2007: Fridays
Friday 9:00 AM : OK team, lets wrap up things by 1:00, we are going for lunch, we shuld b back by 3:00. Please make sure that all follow-up mails are ready and we are good to go at 5:30.
Friday 5:00 PM : Well all looks good, all we need is to sent out the mails and that’s it. See you guys on Monday.
Friday 8:00 PM : Whizzing by on the highways to unplanned destinations
Saturday 12:00 AM : Dinner at a half closed all-nite dhaba with an equally crazy guy.
Saturday 2:00 AM : Back at home, Mom..wake me at 6, we have a trip.
2008: Fridays
Friday 9:00 AM : OK team, forget all plans, lets get working on the issues, we should have it done latest by 4:00.
Friday 5:00 PM : Things dnt look good at all, we lost a lot of time on the connectivity issue. We have a concall in ½ an hr, be prepared to stretch.
Friday 8:00 PM : Yeah …..ummm …. Ok , it looks like the issues are clean on our side, seems a lot of requirement changes are not propagated properly, we need send a detail followup and we are done.
Saturday 12:00 AM : Waiting for the confounded cab drop to turn up!!
Saturday 2:00 AM : Back at home, Mom….pls dnt wake me tomorrow
2009: Fridays
Friday 9:00 AM : We have two new apps going in this week, get them ready, see the tests and validation traces, and get the release letters going.
Friday 5:00 PM : Calls 1:30 to 2:00, 3:00 to 3:30, 4:00 to 4:30. Hey I still have half of the stuff pending.
Friday 8:00 PM : Well that’s a lot, done for the day. Got to get back and cook, get the stuffs going…. Oh may be if I get some time I can catch a nap too.
Saturday 12:00 AM : Hello, yes it’s me….no no I just finished, dinner…oh …ok we got a move coming up at 4AM….sure no problem…..I would be there by 3.
Saturday 2:00 AM : Leaving apartment…. Good Afternoon Mom(on cell)… everyones fine!! Cool…. No mom….can’t come on Skype…. I am going back to office..yeah tk cr… I will call u smtime later….