Personification of Duty Just before the turn of the 21st century, drove in Odyssey Technologies in Cybage life. Odyssey was the first amongst our second-generation customers, and started off the growth-through-references trend that Cybage was to behold for years to come. One of our delighted ex-customer POCs—Dan Eshner—had joined Odyssey as its new(..)
Of dreams, competition, and survival… Jan 14. 4 pm. Pune. It(..)
Bringing work to life… It is MY time. It allows me to do the(..)
Co-authored by Shamshu Hirani & Arun Nathani An IT professional while getting ready for work, gazed in the mirror and noticed a grey strand of hair. “Age is catching up,” he reflected gloomily, “and I still haven’t found my life partner!” His glance slid down to his old, faded(..)
It is not always about logic It’s not necessary that every tricky experience in corporate life should give a logical action point. Many times, the only take away is mere knowledge of a potential situation and some workaround options to deal with tight corners. Here is an account of two such(..)
15 years. Sometimes, they feel like a lifetime. Sometimes, a blink of an eye. Many early memories of Cybage flash like a set of scattered scenes from a movie you saw as a kid. The shooting for this Cybage movie began in an old army colony apartment of ‘Salunke Vihar’. In those days, the first person to report to work used to be “Maushi”. All our(..)
The Morningmare… I had an unusual start to the day. Actually(..)
Co-authored by Roshan Varghese & Arun Nathani An IT professional while getting ready for work, gazed in the mirror and noticed a grey strand of hair. “Age is catching up,” he reflected gloomily, “and I still haven’t found my life partner!” His glance slid down to his old,(..)
Unlaugh it out… Robin Williams is no more. The funniest man on(..)
During the 1960s, an American psychologist, Walter Mischel, conducted “the marshmallow test” at Stanford University. Working with four-year-olds from a preschool, he assessed their abilities to delay gratification. Each pre-schooler was given one marshmallow. The four-year-olds were told that they could eat it immediately or, if they waited until(..)
“Rahul. Naam to suna hoga”! Of course. After all, there are 41 Rahuls in Cybage today. In fact, the very first Cybagian’s name was Rahul too! But there is a difference here. This Rahul that I am referring to is not a Cybagian. Not yet. But this will change very soon. And why shouldn’t it? Look at his determination-- Stalking(..)
“I feel sick,” said the voice from the bedroom. “You are not sick. Get up and get ready,” called the wife, walking up the stairs and hovering outside the bedroom door. “I hate work and I’m not going,” said the voice from the bedroom, “Lately, I have been getting things wrong, making mistakes, and getting smirked upon. I have a feeling that(..)
Once a poor kid was given an assignment by a teacher on what he wanted to be when he grew up. The kid did not hesitate for a minute and wrote a seven-page paper about his aim to be the owner of a horse ranch. He covered many details, including an exhaustive plan of the house and the stables. The teacher returned his paper with a big “F”, and then(..)
A rich, old man with no offspring decides to hold a competition to determine who should get his inheritance. He summons all the poor people in the locality, and gives each one a seed. “Plant this seed and nurture it. In one year, bring back the flower that grows from it. Whoever brings me the most beautiful flower is capable of nurturing my wealth, and(..)
Once, a wise man goes to a Zen master – “I want to master the art of living; please teach me.” The master asks the man to join him for a cup of tea first. His disciple brings a tray of empty cups with a tea kettle. Most of the cups are a random mix of ordinary cups, however, a few look exquisite. The man picks one of the exquisite ones.(..)
