I don't know but my imagination would have given it a littel different ending like instead of him coming out of dream and finding his manager standing, I would put that he found his more cheerful-self behind smiling and telling - how the hell can you be thinking so stupid about your own appraisal. The person lying and I we both are two sides of the same coin , but then you are the coin. Don't get tossed around by negative emotions. Wake up now, see your manager is coming with some great news. smile man , Smile. And more over a person working with TCS and imagining such an end because of an appraisal. No man it's not done. Come smile, please.
Now this is what I felt. But still story is good and interesting.
God bless!
Ramesh Sood