Perceptions...

A good read...posting here from one of the mail forwards...
Sanjeev was working for a software company as a consultant.
"So how is your work? You said you are with a company working as a software consultant Sanjeev", his friend Amar asked.
"Good, the people are good. There is one project manager Sagar", said Sanjeev "who closely coordinates with me in the project"
"And you know this Sagar is a very difficult guy, very demanding", added Sanjeev.
"Demanding? What type of demanding is he?" was the next question by Amar.
"You know Sagar is always pressing timelines and even he asks people to stay late for work."
"Sometimes they also feel that the urgency is a false urgency created by Sagar only to get the things done", told Sanjeev with wrinkles on his orehead.
"He was being ridiculed as a Captain of the project, software developer regiment, who is very strict."
"Interesting", said Amar "then what happened next?" asked Amar again.
"Nothing, project is nearing completion and may be over this month then my contract with that company ends."
Some months later when Amar and Sanjeev were chatting on messenger
Sanjeev: Hi Amar
Amar: Hi Sanjeev what’s up? How’s life
Sanjeev: Fine yaar, I joined a big MNC couple of months back.
Amar: Great and what is the current project
Sanjeev: Our company has outsourced one sub part of the project to one company, that company you know I was working as a consultant? And I am coordinating it.
Amar: Oh yes, so it seems you suggested that company to them
Sanjeev: Yes because I felt they could do things
Amar: and who is the project manager this time? I remember your Captain Sagar from the last experience.
Sanjeev: Same Sagar. I demanded to work only with him.
Amar: Oh god! You said he was difficult and pressing and demanding and what not last time, so how could you choose him for the work again.
Sanjeev: You know he is the guy who delivered the project in-spite of much turbulence. I observed him very closely. He often gets bad remarks, but you know what? He gets the things delivered.
Amar: Hum...So you say he is a good project manager for a client but not for the developers; see as soon as you have switched the roles you are praising him so deeply.
Sanjeev: You may be right, but I have seen many project managers and amongst them this guy really knows what he is doing and will always be preferred over others.
Amar: ok, time to go see you again Sanjeev
Now Sanjeev and Sagar are again working together, only the roles are different and this can be a start of great friendship.