Background: The skit is presents a normal (crazy) day in life of s/w engg at onsite.
Roles:
Onsite Coordinator 1 - SHRUTI
Onsite Coordinator 1 - GITA
Client - Tom Cruise
Cab Company Operator -- CO
Offshore Team member - SALMAN
Commentator
Time 2:00 AM
Commentary – When does your day begins 7 am, 8 am may be even 6 am. Lets see what happens with the person representing GLT at client side.
(Behind the scene time 2 am and Phone Ringing – tring tring)
SHRUTI – (picking up in sleep) Hello
SALMAN – Hello, Can I talk to GITA
SHRUTI – hello that is calling
SALMAN – I am SALMAN from GLT, Can I talk to GITA
SHRUTI – Oh Hi how are you, one min I will wake up GITA
SHRUTI – (Calling GITA) – GITA wake up your call
GITA– hummm
SHRUTI – Wake up, your call
GITA– what I don’t have call at this time it’s in morning
SHRUTI – tere liye phone hai offshore se
Gita– o achcha phone hai …..uthati hoon….
GITA– (Picking up the call) Hello
SALMAN – Hi GITA, We called you up for understanding the defect 007 requirements you sent in mail today.
GITA– (in sleepiest voice) which defect? Did I send mail?
SALMAN – yes, the defect number 007.
GITA– (woken up by now) oh ok ok. Give me 5 min let me connect to office network.
Commentary - The call continues for an hour and finally gita goes off to sleep at
Time 6:00 AM
Commentary – Morning 6 am, the alarm rings and the day begins again for the ONCs
(Alarm goes off (pip pip pip))
Shruti – (Wakes up and awakens Gita) Gita get up its 6 O’ Clock
GITA– Why is it 6 O ‘Clock!!!!!
Shruti – hummm now get up and when do you have call today?
GITA– at 8
Shruti – and I have call at
Gita– OK
Commentary –You think everything in US goes smoothly just try booking a cab, Lets see what happens
CO – (Picking up call) Yellow Cab, the number you are calling from please!!
Shruti – Hi this is Shruti Calling from 813 651 3624
CO – Hang on sweetie; go slow, the number again
Shruti – Its 813 651 3624
CO – OK and who is this for?
Shruti – Shruti
CO- shu…. what?
Shruti – Its S for Santa cruise, H for HSBC…hey rather can you book it for Gita
CO- ya that’s an easy one, when do you need the cab?
Shruti –
CO – OK (Sound CO hanging up the call.)
Commentary - Shruti’s cab is booked and lets see how does gita’s call with offshore go.
GITA– (Calling Offshore) hello can I talk to SALMAN
Offshore another person - SALMAN is not around, he has gone for meeting
Gita– Do you know which meeting?
Offshore another person- I think its for defect 007
GITA– OK, no problem, I will call back after half an hour.
Commentary – (Behind the scene its
CO – (Picking up call) Yellow Cab, the number you are calling from please!!
Shruti – Hi this is Shruti Calling from 813 651 3624
CO – OK and who is this for?
Shruti – I had already booked the cab at 6 for Gita.
CO- OK let me check the system.
Shruti – ok
CO- OK cab 178 is on the way.
Shruti – ok thanks a lot.
Commentary – Cab finally arrived and both the ladies have reached office safely after their hilarious journey. (Behind the scene phone ringing) Looks like Gita has to rush to her desk, her phone is ringing
(Behind the scene time 8:30)
GITA - (Picking up phone) Hi good morning Gita here
Tom Cruise – Hey Gita Good morning, how are you?
GITA- I am fine, how about you?
Tom Cruise – Oh Don’t ask me, I am so tired was working late yesterday, BTW how come you are late today?
GITA– Yeah the cab arrived late.
Tom Cruise – Oh that’s the problem, you know you should buy a car in US its really difficult managing without car.
GITA– yeah I am looking for that option.
Tom Cruise – well its past 8:30 you were supposed to give me deliverable.
GITA– Ya offshore is done with the fix but they are stuck because they are facing some network issue. They will check in the code as soon as this network issue gets resolved.
Tom Cruise – hummm ask them to hurry
GITA– ya ok
Tom Cruise – Ok then, Call me once you get the deliverable and I will be in office a little late today so send me release note in mail.
Gita– OK.
(Call ends)
Time 9:30
Commentary – its 9:30, network problem has got resolved just now and offshore is working to send the code. In the mean while client has called Gita again.
Tom Cruise – (Calls GITA) hello Gita
GITA– Hi Tom
Tom Cruise – what happened I have not got the mail yet?
GITA– give us 15 min, the network issue has got resolved just now, offshore is sending the mail in next 15 min.
Tom Cruise – Ok, It was an hours job offshore should have fixed the defect and checked in code in their day time only, anyways ask them to hurry.
GITA– ya ok
Commentary - finally the delivery was done and its
Tom – Hey Gita, how is it going?
Gita– its going fine!!
Tom – hey I was going through release note and I am seeing some pop ups are missing
Gita– ok but they are not part of this defect
Tom – oh is that so…. I have already committed to business that we are providing pop ups too. Can you quickly add that too?
Gita– ok I will do it. I will provide you pop-ups by 4 pm.
Tom- that works. Thanks!! I appreciate it.
Commentary – Gita is busy with her task again, Shruti has gone for lunch alone. Lets see what does she get to eat
Shruti – Reading aloud the food stuffs
(Behind the scene its 4 pm)
Commentary – Its
Gita–(walking to Tom’s seat) Hi
Tom – Hi, I was reading your updates only.
Gita– OK, so it has everything that you need
Tom – Yeah its looking good, I am calling off the day, will check it further at home.
Gita– ok
Tom – ok then see you tomorrow, and do not over work!!!
Commentary – Gita and Shruti finished called off for the day at 5 but again with the exiting cab booking affair they have managed to reach home at 7. Now lets see what do they have for dinner
Shruti – Oh we have nothing in vegetable today… what should we cook?
Gita– ah I am tired aaj khana banana ka mood nahin hai
Shruti – same here …chal khichadi hi bana lete hein
Gita– thee hai.
(Behind the scene the cooker whistles)
Commentary – After dinner they are ready to sleep at 10 but has their day ended yet?
And phone rings again.
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