riSe aNd sHIne

Recession has left me with least chores at workplace... this shouldn't have sounded as big a catastrophe... only if we are not presumed to "look busy" (do nothing) relentlessly each working day… All thanks to the Almighty, to habituate a bladder among other organs in an intricate congested human anatomy…. which can conveniently be tuned (any number of times) to relieve a drizzle just by gulping down couple of glasses of water.

Rest room serves to be the only venue, which gives u respite from chronic monotony of "NO WORK"…. So one can alternately consume water and later drain it.… all day long.

Moreover, I can tittle-tattle,  roar with laughter,  admire myself in the mirror (if nobody looks at me… at least I can look my self),… check if my lip-gloss is still glaring and tresses well in place.

By virtue of high gender ratio in corporation… women washroom is never a chockfull place.

Of course cafeteria is also a cool option… but I categorize it as "touch n go" zone... for if u stay little longer, there are bright prospects you'll be embroiled in catch-22 with your manager... who will tear you apart with just one glance... and you, no matter how tedious it is, have to smile back candidly.

Isn't it a wacky analogy between office and school?... when we were young... how in every lesson, we use to ask teacher to go to loo or drench our mouth. Lavatory since then is my favorite den... nevertheless, the most invulnerable territory to exchange valuable ideas (esp. during tests).

However there use to be one more hot spot… for where we didn't even need any approval… and that was the corner of classroom accommodating dustbin... all one has to do is to send wireless gesticulation to your friend at remote seat to join round-the-dustbin conference with you. It doesn’t matter if your propelling pencil doesn't need any sharpening… u can still break the lead and go there to hone it till u get world's finest .0005mm pointed tip... and meanwhile trade some gags and secret sensitive messages.

Unfortunately housekeeping department in companies hasn't yet acknowledged "one trash-box per floor" concept as matter of considerable gravity... Wretched people just for the sake of better hygiene furnish one per desk... hence compromising mobility and moments of delight for chair-ridden employees.

Here are some of the clues u can dig… while u have trivial (or NO) endeavors and still u want to look engrossed without being glued to your bench.

Visiting canteen too often can only make u seem "vella"... this equally applies if u participate actively in every cultural event.

So below are few boondoggles, which besides improving your metabolism will also keep you buzzing like busy bee!!

• Getup to guzzle down H20 every half an hour or if your taste buds got fed up with same plain colorless (flavorless) liquid u can fetch a cup of coffee... (Hidden Agenda: Its medically proven... drinking more water improves skin).

• Chase your nature call to rinse out fluid u took sometime ago... (Warning: Don’t wait to test elastic strength of your bladder).

• Go over to dispatch section to ask if u have any pending courier.... (Sentiment: Your self-service will ease burden of low paid staff).

• You may not need but its praiseworthy if you keep taking print outs… so roll in to grab the hard outputs of your soft inputs.... (Game plan: Your organization might be monitoring and would be pleased to discover employees doing lot of offline reading).

• Reach out to housekeeping and get your mitts on some stationary, which is buried there since ages and before rats transmogrify them into heap of unidentifiable scrap, u better do justice with lifeless chunks.

• Use the above raw material to ornament your desk. (Motivation: Aesthetic backdrop will magnify your glamour).

• Instead of emailing somebody… approach him personally to discuss whatever.... (Gimmick: This will promote your popularity among peers). 

• If you feast upon anything at your table, fly to rest room to rinse your palms (doesn’t matter if you had just a toffee straight from rapper, and your fins are speckless)..... (Reminder: Exercise swine flu caution rules).

• Loose no time to collect any courtesy-gifts/ food coupons or if u need to drop any bill or cheque or courier..... (Conviction: You will thereby avoid embarrassment to office admin by not under-utilizing company's amenities at your disposal).

• Occasionally u can pay tribute to scanner and Photostat m/c, safeguarding such valuable assets from corrosion.

• Incase u r Abhishek Bachchan's fan... you can walk & talk .. walk & talk.. walk and talk (yess exactly thrice).

• At times, you can spruce up your cabinet by doing away old junk. Gathering all the rubbish will give cleaning staff a leg up against vacuum cleaners (yeah... its about human Vs machine combat).

• You can entertain loan, insurance, & banking agents during working hours. These are the most humble folks in the world… and our planet would only go downhill, if we don’t appreciate their generosity.

• Get your hands on some novels or other publications from library (not to torment yourself, but to further accessorize your chamber).

• Don’t forget to replenish the (above mentioned) stock sporadically. Substituting the old with fresh stuff can conveniently be done in two rounds.... (Stimulant: Ambience restoration can often rejuvenate your spirit).

• Place a call to a/c technician to acclimatize the temperature to suit your comfort (depends whether you are missing winters or summers).

 

• If you still left with ample time, you better practice dozing inside comfort station… (don’t be anxious, nobody will come hunting you.... Out of sight is out of mind :P)