Have a break

A few days back, correction, a few nights ago , I was traveling back to my place after usual office hours. 9 pm err.. yes.. No mistakes here. My earphone was at its place to avoid the songs that usually play in my cab- never liked them. Being a thorough gentleman, i prefer keeping my earpiece in rather than asking to change the band.
I got into a slumber pretty soon- I am ok.It goes like this

I plugin my earpiece, drop my head on the head rest and gone.I woke up when a noble co passenger poked his finger on to my crushed shirt "Hey where do you wanna get dropped"?
Drop me like Sourav Ganguly.. oh , I said to myself ! Looking out of window.. "yes just here, Thanks."

I shot the last email, describing the best i do- Raising a few more endearing questions and issues, piling upon the reasons because of which I am "4 man days" behind the "Planned" schedule.

Ever wondered how a simple RS Aggarwal's Man and Work question would be solved by different persons?

Q : If a project work is done by 1 person in 300 days, how many days will it take to complete same for 10 persons.
Ans1 - A logical bookworm : Given the same conditions, no dependancies and with no friction/fatigue involved, no gaps, no holidays and no change in skill levels and same resources and infrastructure- this could be done in exactly 30 days.

My verdict: hey you didn't mention a word about the earth's rotatory/revolutionary motion remaining same with no celestial interference. After all that is what control days??

Please sit down.

Ans2 - A sales Head: 30days. Deal is done. Thanks, Proctor !!
My verdict: Aha- 10 lucky guys,, good luck.Weren't you all cribbing about bench/beach period??Herez your chance to prove your mettle.

Ans3 - A project Manager: 40 days. We know this is not an ideal world. We shall keep 10 days buffer.

My verdict: Unitary method at best and BODMAS rule with a humanitarian touch.

Ans4 - A team Lead: 40 days. I am not qualified enough to answer this tough question. I just peeped into manager's notebook. It should be 40.
My verdict: Hmmmm.

Ans5 - A Developer: 600 days. There are too many holidays and I fall sick every fortnight.Quality and iterative tests and reworks, Smoke breaks, tea, lunch, chat , forwards, attending Credit card calls and calling girlfriend.

My verdict: Sorry to ask you. I understand you are not paid to answer this question.

Day 3: 11 pm

I was able to keep the "-4" status quo. This is what govt is doing on LOC as well.

No further damage done, basically, no progress made.
I lit up the last cigarette before boarding the cab wondering whether I will get some at my place.

Being the lone passenger I could occupy the front seat where my legs can stretch comfortably, still not as much I can do under my desk though. I sometimes hadbeen resposible of unplugging my colleagues' CPU and wasting his allegedly 10 man- hours tasks.. Do you believe it?? :-). They mean to say they havenot saved anything for last 2 days. Not my fault- i was testing their professional habits .
Anyways, I started fiddling with my cell and finding out those unanswered or absurdanswered calls and started making amends. I knew, I was living on the edge.

In the cab, I started to find the calls i needed to make , saw the time and procrastinated till weekend. Another sign that you have actually resigned from life. It's all lost. I am calm though. Don't i like Budha's sermon- "More the desires- more the pain."

Wow, I am still in office. oh, I have a valid reason, reached home at 1 last night. So, came very late. By 1.30am when i boarded cab, I knew I am now "5 man days" behind.

I am in no pain.

I am leaving early. It was Saturday and now I have no girl friend in my life now. Blessing in disguise??

At last I left at 5 evening. great job. wait its Sunday. I maintained , still 5 days behind.

Code is scrapped. Requirements have changed. Asumptions were wrong. Plan has changed . Now I am "0 man day" behind. I am just a boy - So, I say I am "0 boy day" behind.

Hey did i return the last week calls? Did i wash my socks? Did i sell the Stocks ? My GF??

~ D