there are a few phrases that i absolutely dread when i'm in class :
"sir, i think... "
"sir, i feel... "
"sir, shouldn't it be... "
"sir, what if... "
why? coz what follows is and endless exploration of mindless doubts. well, to be honest, not all are mindless. but most are. and when people keep on asking doubts even when there are less than five minutes left for the class, i really feel like standing up and shouting at the top of my voice - SHUT UP, for god's sake!!
like in our industrial relations class, the kind of situations people come up with would shame a professional crook.
"sir, what if someone is caught stealing a laptop ?" - ever heard of an employee stealing a laptop?
"sir, suppose if an employee resigns and his employer has a grouse against him. now this person goes to another company and the HR of that company asks his old company for reference. now the HR of the old company - since he has an enmity with the person - will give an adverse reference. how does the new employer judge the veracity of the report??" - HAWWWW !! is this some plot of a novel or what??
in the OB class, it's surprising how a few people seem to have experienced almost every concept in the book in their professional and personal lives!!
questions, questions and still more questions. they don't even let me sleep [:(]!! and the chairs are such that you can't sleep. at least i can't.
i know i'm being cynical [:P] but every once in a while, it does get to me!! and i'm not alone in my woes. there's a silent minority in class, the members of which can't do anything but stare at each other helplessly every time the questions flare up.
o God, give me this day the strength to survive another day of questions...
8 comments:
In my class, it's more like a silent majority. So the not-so-silent minority got wind of the fact that we were planning to "celebrate their birthdays" - so they magically learnt to control themselves. :D Maybe you guys should try the same.
class participation eh .. given in ur bit too
@jasmine
ah! but we don't want to give them that recognition [:P]!!
@ramesh
well, to put it in a few words - i have much better things to do [:D]!!
I suffered through the same problem for almost a month. This was the winner question of all "Sir! Why have you kept all those cars in the football field? Are they for weather testing for the paint and all?" [P.S. I work in a car mfg company and those just-out-of-the-line cars were kept solely for storage purpose]
@sonik
[:P] ppl have the misconception that asking questions makes them look intelligent!!
welcome to MBA life
:P
karthikeyan
@karthik
thankoo thankoo [:D]!!
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