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Heros of this blog

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There are two heroes of this blog, whom I’ve mentioned a couple of time. They finally arrived on this blog and left some comments. Actually in Jan 2008.

Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal (Project Manager of MicroStrategy-QA project in Cybage, Pune)
“At least a MILLION times people around you, who have worked and lived with you have told you what an IDIOT you are. But seems you still fail to understand.
Pity on you.”

Paramjeet Singh Sidhu (Project Lead of MicroStrategy-QA project in Cybage, Pune)
“No wonder you write all bullshit about the people you work with because they all know how sick your thoughts and you were (seems like you still are). Anywayz, you and your fantasies go on and on.
May god help you.”
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People like you give me good learning. I’ll not forget Cybage because of people like you. I owe you this. I pity having worked under you guys. I don’t think I’ll ever get any manager like you and pray to god that no one in this world gets it. and who was/is sick is known to persons concerned. May god help both of you. Last but not least, thanks for stopping by on the blog.

Constant whining by blog readers

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I should make this post sticky actually.

This is a personal blog. I write about my life and stuffs. But after having said truth about Bangalore Motoring Club, there has been a sudden increase in comments. I generally get comments on post related to MicroStrategy. Those who call me ideat, then I must accept that I’m. I’ve been very truthful to my job whatever and whereever it is. For me work is religion. But I’ve not been able to smart, cunnin and crooked with people around me in office. I can’t be. Not my habit to spend time and eneregy for such things. When people intentaionlly and willfully do something wrong and faced my fierce reaction in life or blogs, they realize it. Being not smart it tue but definately I’m very intelligent and have eyes and ears open. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

About some people hating my feeling against my PM and PL at Cybage.
The day before I put my papers, I had spoke to my PM (Gurvinder Singh Chhatrwal) about lots and lots of things that weren’t right. He just gave me smart answers, not appreciated by me. One can be smart with people, but one should realize taht they can’t go long with it. Such person are biggest reason behind attrition. I hope most of us reading this must have read famour forward “people leave managaers not organization”. That’s very much true in my case and 90% of people around me.

All those who have acted smart, I have given them time to improve because when I feel it is too much, I will hit back. But something in my due course of time I’ve realized it, this kinda behaviors is almost everywhere. I shouldn’t be direct. Rather I should try to be smooth (I just hate being so), but I’ve realized that I can’t be it, I’d speak out the fierce words instantly if I don’t think something is right. I do think it is foolishness, but I can’t help it. But I’m improving.

–I”ll be updating this.

Update on 1st March
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I’d found on the very next day. IP address of the commenter’s clearly indicate one of them was Paramjeet Singh Sidhu (now Param Sidhu). the other comment souce could not be nailed down, though I had suspect.

Finally out of MicroStratgy project at Cybage

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Well it happened in March or something, but I didn’t ask anyone about it. Cybage has a practice of not introducing a newbie unless he is well versed, but worse is if you are replacing someone good who left company/project, you will not be introduced to MicroStratgy for a real long time. I was a undisputed defect (main deliverable to client) finder within 2 months but I was introduced to MicroStrategy only after release of 8.0. They took 202 days to introduced me to MicroStrategy. They gave me absurd reason about having introduced 3 people who joined after me. This is sad story of Cybage all together.

BTW, I was (kinda) demoted by having shifted to Front-End team from Back-End team on MicroStrategy in Cybage. Reason, I used to wear (and still) funky cloths to office, Limp Bizkit style. Frond-End team does QA of Desktop products and Administration where as Back-End team does QA of Configuration settings and NCS. Bank-End testing has steep learning curve. I do not know Narrowcast Server and Customization well. I was categorically kept away from both.

In spite of all these, MicroStrategy@Cyabge was the best job. It was all new technology. Getting trained by some of real hardcore guys. Person responsible for Analytical Engine (Hani) has been working at MicroStratgy for a decade and he is a gem of person. He has showed us the bugs in MicroStrategy in a hardcore technical manner. I really really liked that. I know how to fake the output of a report completely. There is a secret tool using which you can directly communicate to MicroStrategy Metadata. Last but not least, you can created a report using the Object IDs. Yes, just using Object IDs. But that tool (I won’t name it) is full of bugs. When I sat full, really full. That has been created by Engine team for internal use and they know to use it. There are no checks, you can enter whatever you want, but these guys won’t go wrong.

This partiality is a common issue with Cybage. I know it is everywhere but Cybage has to 3-4 times more than the companies I work after leaving Cybage. Specially you feel sucked when your PM (Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal) tries to discredit you for the appreciation that you receive from Client. MicroStrategy is considered a client who will not easily appreciate offshore employees, but I received appreciation for “delaying 8.0 SP2 UNIX build for more than two weeks”. I not only found a show stopper issue with the build that was going to be GA also gave them the workaround. When client appreciated the same, there was a long mail then usually sent by MicroStrategy and it was full of talking about that UNIX issue I uncovered, PM forwarded to All Managers to CEO he just forgot to mention me. When I asked his about the same, he asked to do that next time and he would definitely do it. Man, you don’t have Olympic every day or month. Don’t wanna say anything more than this. BTW, my PL, for whom I was a bone of contention, left Cybage and has joined MicroStrategy. This guy named Paramjeet Singh Sidhu (valid Orkut login required) is a a best guy in fixing and setting up and office politics. All people who left Cybage while he being the PL, mainly due to the fact that he wouldn’t have let them grow in the team. This guy will go to any level of politics for progress. Some happiness taht Lopea (SR QA Manager) is among my connection on LinkedIn.

I hate MicroStrategy, Inc.

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Well… I had rightfully access to machines of MicroStrategy while working at Cybage. Not to forget that I had privilege for lot of things. I downloaded the GA build and tried to use Internal Serial Key, but it didn’t work. What does it mean? It means the GA builds are made not to accept the internal keys. If you have internal key, you can install everything… Generally the serial key itself decided what you can install but with internal keys you get all. You need to get the server activated for sure. I remember once Manisha gave the GA build to her friend. I was shocked and she acted as a routine. It is highly illegal. Specifically, when the copies of software available to Cybage are unrestricted. As far as I know, I’m still work with Cybage. I really regret not having got through the interview with IBM as I could have met Fransis Chao-Gay and probably Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal. BTW, Mr Chhatwal is the man behind the misadventure of Elston Pimemta. For all those who don’t know, I was asked to leave for being authority over my PL (Parmajeet Singh Sidhu) during my notice period. WTF, SP3 was going to be released just 2 weeks ahead. He tried to play mind game during that 5 minute talk. Bastard, held my release letter for quite some time. I received it only after I wrote to CEO and new DH/PM of MicroStrategy project. I must say I was lucky. I wouldn’t forget the way I was harassed for release letter. This is this the way they behave with the undisputed Tester. Who made #2 feel #1.

A joke that reminds me of Cybage

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A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, ‘Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.’

The man below says, ‘Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees North latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees West longitude.’

‘You must be a programmer,’ says the balloonist.

‘I am,’ replies the man. ‘How did you know?’

‘Well,’ says the balloonist, ‘everything you have told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost.’

The man below says, ‘You must be a project manager

‘I am,’ replies the balloonist, ‘but how did you know?’

‘Well,’ says the man, ‘you don’t know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep,and you expect someone to solve your problem.’