Funny !

This is a collection of leave letters and applications written by people in various places of India ...
1. Infosys, Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows: Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.
2. This is from Oracle Bangalore: From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son: "as I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."
3. Another gem from CDAC. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding: "as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."
4. From H.A.L. Administration dept: "As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."
5. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave"
6. An incident of a leave letter "I am suffering from fever, please declare one day holiday."
7. A leave letter to the headmaster:"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"
8. Another leave letter written to the headmaster:"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."
9. Covering note: "I am enclosed herewith..."
10. Another one: "Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."
11. Actual letter written for application of leave:"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".
12. Letter writing: -"I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well."
13. A candidate's job application:"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'...As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.

the indian technology revolution

if you work in the indian IT industry, you would know what i am going to talk about. take a visit to bangalore/chennai/hyderabad/pune/noida - anywhere of the top IT destinations, and you see the churn. there are jobs, and people are taking them. that means that attrition is high, and companies need to do more to offset that. in some cases, that translates to a salary raise, or an onsite trip - whatever keeps you with the company. this also means that the best software people have a huge bargaining power (or should i say - the power to threaten). one of my best friends falls into that category, and you should see the width he can extract out of miserly managers - just because he is "too good" in his work, and his managers dont want him to leave.

the growth of the indian IT industry, is thankfully not restricted to India alone. IT professionals are now in demand in other countries as well, more so than it was before. i work out of singapore, and i see people from competing vendor companies taking up new jobs with local companies. one of my good friends in india recently moved to singapore when he was recruited by a top notch bank for their local operations. incidentally, he was also recruited by a top american company, but the H1 visa qouta proved to be the nemesis.

the point of all this blabber is that there couldnt be a better time for individuals like me. the industry is ripe, and the fruits of a little labor can be very sweet. so if you are lazy software engineer like me who has never changed jobs, this may be your time. whether or not it is mine, only time will tell.