It was one of those days when I was talking to a friend of mine who insisted me on resuming blogging.I simply asked him what can be written.He wanted me to write something about the professional life of his and how he is enduring the pains of it, day in and day out.Since then I wanted to write this,but now is the time to write, said my birdie.
I work in a Pvt. company in Bengaluru.It has been a great journey so far with my company for me because of the freedom I get in doing what I like to do and the likes.I always wanted to work in the same office as that of my best buddies but as the saying goes,'man proposes and God disposes'.Still I loved working with the people here in my office.Two of my friends had to join a sales job in a Pvt telecom company.
It all started early for them as they assumed office a month and a half before I did.I was very happy for them as both were deserving candidates not just for this job but for many of the jobs they missed before getting this.There was a small training module scheduled for them which they both underwent and were posted in various districts.Their role was to promote sales in their territories.Looks fancy,right?.Fancy it was untill they started working their backs off.The guys initially had the motivation and were happy about what they were doing except for the fact that it was physically taxing to roam around 100kms a day.But then these sort of jobs come with an attractive pay package.So they found some sort of satisfaction in doing what they did.They were expecting things to turn alright a few months later as they were so raw and new to the workplace.
Bad luck strikes and strikes with utmost ferocity as they say and the work nature didn't change any good in the near future.They were still sweating their pants off yet their bosses were pretty much unhappy with the outcome.This is a management philosophy of most of the telecom managers.Their mantra is simple yet effective.Attrition is a useless word to them.They believe in targets and numbers alone.
My friends, after working for close to half a year, felt the heat.This time the heat was unbearable that they wanted to go out of the company once for all.One of them fell sick because of mere pressure and the other was challenged emotionally and phsychologically.Every day became a bad day and one of them was feeling terrible as to go hit out at the manager directly.He felt unwanted in his place and that is the last thing you expect in your work environment.
Their stories gave me one big takeaway.Be least bothered about what you are going to work on,how much you are getting paid and what position you hold in the company,try and establish a connect with the work.If you don't feel that you should be doing what you are doing then pack your bags and leave before you are asked to leave.
And how I feel about the industry they worked-well it sucks and their managers suck bigtime.If you ought to extract work out of somebody as a manager,give him freedom and don't put him in a guillotine so as to save your back.The ones who work passionately are the ones who are contributing to your meal.If you feel that you should hang in there and let them face the chin music,well I have got just 2 words for you,suck it.
I work in a Pvt. company in Bengaluru.It has been a great journey so far with my company for me because of the freedom I get in doing what I like to do and the likes.I always wanted to work in the same office as that of my best buddies but as the saying goes,'man proposes and God disposes'.Still I loved working with the people here in my office.Two of my friends had to join a sales job in a Pvt telecom company.
It all started early for them as they assumed office a month and a half before I did.I was very happy for them as both were deserving candidates not just for this job but for many of the jobs they missed before getting this.There was a small training module scheduled for them which they both underwent and were posted in various districts.Their role was to promote sales in their territories.Looks fancy,right?.Fancy it was untill they started working their backs off.The guys initially had the motivation and were happy about what they were doing except for the fact that it was physically taxing to roam around 100kms a day.But then these sort of jobs come with an attractive pay package.So they found some sort of satisfaction in doing what they did.They were expecting things to turn alright a few months later as they were so raw and new to the workplace.
Bad luck strikes and strikes with utmost ferocity as they say and the work nature didn't change any good in the near future.They were still sweating their pants off yet their bosses were pretty much unhappy with the outcome.This is a management philosophy of most of the telecom managers.Their mantra is simple yet effective.Attrition is a useless word to them.They believe in targets and numbers alone.
My friends, after working for close to half a year, felt the heat.This time the heat was unbearable that they wanted to go out of the company once for all.One of them fell sick because of mere pressure and the other was challenged emotionally and phsychologically.Every day became a bad day and one of them was feeling terrible as to go hit out at the manager directly.He felt unwanted in his place and that is the last thing you expect in your work environment.
Their stories gave me one big takeaway.Be least bothered about what you are going to work on,how much you are getting paid and what position you hold in the company,try and establish a connect with the work.If you don't feel that you should be doing what you are doing then pack your bags and leave before you are asked to leave.
And how I feel about the industry they worked-well it sucks and their managers suck bigtime.If you ought to extract work out of somebody as a manager,give him freedom and don't put him in a guillotine so as to save your back.The ones who work passionately are the ones who are contributing to your meal.If you feel that you should hang in there and let them face the chin music,well I have got just 2 words for you,suck it.
the journey still continues..!!!
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