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Floating Exception
Venky doesn’t know what he is looking for. He belongs to a commonly found species native to the Indian subcontinent – the Indian software engineer. He’s a happy-go-lucky guy floating around in an IT company, with no particular aim in life … until his chance encounter with an astrologer on a train, who makes an unusual prediction.
Venky proves the astrologer wrong, with the support of his quirky boss, and a salesman who is bad at qualifying opportunities. Nothing deters Venky – not even an encounter with illegal immigrants or having to rescue a friend from French prison, or carrying tomatoes to Japan.
It all goes wrong with ‘The Assignment’. He is uprooted from his comfort zone – to a new industry, a new client and an unsupportive manager. In the cold Boston winter, it’s a fight for survival – to implement his ‘startup’ idea and to establish his credibility. Venky has help from a James Bond fan – a coding genius with a penchant for Hindi variable names. And then there is the amazing BeeMan.
Will Venky continue to ‘float’ around or will he emerge ‘exceptional’?
Venky proves the astrologer wrong, with the support of his quirky boss, and a salesman who is bad at qualifying opportunities. Nothing deters Venky – not even an encounter with illegal immigrants or having to rescue a friend from French prison, or carrying tomatoes to Japan.
It all goes wrong with ‘The Assignment’. He is uprooted from his comfort zone – to a new industry, a new client and an unsupportive manager. In the cold Boston winter, it’s a fight for survival – to implement his ‘startup’ idea and to establish his credibility. Venky has help from a James Bond fan – a coding genius with a penchant for Hindi variable names. And then there is the amazing BeeMan.
Will Venky continue to ‘float’ around or will he emerge ‘exceptional’?
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312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2016
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April 13, 2016
How's the Bear Story Relevant for an IT Professional ?
Two campers are walking through the woods when a huge brown Bear suddenly appears in the clearing, about fifty feet in front of them. The Bear sees the campers and begins to head toward them. The first guy drops his backpack, pulls out a pair of trainers, and frantically begins to put them on. The second guy asks, "What are you doing? Trainers won’t help you outrun that Bear.”
"I don't need to outrun the Bear," the first guy says. "I just need to outrun you."
Find out in book.
Two campers are walking through the woods when a huge brown Bear suddenly appears in the clearing, about fifty feet in front of them. The Bear sees the campers and begins to head toward them. The first guy drops his backpack, pulls out a pair of trainers, and frantically begins to put them on. The second guy asks, "What are you doing? Trainers won’t help you outrun that Bear.”
"I don't need to outrun the Bear," the first guy says. "I just need to outrun you."
Find out in book.
April 2, 2016
A fast and light read.
A good read. Anyone who has been in the IT industry will relate to most of the events. Good description of the bell curve.
A good read. Anyone who has been in the IT industry will relate to most of the events. Good description of the bell curve.
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