Sometimes I think its pushing things too far. Heard about this thing called the open door? Its one thing I really like here in HP. There are no doors, none except other than the main entrance door where we flash our dog collars. What else do you call them?
Life’s an open book here; you should have nothing to hide. You have open cubicles, so does the boss. You walk up to whom ever you want and chew their brains out. It’s allowed and encouraged. That’s the way sales offices should work.
But you know, what’s pushing it too far? Toilets! You walk into ‘Pakistan’ and here too for some reason; they feel we should have nothing to hide. Come on! Can’t a man have his privacy while having the pee? There are no separators. So you have to really shove yourself into the urinal to ensure some privacy.
The shit pots for some reason have half height doors. So you know exactly who is farting in the loo. And some of the oldies here, are really nasty farters.
The usual day is a lot of expletives and curses on failed orders and jubilations on orders won. ‘What behanchods man!’ ‘That SOB just had a kid, so the order has to wait. Can’t they time their sex better?’ ‘I am going to make that bugger bend down and shove it down like Hara Kiri’
And after all this, I come back home and switch on the TV. Make myself a glass of whiskey and light a smoke. And as I gulp down the drops of heaven, I just think to myself and embrace the HP way.
Disclaimer: I hope I did not violate the Standards of Business Conduct. Long live the open door, it really works. I really meant that, and that is NOT the HP way.
Now a day most of the company go for open door (i guess HP India is taking it to far
)…….Toilet=Pakistan ……. hmmm 
i just hope those hajji’s out there better like ur comparison otherwise u never no u might get one fatwa issued to ur name
long time m8…… very busy now a days kya ??
So you have joined HP huh??
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I love the open door policy.. u can go talk to ur VP like he is your long lost friend from kumbh mela. even in my office the loos are the same dude. I shit very far from my workplace
oh and the behenchods are strictly not allowed. use it and u wont have ur dog collar anymore.
Lol! The way your day ends up, more than makes up for all the “shit” that you go through
Hey long time since you wrote! Nice to read from you again
a thousand apologies people! i had no access to internet so i was not able to check mails or keep in touch. and thanks for all the comments. just because i did not comment bck on ur site does not mean i forgot you all! blogging is always a part of me. and thanks to angel and preeti for the posts! couldn’t have done it without you both!
ha ha ha and Vinni is back… ageing gracefully ?
I am sure that the Whiskey and smoke at the end of the day make it all worth while for you man!
We have excellent loos. :O)
Which office are you based out of?
Yayeeee Look whos back
Its funny how almost everyone who blogs has a story to tell bout thr new workplace… been reading qte a few blogs bout it these days ;P
And seriously…avoid havng a fatwa on ur name dude…save urself by not stating the obvious [LOL]
Have fun with the sutta n whisky…i so miss the sutta time here, no one to give me company so I am almost off it!!!!
yeah divi! i am back after a long time. got a data card recently so i am to access net from home. good to hear from you. hope all is good at ur end. which other blogs?
Growing up, are we?!!O doorless dweller, hope you are having fun.
I am certain that the ladies loo will have separate doors.It’s always like that.
lol! well i have no clue about the ladies. or should i be knowing these things?
Mine for one, then Falis and a few more from SIBM.
First it was the letter tht was buggin us … now its either the work or the lack of it
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Dude! that was a good one, so hows ur new doorless life ??
a good and graceful description of ur workplace
lifes good man. sales is something i always wanted to do. am loving it. its for people like me. we dont believe in doors. its an open world, with an opportunity !
Hi Vinni – Your comments on the toilets are hilarious. Take care, though, when ‘you really shove yourself into the urinal’. Get a bit careless and you could be hitting that whiskey bottle big time.
I’ve they invented communal toilets today, I reckon they’d have to do it differently on health and safety grounds, you know. The idea of everyone getting their private parts out together like that would be considered outrageous if it wasn’t already the traditional way of doing things. And we’re all too macho to admit that we’d like to start doing it differently.
@simon! that was hilarious the way you put it!
FOFL
omg ! comments section has dissected the urinals way too much !