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"If I tell you the average depth of this river is 1 m, will you cross it by foot?"

The HR Professor asked us in a commanding tone to make us understand that averages do not give the true picture and it's the spikes that practically determine a course of action.
The class was silent, and suddenly, out of the blue, the Professor looked at one guy and signaled him to answer... We all were expecting an obvious answer, and the guy said, "No sir, I will not cross it by foot... I will get wet!!!"

The entire class burst out laughing... We all couldn't control ourselves... amidst this serious discussion, here comes a whacky answer that lightens the mood. The Professor too joined in the laughter and we all laughed for quite some time... The Professor, also amused by the answer, doled out to him... ha ha ha !!!

This is how the week started for us... The first class of HR on Monday! Actually these HR classes are really great... I never thought this subject would be interesting... but the Professor is so great, he makes the subject so lively... he gives us anecdotes, cracks lots of jokes and is really an expert on the subject... Makes us analyze seemingly simple things in great detail. You have to be really alert in his class because he randomly picks up people to answer stuff... and if you haven't prepared for the class, you are in serious trouble. But even then, the classes are good fun because of the exciting way he teaches.

Monday went fine... Accounting classes take a toll on me, and I as usual, struggled to keep pace with the class. Tuesday afternoon after lunch we reached the mess and the deadly notice board awaited us... "There will be an OM quiz today at 2.30 pm in the respective classrooms." Bang!!! There goes my lunch... Came back to my room to refresh for the quiz. I wont go into the details of how the quiz went. In a nutshell, tough is the only way I can describe it.

Little did we know this is going to be the trend for the entire week? For four days on the trot, till today, we had four consecutive surprise quizzes. A quiz notice is put up on the notice board in the mess and also a mail is sent at about 12.00 noon informing all the students about the quiz to be held at 2.30 pm. So what happens in the class is that once the class gets over at 1.10 pm, everyone flocks to the computer kept in the class and one guy checks his mailbox to see if there is a quiz notification mail or not. So it has become a ritual for the class now... everyday at 1.10 pm, gather at the PC to check for the quiz mail!!!

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* Contributed by -
Vinamra Srivastava (Campus Associate),
PGP - 1,
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.