Innovative Movie Names (must-read for all HR professionals)

Innovative names for educational movies that could be shown to employees by HR managers in the near future:

Employee Almighty: A blue collar employee gets to be CEO of the company…and realizes it isn’t all as easy as it seems

Happy Employee: An employee’s extraordinary dance skills make the workplace a fun place and changes the originally disciplinarian culture

The Last Employee: Relocated into unknown and unfamiliar territory an employee learns about the way of the new organization and becomes a changed personality

The League Of Extraordinary Employees: Each had his/her own core competency…they came together to fight the greatest threat of all time…

Good Employee Hunting: He had it all…the talent, the skill…but he just wouldn’t come to work!!

The Employee Of Zorro: The Unions had become oppressive…management could do nothing…He was their messiah

A Few Good Employees: A co-worker had been accused for a crime he hadn’t committed, and he was the only one who could save him

The Usual Employees: A fascinating tale of why they didn’t turn up at the office for an entire month…and that’s exactly what it turned out to be in the end…a tale.

Employee Number Slevin: Two rival trade unions…both target the same employee…or so it may seem

How to lose an Employee in 10 days: A practical guide to the dirtiest tricks in the book to get rid of your employee..not guaranteed to work though…as she was soon to find out.


Coming Soon
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Watching "Eklavya"

Jus saw "Eklavya - The Royal Guard" and I have nothing better to do than to enlighten the world with my take on what I think of the movie...so here goes...
As per expectation great performances by the entire star cast and Amitabh is a standout, which is now becoming a regular feature and soon would no longer deserve special mention..The movie, as a whole, was disappointing with the word "dharma" coming in at least 50 times so much so that u wish, halfway thru dat da least they could do was use a synonym for the word and save u some misery...but alas! they don't
A tale that starts off with a promise of intrigue, treachery and lots of twists and turns...ends up being nothing more than a plain Jane storyline which is revealed in bits and parts all throughout the movie and there is no misleading the audience, suspecting the wrong people, no red herrings, nothing..zilch!!! The movie runtime is 1 hour 45 mins but if u can manage it somehow, try watching the movie at double the speed, I promise u, u won't miss anything vital..this movie can be over in 45 minutes flat but then the Bollywood industry is replete with talent that can stretch a movie to unimaginable and unbearable extent....One classy scene is Amitabh hitting a target blindfolded (don't wanna reveal too much now do we...what if despite my insistence you still plan to watch the movie..??) is real classy. All in all, watch it once if you are really intrigued and are a big Amitabh fan...don't waste money in the hall to watch it..u r guaranteed to sleep thru it if u don't start shouting in sheer frustration at the speed at which the frames move!!

World's Most Unusual Termination Letter

Now since, am an HR student I guess its only apt to start my posting with something related to HR..
WARNING: The following post is not intended for HR professionals or people looking for value add in HR...it is more a light hearted take and must be taken in that manner only...
This was written in the busy hours of the WAC class (to be read as "What A Course!!"...otherwise known as Written Analysis and Communication class) while we were supposed to be learning the format of a termination letter....however my creative instincts had other plans and I drafted this...U'll be surprised to know, though that this idea, is roughly the basis of a new Hollywood movie, (Hot Fuzz, which has already gathered a rating of above 8 on imdb.com)...and I now plan to send all my writing, no matter how arbit (read arbitrary) it is... to Hollywood, might as well make some money out of it..while I still I can....

Disclaimer: The following is only a work of fiction and no organisation (thankfully) has been known to have issued such a letter to any employee. Further, this document is only for the sake of amusement and not meant to be a reflection of the standards of any organisation existing today.

WORLD’S MOST UNUSUAL TERMINATION LETTER

To: atiuttam@oldfashioned.com
Subject: YOU’RE FIRED…
Dear Mr.Atiuttam

We are sorry to inform you that your services shall no longer be required as of today (December 6, 2006)
This is by no means a reflection of your capabilities as, in fact the company has found you to be too capable!!
You always came to meetings on time, you have been receiving the best employee award consecutively for the past 5 years. You have always achieved the maximum sales for the company. In fact, you have set such high standards, that the other employees have lost their drive.
As you are well aware, that in this day and age of competition, there is no room for second place. As a result of your excellent performance, your colleagues are now demotivated. We lost two very valued employees last month for precisely the same reasons.
You have been found to be a team player, but since your performance is so superior, your colleagues have stopped competing. In fact, your performance has made your superiors feel threatened on more than one occasion.
Had you been receiving regular promotions, you would have been heading this company three years back, which is a good indicator of the growth you can expect at your future place of work.
However, as we are an old-fashioned organization, we all value our jobs very dearly so we have no choice but to let you go.
We have been a little hesitant in forwarding your resume to other companies, as they might face the same problems that we have, which might deteriorate our relations with them.
As a result, we were unable to provide any future employment options for you.
However, we are confident that with your abilities, you will not consider this a setback.
We would be thankful if you do not contact us this day onward so that our other employees can hope to make a fresh start.
Wishing you all the success in your future endeavours.

Cheers
XYZ
Personnel Department
OldFashioned & Co.

Continuing from where I left off

Ya, so as I was saying...one other reason that prompted me to start a blog was also da fact that I am in MDI Gurgaon....now don't get me wrong, MDI rocks and not a day goes by when am not thankful to God dat I am here...but there's one thing you get to do when u r in MDI...you get time to blog! If you need explanation for what I say, all you gotta do is pop over at individuallyhazaaar.blogspot.com and read why my good friend Sabari decided to start a blog and Voila!! all your questions will be answered...all doubts eliminated... :)

Welcome all

K the only thing that surprises me most is why I took so long to actually sign up for stuff like blogs cause I love to talk and I love to write and well, dats essentially what blogging's all about no?
so after a million requests from my friends (talk about exaggeration!!) and lots of encouragement from my well wishers( not exactly Mr. modest eh? ;)), I've finally landed up here with frankly no idea what I am writing about...(don't worry, I'll figure out something soon)
neways..u r all welcome to stick around and have fun ( there, I've warned u enough now...)
Since this is more an introductory piece, I thought I'd share with you that I am a big time PG Wodehouse fan and write poetry. Apart from that I love quizzing and writing and am currently pursuing an MBA in HR at MDI Gurgaon....
There, so much for the introductions.
Hope you have fun browsing around...Enjoy