Who are you - Donkey A or Donkey B?

This is the story of two donkeys. There was a person having two donkeys. We can call them as Donkey A and Donkey B....

Donkey A was very enthusiastic. He always used to show that he is hardworking. He always carried more wait, walked faster so as to make his owner happy with his work.

Compared to A, Donkey B was quite lazy. He never make his owner happy. He never thought that it is needed.Whether his owner is with him or not, he just walked in his normal speed. He was not showy.

Slowly, the owner started realizing the difference between these two donkeys. A is walking faster, taking more load while B is lagging behind. So he started appreciating A. He started hitting B. He stared comparing B with A. B was not able to understand this competition, One day he said to A, " Friend, only two of us are there, then why should we compete with each other? Instead of that we will share the load. Instead of running faster we will walk quietly. There is no success in keeping others behind!!!"

But it affected A in other way. A started thinking that B has no guts, he frightened to him. He thought that, as he was going ahead and B was not liking it. So A started walking even more faster. He started taking more load.

The owner was very happy on A.But at the same time he was very angry with B. He was hitting B, but B was not able to walk faster and take more load. So at one fine day B died.

Now as A takes more load, owner started giving B's load on A. A was thinking that he is better than B. B died and he is still working. Same time owner started expecting more from A.

But this didn't last for more time. A was taking load four times his capacity. Now even trying so hard, he was not able to meet his owner's expectations. Now owner saw the difference in speed and load A used to take early and now. So owner stared hitting A. But even by trying his level best, A was not able to work like previously he used to.

Owner was bored of hitting A. He thought that A is no more hardworking. Finally he gave A to butcher and bought two new donkeys.

Moral of the Story - Software industry-

1. While working in corporate world, don't think that your fellow team members are not hardworking or intelligent. They take their part of work and hence you are getting good work.

2. What and how you are working is important for your manager. Don't use your manager to humiliate your team members.

3. Whatever donkey you are, for your manager you are just a donkey.

4. Don't do too much work. Instead of that, just do some quality work.
"Never work hard, work cleverly".