My Team Lead(Alam) and Management Team:

Alam was good in all aspect good In Techniuical , communication and Team building.

He was really frank with team, He used to force me to come with him for walkin-interviews.

Very soon in he realize, This MMC can give only brand name, nothing more than that.

One thing which is open secret in MMC, never share your rating with team as it's BCG violation.

Alam was all round Gandhi division( Ghandhi division means rating 2).Probably that was one of the reason what makes him to look for other options. He got two offers one from i-flex and another Oracle, even i went with him during his HR interview in Oracle. Manager's having one best quality Usually we saw that in our pet's. Me and Alam used to sit on same desk,because of other application chicks,The day when he was searching best word to say good bye, My dear Manager come and asked to check his mail, we all curious to know what is there in that mail, Wow, it was 60 thousands hike. He never got that much hike in his career in MMC, but it was too late. As soon as mail arrived to Mangers mail Box, A new hot waves started, result we all know, Meeting. Few rounds of meeting for f**king negotiation, but 45 days US and 60 thousands was too less to negotiate. We have one senior manager, half drunk every time He have best way to make you understand the world, Always talk like most experience man in world, he told him

where ever you go, no one can pay you what we are paying, all useless MMC policy discussion and big dreams. What i understand, he is right because that Ass Hole never saw other companies offer letter in his life time.

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Misuse of MMC facilities:

Venky, took over all Alam’s project for coming release, he had really tough time without Alam.

Venky and me was not only project partner but became party partner as well.

Working over night making shift money, using the office car. I have few more friends in team, One my classmate another Dada, We started taking office car at 8 PM , going out drink and dinner,even MMC have to pay for late hours. That was untraceable violation. Actually i started this plan,they just join me. Venky used to make some US call, whenever we found some friends online during our late hours work. I used office phone for my family conference call once or twice. All on Mr. Khan's passcode. Soon we got new arrangement of Team, again good luck me and venky was in same team under Mr. Chandra, cool guy, but not fit for this MMC. First day itself i realize, He can't fight for team's right. In new team i mate to Rama, the best developer i ever seen.

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My Attitude change:

I came back from vacation, but that wasso unpleasant, when Venky informed me, he is going out of company next week, even though it was confidential between manager and lead, but my lead intimated him to start searching new one, he don’t have much time. I got his all work, as usual he had lot off work to finished, one new module where no one from India team had work earlier, I had only week to complete, even I was not sure about requirement, First time I checked with Rama Master of my team off course of application as well, he helped me, next day when I asked again, he blasted on me, I am busy, I can’t help, don’t even touch my environment as well. I was pissed off; there was no time to ask US developer to work on that. I have a portrait at my home, with quotation “ If you think you can, you Can, else you are right”, I decided to work on that even I don’t have any idea how to start, first time I chat with master of module ‘Sal’, he check with another expert and help me to make my job done. Meanwhile testing started, that entire service needs to invoke from one radio button, so I though let’s Make radio button unavailable till back ground code is missing, Tester was good but new, when he raised issue, I blasted on him, just a radio button missing how come severity-1, he reduced to 3, my job done. I got three days and all done, but then I went to report my lead to inform all set now, I was expecting same Well done comment what was in practice with Alam and Venky. But here picture was different, Chandra told me what you did in 7 days, I could finished in 7 hours, what’s great deal in that, f**k off man, I was unable to hold my anger,I told him listen Boss, If would aware what to type, it might be done in 7 minute, and I don’t have your experience, no one in India team is here to help, and end of the day, Did I asked you to assign this to me? Later on I realize, this is his way to encourage the people. That comment change my attitude,i realize my mistake, i chnaged my

attitude and tone.

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Project that, I never forget (PB067):

One of most f**king project I ever worked, simple project with thousands of confusing requirement from BRD to till system testing. Actually we are three developers assigned to that project, as usual I planned to code at end, and luckily some dependency was there for my changes. Each projects usually having one main developer who has more hours and load to work, that guy was “Nattu Bhai”. No one aware, he got the call from some US university for his MS degree, he keep assuring, I will load the code, First day of testing we got only one issue and that was code is not yet loaded, Some how we push that to system engineering by saying he didn’t correct the table data. No one has tested the code, no integration of project, as every body loaded his code at end of the Development phase. As soon as testing started Nattu Bhai left the company. NO one knows what code he loaded and if he really loaded the code. I am not sure if tester was interested to test the project or performance testing of trouble ticket tool.

Every day minimum 5 to 10 tickets, I took ownership, that was only mistake what I did with that project, not because of I was really so interested but could not able to tolerate, when f**king manager’s putting his f**king question to Chandra. Competition started between tester and me, to create ticket and fix that, but we realize the fact after crossing the count of 50, while we are fixing issue, we don’t really care if dependent code is working fine. Finally Rama, Chandra and me decided to check the entire code and fix all issues, but it was too late and we reach closed to century. Manager’s don’t even bothered why it happens all blame, comes on my head, that reflect on my rating, Manager Change policy change, earlier Manager looks for your effort now

Mr. Perfect needs no defects and I pay for that.

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Real hard working days with Zero technical gain:

It was dec/2007, when real curse of my X-AMP’s started, manager asked me to work in one contract generation project, Mr. Alam was planned to leave from our great MMC that time. No way to escape, so I started working on that project around 15 days cautiously, I used to work till night 2 AM and report at morning 10 AM, all F**King work, take the rft documents correct the format and run the script, to check if every thing file, keep doing it till it’s complete, same but double work with PDF documents, because it needs to correct rtf first the convert it to PDF and retest. After 15 days one my manager asked me how much time you requires to fix an issue, I check that and ask for 2 hr’s it was probably 2 PM, she came to me at 8 PM for status, same response working on that. she asked which watch you refer, don’t you think, your 2 hours over, I was frustrated with F**King work, so cool answer, 2 hours is more than enough, but if am not going to take care of remaining issue at same time, I have to re work on same template for other issues, that time this issue may come again, who will take of that, She has no answer. Finally I analyze, after two weeks, I am doing useless work, Let all issue comes along and fix at same time, I spoke to the most coolest but silent killer for developer Mr. S.P, to make sure my point. While working on this project I lost my team lead position because of one of senior F**King ass whole team lead, he decided the assignment this time, my self and Paul have no time for that, got high escalation because some of my reportee, directly reported to that Ass whole. Team politics started here.

When I made some one cry:

I was working with Paul, DJ and Miss. Talat. Talat is one who joined with us. Paul was working on some technical issue with DJ, me and Talat was busy with templates. Probably DJ reported some thing wrong about her to manager. She was already in frustration of late night and useless work with no value either way. It was around 1AM late night;

When suddenly I asked to her, Hey what the hell you did from past 6 hours, same issue again. She was on fire, her reply was mixed with all frustration, I am not doing any thing and I am not going to do any thing, go and report to your Manager or DJ, and she started crying.

Till she was blasting, it was ok, but when some one starts crying specially girl, that means I am gone. She packed her self, and step out.

I was running behind her to console her, even though I had no clue, what to say. I started, Sorry I don’t meant to hurt you, I was as usual kidding, Please be calm, No impact, then I had no other go except using my own funda, Every body, whoever on the floor, started looking at me, it was seems harassment case at first sight. I took her in corner of lift lobby, instead of her, I started blasting on her, What the hell wrong with you, Please go ahead and complaint to manager, HR partner, Police, whom you want to, but please don’t create any blunder here.

Now do whatever you want, I realize my mistake I should not be so friendly with you, in future, if we work together, I will maintain that.

She was astonished. I came back to my desk, but unable to work, actually I don’t like to hurt any body; in this case the victim was my good friend. Paul came to my desk, with mixed expression probably he was not sure what to say, after a big pause, He started, what the f**k you did, don’t you know how to talk. I had no answer. Actually I was not only co-developer with DJ and Talat but security guard as well, It was kind of my duty to drop them first, then back to my place, I was surprised, how come she is going without me, it’s 1:30 AM. After 5 minute she came to my desk, before that I told to DJ, am leaving, drop a mail whatever is pending, I will check tomorrow, without even asking, how will go. Her first question was, Are you coming with me or not”? After few seconds with saying any thing, I just follow her. On the way of her home, she asked, why are you so silent? I have nothing to talk; we know each other only inside the office building. Then why are coming with you, It’s not the part of your Job? She was again ready to cry. Please keep safe distance from me, because I don’t have much control on my tongue which may hurt you. Next day early morning she called me minimum 5 times, putting my cell on silent, she was thinking either way, this fellow is still angry on me that’s why not even lifting my calls. Later I got to know my dearest manager and DJ was the real culprit, to make her cry, I was just ensure that.

My New Team Lead:

I work with my old lead for very short spam of time, so fortunately all went well, no bad memory either of us should carrying.

Actually, my new lead Mr. Alam, requested for a new recourse to manager which make me to be in his team. Team of 5 guys including me.

Venky was star in the team, and Raj another team mate, the kind of guy who really ensure MMC standard and CMM level of company, don’t think much about him, man…, He just knew what documents should be placed where. I started with one of the best Lead, I am really missing him, the great Man who really knows how to handle the team and how to build them. We use to enforce lead for lunch party, does not matter whether lead is paying or venky. Venky started teaching me the application and technology as well. We used to sit an hour every day in cafeteria for all useless talk and reporting to manger team meeting.

First Fight with Management Team:

I started with one project, I still remember P0A59, 90% was JSP text change and 10% of logic, Servlet change but that was related to ID’s so kind of project where you need to have careful. I got design document prepared by Venky, all things are mention clearly what need to be done. The day comes when we suppose to load the code for testing, after loading the code, due to some database issue, all went wrong..

Alam and Venky were out for coffee, my assistant manage, one of the most irritating F**King Fellow came to me with one of the other Lead

I was reading log to check how come it happens. Suddenly Other lead started questing why this, not that, I was pissed of, I replied who coded it, me right? Then how come you know what should print here do you what was requirement? Assistant manager ask me, if you did it in right way why this issue, I was in hot mood…, and replied that’s what am checking, wait am for some time. Fortunately My lead back with Venky and without even knowing the issue, he told hey guys I check and review all the code …, no issue there let me check, why all this nonsense going here. Meanwhile he checks with our US counter part and he admit the mistake, he supposed to change the database quarry and that was still pending. My APM was feeling insulted, just a few months earlier he joined and talking in this way. Next meeting with Manager, I got the reward, and that was new module, most error prone, useless and kind of irritated work. That was due to my F**King APM who recommended my name.

First BCG Violation in MMC:

It was my first time when I was participating in grand release of project, Oct/2007. All new for me, that was Sunday night when suddenly

Ever green baby of team call me on call, because due to my code some thing went wrong, I was drunk, no way to go on call, so Alam joined the

Call, and discussed as usual it’s not Pandey’s mistake System engineer agreed for his mistake even though, it was completely my miss. I will never forget what I did, For one pre-populating JSP text, I put the condition, but condition was forced to true, off course it was just testing the code in local, but delivered same code to Production, As expected from my system testing team. Finally I was started sweating when I realize what I did, Alam fix that issue immediately and deploy that code, He told me all set beta be cool, it’s not a big mistake, it may happens. He was not aware am not afraid to issue, but for some thing else.

Getting Project:

As Usual we all knows, we have to go over the Interview process based on the project requirement, Monday we all reached at New office in time…, Every body was looking decent and prepared except my self.

Suddenly one lady came and calls 4 names for interview…, after half an hour Myself, Paul and beautiful girl Talat got a call from Senior Advisory Manager, and she directly introduced us with one of Senior Manager, First impression was good because my senior manager was looking drunk; He took us from the interview place to our work place in his car, My Manager was waiting for us at down stair to receive, As soon I came to know this office is going to be my work place, I decided am not going to answer any single question in interview, because I can’t travel 80 kms everyday, but plan fails, no interview …, nothing.

Getting Started with Work:

My First company, first team and off course First team lead. Team was so good complete India, The day when we assigned under the Lead , one of other Lead console me “Best of Luck”, I was astonished what is this very soon I got to know why did he console me. My lead means miss. Perfect, probably the word what I hate most, and another twist was I hate to work under girls but no choice. First day itself she asked me to go through all the recorded training, She only provide me the head phone, I tried few times to understand what hell the trainer want to say, I can just imagine, a poor illiterate guys is watching Titanic sake of English fashion, How long I can torture my self, I kept that training going on and started listing music through the headset. I was not aware, she is going to question what all I learnt from training…. What to answer, I told her I tried to go over the same training 5 times no use am unable to understand, what he trying to say, might be because of the American-Chinese mixed tone.

She asked me to keep going through the session; meanwhile we will have some knowledge transfer session here. I don’t know why guys have insane feeling for her, but I always find her good to me, may be I was lucky, only issue with me , I can’t manage my self under the lady head.

First Lesson from my Teacher:

All F**King North Indian attitude to show up, one of my senior Mr. jain ask me to give the presentation on jsp, Even it’s not good but truth, I don’t like to go on stage…, and am really feared to talk specially in English on some specified topic. No other go, day arrive, I came with some slide show, I took the chair, like a CEO, and propagate same what all I have mention on slide. Once session end …more or less all the folks out to presentation room, except few guys like me, Paul, and few new joinee, Mr. Chandra (My Guru),broke his silence, the first word was what you think, are you CEO, senior manager or what. I was fucked off, what’s wrong now, all went well, Now why all this. Lecture started ….

I though some thing wrong with this fellow, Might had fight with wife last night, no place to take it off and now on me. I really never imagine this guy is going to be my Guru(teacher) in future. Now am his student …. Not in school or college but in his Kung-Fu school.

Developer in MMC

As soon as you start reading this the first word what going to strike your mind is MMC?

Saying truth MMC is not my invention actually, I have a dada(Big-bro) in my team, he introduced this word to me first, anyway what exactly it means is manager managed company instead of Multi national company, have very small but significant difference, in present scenario 99% MNC’s are MMC.

Fortunately even, I am part of one of that MMC; I have still fresh memory of the day when, after lot off struggle I insure my entry there. The great historical day of my life, 23^rd Feb 2007. As soon as I finished my training I got placed in one of the best project what MMC dealing with. Training had nothing great to remember except my classmate and few friends.

The Day after Training:

We finished our 20days of training and next day we had meeting with our Learning and knowledge head, As we all knows even Manager’s need feedback to show to his/her manager at year end to make sure his/her growth. I have habit not to answer any question till not directed to me, coming to real point, Our L&K head came to board room…with the coordinator to take training feedback, every body started saying good, great…….

I was silent as usual, He pointed me ..Hello Mr, no response..The boy in yellow shirt behind the girls, that was his biggest mistake may be life time, I had no choice, except The feedback, So instead of answering I started questioning, what you think in 18days 10 different technologies will make any sense to learn, It’s not college where you have to make sure your about answer book nothing else, here we have to put that in practice, …

After a minute break, I told him I am not sure if I gain some thing from training because, I knew more than that before training. A big silence in room, every one was waiting for L&K head’s response…….Finally, like all other manager he accepted….. , We sent on bench.Bench means in-laws house, No work still getting paid.

Bench Life:

We are around 40 guys and had only few desktop to check mails and all, so I used to sit in one small conference room with my classmate Mr. Paul, and few folks, I used to help guys to spoil there future, that means to get the girl friend, Few days …It was all ok..Going office on time enjoying coffee, tea and reading news paper ….and being back at sharp 5PM, very soon I thought no use man, be at home, share your password to your friend let him check your office mail …. Why to be in office whole day just for mail, even have to wait for your turn when system will be free. After a week one day on Friday around 2:30 PM my RDM call me , I was in sound sleep, I asked Who is this, He understand am sleeping means not in office, Very first question after introduction….Where are you Mr. Pandey, don’t you know you must have to be in office from 9 AM to 6 PM, I have mastering to answer …,

Actually Sir, I don’t get any system free and have no free room to sit so I came back after 1 PM, …. He asked me check the mail and report to another office by Monday, I asked to him, Sir can you please forward same mail to my gmail id. He laughed, but did so with one F**King condition to call every body who all are in list to insure all of them aware where they have to report on Monday.