Recession की राह !!!

Who did the Down Down Down Down song??
Yes Chris Brown......but the context he sang the song was not what I intend to write here.

Everyone who reads this page can immediately recall at least 2 friends or acquaintances who have been floored by the current period of recession. (Oh now this can be a funny viral game on Facebook: I know 2 people floored..how many do you know?......will play it some other time though..)

Experiencing a recession is 3-way:- you read about it, you see it happening and you feel it personally. Thankfully, this post has the third part missing yet ;-).

Reading:

You have it in the newspapers. You have news-feeds filling your inbox and you have your corporate monthly magazine talking about the cost cutting measures. Its apparently across industries. There are companies that have been reported to have layed-off people and there are others that are yet not publicized. I came across this list that has well-known names on a blog (and we thought Internet companies like TIL were the worst hit)

Seeing:
This is what prompted me to write this post. Be prepared to see what you will only see here. Linkedin is the largest professional networking site we all know, and has become significantly populated with Indian Professioanls.

I recently received a Free gift from one of the top professionals that i have worked with. This was the offer for availing this persons services FOC! Can you believe this? A very well articulated mail sent to all of this person's contacts. Amazing. This is how you 'SEE' recession.

Incidently a couple of days later, I got a message from GOD himself. I got it at a Delhi crossing. Everyone who has been going from IIT towards Vasant Vihar, would know that the whole stretch is in a mess. I stopped at the Signal next to the VV Depot, and you would not believe what I saw. I saw this work under process board put by the PWD with GOD's Message on it.....

Moral of the Story: दो मैं से एक छोरो ! आलस्य या नौकरी !! .......and prey to GOD that you have enough work that you can do the whole day :-)