Born in the Wrong Year ??

I was not a very big believer in the Astrology and the Sun Sign predictions which are churned by the Newspapers and newsites Week after week. But seems like there is some truth to all this "Your destiny is decided by the Stars and Planetary positions when you were born" and the Year you were born if you were to follow Chinese Astrology

How was I convinced after being a non-Believer for so long . Well the salaries which fresh grads of out IITs RECs and IIMs are drawing in 2007 placement season have got me thinking. It has been 5 yrs since my placement season and I remember the highest salary paid out in my placement batch was about half the highest Salary being paid this year by my college. 100% growth in 5 yrs Flat. On the other hand, my own salary is grown by around 150% over this period and but on a smaller base and hence my Salary is now only slightly higher than the person who will work under me with Zilch Work Experience..... aah ..the smaller base .. Did I deserve that smaller base ??

My take?I was born in 1981( the Year of Rooster as per Chinese calender ) ..and so graduated in 2001-02 .. the year in which the stars of the US economy and consequenently the stars the Indian IT companies werent doing great. and so just to get a job and to be able to hang around that job was an achievement.....and my peers where just searching for "any" job which takes and keeps them for long. But someone who was born in year 1986 .. now has on an average 3 job offers even before he out of college !!!! aah he is plain lucky u would say .. but what is luck if not the tricks of Stars and Planets?

A Tribute to LM

Yesterday was a rather sad in my life. My first project manager in my professional life met with an accident and passed away. When I heard the news, for a moment I was thunderstruck not knowing how to react ....but now have regained my composure and I believe for all that she has done for us, she deserves a rich tribute.

LM was amazing technical manager who knew the nitty gritties of technology even as she was managing a 18 ppl project. If one hand we admired her technical know how, on the other hand we were astounded by her down to earth behavoiur and attitude. Also not the one to panic ( except of course when we had the so called monthly QA audits for CMM level ) and always calm about things.

She was one of few who inpsired me to continue in the my software company after having been disillusioned with the way IT industry works. Her hard work and dedication won my project the "best Managed Project" for year 2003-2004. I can go on and on about this wonderful person........ but cant really put my mind together as of now since I am yet to fully recover from the shock...
My god rest her sole in peace.

thank you LM all the help you have extended to me in the short time we worked together