Kuthunga ejaman kuthunga..

Ulagathula upper heirarchy-la iruka yarkume en nilamai varave koodadhu. Adhuvum smart-a irundhu, than smart-nu therinju over-smart-a nadandhukara makkal-ku upper level-la varave koodadhu, vandha mandai dhan kaayum, seekiram BP-um egirum.

I have such a person called Ms. Cashew reporting to me here, and daily enaku eod-la tension erardhudhan jasthiya nadakum velai nadakkaradha vida. As it is, naamale kavalai pattundrupom ennada indha issue iruke-nu, and we'd be doing something about it, thideernu ammani varuvanga..

"Hey, so what are we doing about this?"

(pillayar-ku thenga udaikaradha vendikitirukom, vera edhavadhu solution iruka?)"I have already mentioned this to the higher-ups"

"See, this is what will happen" (takes out all possible tools like pen/notepad/paper and explains for 15 minutes)

(Oho appadiya, enaku theriyave theriyadhe, naan ithanai naal thoongitu-la irundhen?!) "Yeah, you are right, we are going to discuss about this"

"We can't proceed with this absurd data" (again proceeds to explain the same thing in a different angle)

(Ammani, enaku theriyum, romba kadupethadheenga) "Correct ma'am, we know this, and this is what we are going to try to solve"

"Why don't you send a mail to so-and-so asking when we are going to address this?"

(Arambichuttanga pa krishna paramathma upadesam panradhuku) "Yeah, I have done that"

"Have you copied me?"

(Aama, ivanga Queen Elizabeth, naatla nadakara athanai vishayathayum ivanga kadhula podanum) "Nopes, but I will forward the mail to you"

"Ok, again ...." (starts rattling off with another issue which we have been speaking for so looong)

Next scene: A meeting with stakeholders

Stakeholder<#>: So what are you planning for this?

Me: Well_

Ms. Cashew: Blah blah blah

Me: (Inga yaaru yaarai lead panranga?)

Stakeholder<#>: In your experience, what do you think about ?

Me: It_

Ms. Cashew: In the previous projects, blah blah blah

Me: (?!!! Ammani, avar enkitta kettar)

Stakeholder<#>: So, how is this going to be done?

Me: _ (not even a word out)

Ms. Cashew: Blah blah (Talks about a totally different thing, and that guy listens to it like a manga too)

Me: I think the question was this, and this<> is the answer to it.

(both of them come to reality, kashtam da iraiva!)

Ippadidhan oru kodumai daily nadakudhu, and since this lady bubbles with hyperactiveness everyday, I dont want to spoil her enthu in work by saying something harsh, so I let her kiddishness go. She comes everyday to me, sits for 30 mins and talks abt her veerapradhabangal in other projects and in offshore, and my duty is to give all-ears to her and send my brains elsewhere. So yeah, niraya perku thonalam, en ivalo idam kodukanum-nu, but I dont want to give fundas here, it is simply "Adara maatai adi karakanum" and she's just a year old in her career, she'll learn soon. Indha attitude kooda en-na, this is how I was in the beginning of my career (ofcourse, minus those veerapradhabangal coz I wasnt comfortable sitting at anyone's place talking about anything, be it work or personal, in length), and my managers encouraged me in my work (not that cashew behavior) and I realized as I grew what my mistakes were. So I hope she'd do the same too.

Aana adhukaga, enkittaye vandhu "Do this, do that"-nra!!!

"Kuthunga ejaman kuthunga, indha Cashew kootame ippadidhan!!!!" :(((