It sounds like the spiteful outbursts of the videshi
individual, who is affected by the boom in Indian outsourcing industry. No., it
isn’t. It is neither the remark of any
of the hundreds of non-BPO individuals who aspired to be one but couldn’t get
into it. Neither it is the remark of an ordinary shopper who is enthralled by
the spending ability of a BPO staff. Let us find out.
Speaking of dogs, we have two stray dogs, blackie and
brownie in our street. They are the self appointed watchmen of the street and
being what modern day as it is, they recognize people only from their cars or
bikes. When my neighbor comes in an ‘alto’ instead of ‘indica’, he is chased
from one end to another. There are also subtle differences. It recognizes my
Hyundai and allows me with a grin and wag, but the doctor who lives down the
street is chased though he also owns a Hyundai! There are couple of bike owners
who have to do a circus by keeping their feet on the handle bar to escape the
wrath of these watch dogs!
Any ordinary resident of the colony would have been happy
about these little helpers as they keep the street away from the suspected
militants. But of late they started neglecting their usual chores, as they are
overworked. Blackie has now penchant for TATA Sumos and Brownie has liking for
chasing Tempo Travellers. They have now become midnight marauders chasing other
midnight marauders. What I mean is about those vehicles that come to pick up
and drop BPO staff from our colony. Now the blackies and brownies have duty cut
out for 11.30 p.m., 2.30 and 4.30 a.m . Is it Lord Tennyson who wrote “they also
serve who stand and wait for two fifteen”. Now they also serve who run and
chase the sumos at two thirty.
This has caused lot of insomniacs in our street; my simple
self is thus elected the president of their club. Now in the recent meeting
held at 2.30 a.m, members have unanimously entrusted the job of training these
dogs to recognize and accept the BPO vehicles. So I contacted a NGO who is
specializing in animal warfare and they with the generous help from the BPO HRD
(Highly Resourceful Department) supplied a lot of goodies along with the
vehicles to make them acceptable. Now the doggies have also identity
badges(other than ear cut)
The above episode has catapulted me to instant fame and also
instant riches. Yes, now I am no longer the President of the Insomniacs club,
having lost the job recently, but have now become the Head of the new venture
“BPO Training for Street Volunteers (TSV)” being funded by none other than the
upcoming venture capital fund started by the leading lady of a leading a BPO.
As is expected, “Value addition” has been achieved by training the volunteer
dogs for waking up the vehicle Driver at the appointed time, escorting the BPO
staff from vehicle to their houses and vice versa and also ensuring that nobody
else enters the house along with them (perhaps excluding their boy/girl
friends).
Having opened Training centers in all the leading BPO
centers, the first opportunity for my company to expand came from another
venture capital idea from these street volunteers. Their uncanny canine ability
to communicate with their puffs and barks, nucleated a BPO for “Day care Center
as outsourcing for the lonely dogs of US of A ", during the day time. This
ideally suited our volunteers who normally do the night duty in their mother-
land. It is nice to see our street
volunteers wearing dollars so earned in their collars.
Having earned my pennies, I wanted to retire peacefully. I
bought a pair of sneakers, a baton and chose a nice area to have my early morning
walks. Even after fifteen days, I am not able to enjoy the same, as I am still
to get a dog for me to accompany my walks, as all of them are working in BPOs!
What a dog’s life! Do I mean what I say???
