The Unwritten Rules of Every Indian Office

Nobody tells you these. You simply learn them. Usually the hard way.

☑ The chair near the window belongs to one specific person. It always has. Sit there once and you will understand.

☑ Friday 5pm is when your manager will send the most important email of the week requiring a response by Monday 9am.

☑ The person who arrives earliest leaves latest and is somehow still blamed for everything.

☑ Free food in the break room will be gone before the announcement email finishes loading.

☑ The printer will work perfectly all week. It will stop working exactly when your document is urgent.

☑ "Team outing" means the senior people eat well, juniors are told to have fun, and everyone is back at their desks by 9pm.

☑ The one day you wear your best outfit is the one day there are no important meetings.

☑ Appraisal season begins with great optimism and ends with the phrase "budget constraints this year."

Welcome to the office. You already knew all of this. 🏢