Outside my Friend's home me and few of my school friends were talking about the plan of a trip to a place Bhimashankar. A beautiful place to be and an enjoyable trek for trek lovers. One of my friend asked the thing that made me reminded that I was jobless. He asked “Did you get any job till now?”. I answered the search is on will get it sooner or later. He asked “How would you manage the things if you don't get the job soon enough?”. I answered “If I decide to get a job today I would get it in my hands in a months time.”. I didn't know from where did these words come out but I have always supported my words with action. After finalizing the plan we moved to our respective homes. On the way back I went back to the times when I had went to the first successful job. It was like a fish market. A common interview room wherein all the candidates were seated like the fisherman who has got a place to sell his fish. Literal fish market I thought and shook my head in disbelief.
There were seven to eight different scenarios given to us to respond on. As a writer brain usually did I smiled at myself and thought words are what we are good at playing with. I was full of confidence and exuberance as it would have been my first job if I would cleared the messy interview. I was just using the words used by others and manipulated a bit tweaked a bit to make it mine and gave every questions answer. Soon the result came out I was one of the 30 guys selected as the first batch of the job given by that organization. I had at last broken the spree of unsuccessful interviews. I still remember after the interview when I got to know the pay structure I tried to make my parents understand that I would give some more interviews and get a better job. But as they were able to make me understand of the situation of if I couldn't get a job I gave up on my tries to make them understand and accepted the offer of my first job.
I had reached my home, thinking this much made me feel a bit dizzy. I entered home and went to my room to continue my daily routine of switching on the PC and chatting with friends. But today I was per-occupied by my past. I heard a voice from behind me that broke my silence. It was Dad asking everything was fine. I said yes everything is fine with a smile. He then said don't take tension about the situation you are in, its just matter of time you will get a Job. I said I know that dad first of all you don't take tension about my situation cause your son is knowledgeable enough to not get a job someone somewhere is waiting with both hands to give me the job I am worth of. He laughed at these lines and went away. I went back on my thoughts to my first job wherein we were sent to different organization said to be client for interviews. My dismay interview performance didn't leave me there too. After 4 odd failures in I had cleared 2 back to back interviews. One in Mumbai and one in Pune. It was just then that I was said to join the organization in Mumbai. It was good to know that I would be at home and would be working in Mumbai. The first day I went there I was introduced to my team of 8 people. I was part of support team of an organization with their new ERP product for local Indian Client base. I came to know from the HR that 2 more guys from my organization are going to join me but in different department. As I had been given System by some team member of mine and a document to read I was busy doing that. Soon after lunch the HR came to the desk where I was seated and said you can go for the day and no need to come here from tomorrow your HR has called you back. I was shell shocked and I learnt later that there was some problems with the negotiations between the two organizations. I went back thinking about the opportunity in Pune. When I reached my office I came to know that some other guy was selected for the job there.
I shook myself away from the thoughts to have my dinner. I had proper South Indian dinner. I thought how much I was in need of this break. How much relaxed I felt during these days. I had got my smile back. I had got my sleep back. I had got my confidence back. Going with a Happy Mood of a good day I cheered of to bed. While I was passing my Mom and Dad's room I heard them discussing that how much pressure I was in of being jobless. I wanted to get in and make them understand that I was not under pressure rather I was enjoying but doing so they would have stopped these discussions and would have built pressure on thierselves so I thought I would let them remove their pressure and I would go to bed.
Before going to bed my thoughts went back to my first paycheck which read the amount 3,125 Rs.. Yes that's what I used to get paid in the Year of 2007 December to June 2008. I smiled to myself and went off to sleep. Early morning at around 2:30 AM my Dad cam into my room and woke me up. He said “I know the pressure you are going through. It would go off don't think much on it.”. I said “Dad don't worry about my situation. I know its just temporary. The way we have completed our engineering have made me strong enough to take care of every situation and about the Job I will get it in next 15 days time so don't worry and have sound sleep.”. On that he smiled patted my back and went over to his room. This made me feel bad. Which made me go back in thoughts.
It was July 2007 when the Pune company where I had been selected asked for my availability as one of our colleague had got some offer in other company. I went there and got an offer of 15,000 per month but my first Paycheck showed me amount 10,000. Yes there were many different cutting schemes in the Pay Package I got. I enjoyed any how as I had got enough to spend on my living. Now I used to share the rent almost equally with my friend but it was still uneven. I still salute my room mate to bare me the way he did. Yes few times he did get angry on me but I dint mean to make him angry ever. Slowly things started changing. We three were not enough to take the workload which called for one of my good friend in Pune to our organization. I still remember my those days when my day started at 9:00 am and ended at 11:00 pm consistently. My sleep had gone to a toss my eating habit had gone to a toss. I used to eat at around 11:30 PM and used to directly go to sleep without any exertion after eating. Then came the time when I had worked for 26 straight hours and not slept for 30 straight hours. After that came a time when we as a team was working for more than 12 hours everyday without Saturday and Sunday as holiday for 25 days. It was hell for me and the appreciation level was next to 0 to motivate my means to stay there. The axe to my existence came when I was denied any increment even after serving one year. It was a hit to my mind and a wakeup call that the organization took me for granted and I took my actions after that. Soon I was without any Job and at home.
I had forgotten sleep that night after the conversation with my Dad and it was new morning's chiming of birds that shook me from the thoughts. I thought of resting myself for a while.
After waking up I got to my routine of studying and preparing for interview. I logged into my Google Chat and talked to one of my who knew very well why and how I was jobless. I just asked her whether what I did was right or wrong as any one who meets me in the previous organization asks me the reason why I did the way I did and they always prove me to be wrong. She just said if you think you did right its right and don't think what they say cause many people say many thing to bring someone down.
It was 16 September 2010 when I had went for a walk-in to this organization, where I am currently working and got selected. It was exactly the 15th day from the day I said I would get a Job in 15 days. Is it my luck or my patience that gave me this gift I don't know but whatever it is I have started a new journey. Lets see what this Job gives us as story.
There were seven to eight different scenarios given to us to respond on. As a writer brain usually did I smiled at myself and thought words are what we are good at playing with. I was full of confidence and exuberance as it would have been my first job if I would cleared the messy interview. I was just using the words used by others and manipulated a bit tweaked a bit to make it mine and gave every questions answer. Soon the result came out I was one of the 30 guys selected as the first batch of the job given by that organization. I had at last broken the spree of unsuccessful interviews. I still remember after the interview when I got to know the pay structure I tried to make my parents understand that I would give some more interviews and get a better job. But as they were able to make me understand of the situation of if I couldn't get a job I gave up on my tries to make them understand and accepted the offer of my first job.
I had reached my home, thinking this much made me feel a bit dizzy. I entered home and went to my room to continue my daily routine of switching on the PC and chatting with friends. But today I was per-occupied by my past. I heard a voice from behind me that broke my silence. It was Dad asking everything was fine. I said yes everything is fine with a smile. He then said don't take tension about the situation you are in, its just matter of time you will get a Job. I said I know that dad first of all you don't take tension about my situation cause your son is knowledgeable enough to not get a job someone somewhere is waiting with both hands to give me the job I am worth of. He laughed at these lines and went away. I went back on my thoughts to my first job wherein we were sent to different organization said to be client for interviews. My dismay interview performance didn't leave me there too. After 4 odd failures in I had cleared 2 back to back interviews. One in Mumbai and one in Pune. It was just then that I was said to join the organization in Mumbai. It was good to know that I would be at home and would be working in Mumbai. The first day I went there I was introduced to my team of 8 people. I was part of support team of an organization with their new ERP product for local Indian Client base. I came to know from the HR that 2 more guys from my organization are going to join me but in different department. As I had been given System by some team member of mine and a document to read I was busy doing that. Soon after lunch the HR came to the desk where I was seated and said you can go for the day and no need to come here from tomorrow your HR has called you back. I was shell shocked and I learnt later that there was some problems with the negotiations between the two organizations. I went back thinking about the opportunity in Pune. When I reached my office I came to know that some other guy was selected for the job there.
I shook myself away from the thoughts to have my dinner. I had proper South Indian dinner. I thought how much I was in need of this break. How much relaxed I felt during these days. I had got my smile back. I had got my sleep back. I had got my confidence back. Going with a Happy Mood of a good day I cheered of to bed. While I was passing my Mom and Dad's room I heard them discussing that how much pressure I was in of being jobless. I wanted to get in and make them understand that I was not under pressure rather I was enjoying but doing so they would have stopped these discussions and would have built pressure on thierselves so I thought I would let them remove their pressure and I would go to bed.
Before going to bed my thoughts went back to my first paycheck which read the amount 3,125 Rs.. Yes that's what I used to get paid in the Year of 2007 December to June 2008. I smiled to myself and went off to sleep. Early morning at around 2:30 AM my Dad cam into my room and woke me up. He said “I know the pressure you are going through. It would go off don't think much on it.”. I said “Dad don't worry about my situation. I know its just temporary. The way we have completed our engineering have made me strong enough to take care of every situation and about the Job I will get it in next 15 days time so don't worry and have sound sleep.”. On that he smiled patted my back and went over to his room. This made me feel bad. Which made me go back in thoughts.
It was July 2007 when the Pune company where I had been selected asked for my availability as one of our colleague had got some offer in other company. I went there and got an offer of 15,000 per month but my first Paycheck showed me amount 10,000. Yes there were many different cutting schemes in the Pay Package I got. I enjoyed any how as I had got enough to spend on my living. Now I used to share the rent almost equally with my friend but it was still uneven. I still salute my room mate to bare me the way he did. Yes few times he did get angry on me but I dint mean to make him angry ever. Slowly things started changing. We three were not enough to take the workload which called for one of my good friend in Pune to our organization. I still remember my those days when my day started at 9:00 am and ended at 11:00 pm consistently. My sleep had gone to a toss my eating habit had gone to a toss. I used to eat at around 11:30 PM and used to directly go to sleep without any exertion after eating. Then came the time when I had worked for 26 straight hours and not slept for 30 straight hours. After that came a time when we as a team was working for more than 12 hours everyday without Saturday and Sunday as holiday for 25 days. It was hell for me and the appreciation level was next to 0 to motivate my means to stay there. The axe to my existence came when I was denied any increment even after serving one year. It was a hit to my mind and a wakeup call that the organization took me for granted and I took my actions after that. Soon I was without any Job and at home.
I had forgotten sleep that night after the conversation with my Dad and it was new morning's chiming of birds that shook me from the thoughts. I thought of resting myself for a while.
After waking up I got to my routine of studying and preparing for interview. I logged into my Google Chat and talked to one of my who knew very well why and how I was jobless. I just asked her whether what I did was right or wrong as any one who meets me in the previous organization asks me the reason why I did the way I did and they always prove me to be wrong. She just said if you think you did right its right and don't think what they say cause many people say many thing to bring someone down.
It was 16 September 2010 when I had went for a walk-in to this organization, where I am currently working and got selected. It was exactly the 15th day from the day I said I would get a Job in 15 days. Is it my luck or my patience that gave me this gift I don't know but whatever it is I have started a new journey. Lets see what this Job gives us as story.
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Good to see a happy ending.. :) :) nd really.. will comment d res on chat.. :P
Picture to abhi baki hain mere dost... Right??? ;-):-P
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