Many times, you cannot take a statement made by a company or individual at face value. It is important to be able to read between the lines, recollect your past interactions, and discussions with the person or company and then take a decision. Usually most people do not have a hidden agenda, but the ability [...]
For any commercial transaction, the spoken word can never be relied upon due to a number of reasons 1. The person may say he or she never made the statement at a later date. 2. There are no records kept for reference 3. The listener may not have heard what was said properly due to [...]
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration Many people think that a new technology or success in any field comes as a flash of inspiration, but actually it is a result of many years of experimentation, practice, hard work and testing. Some of the most famous writers have started writing stories from a very [...]
From http://bible.org/seriespage/there-are-two-sides-every-story-joshua-221-34 “Have you ever jumped to a conclusion before hearing both sides of a story? Have you ever failed to give someone the benefit of the doubt, even though they had never wronged you?” This saying from the Bible is very relevant today. Today, character and other types of assasination is a full time [...]
The book “Big Brands Big Trouble” was delivered nearly 2 months after first placing the order . The book was ordered at 2 different online book stores, but the order was cancelled as the book was not “in stock” and amount refunded back. The third seller also said the book was not in stock, despite [...]
One of the most important things that you learn as an engineer is cost control. If you are going to get a premium price , you use high quality material as inputs and put in proportionate efforts. If you are getting the lowest price in the market, the quality of inputs is adjusted accordingly. Similarly [...]
Some countries are prosperous and develop because more importance is given to facts, merit and hard work. In others rumours and gossip prevail, because people do not verify the facts. If you have the truth on your side, however big and well connected your opponent is, you should fight till the bitter end, ultimately the [...]
One of better aspects of doing a job for a few years is learning the art of defending yourself from your seniors. For any commercial transaction, it is always better to document everything. Even if you were discussing a project related issue with a colleague in the same cubicle, you were always told to put [...]
One of the hallmarks of a great company for me is the way they treat their customers. Whatever the order value, however big or small the customer , it is important to treat him or her fairly. It is far easier (and cheaper in the long run) to have a happy customer do repeat business than spend [...]
Working as a engineer can be very boring , especially if you are working in design, preparing engineering drawings like wiring diagrams and cable schedules . But there is one thing you have in common with glamorous professions – you sign a lot of autographs. So every plant layout, assembly drawing, wiring diagram, product specification and cable [...]