Staying Late in the Office!!!

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It's half past 8 in the office
> but the lights are still on...
> PCs still running,
> coffee machines still buzzing...
> and who's at work?
>
> Most of them??? Take a closer look...
> All or most specimens are 20-something male species
> of the human race...
> Look closer... again all or most of them are
> bachelors...
> and why are they sitting late? Working hard? No
> way!!!
>
> Any guesses???
>
> Let's ask one of them...
> Here's what he says... "What's there 2 do after
> going home... here we get
> to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee.. thats is why I am
> working late...
> importantly no bossssssss!! !!!!!!!!!
>
> This is the scene in most research centers and
> software companies and other
> off-shore offices.
>
> Bachelors "time-passing" during late hours in the
> office just bcoz they say
> they've nothing else to do...
>
> Now what r the consequences. .. read on...
> "Working"(for the record only) late hours soon
> becomes part of the
> institute or company culture.
>
> With bosses more than eager to provide support to
> those "working" late in
> the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of
> course good feedback,(oh,
> he's a hard worker... goes home only to
> change..!!). They aren't helping
> things too... To hell with bosses who don't
> understand the difference
> between "sitting" late and "working" late!!!
>
> Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to
> put in extra working
> hours.
>
> So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes
> when u get married and
> start having a family... office is no longer a
> priority, family is... and
> that's when the problem starts... becoz u start
> having commitments at home
> too.
>
> For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy
> suddenly seems to become a
> "early leaver" even if u leave an hour after
> regulartime. .. after doing the
> same amount of work.
>
> People leaving on time after doing their tasks for
> the day are labeled as
> work-shirkers. ..
>
> Girls who thankfully always (its changing
> nowadays... though) leave on time
> are labeled as "not up to it". All the while, the
> bachelors pat their own
> backs and carry on "working" not realizing that they
> r spoiling the work
> culture at their own place and never realize that
> they wuld have to regret
> at one point of time.
>
> *So what's the moral of the story?? *
>
> * Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!* Never put in extra
> time " *unless really needed *"
> * Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your
> company work culture which
> will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your
> colleagues. There are
> hundred other things to do in the evening..
>
> Learn music...
> Learn a foreign language...
> try a sport... TT, cricket..... ....
>
> * And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped
> to an all-time low
> (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.
>
> Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *"Life's calling,
> where are you??"*