There was this Project Trainee (a girl of course) sitting beside Hum. Our Hum is clean shaven everyday, and wears a tie to office.

Hum: So, what do you do?
Tum: (Looking at Hum's tie and assumes he is a manager, which actually he is) I am doing a project in Marketing Sir.
Hum: Please... No Sir... Call me R.V.C.Lam (Name changed to protect Hum's original identity)
Tum: Ok Sir.
Hum: Again... Please... For all you know, I might be younger to you.
Tum: So, what do you do sir?
Hum: I am a Trainee here.
Tum: Huh... Oh... Trainee... (sees Hum with a dissapointment) Which project are you doing R.V.C.Lam? (The 'Sir' is gone, now that Hum is a 'mere' trainee)
Hum: (This is going to be some fun) Well... am into a Sales project currently.
Tum: See, you have to term it as 'Marketing'. Even if what you do is Sales, it is better to put it as a 'Marketing' project in your resume.

Hum: (gives a very innocent look) But, what will I say in my interview? Ultimately, it is a 'Sales' project.
Tum: Come on... We MBA people are supposed to be good at talking. We can always talk our way out. This is what we term as 'Global Gas' in our insti.
Hum: Hmmm... Interesting thought... Terming 'Sales' as 'Marketing'.
Tum: Yes... It sounds more cool, isn't it?
Hum: Yes yes... But, aren't the HR people who hire us more intelligent than us? Will we be able to trick them by this play-with-words on the resume?
Tum: Yes yes... You can... HR people are generally dumb... They go by what we write in the resume...

Hum: So, are you doing a project in 'Sales' or 'Marketing'?
Tum: (laughs) I am doing it in Market Research... Filling up questionnaires... But, I can easily talk a lot about Marketing strategy that emerged out of this project, and how I came up with great many ideas etc etc...
Hum: Which is effectively giving 'global gas'.... Rrright?
Tum: Ha ha... You are picking up MBA jargons easily...
Hum: After all, am also an MBA right.... (and smiles)
Tum: Oh yes... You are a trainee, you said... good good... am from I&$AI, Bangalore... But, not many trainees are here from B-School... A lot from Rama****... Are you from Rama**** too?

Hum: Well... an equally good school better known as II$L...
Tum: (shocked) WOW.... Great... Sir...
Hum: Please... No sirs... Get used to our culture... We never call anyone 'Sir'
Tum: I think you should get used to people calling you 'Sir' sir... You are from I I $
Hum: (smiles, for, this is the first time Hum is 'seeing' the respect his tag has fetched him) Pullleeezz....

Tum: How come you are doing a project here?
Hum: I actually work here... But, I am a Management Trainee...
Tum: Oh My God! Sir, please don't tell all that I told you to my mentor sir. My project marks are added to my final score...
Hum: Worry not... I have been through all these things... And enjoy maadi... Got to go now...
Tum: Sir... Thank you so much sir... It is a honour to meet you... I will go and boast to all my friends about this...
Hum: (smiles, for, he has heard the same thing when he was a summer trainee a year back, in Kovai) Alrrright... Cya sometime later... Bye
Tum: Bye sir.