Thursday, July 3, 2008

beware of meddlers

Meddler in the middle of all…
Will it be possible to get rid of them? Indeed it’s a tough task. When the meddler is a member of fair sex it becomes tougher. Fortunately they have not yet spread widely.
Ubiquitous meddlers …dressed in well-starched, spotless white clothes with stiff creases (earlier yellow was their favourite colour) are common sight in all offices, with their cell phones ringing repeatedly, speaking loudly as if to make others know their high contacts. No one knows it certain whether the call is from a VIP or from a ‘gully’ leader from Coin Collecting Public Phone located next street. He will try to make an impression that it is certainly from a person of status not less than a cabinet Minister. Sometimes the name-dropping of the CM or the PM also makes their chatter solemn. Occasionally, anxious to get their things done, they try to bring in a reference to sons, daughters or even sons-in-law of the VIP into the ambit and proclaim that they are very close to them. The only way to get rid of them: tell him that you know the person he is talking about. Further declare that the VIP talked to you a while ago and ask him whether he would like to speak to him on your phone. Surely he would retreat and spread his net elsewhere.

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