Friday, September 19, 2008

Job - No Job: The mon(k)ey dilemma

Appraisals are round the corner.. the general feeling of anticipation runs high... first appraisal in this company- a wait of 2 years (since I was not eligible for the first year as I joined late for the cycle).

Suddenly there is news of Lehmann, Merril Lynch, AIG... people getting fired. Companies which stood ground for centuries going down the bankruptcy route..

People joining these companies with lots of aspirations getting pink slips without even knowing what 'work' means..

These are turbulent times- probably first time in my life I am thinking- where is the money? Suddenly the words from this film 'Lord of war' is ringing in my ears: 'We all live for mortgage'. Loans, borrowed money.. liabilities: house loan, education loan, expenditures, house advance, marriage expenses, etc etc.

'The juice must be worth the squeeze'. Probably the first time in life, significance of these words ring aloud. Am I getting enough out of something... in all seriousness 'am I even'? Its the best feeling to be satisfied. Contented. Its important to learn. Its important to earn. Its nice to have a balance.

May be someday I should do something on my own, be the master of my own fate. Eat my own fruits. Live my own life.

May be this.. may be that.. may be may be.. But, not yet. When time comes, when the field is set, I will know.

Ciao till next time...Harsha