Feeling the Pressure of Project Deadlines: A Software Engineer's Musical Take on Work Stress

nivedhitha
Sing with the tune...

"Papa kehte hain" for Software Engineers.

Doston...

Aaj Delivery ka Aakhri Din hai, Aur sabhi ne kuch na kuch file check-in kiya hai. Par maine koi file check-in nahi kiya hai. No, really, I mean it. Aaj, Aaj mujhe bar bar ek hi khayal aa raha hai.

The song begins here...

PM (Project Manager) kehte hain bada kam karega, TM (team member) hamara bada code likhega, magar yeh to koi na jaane, ke iska template hain kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn...

PM kehte hain bada kam karega, TM hamara bada code likhega, magar yeh to koi na jaane, ke iska template hain kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn...

PM kehte hain bada kam karega, aaaaa aaaaaa...

[jazzy music in the manner of TDD being typed]

Baithe hain milke, Sab reviewer apne, sabke dilon mein armaan yeh hai [eh he eh]. Woh Review mein kal kya bharega, har ek defect ka Owner kaun hai... Koi reviewer ka kaam karega, Defect resolution main koi apna naam bharega, magar yeh to koi na jaane, ke is defect ka owner hai kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn...

PM kehte hain bada kam karega, aaaaa aaaaaa...

[jazzy music in the manner of Review defects being closed]

Mera to sapna, Hain Onsite Jana. Jau jo wahan, Jhume Bahar. Tension badhati, UAT ka mausam, client ki masti, OC ka haal... Bandha onsite main 0 defect try karega... Good show mail mein apna naam payega. Mujhe bus itna kaho yaaron... Ki mujhe onsite jana hai kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn...

PM kehte hain bada kam karega, TM hamara bada code likhega, magar yeh to koi na jaane, ke mera appraisal hai kahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn...

[applause and sounds of developers destroying cubicles...]

!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
vinodkumar
Hi friends,

No reply, kamaal hai "shock" but I keep on applying till you guys start replying. Saawan ka mausam tha, poonam ki raat thi. Mein uske paas tha, woh mere karib thi. Fir woh mere paas aayi aur thodi si ghabraayi. Jab maine uska haath pakada, to woh thodi si sharmaayi. Usne kaha aaj hum aise bandhan me bandh jaaye, jise duniya ki koi taakat na tod paaye. Meri khushi ka andaaza lagana mushkil tha, par iske aage jo hua woh dekhna bhi mushkil tha. Usne mera haath haathon mein lekar kaha, "Yeh to janam janmo ka bandhan hai." Phir mujhe yaad aaya woh Saawan ka mausam, woh poonam ki raat, yeh to RAKSHA BHANDHAN hai!

Goodbye,
Vinod Kumar
H.R.
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