But she hardly listened. Dipti knew well the rehearsed dialogues these managers were paid to deliver so she just sat there waiting for the sham of a discussion to get over.
So she played last night’s episode of Sherlock in her mind while her boss continued “I agree you have done good work. But what did you do extra? What value did you add to the company?”
For some reason the word value registered in Dipti’s mind and her attention returned to the manager.
“Harsh I’ve got several appreciation mails from the client. What more value do you want?” she blurted out.
But he was a manager and he couldn’t give her the edge so he continued “Dipti you have just done what is assigned to you and nothing extra. Weekend work or staying late which you have written in the appraisal form are just part of your job. You already get paid for that. So I can’t rate you more.”
‘My God does he ever stop!’ she thought as he continued yapping on the values of an ideal employee.
But there was only so much she could take. His sentences, his voice made her queasy. When he finally asked her again “So what did you give to the company apart from the work you are well paid for?” that’s when it happened.
Dipti puked on Harsh for she was already nauseous. For some reason instead of feeling embarrassed she felt happy. So getting up from her seat before leaving Dipti wiped her mouth and said “Take this as my proactive value add to this shitty company! I quit!”
Q is for feeling Queasy….and that’s the tone of today’s tale…
Linking this to UBC too.
Hahahaha I wish I had done that to many of my ex bosses. Oh it would have felt so so good!!
LOL That is hilarious. Puked right on him! Believe me, I can think of several bosses I would have liked to puked my guts on. LOL Thank you for the giggles! ♥
Oh wow!! Hahaha! That certainly took care of him! !
Omg… Naba that was unexpected… Well deserved though :-D.
Don't we all have people in our lives that makes us queasy! Great story! n wow what a way to quit!
LOL…wonderful.
This asking for value add has become a tool to pull down employees during appraisal time…
Q for Quit and Queasy too 😀 How come the puke came out so instantly 😉 but it deserved being on his face ! 😀
Good one Naba … I did not expect the last response, well done …
I enjoyed this piece very much! Sometimes you have such a strong physical reaction to some ongoing nonsense that will seemingly never end. I know how Dipti feels 🙂
Oh lol would've loved to be a fly on the wall and watch it all.
hahaha Naba, am clapping my hands in glee
oops!! well i wonder how much satisfying it wud be 😀
That was how-larious !
Hahaha how I wish I did the same to my manager… That was pretty awesome story 🙂
Lol! I think he deserved this,
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The manager deserved the value added shit fully n the satisfaction is something to die for. Good one, Nabanita:)
Wish I could have done this to a few people I know.
Oh my! isnt that every employee's dream? Only if once? 😉
OMG…that was mind blowing Naba 🙂 I wish we had a key to puke when things get so nauseating 😉
Well that was certainly a novel way to quit…
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Lol. 😀 What an innovative way to quit!
Even though puking is not a very pleasant thing, this must have been the best puke that she ever had.
Now that had a distinct flavor of wishful thinking Naba. My impression is that you too want to quit some day- not exactly in this way but in a similar way.
Adding value indeed! 🙂
I am trying to imagine the manager's reaction 🙂
I FEEL like quitting my job nw 😛
Ewww…but good for her!! haha! 🙂
That was some contribution 🙂 We meet so many kinds of people in this world, some rub us the wrong way while some make our journey a happy one.
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
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This is the truth with many of us employees…the rating, appraisal blah blah…. and they make us nauseous too !! Superb, Naba 🙂
I want to be a FLY, and fly away !
Nauseated by all that value addition, was she? 😉
Hahaha! Would love to see the look on the manager's face!! But this story is so close to reality!! Very few take such a step though most would like to do the same as Dipti! 🙂
my goodness!! that was something totally different!
haha. A good one Nabanita 🙂
Lovely post. I try and imagine the look on the face of that boss 🙂 Enjoy reading your writings
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Good one 🙂 Have felt the same many a times!!
lolz.. very daring to puke on the manager 😛
Gal, do I connect to this!
Wow,, I can do that too 😛
LOL, what a way to go… I agree with you that lots of times in life, people make you queasy enough to just want to do just that 🙂
Appraisal is a nightmare and sometimes the appraisal discussions are like interrogation of accused and witnesses in the courts!