TCS ID-cards should have mobile numbers

I was travelling through an NMMT bus(Andheri -> Seepz) and unusually that day i took my Id-card out of my bag and kept in my shirt’s pocket. I then took the Rs9 ticket by giving a Rs20 note. The conductor gave me the ticket but he didn’t have the change and asked me to wait for the change. While i was 2 stops away from reaching my destination(Seepz) i reminded him of the change. He gave me only Rs1. I reminded him that he needs to return Rs11 and not just Rs1. The Conductor did not agree and then i argued with him and while i took the ticket out of my shirt pocket in frustration and in that moment of anger, my office ID-card fell in the bus and i didn’t realize as i was shouting out loud on that conductor. Conductor was then convinced and he returned the remaining Rs10. Meanwhile my stop arrived. I got down and while passing through my office gate, i checked my pocket and my bag and there was no ID-card. More frustrations in the day. I looked back and the bus was gone. It was an NMMT bus which has lesser network than BEST in Mumbai so there were no Bus depots for NMMT i could find.

I tried to reach out to NMMT via their Facebook page and their website. I also emailed them for my lost Id-card but there was no response from them. I tried giving phone calls which were never received. I also took this case of mine to Twitter using the trending hashtags including #NMMT which were retweeted by 3 unknown people. Next day, i visited the Airoli Depot with hopes of getting my Id-card back. There were slim hopes as i was in the thought process that i had a huge fight with the bus conductor and thus he might have thrown my ID-card in some garbage as a chance of revenge. In NMMT section of Airoli Depot, I entered and met the same bus conductor. I asked but he said he did not find any ID-card. I asked some other members over there. They didn’t find any such Id-card. I was furious and i left from there.

Next day morning i received a mail from an unknown TCSer stating that he has my Id-card and he gave his contact no. I was happy that some one(non-TCSer) found my lost Id-card and as a responsible citizen tried to find a TCSer friend of his and then he handed over my ID-card to him. I then met that guy and collected my Id-card and was very happy. I got my Id-card after 5 days.

Now you would think what is the big deal in losing an Id-card? Just to let you know the Id-card jacket also had my Seepz Gate pass which if lost costed a penalty of Rs1000/- and a Police complaint to be filed if lost and also an affidavit stating it which would cost around not less than Rs500/- and i had already suffered a loss of Rs400 due to lost TCS Id-card. So just saved Rs1500/- thanks to some responsible humane citizens in the world.

If my TCS id-card had a mobile number printed on it then i would not have had to face the Rs400 penalty as well because the person who found it would have called on to my number and i might have got my Id-card back maybe within an hour or on that same day itself.

So Id-cards should have mobile numbers.

#TCS #IDcards

Mumbai Traffic - Who is responsible?

Everytime when you travel during peak hours you will usually see heavy road traffic.

Imagine a 6 seater Car with only 1 passenger and a BEST bus with a seating capacity of 52 is overloaded with 90+ passengers. Who is conributing to the traffic?

People blame the Government for not having enough options like skywalks, subways, wide metro networks

Population is huge but still we can reduce the road traffic in Mumbai.

There are Auto-Rickshaws with a seating capacity of 3 but only 1 person is travelling in a rickshaw most of the time. Who is contributing to the traffic?

Why not use a sharing rickshaw where you can save your money as the fares will get split into 3, also there will be 1 rickshaw on the road instead of 3. So don’t you think there will be less traffic and you can reach office in lesser time?

Why use a 6 seater when you have Cab pools and OLA share cabs. They provide you the AC facility and complimentaries as well. Imagine 6 six-seaters on the road and a CAB pool with 6 passengers. Would it not reduce the traffic? Just think how much space on the road would those extra 5 seaters take up?

Have you ever thought of the roads that take so much weight of your vehicles? Have you ever thought of the traffic police and how tough their job is in the hot sun? Have you ever thought of the bus conductors who have to penetrate through the 90+ rush?

Why blame the Government when we can optimize our thinking and contribute to lessening the road traffic in Mumbai. :)

#MumbaiTraffic #peopleintraffic

Valentine Day Special

'’True Love’' - A feeling that you will get only from your mother... Rest all 'Valentine's day' etc is just stupidity... Love your moms... spend the entire wallet for your moms.. Don't waste your hard earned money on this valentine's day just to impress a chick with a 1/infinity chance that she would hook up with you and give you sex...

#ValentineDaySpecial

Be Positive

Apne baarey mei hamesha achcha socho kyu ki buraai karne k liye puri duniya padi hai :)

There  are people who will always try to find faults whatever you do no matter how good you do.

I have a friend of mine whose hip bone got broken after an accident in his army training.
He returned home since his hip needed a surgery. He was operated and was at bed rest for 3 months. People kept saying that he wont be able to work anywhere as he was not walking properly even after recovering properly. People even said no girl would marry him and called him a 'langda' meaning a person who cannot walk properly. After 8 months he took a decision to work for his family. He took up a job in a call center. Life had just started to shape up and then just within  2 months of joining that workplace, his operation failed. It was a disgusting thing for him to know that his operation failed after 10 full months.
He was operated again and things were very critical as his father pre-maturely retired from his merchant navy career to look after his 23 year old son.
His family also was in a financial trouble after lakhs spent on his 2nd operation.
After 6 months of bed rest he was prescribed to practice sitting and then after a total of 15 months he was able to walk properly.
It took him more than 2 years when he again started walking normally :)
And today he works at a KPO and earns 15k per month and looks after his small family
He never felt bad what people told him and thought of him. He stayed positive.
Today, when i see him i feel proud that my friend has successfully combated his hip problem and is now back in action.

#BePositive

Where there is a vision there is always a scope

Vision is something you see having potential which might turn beneficial in future.

Scope in simple terms would be something or a place where you can go and perform.

Visionaries are people who have an idea which needs nourishment and support so that it grows and performs in future.

Imagine the taskbob founders who once struggled to find a geyser mechanic. Even we deal with such situations in our daily lives but they took it seriously. They created a startup ‘TaskBob’ to service daily needs of people like AC mechanic, Geyser mechanic, etc which they then expanded to Cabs and Maid services. And today, you all know how much life is easy with apps like taskbob

Here, the Taskbob founders were visionaries with an aim i.e a vision to provide home services in quick time and cheap rates.

Imagine a cab driver signing a contract to work with Taskbob for giving cab services. Here he will see the scope in taskbob i.e Taskbob company’s past, profile, Turn overs, Job safety, etc

Every Vision need not turn successfull. There are failures, There are risks, there are uncertainties, legal and cultural reasons. So very few visions reach the dream come true point.

But yes, where there is a vision there is always a scope! You just need to decode the success mantra and work hard and smart for it :)

#Vision #Scope

Know the value of coins

Chillaro mei jab tak na ho sawari tab tak noto mei tairne ka maza nahi ata

Translated(English): You would cherish your ocean of wealth only if ever in the past you had a rough ride having just coins in your wallet

#ValueOfCoins

Managers can be friendly but they can never be friends

Managers can be friendly but they can never be friends

Never get personal with your manager or i would say avoid getting personal with your manager be it sharing your personal life/relationships/family matter. Don't even tell him that you are an alcoholic because he/she will keep everything in his/her mind and that data will be used for your evaluation and you might face a suffering then.

#Managers #Corporates #ManagersAsFriends