Cyclone Thane was hovering somewhere close to Chennai skies. The winds were erratic and the rain gaining momentum, I decided to work from home. The year was drawing to a close and business was at its lowest – was the justification I gave to the ‘working from home’ status of mine, which more often than not turned out to be ‘working for home’ than ‘from home’. My friend (neighbor) and her family invited me for lunch and I was more than happy to get some tasty homemade food without venturing into the rain. Of course as all of us would do, I maintained a good boy image and answered precisely to the questions that were thrown at me. The topic switched to IT and Corporate life not only because my friend worked in one but also because their guest a well-mannered young man (well that is me) had the same back ground. Even though her parents were not too much acquainted with IT and related industry her Dad had his own say in the topic from the perspective of a retired EB engineer. The top