Being Fired, Hired and Tagged
Its a bit weird post title, but i wanted to write about turbulent happenings in my professional life.
Though its not recommended to tell the World that you have been fired. Because it comes straightway into the mind that only inefficient guys are fired . Anyhow for me ,Our whole team of 30 guys was scrapped all of sudden. They said the global economic slowdown has arrived so the decision is directed from US office and they( Indian office guys ) have nothing to do with it.
It was a bit harsh for most of us,as there should have been some signals beforehand about the lay-off. Anyhow as we work in US styled corporate environment. Things like ethics or employee rights are a bit alien for the corporates. Capital is the only entity a corporation should think of. One should scrap off the resources that are liabilities. But the lay off could have been made smooth also.
Anyway i was hired by another local consulting company, they work on cool enterprise technologies. Looking forward to work with them.
Now the third thing , I was tagged by Manpreet , This is the first tag game i’d be playing. Its fun game.
I’m : a radical atheist, leftist, Idealist, feminist, environmentalist.
I think : more than I do
I know : quite a lot about everything
I have : a calm and thinking mind
I wish : i should contribute to the society
I hate : religious bigotry,chauvinism,fanaticism,exploitation.
I miss : my village
I fear : nothing except loneliness
I feel : feelings should not be turned into weakness
I hear : things that matter
I smell : roses in the nearby garden
I crave : for ghar di roti, lassi and makhan.
I search : Google
I wonder : how humans have been the superior race on the planet
I regret : not going for higher studies
I love : freedom
I ache : to live in village
I care : the ones who need it
I am not : an aggressive person
I believe : one has to make his/her own destiny
I dance : to any Punjabi Bhangra Hip-Hop Pop Song.
I sing : any song that comes to my mind, generally Punjabi , a sample :”Khaure tere vich kehri khaas khich nee, mainu shuru ton hee billo tere vich nee, Mummy ji dee noonh diss dee, Mera Dil nee parhaee vich lagda nee akhran ‘ch toon dissdee”
I cry : when deeply hurt, it happens rarely.
I don’t always : express myself well.
I fight : rarely but i want to fight for justice/rights
I write : to express myself, to share my thoughts,to contribute.
I win : friends
I lose : get up and try again
I never : give up
I always : try to be a better person
I confuse : helmet,keys generally when i am in hurry
I listen : to Ustad Nusrat ji,ghazals, random pop, Punjabi folk, duets and hip hop.
I can usually be found : in front of a computer, in a library/book shop, at home or office
I am scared : of nothing .
I need : to keep learning, keep growing, to contribute, to do something that adds value
I don’t have sufficient passers for this tag so i will pass it to some non bloggers :
Kanwar Bajwa
Navjit Rai
Supreet Sahota
I have tagged two tech bloggers wish it goes well with there blogging style. I have tagged three non bloggers , wish they should enter the blogging world with this tag.

Wow, that was great, honest and far quicker than I had expected. By the way, I didn’t know you were not in that same job anymore. But Ikk gall dassan, it is always for our own good that these things happen. That helps one to move on, learn and grow. I m sure you understand it in a much better way than I do. So, all the best in the new venture. You will prove your worth here too.
The tag was great, crisp and a wonderful read. Keep it up. Jaldi hi hor ayega, but relax, not so soon. I want you to catch your breath before I send it your way.
Manpreet
June 26, 2008 at 8:59 am
Congratulations on bouncing back so quickly. I don’t try to make sense out of senior executive decisions. They create and destroy businesses with less thought than you or I spend on writing 100 lines of code.
Matt Wilson
June 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm
much luck with your new job!!!
glad to see you bounced back pretty quick!
Roop Rai
June 26, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Oh… and Congrates
Wish you all the best for your new job. May be this is why I prefer freelancing…
Sohail Abid
June 26, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Very brave to be so open and introspective.
Renegade Eye
June 26, 2008 at 9:40 pm
@Manpreet
@Roop Rai
@Sohail
@Matt Wilson
@Renegade Eye
Thanks for encouraging words and support.Good to see I have well wishers around the globe.
Jasdeep
June 27, 2008 at 3:46 am
Jasdeep: You are quire right about the non-people oriented corporate houses shooting the bread-butter of individuals under the name of ‘work life balance’, ‘economic slowdown’,'consolidation’, ‘business change’, ‘outsourcing/offshoring’. We all are commodities. Unfortunately most of us will do the same after assuming a similar role.
“I Search: Google” is cute
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Quite inspirational for ppl like me….[:)] who are expecting a similar kind of tragedy in their life soon!!!
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