Married But Available - Write Your Review Here

I have been receiving a steady stream of mails after some of you have finished reading my novel. While the media reviews will happen, I want to know what you felt about Married But Available. What did you like or not about it. Who were the characters you vibed with. Characters you would have loved to meet in real life or maybe there was an uncanny similarity between a character in the novel and someone you know. Have you met people like Capt Sobti, Rascal Rusty, Abbey...? Are you like any of the characters in the novel?

Tell us a little about yourself and paste the review in the comments section below.I am starting this piece with a review by Sanjeev Roy of Bullzi who claims his role is to "keep the leadership pipeline well oiled". He starts off with a headline that screams for attention and then shares three things he liked about the novel.

HR Practitioner – Married But Available

No, this is not an ‘innovative’ job posting.No, there are no mistakes and it says exactly what it was meant to.Married but Available (MBA) is the second book in the series by Abhijit Bhaduri of the life and times of Abbey (http://www.harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2108). In the first book titled Mediocre But Arrogant (yes, MBA and yes, it is a great insight), Abbey gets his MBA in HR from an institute in Jamshedpur. And starts his career at the bottom of the HR pile in a manufacturing company.This second book is about the first ten years of his work life. Outstanding read if you want to pick up some wonderful insights on HR from one of the leading HR thinkers in the country. The story is one that a lot of people will identify with - the insecurities, competitiveness with batch mates, failed/failing marriages, demanding bosses, neglected families etc. It is a story about the ‘corporate types’ from corporate India and wrapped within these threads are the author, Abhijit Bhaduri’s take on HR - the protagonist Abbey is an HR practitioner.  As he works through positions in the factory, to the Chairman’s strategy unit and an M&A, Abhijit touches upon some key HR issues that are worthy of debate.1.    Learn the ropes from Ground Zero-    Abbey, the MBA is posted in a small industrial township, learning people management at the shop floor. He resents it, wants to be in the corporate office and get himself a fancy designation. Sounds familiar? The lessons learnt on the shop floor are absolutely invaluable, that too under the guidance of someone with experience but no degree. Underlines the fact that there is no alternative for ‘Being there and doing that’.So it is absolutely necessary to be in the trenches to be a general or is that just an old fashioned notion in today’s world of email, best practices and technology?2.    Incentives can be two edged swords-    Abbey experiments by incentivising one worker for doing a dangerous job. Workers appreciate his gesture but a deluge of others all performing the same dangerous task follows it. This causes its own problem, as Abbey has to progressively reduce the incentive for the job. What started as a positive exercise rapidly degenerates into a dispute.If an incentive is being ‘misused’ in spirit but not technically what should be done?3.    Fairness has to be demonstrated even when you retrench someone-    Abbey is made responsible for a massive downsizing and restructuring exercise. Despite the bitterness, mistrust and unhappiness this move causes in the factory, Abbey never gives up on communicating clearly and consistently and genuinely trying to help the retrenched workers to rehabilitate.

...and finally if you come across a review somewhere on the net, do paste the link in your comments. Thanks in advance for your help and time.