An excerpt from a chat with a friend who happens to be a DBA on the occasion of us completing 4 years as IT Donkeys :)

Participants:

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Me, Maddy

Messages:

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Maddy: gj

Me: Ladke

Maddy: bol bhai

Me: Kuch nai

Me: Sala 4 saal ho gaye

Maddy: haan yaar...

Maddy: buddha ho gaya

Maddy: aur abhi bhi mereko kuch nahi aata :D

Me: Hahaa

Me: I've learned some things

Me: Like how to handle ppl/ manager

Me: How to idiot banao them also

Maddy: he he

Me: In short, the 1st chapter of office politics

Maddy: sometimes i feel why do we get paid so much to run some queries... me alters and u selects :D then i realize these bloody companies charge billions of dollars to client for this service and we actually end up with peanuts

Me: True

Me: Man this chat is so going into my blog :)

Maddy: abhi mera case lelo... i am here for L3 kt tasks

Me: Ok

Maddy: once transferred some of the guys here will leave 80 euros per hour wala project and we'll do L3 and what do we get paid for that

Maddy: GHANTA

Maddy: :)

Me: That's the industry I believe

Maddy: yeah... so we should be humble when we switch or ask during appraisal

Maddy: even if deep down we feel.. jyada toh nahi maangra

Maddy: :P

Me: That's the only chance we have to rip em off

Me: Once u join, things reverse

Maddy: u know what.. i think because of us IT ppl.. the cost of living has increased and others too suffer

Maddy: kerala mein in 25 lacs mein mast 3 bhk wala bada ghar banta

Maddy: idhar maa ki aankh 1 bhk mein kahun duur city ke bahar

Me: Hahahaaa

Me: And here in mumbai that 450 sq ft cage costs a crore and 27

Maddy: :D

Maddy: ek common system hona chahiye.. ppl should have ranks like in defence services and pay should be according to that

Me: Fuck man , back in my home city I can get a lake palace for this much dough

Maddy: there should be a commitee which decids on the rank of he ppl as per their work

Maddy: :)

Me: I object my lord

Me: If so happens the head of that commitee would become a virtual demi god

Maddy: dude.. here we have lot of such commitee where ppl rule.. in my suggestion there would be only one

Me: We need an anna hazare in IT

Me: U r a super strong prospective candidate

Maddy: ha ha

Me: Let's stage an uprising for the IT lokpal bill

Me: I am an awesome supporter

Me: I can light candles and forward emails

Me: ;)

Maddy: din bhar anshan karenge and raat ko tandoori and do do patiyala tika ke aish

Me: Of course, khaana hi padega

Me: If you a dba falls sick, imagine the business impact :D

Me: We can make good money

Maddy: u goof up something and i won't be there to look into the issue and we'll blackmail

Maddy: super

Me: Let's put in a rfp with the indian govt for this

Me: I'll draft up a business plan

Maddy: jhakaas