Life is calling...

It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on. PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing.
And who's at work? Most of them! Take a closer look. All or most specimens are 20-something male species of the human race. Look closer. Again all or most of them are bachelors. And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!! Any guesses??
Let's ask one of them. Here's what he says: Arey yaar, what there 2 do after going home... idhar to net hein, AC hein, phone hein, khaana hein, coffee hein.. to jam ke khaao, jam ke piyo (burps), jam ke chatting/phone karo aur thak jaane par ghar jaao...aur boss bhi kush that I am working late...(burps) aur khaane ka paisa bhi bachtaa hein."
This is the scene in most software companies and other off-shore offices. Bachelors "time-passing" during late hours in the office just b'coz they say they've nothing else to do. Now what r the consequences.?
Read on: "working"(for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the company culture. With bosses more than eager to provide support to those "working" late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he's a hard worker. Goes home only to change...!) They aren't helping things too. To hell with bosses who don"t understand the difference between "sitting" late and "working" late!!
Very soon, the managers start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours. My dear bachelor bhais let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family. Office is no longer a priority, family is. And that's when the problem starts. B'coz u start having commitments at home too. For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a "early leaver" even if u leave an hour after regular time. After doing the same amount of work, people leaving on time after doing there task for the day are labeled as work-shirkers. Girls who thankfully always leave on time are labeled as "not up to it".
All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on "working" not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.
So bhaai log, what's the moral of the story. Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!! Never put in extra time unless really needed. Don't stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are hundred other things to do in the evening.. Learn music. Learn a foreign language. Try go-carting... Get a girl friend, take her around town. (What do u say guys) And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.
Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's calling, where are you??"Please pass on this message to all those colleagues whom you know stay back in office for everything other than work. And please do it before leaving time, don?t stay back till midnight to forward this!!

Sanjay