Out of the blue, he asks me to suggest possible additional features that the system could be incorporated with. Gulp! I hadn’t thought of that! I had just given him a basic report on the product to be designed and had included all the necessary features, the requirements and specifications. The system under discussion is a queue management system which is basically the type used at banks and reservation counters etc.
Was he not satisfied? Well, he has taken a printout of it. Think! Think, lady, think! I can’t recall exactly when I started blurting but here’s how it went.
"Why not make two prototypes? A low - budget alternative, perhaps?"
"Why waste on a printer when printed roll with a stepper mechanism would suffice?"
Boy, was I on a spree!
Some more technical talk (both ways now) later, he came up with the idea of adding an extra function to the keypad for the employee to be able to select a particular customer. “But, sir!”, I interrupted as he was explaining, “That would lead to bias and corruption!” Er, what did I just say? Blame it on the hangover of reading Tehelka.
And that’s when he laughed. I made him laugh.
Was he not satisfied? Well, he has taken a printout of it. Think! Think, lady, think! I can’t recall exactly when I started blurting but here’s how it went.
"Why not make two prototypes? A low - budget alternative, perhaps?"
"Why waste on a printer when printed roll with a stepper mechanism would suffice?"
Boy, was I on a spree!
Some more technical talk (both ways now) later, he came up with the idea of adding an extra function to the keypad for the employee to be able to select a particular customer. “But, sir!”, I interrupted as he was explaining, “That would lead to bias and corruption!” Er, what did I just say? Blame it on the hangover of reading Tehelka.
And that’s when he laughed. I made him laugh.
you made him laugh! and you made me bulb! :P
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That comes pretty naturally to you, doesn’t it?
ReplyDeletehey, i think i'm an outcast in the elec nerd world. i bulbed too. but must have been funny cos u made ur boss laugh, which is usually damn tough
ReplyDeleteHave you been to Friends at Palayam? They have a similar system there. Imagine calling out selected persons. That can be misused, right?
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