Quarter life crisis??
Some thing which I wrote few days back and shared with some close friends....
Guys, This one is something serious. It is 8.10 in night and I am at office, Not because there is some mission critical kinda stuff happening here or something, Simply because it is raining outside and there is absolutely absolutely nothing to do at home or office. Today's highlights was that I shared some desperate PJs to few friends, normal activity of Fwding mails of one set of friends to another set of friends, Showed my face to my manager - twice, discussed on creating customer delight to one stranger, rushed to ATM at brigade road, took out money and had lunch alone, attended a soft skill course introduction. A day of such great achievements and I am feeling sick. A friend in Infy called up to ask if I know some interesting websites to pass time as his next bus from e-city is after half hour. We cribbed about Bangalore rains. Made fun of a guy who is probably as hopeless as we are, Then my practice manager finally called up to tell that my next assignment is delayed again and that means that another one week of same life. Hmmm.....
Life is strange; 2 months ago, while going through unending saga of meetings, deadlines, preparing MoMs, status reports, editing headers and footers of design documents and (p)leading offshore team, I used to dream about life of pre-sales, a peaceful cup of half tea, a walk on brigade road admiring dames, and zimbly freedom. IT nirvana!!! And today I am hating the way I have wasted last 2 months of my life......or rather 2 years....or may be 4!!! Am I a generalization of an IT disabled MBA? According to a Fwd, It is also called Quarter life crisis!!!
One of a similar case study like mine is frustrated as he doesn't know where he will be after 5 years. Sorry boss, but I am not even sure about next week!!!! During these testing times, I remembered what Diro used to ask us, WHY??? Why are we doing what we are doing?? What is that we want from our life. A good Appraisal ?? Hike ?? Money (How much is good enough), Winning the Rat Race?? (They say that winner will also be a rat only) What is affecting/driving us?? Peer pressure, parental pressure or a pressure created by us only?? Why I was happier when I was just a Techie and earning 1/4 of what I am now? What is happening Machan??? Why life is such a complicated function of alternatives???? Why am I writing this crap???
I think, I need some booze...
PS: Don't worry, I will be ok tomorrow...
Guys, This one is something serious. It is 8.10 in night and I am at office, Not because there is some mission critical kinda stuff happening here or something, Simply because it is raining outside and there is absolutely absolutely nothing to do at home or office. Today's highlights was that I shared some desperate PJs to few friends, normal activity of Fwding mails of one set of friends to another set of friends, Showed my face to my manager - twice, discussed on creating customer delight to one stranger, rushed to ATM at brigade road, took out money and had lunch alone, attended a soft skill course introduction. A day of such great achievements and I am feeling sick. A friend in Infy called up to ask if I know some interesting websites to pass time as his next bus from e-city is after half hour. We cribbed about Bangalore rains. Made fun of a guy who is probably as hopeless as we are, Then my practice manager finally called up to tell that my next assignment is delayed again and that means that another one week of same life. Hmmm.....
Life is strange; 2 months ago, while going through unending saga of meetings, deadlines, preparing MoMs, status reports, editing headers and footers of design documents and (p)leading offshore team, I used to dream about life of pre-sales, a peaceful cup of half tea, a walk on brigade road admiring dames, and zimbly freedom. IT nirvana!!! And today I am hating the way I have wasted last 2 months of my life......or rather 2 years....or may be 4!!! Am I a generalization of an IT disabled MBA? According to a Fwd, It is also called Quarter life crisis!!!
One of a similar case study like mine is frustrated as he doesn't know where he will be after 5 years. Sorry boss, but I am not even sure about next week!!!! During these testing times, I remembered what Diro used to ask us, WHY??? Why are we doing what we are doing?? What is that we want from our life. A good Appraisal ?? Hike ?? Money (How much is good enough), Winning the Rat Race?? (They say that winner will also be a rat only) What is affecting/driving us?? Peer pressure, parental pressure or a pressure created by us only?? Why I was happier when I was just a Techie and earning 1/4 of what I am now? What is happening Machan??? Why life is such a complicated function of alternatives???? Why am I writing this crap???
I think, I need some booze...
PS: Don't worry, I will be ok tomorrow...
posted by Rajat Sharma at
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