Blame it on the year

It's time to remove the calender from its place, dust its surroundings and put a new one in its place. Practically, the same feeling exists with 2008. It has not been a good year particularly for the techies like me. Markets world wide nose-dived into recession. Job markets are in disarray. Companies slowed down the hiring processes, sped up the cost-cutting measures, gave delta-increments, got rid of the bad/excess baggage, emphasised on the "Quality" of the work, brought out the norms that were safely preserved in the cup boards since the previous slow-down.

It has been a terrible year for the country as well, lots of things to ponder about for the policy makers and law protectors. Last few months have really been torrid with unfortunate incidents taking place more often. And after all this, we have a "neighbour", who doesn't waste a chance of rubbing salt into our wounds.

Were there no positives at all in 2008?? Well, there are few, our sports persons made us proud, our countrymen got recognised by the world, few important deals were made by the country, democracy won elsewhere in the nation, many things are still the same as they were and the year will end in few hours, which in itself is the biggest positive of all.

On this positive note, let's say "Good bye 2008. Welcome 2009".