January 24, 2024
Today was a different kind of day—no one was home, so I woke up around 8 AM and made breakfast and coffee for myself. It's rare to have a quiet morning like this, and I enjoyed it.
After breakfast, I joined the morning meeting. Over the past week, I’ve been testing a beta feature, and I found some significant loopholes, which I had already discussed with the dev manager and team, including potential solutions. But here's the twist: there's this one guy on my team who always tries to take credit for others' work. Today, he literally copy-pasted all my findings and emailed them to the team and stakeholders as if they were his. I couldn’t believe it—how do people like this even grow in their careers? It’s beyond frustrating, but I guess it’s a part of corporate life.
Later, while doing some random testing, I stumbled across Google Groups and found a small misconfiguration that turned out to be critically juicy information. I spent the day exploring and documenting it. I'll probably write the report tomorrow (yes, I tend to work after company hours because, honestly, I only work for 1–2 hours during the day).
Before writing this, I read a friend's blog about inequality. They shared a observation: the place where they usually have lunch had umbrellas for shade, but today they were removed. The reason? A senior VIP was passing by. It’s such a typical Indian thing—putting on a show for VIPs while neglecting everyday needs. Taxpayer money is wasted on superficial improvements like shining roads, hiding slums, and adding flower pots when high-ranking officials like the CM or PM visit. Instead of showboating, why not invest that money where it could genuinely benefit people?
Another striking line from the blog stayed with me: "Women in rich families don't work, and men in poor families don't work." It’s a harsh reality. In many poor families, men often shirk responsibility, wasting money on alcohol and leaving women to work and support their families. These women face physical and mental harassment daily, yet they bear the burden of keeping their families afloat. It’s heartbreaking but a stark reflection of the society we live in.
On a lighter note, I went for my daily walk and clocked 6,562 steps, which is slightly longer than usual. My total steps for the month now stand at 141,985. Staying consistent with walking has been one of the few steady things this month.
