And then there were none....
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Every day, after lunch in office for half an hour, we would meet in a room (called the sports room) and play a sport called Carrom[^]. There were 9 of us. Each carrom board allowed 4 people to play at a time and so one player (generally the last one arriving into the room) would always be the floater - waiting for a chance to play. Each day we would witness noise, cries of anguish, victory and defeat. This was my sanctuary! Then things changed. Attrition and promotions took these people away one by one. They became managers. Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one). Man after man fell. Three of us are left now - not even enough for a single board of carrom. The other two will be moving out soon. I don't know why I post this here on the Lounge today - perhaps this is just to remember the good times we had, perhaps it is just to feel better. In memory of some of those great days! :rose:
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May be it's time for you to move out too? I reckon you were with that company for the past 13 years or something like that? :)
There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.
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I really love the look on my manager's face when I wear this t-shirt[^]. :-\
There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.
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pompeyboy3 wrote:
solitaire
Man this was wicked. :)
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May be it's time for you to move out too? I reckon you were with that company for the past 13 years or something like that? :)
There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
company for the past 13 years or something like that
:laugh:
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No worries. How about: http://www.y8.com/games/Carrom_King[^] ?
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This does not work on my computer. :doh:
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Every day, after lunch in office for half an hour, we would meet in a room (called the sports room) and play a sport called Carrom[^]. There were 9 of us. Each carrom board allowed 4 people to play at a time and so one player (generally the last one arriving into the room) would always be the floater - waiting for a chance to play. Each day we would witness noise, cries of anguish, victory and defeat. This was my sanctuary! Then things changed. Attrition and promotions took these people away one by one. They became managers. Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one). Man after man fell. Three of us are left now - not even enough for a single board of carrom. The other two will be moving out soon. I don't know why I post this here on the Lounge today - perhaps this is just to remember the good times we had, perhaps it is just to feel better. In memory of some of those great days! :rose:
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Abhinav S wrote:
Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one)
Establishing "professional distance" to your once-peers is usually advised when being promoted. It is really hard to be both a manager and a friend. It's taxing on both sides, but it's the managers job to avoid this being an issue: he must be able to whiplash and chain penalize you and enforce orders even against your wishes and your will. Playing a competetive game with you 5 minutes before or later just doesn't work. Similar things happen when prolific community members become "promoted" to moderators. if they continue to act like they did before - showing their preferences and dislikes among the regulars - they become very bad mods. A mod needs the same "professional distance", must be impartial enough to be seen as such. :rose: :beer: Here's to the good old days!
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
| FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchymodified on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:10 AM
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Every day, after lunch in office for half an hour, we would meet in a room (called the sports room) and play a sport called Carrom[^]. There were 9 of us. Each carrom board allowed 4 people to play at a time and so one player (generally the last one arriving into the room) would always be the floater - waiting for a chance to play. Each day we would witness noise, cries of anguish, victory and defeat. This was my sanctuary! Then things changed. Attrition and promotions took these people away one by one. They became managers. Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one). Man after man fell. Three of us are left now - not even enough for a single board of carrom. The other two will be moving out soon. I don't know why I post this here on the Lounge today - perhaps this is just to remember the good times we had, perhaps it is just to feel better. In memory of some of those great days! :rose:
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Abhinav S wrote:
Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one)
Establishing "professional distance" to your once-peers is usually advised when being promoted. It is really hard to be both a manager and a friend. It's taxing on both sides, but it's the managers job to avoid this being an issue: he must be able to whiplash and chain penalize you and enforce orders even against your wishes and your will. Playing a competetive game with you 5 minutes before or later just doesn't work. Similar things happen when prolific community members become "promoted" to moderators. if they continue to act like they did before - showing their preferences and dislikes among the regulars - they become very bad mods. A mod needs the same "professional distance", must be impartial enough to be seen as such. :rose: :beer: Here's to the good old days!
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
| FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchymodified on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:10 AM
peterchen wrote:
It is really hard to be both a manager and a friend
I guess that is what it finally boils down to.
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This does not work on my computer. :doh:
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Every day, after lunch in office for half an hour, we would meet in a room (called the sports room) and play a sport called Carrom[^]. There were 9 of us. Each carrom board allowed 4 people to play at a time and so one player (generally the last one arriving into the room) would always be the floater - waiting for a chance to play. Each day we would witness noise, cries of anguish, victory and defeat. This was my sanctuary! Then things changed. Attrition and promotions took these people away one by one. They became managers. Managers shied away from coming into this room (I really could never understand why - maybe because I'm not one). Man after man fell. Three of us are left now - not even enough for a single board of carrom. The other two will be moving out soon. I don't know why I post this here on the Lounge today - perhaps this is just to remember the good times we had, perhaps it is just to feel better. In memory of some of those great days! :rose:
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Media2r wrote:
couronne
Its always good fun.
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