Friday, July 15, 2005

FRIDAY EVENING RAMBLINGS.

Its so surprising and disconcerting to see all my fellow MBAs around me so frustrated and fed up with their jobs... and this within less than 3 months of joining. All of us seem to have the same crib, the job is not fun! Its such an irony that we got into an MBA course thinking it would be our ticket to a great career and good times... but things on ground zero today couldnt have been father from what we had envisaged.

Infact come to think of it, things for some of us (the ones who crave freedom and creativity in work) are so bad, that we shudder to take stock of the situation and do something about it. How can I hate my job, how can I be so unsatisfied when a 1000 other people are envious of where I am in life today and would die to be in my place! Probably, there's a problem with me... I fail to see that I have a great job, a great career in front of me... And thats how each one us silences the rebellious acidic burps that set our stomachs on fire. Other methods include reminding ourselves not to take uncalculated risks, not thinking too romantically/wildly, of realising our obligations towards our families and their aspirations for us, etc etc.

So temporarily, we succeed to curb that urge which rises from the core of our heart and says: Dude this is not your destiny, this is not what you want to be doing for the rest of your life, this is not something you are enjoying, this is not what will make you feel that you had a life well-spent when you lie on your deathbed! And these urges curbed, you get back to work, and look forward to the weekend when you can spend your hard-earned money, meet up with a few friends and have some fun. Just enough recreation to recharge you enough for another 5 days of work!

And then just when you have returned to what the world around you perceives as 'normal', working quietly without thinking about the future and your aspirations, you happen to chat with a friend. One thing leads to another, you start discussing work.. and before you know it you end up telling each other how frustrating life has become and how you need to break free. Then you start discussing business ideas, real crazy ones and you are surprised at how good it feels at the mere thought of doing something as exciting! But the high doesnt last long, you get a client call at that opportune moment, in one flash you are back from la-la land to low-low land, i.e you cubicle!

So its back to work.. until the next discussion about life, aspirations, startups, etc. Thank God for cheap thrills!
Snap!!!

2 Comments:

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2:14 PM  
Blogger Arkus Caesar said...

abbe..blog update kar na be!!..bore ho gaya dus din se wohi post nazar aata hai...

7:53 PM  

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