Life on The Bench

During the boom time, being on bench was a non-issue for consultants because of greater opportunities for placement due to the greater demand for IT skills.

Is it the same anymore??

You might think "Well probably not". My answer to this would be a strict "NO" as many of them including me are on bench. If this being the case, then why do companies recruit people and pay them even if they are'nt doing anything worthwhile. Probably, because they expected something coming in their way. It does'nt matter whether you were put on the bench intentionally or unintentionally but once you have landed there, your state can only be sympathized.

So, what do people do while on bench??

This seems to be a very difficult question to answer. People might play games, watch movies etc. Doing all these might be a good way to pass time, but for how long? Probably for a week or even a month. What after that? What would be your growth in the company compared to others who are into a project? Nothing, right.

That’s when I thought I should do something worthwhile. Be it, improving your technical skills or improving your communication skills. I chose the latter one and I started Blogging which happened to be so interesting and addictive. Blogging can improve your language and also your knowledge about many things. In the end, you feel somewhat relaxed after doing something worthwhile.

I would like to thank my friend Srinidhi here for creating his blog and allowing me to blog there. My life on bench is better now compared to what it was before I started blogging. Thanks to Srinidhi. Without him, all these would not have been possible.

Hoping to get into an interesting project soon...

Regards,
Kishan Chandranna