Babudom ( Files & white take in sarkar Office) Source: http://www.syzygy.org.uk/

I don’t know if the heading mentioned is right. Hopefully, you’ll get the message I wanted to share here.

This idea is about giving an opportunity for people to be in other shoes.

So, here it goes.

Recently a friend from Trivandrum called me to say that he is coming to Bangalore to attend a wedding. He asked me to do hotel booking, asked me few hot spots which he can visit in B’lore. During the conversation he asked me if we get booze in shops. He asked if it was government run retail outlets as in Kerala. I said heck NO.

Well, he is working in a senior role in a government office. And as a typical sarkari babu, who is a king in his little big world. Yes, he is a big name in the department, where he takes lot of key decision in his department.

Corporate office Tour – Eyeopener for Sarkari Babus

I feel most sarkar clerks and offices are just like tadpoles  in that deep well, without venturing to see how other states or countries are running their affairs. All they know, is their big role, and only the realms of that state.

Just like his there are scores of govt babus who run across the corridors of power as if they are the sole pillars of democracy or that particular institution. What they do not know is how other organization run much faster and efficient.

So, I was thinking if we give these fellas a guided tour to a private company. Yes, let them be in a place for a day or two and see things like:

• Working on a digital node ( Paper less office)
• Flow of daily tasks – How new rules evolve?
• Attend a typical corporate office conference
• Join for some games and fun in the office ( gym or sports)
• Find out the bottlenecks of the operations
• See power women who call the shots

Well, the idea is just to give an exposure to people working in traditional set-up offices to see how IT offices run. Well, it could happen vice-versa too. Means, corporate offices will be asked to sit in the chair of clerk and she how the work happens there, how the rules makes each task go slow like a snail mail.

Take home
I feel both sides has to learn from each other’s work environment. Apart from these two, there is one new setup – the startup shops. These are chaps who run from coffee houses, meet in some random coffee or beer joints, yet have serious discussion on their plan, future, etc. It’s a all-need breed of work space. We will discuss it later, when I have things to talk about them.