Bluehacks World(β)0.7 -Knowledge is always meant for sharing!!
You know how everyone in your team seems to be aware that the CEO has put in his papers or that your colleague is dating the hot new VP? Do you wonder where all the dope comes from? Here’s a secret you probably should have heard a long time ago. It’s water cooler goss a.k.a. coffee machine goss. Ooooo! Did we turn Ms Holier-than-thou off with the word ‘goss’? Well, too bad. You don’t know what you’re missing.
If you think you’ll change your mind, here are some water-cooler stories you are likely to hear and how they can take you a long way!
The gossip: The company just shut down their sales division in Mumbai.
The implication: Blah! Who cares? You work in the human resources team anyway. Wake up and smell the coffee! They shut down a department (read: they can’t afford to keep it running and pay their staff, which in turn implies they are not doing as well you thought!) How does that affect you? Well, first off, your appraisal could disappoint big time or worse still, they could realise they don’t need an extra person in HR (duh… you!).
Your career move: Pull up your socks. Make yourself indispensable. So if lay-offs are in the offing, they’ll know they can’t do without you. Take on additional tasks and prove your worth. If nothing seems to work, start job hunting asap!
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The gossip: Ms X, Mr Y and Ms Z go drinking with the boss every Friday night.
The implication: Everything you say in front of Ms X, Mr Y and Ms Z can and will reach your boss’ ears. After all, how much other stuff will they have to talk about over drinks? Also, since they are the boss’ bum chums, if you rub them the wrong way they could decide to take revenge!
Your career move: Watch your mouth especially if you are prone to the ‘foot-in-mouth’ syndrome. Weigh every word before you spit out and never ever diss the boss in front of them. Instead say something appreciative about him. Also, befriend or just be nice to Ms X, Mr Y and Ms Z; it could earn you brownie points. But make sure not to get too pally. After all, if for whatever reason they fall out with the boss, you will too.
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The gossip: The MD of the company is earning Rs xx,xx,xx,xxx every month!
The implication: If your company can afford to pay Mr MD such a whopping salary (not to mention the innumerable perks), they are not as down in the dumps as they want you to believe. Why in world would they have to find your crummy salary as a reason to cut corners? Trust us, they can definitely afford to pay you a fraction (a teeny fraction) of the MD’s salary! After all, the pittance you earn is like his pocket change.
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One day a woman’s husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the
warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that
sometimes there isn’t “anymore”. No more hugs, no more special moments to
celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more “just one
minute.” Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes
away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say “I love you.”
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A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hang the wash outside.
That laundry is not very clean, she said, she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.
Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: “Look! She has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this.”
The husband said: “I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows!”
And so it is with life: “What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look. Before we give any criticism, it might be a good idea to check our state of mind and ask ourselves if we are ready to see the good rather than to be looking for something in the person we are about to judge. “
USED vs. LOVED
While a man was polishing his new car,
his 4 yr old son picked up a stone
and scratched lines on the side of the car.
In anger, the man took the child’s hand
and hit it many times not realizing
he was using a wrench.
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Even in the unlikely event that you win an argument, what have you really gained?
Do you really need to arrange things so that you can feel superior to everyone else? Even when you've been hurt by others, do you ever really receive anything of positive value by hurting them in return?
Do you really need all the many things that you strive to consume or possess? Do you really need to spend every moment concerned about what others will think of you?
How much of your time and energy do you spend satisfying needs that you don't really need? Imagine the sense of freedom that would come from simply letting go of the most useless of those needs.
Practice focusing your effort and attention not on what you must get, but rather on the best you can be.
Real abundance comes more from quality than from quantity. Spend less time striving to acquire and possess and satisfy every perceived need, and you'll have much more time and energy to truly live.
The less you need, the more real richness your life will have.
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