TURN ON YOUR COMPATIBILITY MODE

MS-Word provides a very important feature to save a document that is fully compatible with previous versions of Word-97-2003. You can save the document in a Template, Macro enabled Template, pdf et al. The feature has been given in order to make it easier for the users who still have the older versions of the application to have the documents in the same format and convenient for all those who have upgraded for the newer version to exchange files.

Rubaai works in a centralized organization. There was a re-structuring in the organization and the sales teams were segregated. The Inbound sales team was headed by one of the top bosses and the outbound team by another but the Branch Head apart from being the head of the branch was responsible for the Outbound sales. Now within the center there was tough competition between the teams. Owing to the target pressures and cut throat competition among the members of the two teams, things started becoming bitter. Constant clashes resulting in heated conversations and complaints of favoritism from the Head led the matter to Top Bosses. After all the politics and drama, Riya the other member of the inbound team was fired against the charge of breaking a hierarchy etc.etc. The Top management decided to put one of the members from the outbound team into the Inbound team.

Now, Rubaai was in a fix, how she will work with the member of the opposite team as the girl she was to team now was a bitter enemy of hers.

But she kept her compatibility mode on and soon was working with the new girl, enjoyed the work as earlier and now she holds a senior position in the organization.

If you don’t send the files in the compatibility mode, those having the older versions cannot open it. Rubaai, in this case, if not shown the compatibility would have lost the job.  

Your compatibility with others in the organization not only helps in building a smooth work environment but also in moving up the corporate ladder. The same thing applies to your personal life, the more you are compatible with your siblings, relatives and other members in the family the more lasting relationships you enjoy. So keep your compatibility mode on.