Appraisal vs Resignation....!!!!!

A newly joined trainee asks his boss "what is the meaning of appraisal?"

Boss: "Do you know the meaning of resignation?"
Trainee: "Yes I do"

Boss: "So let me make you understand what a appraisal is by comparing it with resignation"

Comparison study: Appraisal and Resignation Appraisal

In appraisal meeting they will speak only about your weakness, errors and failures.
In resignation meeting they will speak only about your strengths, past achievements and success.

In appraisal you may need to cry and beg for even 10% hike.
In resignation you can easily demand (or get even without asking) more than 50-60% hike.

During appraisal, they will deny promotion saying you didn't meet the expectation, you don't have leadership qualities, and you had several drawbacks in our objective/goal.
During resignation, they will say you are the core member of team; you are the vision of the company how can you go, you have to take the project in shoulder and lead your juniors to success.

There is 90% chance for not getting any significant incentives after appraisal.
There is 90% chance of getting immediate hike after you put the resignation.

Trainee: "Yes boss enough, now I understood my future. For an appraisal I will have to resign..!!

Places I Love... Coffee Museum, Brazil

Its been a long time, I was thinking to write about my travelling and Places I Loved.. So here it is..

The Official Coffee Exchange Palace, a historical and architectural patrimony located in downtown Santos, was originally built to centralize, organize and control the Brazilian Coffee trade. It has now been converted in the home of the "Museu dos Cafes do Brasil" (Brazilian Coffee Museum).

Santos is one of the Best day trip from Sao Paulo. The Coffee Palace was inaugurated in 1922. The building's outstanding features include a 120- ft tall clock tower and the statues above the main entrance. Nervous center of world coffee trade for some years, the importance of the building declined after the world financial crises of 1929. The Coffee Palace was the site of the Coffee Exchange until 1950, long after the crash of 1929 had deeply affected coffee production in Brazil.

Restoration of the Coffee Palace was concluded in 1998, as part of the revitalization of the downtown area. Outside the museum, on Rua XV de Novembro, or November 15th Street, the coffee theme is present in the decorative coffee bean pattern of the buolevard pavement.

A tour in its interiors astonishes all visitors for its refinement and beauty, as for the use of exquite materials. Many objects related to the coffee cycle are on display at the Coffee Museum - sacks, scales, tasting tables. The museum is also an important document preservation and learning center.

Every month, the Museum hosts three-day barista courses. They cost about $180.

On the Museum's second floor, permanent and temporary exhibits help learner discover the history of coffee in Brazil. According to the Coffee Museum 2,122,273 immigrants - 935,222 of whom were Italian - arrived in Sao Paulo state to work on coffee plantations between 1875 and 1930.

The Cafe, or Cafeteria, at the Coffee Museum has tables in the classy museum lounge and more casual area for a quick coffee and snack. The cafe sells gifts and special coffees from different ares in Brazil that can be toasted on the spot.

And if you like coffee, you'll probably enjoy the drinks at the Cafe at the Coffee Museum. The Barista at the Cafe says they use a blend of coffee from Southern Minas Gerias, the Mogiana and Cerrado areas in Brazil for their coffee and Coffee drinks.

The Afogatto, a mix of vanilla ice cream, espresso and chocolate sauce served with a cinnamon stick, is fit for the coffee lover with a sweet tooth.

And although, you can find great coffee all over Brazil, there is a special Aura about having it at the Santos Coffee Museum...