Side effects of working in IT

Some side-effects of working in offices these days. Shared by people who
have done it. Am sure we must have also done something similar some
time…so enjoy

During these years in this s/w industry, I have hardly touched a pen. A few
days ago, when I had to write on a paper, to go to the next line, I tended
to press enter button. Sometimes, when I do a mistake, I feel like pressing
Ctrl+Z

I once went out to the market wearing my office ID card and did not realize
till my friend told me why I was wearing it !!!!

A few days back I slept at 11:30 in the night and woke up in the morning at
7:00 and suddenly thought that I haven’t completed 9.15 hours and laughed
at myself when I realized it.

Just after our training completion and subsequent posting, me and my
friends went out for dinner in one of the best restaurants.. And as I
finished, I started walking towards the basin with plates in my hand..

Once I was on call with my father and mom was not around. I went on to ask,
“why is she not attending the status call?”

I don’t login to orkut, yahoo, gmail, youtube, etc.. at my personal
internet connection at home… thinking it will be blocked any way. Till I
realize - I am at home.

While writing personal mails also…..I just write it as if I am writing to
someone on-site or some senior person….. Just forget that we are only
mailing our friends….

And keeping hands in front of tap for waiting water to drop by itself is
very frequent with me…..I just forget that we have to turn the tap on and
off….

Once after talking to one of my friend, I ended the conversation saying
…” Ok bye…in case of any issues will call u back” (Hilarious!)

Sometimes when I delete a message from my mobile by mistake, I hope for a
second, maybe its in the recycle bin

I was about to throw my hand-kerchief into the bin after drying my hand.

Once I was flashing my ID card instead of unlocking the door with the keys.

I gave my office mail id and pwd to access Gmail and wondered when they
become invalid !!!!

I was earlier working at the back office of an international Bank. We used
to ‘dispatch’ lot of Credit / Debit cards and statements for the customers
and track its delivery later. Once my grandma was admitted to a hospital,
my team mate once casually asked me ” howz ur grandma doing now ? still in
the hospital ? ” … and I replied to her, “She is better now, she will be
dispatched from the hospital tomorrow !” ….This was followed by a loud
laugh in the entire bay !

Once I went to a pharmacy and asked for a tab….pharmacist asked whether I
want 250mg r 500mg…..suddenly I replied as 256mb…lol….thank god he
didn’t noticed that….

Me getting a thought of doing an Alt+Tab while switching from a news
channel to the DVD while watching TV.

And I - after a forty a hour marathon in Bhubaneshwar with Powerbuilder,
decided to take a break and went to a movie. In the middle of the movie,
when I wanted to check the time, I kept repeatedly glancing at the bottom
right corner of the silver screen!

Few of my friends and myself decided to go out for dinner. The place wasn’t
fixed yet. I said we shall decide it “run time”

When I went to a movie theatre from office directly.. I showed the guy at
the entrance my ID card and walked in… he had to call me back asking for
the ticket…

Once I went to have juice at the local juice vendor and innocuously asked
him whether he had a plain ‘version’ of lemonade.

The other day I was hearing one guy talking of a “Stand-alone” house.. when
he was actually intending to indicate an independent house… Poor broker
should have thought of a ” A lone house standing in the middle of
nowhere… ”

I always press 0 before dialing any mobile number from landline which is at
home…Later when I hear its wrong number then I realize I am at home..