The beginning of the end!

So... after days of frustrating work in Muscat, I finally gathered the guts to ask my Project Lead out for a smoke and told him that I would like to quit the company. I kept looking for the right moment to tell him till now but when I realised the Country Head would be calling in later today to announce our salary hikes and bonuses, I thought it was a good idea to tell my PL my intentions before the call. I wanted to avoid the chance of him misinterpreting my decision as one based over dissatisfaction over money. And so I did it.. and he took it very well, actually he advised me not to spill the beans in a hurry or my bonus could be blocked!

So now thats done... and I have a few things to worry about

One, I dont have a job in hand! And since I am hoping that this project in Muscat is my last... it essentially means I wont have a job even when I finally quit 2 months down the line. So, I guess its gonna be a month (or two or more) of unemployment in Mumbai, once I go back from here... Yeah I will be applying through e-mail and all that... but its unlikely that anyone will select me over a telephonic interview...

Two, need to do some reading up on advertising and branding if I want to be seen as someone passionate about the field... and not just some crazy fuck who quit a high paying consulting job for advertising coz someone said its more fun!

Three, need to figure out acco and stuff for my unemployed days in Mumbai... most probably my buddy from B school, Sumit Mittal, will gladly take me in ... but gotta bounce this off him once.

Four, what the fuck am I doing? Will I be able to succeed in advertising? Will the risk pay off? Will I realize that advertising was not my cup of tea and shifting was my life's biggest mistake... will I be able to stick on while my colleagues go on to earn nearly a lakh next year? Bhagwaan Shakti de!

Five, have to break the news at home... MBA son without a job... Mum and Dad will have to deal with that... hopefully I'll do them proud a few years down the line...

Whatever...

I did what I had to do!

Just hope this is the beginning of a successful story rather that the end!

Bhagwaan Shakti De!