Saturday, August 23, 2008

My Life - Penalty

Penalty

Background of the snippet. A doesn't own a working computer, apparently his long sessions on computer worn it out.
(A sits in front of a computer trying to figure out the password, the hint is "Worth rupees 1000/")
A types
- truth
-what is truth
-true
and gives up
Later B comes to the room

A - Abbey tera password kya hai
B - Maine aapko bola tha naa, ki main hints diya karunga
A - Haan, magar samajh mein nahin aaya. "worth rupees 1000" "hazaar rupaiye ka prashan". Sachaai
B - Pizza
A - ??. Ohho
B - Kya yaar aapko toh pata hona chaiye
(A = Me, B = My wingie)

I have been hearing many versions of the story. For my other friends, this is what happened
"
Mr. NIKHIL KUMAR PANDEY 04D05011 has been fined Rs.1000 for rude behavior with company officials and will be unregistered from placements unless the fine is paid along with an apology letter before the next PPT.

IPT
"

Now from what I've heard, I mean in the speculations, my behavior was appalling. But that wasn't the case. The incident goes thus

The Life Strand / Strand Life PPT was to be held at 6:15, I had a class till 6:30 (I heard that there might be a quiz on 23rd so thought of attending the class). I reached the FC Kholi auditorium at around 6:45 and when I entered the room there was no seat empty. I saw on the screen and saw slide number 48 (hell, I missed a lot). I looked around a bit and went and sat on the stairs, chatted a bit with an old friend, caught up with him and looked around, slide number 51. What the hell, let's read the slide. The last point in the slide was somewhat similar to 'If you have all the above 3 qualities salary doesn't matter to us' ("Hell, it matters to us. What a useless company). The guy asked "Now, if you people have any questions". I was about to leave. At the auditorium gate I met the Elec department Placement Nominee and asked the most important question for all PPTs (Pre-Pizza Talks) "Kya bhai, aaj Pizza milega". It was a rhetorical question, he smiled and I left. Later that night when I enter the wing I get to know about the news (Well no news is good news).

The auditorium was quiet and I believe I was too loud at the moment (my friends believe a bit more loud than usual :P). The person from the company heard and answered my question. What the answer was, I still dont know. But I was fined.

Ofcourse, the penalty was followed by me explaining the incident to every person I meet and I wrote a letter explaining my side of the story to the Placement team. The fine was obviously pardoned (In my 5 years I haven't heard a case of fine actually being imposed so I was laid back anyways).

But still everywhere I go I am asked the same question. And those who know a bit more into the story aren't surprised that I managed a fine in the first PPT I attended (I missed ITC and McKenzie) and that too within 5 minutes. What is even more frustrating that I was fined in the most useless of all companies (come on, I didn't get the pizza, did I?). The smiles I see whenever I enter a PPT now tells me the joke is far from over

4 days later at BCG career counseling.

Insitute Placmeent nom. announces - "I warn you people that please ask relevant questions" (Notice the warn and please in the same sentence)