Offers and Discounts

I am a big shopaholic. I have a penchant for buying things just because they are cheap even if they are of no immediate use. We just set out during the evenings and invariably I return home with a big purchase. Last time had been to one of the big malls in Vadapalani and I got so many things in reduction.

If we work out and plan properly, these do have a big benefit. I worked out the example of vessel scrubber. It costs 10 rs for a small size one. I got the big size one, 10 in a pack for 75 rs. This can be cut into 2 and can be used. So the entire lot costs only 75 for 20 pieces. Similarly I can quote many examples.

But my hubby was asking, why do you need so many vessel scrubbers now? It is a very good question. These reductions and discounts induces people to buy so many when there is no need for them. We need to preserve it properly. All the more remember that we had bought them and remember the place where we have kept them and at the right time use this instead of buying afresh. Nice way to make people spend.

But still some how I feel that, availing the discounts and planning properly is good for the house. As long as you do not waste money. Hopefully I am not doing that. Hubby dear only should certify.

Does a Manager Need to be Technical

Till what stage in career does one need to be technical. being technical requires lot of dedication, hands-on and constant learning phase.Being technical means while managing the project means that the Project manager does not depend on his technical lead to know the technical details of the project. This will also help the manager to actually understand the actual work that is being carried out by the team. It will be easy for him to rate the performance of his team without being dependent on someone else for this. This will also do away with the mere data and metrics aggregation job of a project manager.
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 have grown under people who are very technical even after they have reached the top in their careers and they have been my inspiration. But as I said this requires lot of hard work and dedication from self.

But it is good to be technical what ever point you may reach. Because knowing the job that you do is required to sustain at any adverse conditions as well.

Girl Friends

I read some where recently that Men share actions and women share emotions.Having girls friends helps men to share emotions. But having males as friends does not help women to share emotions. Girls having girl friends and talking a lot to them is important to remove the stress and tension from girls.

What probably it means is like women talk about shopping, preparing dinner,raising kids, multitasking between work and home, taking care of elders at home etc. These are more related to what emotions they go through personally when doing these things.

But men talk about sports - cricket,automobiles-bikes and cars, share market, politics etc which is of very little relevance to the personal feelings. Talking about these things of course does have its own use.But does not have any emotional quotient attached to it.

So in a nutshell, it is better to network with more girls and share more girlish ideas to remove stress. It is just a tit-bit of the article I read somewhere, it may be wrong as well as some men really communicate well with girls.

Taking Credit for Others Work

It happened one Sunday evening. My younger daughter brought one beautiful painting and told me that she had painted it. It looked very cute and I admired the work she had done. I took it to my husband who was in the other room and told him that kutty had drawn and painted the beautiful piece I was holding in my hand. Immediately my kutty resisted " She told, Amma I did not do the drawing, it was done by Akka, I only painted it after she had drawn". I was totally bowled over.

She is hardly 3 years old and she does not want to take credit for anything she has not done. I have noted this on many occasions with my kids. They are happy only if I appreciate them for what they have done. They in fact feel sad if I appreciate them or proudly tell others about things which they actually have not done.

But as people grow bigger and in the cut throat competitive world, how many follow this principle. How many want to be credited only for what they have done. How many ever feel that they should not be taking credit for what they have not accomplished actually. Many people shamelessly take the appreciations and compliments for work not done by them. People change as they grow bigger. So mothers ought to ensure that the qualities in children which are so pure need to persist in them as they grow older. But should this quality persist or is it better to develop some bad qualities as per changing times. I am not sure though.