)
It's really funny.. I liked it.. especially the second one, where you are calling out you are mom.."ding dong.. ammaaa".. he he he..
Regarding point 8 ... What we[Girish, Venkat n me] do is ...
1. If either Venkat, Girish or I get a call .. Then we refer one of our numbers ... And then the next person gets a call ... we refer the next person's number ... and he in turn gives the 1st person's number .. recursive call ;)
2. Keep badgering that guy/gal with SOOOO many unwanted q's that she/he gets BUGGED
3. Put the call on loud speaker and we all talk at once
3. Play a song and make them listen to it
Good post KP.. :) Awaitin the post on Tshirts(if u know wat i mean) :P
gud one kat!!!!
hmmm...10 years back the word tummy was to refer "policemen". now it is used to refer IT professionals. what a change!!!!!
hey.... good one :)
@ King Vishy
Lucky you eh... Ommala... unaku SK romba jaasthi da ;-))
@ Deepak V
:) hehe
@ Souj
:)
@ Nisha,
All the 4 options are pucca LOL. Will have to try out at least one of this solution next time. Atleast, asking more questions.
@ Sucha,
Oh the post on T Shirts.. Sure! Will definitely write it. Its on my "prospective blog posts" list.
@ Lekha,
Policemen and IT.. hehe.. nice combo.
@ Pavithra,
:)
was laughing my liver out :)
@ Dwija,
:) :) :) Only the liver? ;-))
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