Brand Marketing Manager

Not getting red eyes post smoking is probably the only good thing about my body. 
 Nobody can tell I m high, atleast till I don't open my mouth.

Software Engineer

Software Developer

Reminded me of days being sent to home for not doing the homework

Engineering Manager

Is this a shitpost? Or did this actually happen?

Product Marketing Manager

Today I was sent home cause I had red eyes. TBH, I don’t have conjunctivitis, I smoked up on my way to the office.

Today I was sent home cause I had red eyes.
TBH, I don’t have conjunctivitis, I smoked up on my way to the office.

Sent home from work

Sent home from work- Grapevine

Do any of you guys get pollen allergies where your eyes are constantly itching and you're sneezing when you wake up? Did you do anything to fix it? What's the solution?

Allergies (probably pollen)

Product Owner

IT job WFH
And then my own personal business. Almost 11 hrs a day on display. With 2-3hrs on break.
From 11am-12pm

I always wake up fresh. But the eye strain starts appearing from 3 pm, 
By 6 it triggers headache.

Taking a small break doesn't work unless for 1hr+
But headache comes as soon as I sit back again

Taking baths indeed helps most days
But once a week on average I end up taking paracetamol for an unbearable headache.

It is usually the back of the eyes and top of the head, sometimes the teeth muscles feels like numbing as well.

Weed works best but kills productivity 
Also I don't feel good morally being Ganjeri

I use quality anti glare glass , without the glass I can't even stare for 20 mins.

What can I do here?

Is paracetamol once a week safe on average?
Or should I hit bong ?
Is there anything else I can do to reduce it?

I visited eye doc thrice, never helped.
Specially the 20-20-20
And yes, I BLINK normal

Headache from display/eye strain

Video Game Developer

Hearing some chatter about pollution in ncr and Delhi. How bad is it? Any first hand stories ? Also how are the privileged diggaj log of grapevine dealing with it?

NCR and Delhi pollution 😷

Growth Manager

Staring at the screens for the entire day
How do you make sure your eyes are healthy

How Do you take care of your Eyes?

Going to be a 4 day work week for me. Not taken a holiday. Wish me luck.

Not going to work at all today

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I told a Influenza positive patient to not go to work for 2-3 days minimum because he might infect others in office. He did not hesitate telling me that "that's their problem why should I waste my leaves"

Civic Sense?

Hello folks, with the exciting long weekend ahead, I hope you have all made plans for it. As a consultant, I'm always busy with clients, and the recent poor market conditions have increased the workload and pressure on my team. Consequently, I haven't taken any leave in the last six months. 
Now, I'm considering a trip to Rishikesh (as they say, Dilli wale either go to Rishikesh or Manali 😅). Can you please help me with a good excuse to request Monday's leave from my manager without much discussion? 
I'm open to any realistic, unrealistic, clever, or humorous suggestions. 
Thanks in advance 🫡

Seeking Ideas: How Can I Pitch the Perfect Leave Excuse for Next Monday? 😄

Why do you need an excuse? Don't you have leave saved up?  
  
 Just say you're going to be OOO on Monday. Don't feel guilty. You are owed leaves. You have earned leaves. And you should use it.

Consultant

To me? "Congratulations! We are giving you a one-time cash bonus of 1L." This was for a deliverable I ideated and executed end to end.

Unfortunately, it was recognition too late because I was already planning to resign, which I did in the next week. 😂🤡

[Thread] What is the best thing your manager ever told you?

I joined a company after getting some bad performance comments from prev company. In my older the reason behind poor outcome was - manager. During my exit, he confessed the same that he wasn’t able to put required time/efforts. Most probably he was one who threw me in front of the bus.  
  
 Joining a new company with that baggage scares the shit out of anyone. I worked hard and delivered something big in first 6 months. The comment from VP levels was - “This is such a turnaround (of a prev lagging product)”. The mail was cascaded to CXOs and org re-initiated focus on the product.  
  
 That day, I gained my lost confidence and decided not to let anyone else control my career.

Product Manager

Welcome to Confessions's Private Community

Just came back from a hospital visit. Amidst some other visitors muttering to him a general “I am so Sorry” was my voice. I never thought a sorry would come from me with as much guilt and sorrow in my heart. I held back tears and tried to steady my shaking arms saying the words.

8 years ago, He was an intern and I was an associate. He started to join me on my Chai breaks, I’d never tried to persuade him to become a smoker but one day I’d seen him staring at box as I was taking out a cigarette.

Looking where his sight was I offered him one and he took it. And off it was to a greater camaraderie over the smoke.

Started with us talking about our lives then the jokes, then the invitations to house parties, the travel plans, talking about our dates, then our girlfriends, marriage and finally our kids.

I haven't been in touch as much after we both had our daughters last year. And I couldn't believe my ears this morning when the call came.

I didn’t make him smoke but showed that it was okay. That one is on me.

My ex-reportee who took to smoking with me got diagnosed with Lung cancer

Recently been seeing a lot of colleagues falling sick ( cold / flu ) and today even I’m down with a cold. Mine I guess could be due to my lack of proper sleep for the last two days. 

However I’m just curious to know if it’s flu season or are we going to have another covid like outbreak soon.

Is it flu season again at BLR?

Assistant Manager

I have been working for over 5 years now. I have recently completed 2 years at EY. It is becoming very apparent that life is more than working.

When I joined EY it felt all rosy first. I was working with a client and it was actually quite fun. I loved going to Aerocity on some occasions and Roseate House was my hangout spot with most of my colleagues. 

The vanity is now fading away. Expensive drinks don't make me feel happy any  more. Feeling lonelier today than ever before. What is life's purpose? All my life I rarely worked as hard as Science students. Now I earn less than them and feel that I made a mistake. I should have taken Science and studied Engineering. Atleast I would be making better salary.

If you agree with me. Can you please comment? I am feeling so alone in my struggles. Need your support.

Smoked a cigarette and realized that life is more than working...

My company has an unlimited leave policy. Also the company recently laid off my coworker for taking too many leaves. What's going on here ?

The “unlimited” leave policy does not mean you can go on leave for an unlimited duration, no? It’s obvious there should be a reasonable balance.  
  
 It doesn’t help that the unlimited leave policy saw a majority of the folks take lesser leaves. When you have a fixed set of leaves and lapsing, people end up taking leaves just because the count is there.  
  
 And another reason is that you get encashment for remaining leaves when you’re laid off or when you quit. With unlimited leaves, the company saves this cost.  
  
 It’s criminal to think that any company would make policies that favour their employees. All policies favour employers at all times 😊

I guess I’ve had this since a very long time, but recently it feels more frequent 

It feels like it comes and goes. Right side of head, above the ear.

Idk why I’m sharing this here, but curious if anybody else had headaches and if it is common?

Have a minor headache on the right side of my head almost throughout 🧠

Corporate Strategist

Hi everyone, I m backend engineer want to take contura Vision for removal of spectacle. Is it good take now or wait for new technology?

Is contura vision is good to take now ?

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Hey everyone, 

Thought of creating a daily post where we all can hang around and talk just about anything - without having a specific topic to discuss. 
Think of this like the Watercooler at your office. 

Look forward to hearing from y'all :)

Daily Watercooler (13th June)

The hiring scene is so bad RN man, and why tf every company I get offer to seems toxic af as per the current and ex employees. So tough to find the right ones

Sent home from work

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