Day I became driver for my driver... !

This happened on the third day of my new job. The clocked ticked 1:00. It was early in the morning (or midnight ??). I winded up all my logout chores and came out. Got into the cab along with another guy. Was enjoying the cool breeze of the dark hour. The other guy got down at Madapur. And our journey continued. Everything looked normal. Seemed like every other day.

We were on the fly-over that goes from nagarjuna circle to begumpet and then happened the unexpected. I was looking out of the window unknown and wondering whats there in the store for me and suddenly our cab went very close - very very close to the pit wall of the flyover. I thought the cab is taking a free fall from the fly-over already. Somehow, the driver controlled and journey continued for a few more feet and we almost bumped into a lorry. I saw the cab driver and he was 90% asleep. Wow!!! Dont drink and drive but what about sleep and drive! I wanted to go home..Nowhere else. So, I took up the steering wheel and gave a break to the driver. He sat in the passenger's seat and slept yawning to the glory.

I guess this was the very moment and reason for which I have learnt car driving...Chaos Theory.

It really takes an experienced guy to know how it feels to be the only passenger with a sleepy (slept!) driver with heavy vehicles with tones load running on the road

Yet another enthusiastic recruiter

In December 2008, I received a call for a SharePoint Developer position.
And the conversation follows...

She: Hi. We have a requirement for SharePoint Developer. Can we talk ?
Me: Oh, ya sure. Go ahead.

She: We are looking for a candidate who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint. How much experience do you have in SharePoint ?
Me: 3 Years.

She: How much experience do you have in SharePoint 2007 ?
Me: 1 Year. (Mind you...I received this call in December 2008)

(It was fine till here...Now starts the best part)

She: Oh. Am sorry you don't fit for this position as we are looking for someone who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint 2007.
Me: ??!??

I couldnt resist asking her if they are looking for someone who has more brains than Bill Gates.
I tried explaining her that SharePoint 2007 has been released in second half of 2007 but she was not ready to listen at all.
She said, "Sorry, we want someone who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint 2007" and she hung up the phone.

Why would I be looking for a job if I have the ability to develop an application 2 years before Microsoft did.

The New (?) Tool

I would like to share one of my many awesome experiences with the recruiters down here

A couple of days back I received the following job listing

Skill	Experience	Need
ASP.Net	Expert	Required
ASP.Net for SharePoint	Expert	Required
SharePoint Workflows	Expert	Required
SharePoint MOSS 2007 including BDC	Expert	Required
Microsoft InfoPath 2007	Expert	Required
CorasWorks	Intermediate	Desired
Positive Work Ethic	Expert	Required

After I received her email, she called me and the conversation as is...

She: I have sent you a requirement. Have you gone through it ?
Me: Oh yes. I did and I am comfortable with the requirement.

She: Are you comfortable with ASP.Net ?
Me: Yes, I am.

She: Are you comfortable with ASP.Net for SharePoint ?
Me: I am comfortable with the whole requirement.

She: Well, its my job to ask. Are you comfortable with SharePoint Workflows ?
Me: Yes.

And it went the same way for the next two skills.

She: Are you ok with CorasWorks ?
Me: No.

She: Are you comfortable with Positive Work Ethic ?
Me: What ??!??

She: Are you comfortable with Positive Work Ethic tool ?
What the.... ? When did a tool called Positive Work Ethic come into being...I had to tell her what Positive Work Ethic actually is...

People like this try to find jobs for people like me...Poor We...