"When you are pressed for time, 2 things happen for sure.
1) There will be some new work which will pop up to add pressure to you
2) There will be some crackpot who will always ensure you waste the available precious time.
So as i say, you cannot always converse with such kind of people. They have this bad habit of speaking in "circles". By Speaking in circles i mean this "If you ask them a question, they will come back with another question to your question. And you know how it feels when , when you seek an answer and are questioned on your question. And yes, if the questions lead to an answer, then there wont be much regret. However in most cases the question will lead to a different conversation altogether - guess i am clear here."
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Rax: Hey JC, Can you update me on the Project "Opfin", i just joined back today and i need to make a note on it.... (I said as i joined back after a 5 day break).
JC: Why me? (He shooted from the corner of his lips with least attention to my question)
Rax: Cmon JC, its not that you have no time, or details on the project. Tell me now!
JC: What makes you think i have time?
Rax: As is see your computer screen , 1) You have forgot to refresh your email 2) I am wondering which financial analysis requires Pakistan vs Canada match updates (this window was open in his monitor) 3) You are listening to music on your ipod 4) Your eyes are half asleep 5) You are a jerk
JC: So if i am a half asleep jerk, it logically means i am a half awake doing some work, Dont you think so? (JC can really irritate at times)
Rax: I dont want to really get into "your" definition of " work " JC, now be a good guy, wake up 100% and give me the details.
JC: How is my definition of " work " different from "Your" definition Rax, please explain?
I inhaled my breath slowly yet gently and exhaled it even more slowly and even more gently and continued.
Rax: My definition of " work " will always ensure i give the project details to my colleagues first and then take match updates and then go to sleep , with my ipod on. Your is exactly the reverse JC, can i now?
JC: So you mean the ipod will still be on as the project details are being shared, according to your definition of "work", don't you?
( Sometimes the word "Irritates" gets irritated when used for JC )
Rax: Yes i mean that. Even your ipod is on, Now give the details JC, i am pressed for time.
JC: But from when did "Apple's product - ipod" mingle itself with the English definition of "work"? Apple is American not English Rax. Dont you think so?.
(Let me introduce JC here. JC is a dear friend, a colleague and a rock music enthusiast. He is an IITian who is never tired of arbit talk, never. Let what may come, he will ensure to make you feel small with his i-dont-give-a-shit attitude)
Rax: Goddam JC Now give the details..i am pressed for time. I did not eat anything, nor did i visit the washroom, nor drank water since morning!!! I cant bear you anymore.
JC: So what happens when you are pressed for time?
My imaginary hand slammed itself on my forehead
No the conversation did not stop here. I gave a hearty reply post which i managed to get the details.
I even found a solution to manage such pests who eat away your brains and time at the same moment. Well before anything, to know my reply -read the first two paragraphs again.
That was my reply. And that's the solution. Answer their question in such a length that they wake up and really answer you.
But JC being JC, after giving the project details, messaged me " If what you said about speaking in circles is true, how do people speak in squares?"
