Sidin Vadukut's latest Cubiclenama reminded me of an incident during the last days of my MBA program. The campus recruitment was almost over. Most of us had jobs. A good friend of mine was torn between 2 offers that he had received - both from well-known IT companies. For 2 days he discussed the issue threadbare with me and another common friend. We were unable to have our breakfasts, lunches and dinners in peace. :-) A classic case of what is called, in MBA parlance, "Analysis Paralysis"!

Finally, one evening I decided that I had had enough. We had just seated ourselves in the dining hall when he restarted the discussion. I waited till he finished and asked him if he planned to retire from the company that he finally joined. He was taken aback at the question so I repeated it for him.

He commented that that was not the point. I said that that was exactly the point and asked him to answer my question. He said that it was unthinkable to stick around for more than 3-4 years or so. 'There you go' I said - 'Just think which company will be better from that perspective and you know which offer letter you have to sign.'

If I am not wrong, he moved from that company before 3 years were past and went back to the one where he was working at before coming to the B school. :-)