01 August 2006

Vicissitudes

From last few days, I have been facing too many changes in life. The changes range from my personal life to professional life. I always use to say that change is the thing, which drives the world. And I believe everything undergoes through the changes.On my personal front, I am an ambivert. I don’t take much time to be amicable with you. Nope, I may take. For few people, I am an extrovert and for few I am an introvert. Anyways, I hardly get time to socialize. Hardly I get time to catch my friends. Few months ago, there was a time when all of my friends and me were unemployed and we used to dream working in an AC office. We used to dream that we will be earning and will avail each and every sale, which is very frequent in Delhi markets. One gets to see sale on every second month. But we are putting my fingers crossed when the time will come when all my plans will get materialized. I earn a decent amount what a fresher gets at a start. Initially, when I had joined my office, I used to be silent. And never used to talk to anyone. The time has gone when I used to get secluded from others. See the change. Now I don’t want to miss anything and always eager to be a part of each and every opportunity and initiative. Now I am a member of most of the committees of my office. My responsibilities have been increased. Initially, I was involved in a project. Now I am the responsible for four projects. The sense of accountability exists there. Initially I never want to feel the presence of appreciation or applause. Now I am ready to take every challenge. I have an appetite of appreciation. I keep my ‘can do’ attitude. Besides, I talk to all my colleagues. And I am the most talkative guy of my department. I am always open to learning and changes. But since last few days, my office has really made my life hell. I have been burdened with so many responsibilities that I hardly get time for my friends or my personal life. I was a voracious reader. Now I miss those days when I used to read books throughout the day. More and more books are getting added in my wish list. I am really waiting for the moment when I will be able to complete al of them. More than books, I am missing the news of the corporate world. I was a guy who used to update myself with each and every corporate happening. Now I just get a glimpse of what’s happening there.

Sometimes, my responsibilities seem beyond my capacity. I work for 13-14 hrs in a day. I have been working to gain an experience. So that when I will be doing MBA further, I can show my experience. But I really dunno where my life is moving. I have been quarantined from the outer world. I had promised my self that I would be blogging more often. But the things do not seem to be in the right direction. I couldn’t realize my capacity and had started taking every responsibility whatever was coming in my way. Even I can’t withdraw myself from the responsibilities, which I have been doing since last few months. Because I do not want to miss any chance which gives me recognition in the company. I am pretty greedy in this case. I do not know till how long I will be suffering with the same routine or schedule. I have tried lot many times to reschedule everything but my office hours ransack everything. Sometimes I feel I am not les than in any cage. God knows what the destiny has for me. Whether I will be able to achieve my long-term goals. Give me a break to think..…...probably it may work…...

14 comments:

Anand said...

Welcome to the corporate rut!
Well dont worry so much abt ur life...most of us had gone thru the same pain of working 13-14 hrs a day at the beginning of our careers and still do..its a normal churn that most people In india have to go thru coz of the work culture and high levels of stress...however if u do think this is not the kind of life u want then its u who gotta change it..
Usually it ends up being a phase which either goes away or u get used to it...
all the best!

Keshi said...

Harry sometimes u got to take a break and realise life is not only abt work and studies. I was like u at one stage...juggling between a f/t job and f/t Masters course. I fell apart during that period - healthwise I mean. But now Im ok.

**I work for 13-14 hrs in a day.

thats shocking! I work 8hrs a day and sometimes that too seems stressful.

But if this is what u wanna do then it's really upto u. Whatever u do, dun miss out on Life's other pleasures cos of work n studies.

TC
Keshi.

Harry said...

@Anand
Even I thought the same that I will def do something about this...its more of the re-ordering of the responsibilities...thou I wanna do MBA in future and I m working to have hands-n-xperience,bt corporate culture is really making my life heel even before doing MBA...lemme arrange my priorities..:)
Anyways,thanx Anand for ur suggestions....

Harry said...

oops:hell not heel

Harry said...

@Keshi
even I was thinging the same that my corporate life has ade me secluded from the rest of the world which I never wanted in my life...
I m a different kinda person who doesn't need to have money and only money...I dnt believe in this materialistic world...I love to do different kinda activities...like travelling, music, meeting new people,making frnds and blah blah...
newaz,so nice to have ur views on it..:)

Anonymous said...

Dude....

I still remember u used to say that " I want to slog and wud love to overwork in the office someday...".Its time for u to actually celebrate ur success coz today is the day when u have achieved something u always wanted to......
Its all abt moulding urself to changes. coz
Change is the only permanent thing.

This is only the first step of corporate ladder...btw

Anonymous said...

Wats wrong with u man...U dont seem to b happy with anything in life!!!!!
Come on if u enjoy taking responsiblities and challenges go ahead and do it...If u dont sit aside..(I am sure u r loving those responsibilities)....
Chak de phatte yaar!!...Earlier u got to read the best of books..U cant do dat evrytime...U cant have the pie and eat it 2!!!!
Read UR books during weekends>>>
REMEMBER IN THE CORPORATE WORLD, ITS UR RELATIONSHIP WITH EVRy1 ARND U DAT MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHIGN ELSE....So if u getting a chance to build dat guanxi now itself b4 MBA....GRAB IT!!!!!!!!
Enuf of gibberish

Harry said...

@Sandy
U r very much true...I always want to slog hard when it comes to corporate world...but the case is u shouldn't be a victim of politics just on the name of my extra activities saying that u dont work Harry and more on extra initiatives...Bro,it seems that private sector is also sucking with the politics...I hope u r getting me what I mean to say...
Harry

Harry said...

@Ghiyaz
hey buddy...
I wont say that I m nt happy in life...bt yeah,really experiencng lotta changes...and yeah,bout my wknds,I try hard to do all my peding activities...sometimes ,I really able to complete my tasks,otherwiz,the backlog of my activities is created and I have to take care of my remaining activities n my next wk...ha ha ha..:)
Harry

Neha said...

hey man!!
this world is very cruel.. they make u work so hard!!
i used to wonder how ppl work and now i see it for myself... i still think though itht u can make an extra effort to stay int ouch with friends, but it sure gets really tough... workign liek crazy.. ur mind jus stops after tht.. cant think of anything else!
take care..

Harry said...

@Neha
yeah...initially I was unwilling to work so hard...but the time has really bought a lotta diff in my attitude..Now I prefer work to my friends..I dunno but I really feel bad for my friends that I m not able to spare some time for my friends...but if u wil start working like crazy for whatever reason,thn obviously u wil always feel like working crazy... lol..:)

Anonymous said...

Hey harry...Kya hogaya the guy who was so full of zeal n enthu is talking like this...What i think is if u r given load of work thats only bcoz u can handle it...Yaar khuda ko bhi apne bando ki lene main bada mazaa aata hain...Ok

Harry said...

@abhishek
God Knows whether I do have such a capability to handle al the responsibilities I have been assigned with...but whatever I have started joying it coz I dont find ny other option to go for...

*Yaar khuda ko bhi apne bando ki lene main bada mazaa aata hain*...

sahi keh rahe dost...I m very well xperiencing it...*sigh*...

coolvir said...

I happens with everyone......trust me it happens with everyone everywhere...weither you are in office or college or sitting in your dad's AC office.

The only way out without feeling down is to have your priorties right in your life.Try doing what you like to do and not what you have to do all the times.Yes sometimes you have to compromise with your life....but when it becomes a regular thing...one really needs to rethink where his life is goin and does he really wants this.

I donno if i made any sence.