Mute

What if there is no mute button in the nortel phones????

no no... what if they dont work??

:D yes... there is lot of discussions happening during a teleconference.. which the local parties here do not want to reveal to the other end .... especially those teleconferences with client....
alright... here is a sample conversation between the offshore team and a client... and what if the mute button doesnt work... we happened to hear all the conversation between both the parties

Here you go :-)

Offshore (a) O : Hi Kathy... how are you doing today???

client (a) C: Oh hi balaji...(baelaegy) i am good... good... thanks... ...sorry i am bit late today to office...

O with mute: aaaman di... ara mani neram lateaa vanthutu.. bit late..

O without mute: NO problem kathy....i have got some good updates for you today on the milestone deilvery...

C with mute: oh no..i dont want to review that sht...

C without mute: that wonderful ... baelaegy... you are star.... you guys rock!!!

O with mute: hmmm ithuku onnum korachail illa...

O without mute: but there is a small dependency issue here...

C with mute: what the f!!!

C without mute: well whats that??

O with mute: mayiru........ therinju mattum nee enna panna pora....

O without mute: its gotto do with the connection properties.. and our guys are looking into ths... i think... it should be sorted within this week...

C with mute: smart f!!$$##

C without mute: (puzzled) then what is status of the delivery... are we then delayed by a week??? is that good news for me :-)

O with mute: aiyaiyo olariteno ..kandpudichitaalaae...

O without mute: did i say 1 week... no ..no.. i take it back.... its must be resolved in 3 business days.. and i guess by next monday... you should have something for review....

O with mute: marupudiyum olariten...nasama pochu..

C with mute: is he crazy.. whatever i dont have anything to do till next week....

C without mute: thats fine... we are helpless coz of the dependency issue... please make sure the team understands the business impact of the slippage in the delivery..

O with mute: yenna di perusa sound vidra.. ella engaluku theriyum

O without mute: i truly understand your concern kathy... i am trying to deliver the best....

O with mute: machaa meeting mudijidichu... iru kelambalaa..

C with mute: aaah...atlast... these a$$holes have screwed up again..

C without mute: i appreciate it... keep me posted on the status once you have the go no go... from those connectivity issue... take care....see ya...

O with mute: olinju po

O without mute: you have a great day kathy...

C with mute: oh.. shit how did i forget this..

C without mute: sorry to hold you back baelaegy... how did you fix the requirement module 434...did the patch work.... was that tested.... i missed to get an update on that...

O without mute: oh..that module 434...

O with mute: yentha module....

O without mute: ya ...ya... i too somehow missed that in the conversation...yes the patch was fabulous..it was a miracle....the testing..went smooth.... and will be posting the requirements tracebailty in the next update... is that fine with you...

C with mute: what the f!!! alright...let him go.. i dont wanna make him cry...

C without mute: thats great...alright you have a good evening then.. bye .

O with mute: ithudan indraya seiythigal...mudivadaikindrana....nandri vanakam

O without mute: bye....

hangs phone both sides

:D

P.S: Hey stop.. I know what you are thinking.... I am not such a dumbass.. this is not the way i do my weekly teleconference.. alright... I still use worse bad words than what is written over the top ......neraya matter censor panniten :D