Author Archives: Chirag Bindal
Attrition
The offshore IT industry comprises of knowledge workers. Usually companies based at geographies with higher labor costs offshore some of their business processes and functions to lower cost offshore destinations. The need to digitize the planet and make humans more … Continue reading
Tipping culture
Not just the barber at the saloon who gives you a haircut, the cab driver who drops you where you need to go, the waiter at the restaurant who gets you your food, but countless others who rely on tips to make … Continue reading
www.chiragbindal.com is Live!
It is the most important day in the history of the Internet, at least so far as I am concerned. www.chiragbindal.com has been launched today. I finally decided to buy the domain name to support online marketing of my upcoming album – … Continue reading
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True calling – life purpose
Fortunate are those who are able to identify their life purpose and true calling, and have the desire and courage to pursue it. “This is what I love to do, and this is what I will excel at in life.” For most … Continue reading
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Pointing fingers
“When you point a finger at someone else, you have three pointing back at you.” I am coming to realize that there may be some truth in the above statement most of us would have come across at some point or … Continue reading
Posted in Health and wellness
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Comcast customer service rep
July of 2014 – most of us heard the news about the possibly over-enthusiastic Comcast customer service representative who went overboard in trying to retain a departing customer. Some of us probably even subjected ourselves to the amusing 8-minute long … Continue reading
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Visa month
April of 2014 turned out to be a visa application month for me. First I had to get my mother’s US visa renewed, followed by application for my and Rikti’s OCI Card (Overseas Citizen of India), then my parents Canadian visa … Continue reading
Selective Amnesia
Amnesia is a disease caused by brain damage or psychological trauma. Essentially, it is loss of memory. It is not easy for me to imagine the life of a person suffering with Amnesia. Does it cause inconvenience? Or does it … Continue reading
When luck conspires
Yesterday I was supposed to return from Detroit to Seattle via a ridiculously long hopping route. There were a total of 3 legs – Detroit > Phoenix > Spokane > Seattle. There was a one hour layover in Phoenix, and … Continue reading
Sacrifice
Nothing great gets built without sacrifice. Never. Depending upon perspective, you may call it sacrifice, or you may call it exploitation. At the end of the day, someone made sacrifices. I would go as far as saying that the extent … Continue reading
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