The profession that stands out..

IT, what else?

Was engaged in one of these very interesting conversations with a colleague I do know well (So it was rest assured that he would'nt embarrass me by talking JSP, MQ and Perl Scripting. In fact, this is one of the criteria on which potential kinship is evaluated by both involved parties when one of the parties in question happens to be me). He had just been on a short vacation down south to potential Tier 4 IT destinations which happen to be villages and was amused, flabbergasted and humbled (in no particular order) when he met up with this modern farmer (MF)

MF: Hey there dude!
He: Whassup buddy
MF: Oh gawd!!..Dont even friggin ask..The last production drop from heaven has been screwed to the core. We may have to decrease our reliance on the team up there and start considering
other vendors..
He: Tough luck mate! If you dont mind me asking (And before you raise your eyebrow in displeasure) how are you able to make ends meet
MF: (Letting loose a philosophical rant) Life has no boundaries..Ends are but illusionary..What are the means..
He: What do you mean?

Phone buzzes..

MF: Holy shit! Have you really moved me from the Bench to a Project? Thank heavens. I will be at office at 7 am tomorrow..

Some talk on the other end..

MF: Absolutely..I have spent the last 2 years waiting for exactly this opportunity. This project is best suited to tap my core competencies. In fact, I have spent every single day working out theoretical solutions for this product at home..

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