Scene: Interview for the post of a peon in the office of an infotech major in India.

Interviewer: This vacancy has arisen because the last occupant of the post quit after obtaining venture capital to launch his own vortal, chaiboy.com. His departure has left our office in a virtual mess.
Anyway, we should begin with your qualifications? Are you familiar with Windows?

Interviewee: Sirjee, I am afraid of heights, but I will certainly polish the doors every day. But, I can clean the windows from the inside.
Interviewer: Well, then, I guess that question's been answered. However, we look for employees with a multi-dimensional profile. You have some knowledge of Java?

Interviewee: Of course, of course…

Interviewer: Good, that's some relief.

Interviewee (smiles): Yes sirjee, I will serve coffee as well as tea; decaf, espresso, filter, anything you want. I'm full of beans.

Interviewer: Oh! Okay. Tell me why you want to join this company.

Interviewee: Sirjee, after I completed my Ph.D in Sociology, nobody wanted to employ me, so I answered this advertisement…

Interviewer: But you must know about how well our company has been doing. You know of our recent achievements. NASDAQ?

Interviewee: Thank you sirjee, but I've already had my breakfast.

Interviewer: Not nashta…. you….NASDAQ. Let's just move on. You know, we use a wide variety of servers….

Interviewee (looks hurt): Of course, of course, saheb, you have a huge organisation; you have many offices in many buildings with many floors. I'm not a fool, so I know that you will have many people to give you your tea and biscuits.

Interviewer: Hmmm…have you ever worked in the software industry before?

Interviewee (looks shocked): No, definitely not. I am a God-fearing, decent man. What would my wife think if I indulged in such things!!

Interviewer: Oh, forget it. but can you deal with emails?

Interviewee: Just ask my wife, sirjee. I am a man, and I don't let any woman answer. When I deal with them, they know that they've been beaten. (Looks disapprovingly at the interviewer) But, on the other hand sirjee, you wouldn't have such problems if you stuck to the straight and narrow. Perhaps, you should start praying regularly.

Interviewer (looking utterly flustered): That's just what I am doing right now! At the very least, I presume you can operate a keyboard…

Interviewee: I'm sorry sirjee, but if it's any consolation, I learnt how to play the bansuri when I was in my village.

Interviewer: I think I know what you can do with your flute….
(The intercom buzzes and interviewer is aghast as he is told that the doorman has put in his papers because opportunity knocked elsewhere)
But you must have some basic knowledge of the WWW?

Interviewee: Ummm.. not really, but if it helps, I'm really familiar with XXX. (Sniggers)

Interviewer: Why, why, why have you come to waste my time?

Interviewee (Has dropped off): Zzz

Interviewer leaves the room shaking his head. Asks for the car to be brought around but is told that his driver has cashed in his stock options and formed his own software consultancy start-up.