Different set of MBAs – same set of results - chaos




Sometime back had written about 7 MBAs getting together and trying to figure out how to get from one point in the city to another and almost succeeding in finding themselves in another state altogether.
Had another proof of that in the last few days. Somehow and for some unearthly strange, weird and crazy reason all this happens in Delhi only. What’s with that city? But we will go another day into the Delhi vs. Mumbai story. That will get a lot of people 'senti' over the issue so we shall sweep that under the carpet for the time being.
The occasion this time around was a marriage of a friend of mine. And as happens in marriages invites go out into the world a month or so in advance. Somewhere after the whole plan was decided the Government decides to wreck havoc on best laid plans by introducing weird rules (do not know the story behind this but considering I have never heard of the Government doing good to ANYONE, so I think they are to blame for the whole mess too.)
So after the venue is changed twice and finally day of reckoning actually arrived, a bunch of us decide that since it would be a great idea to put up posters near the old venues in case people haven't got updated. Point to be noted was the above mentioned MBAs had nothing to do with the idea generation; they came into the implementation part only.
All right 5 of us set off for Operation House Hunt & Stick Posters on Them. After covering ourselves in very little glory as for searching the ex-venues, the 3 MBAs came into their own when it came to sticking up the said posters. Eye witness account: they discussed among themselves as to which would be the best colour given the background, which would be the best way to stick cello tapes on those posters so that they stayed on the walls only (this ranged from diagonally across to only the ends to along the edges etc etc). While all this ho hum was on it never occurred to these doyens of future businesses and craftsmen of future strategies for industries that there are hundreds of people who every day stick bills on walls (be it movie posters or most wanted posters) for a living and they have no education to boast of, much less the vaunted MBA from a premier institute of India but they do a far better than three of them combined can do.
Now a huge part of this story has been possible due to the efforts of a certain individual who despite her efforts to the contrary has still not been publicly stoned (or whatever the modern version of the ancient punishment is). The individual has a high regard for certain values and principles in life (oh the fact that these are totally made for her, by her and due to her is safely ignored). The other equally helpful fact is that after sleeping for 4 hours in 2 days it is physically impossible to sit in office with eyes open and therefore any activity, even the typing out of mindless bull masquerading as stories helps the author pretend to be awake.

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