Well.. its after 6 months that I have woken up to take care of this blog.. but its never too late.. though the 2011 being a very eventful year for me.. not for me.. but for the whole country or rather I would say the whole world.. lekin filahal toh hum apni hi baat karenge... jyada se jyada apne desh ki baat karlenge.. duniya dari mein humein padne ka jyada shauk nahi.. :P .. the beginning of this year embarked with my placement in HCL.. the company about which I have already cribbed a lot.. though gradually and slowly I am settling into it.. but culture of this company would always remain a alien to me.. khair.. fir aayi hamari India ki bari.. jo jaise taise karke ek aur world cup le aaye.. This world cup though was a great triumphant for whole country but meant a lot to me as an individual.. as I was watching it in Roorkee with my friends in common room... never thought a special thing could become super special with friends around..
third event.. and may be the event which has happened for the last time in my life.. bidding adieu to my academics life.. last day of college.. saying bye to the one who have been closest to me.. was not so easy.. its not like that I haven't said good bye to persons earlier.. I had said it many times and that too for life time.. but this one was little emotional..(tried to find reason behind this but never got any full proof solution to my dilemma.. ).. anyways...
coming to fourth event.. HCL ki joining.. entrance into corporate life once again.. once again, I have to ponder and manage myself in completely different manner.. once again late nights.. once again have to make your presence shown.. but one thing which happens for the first time.. is that I have to learn politics.. khair.. waqt woh bhi sikha dega.. :)
Fifth event.. Anna Hazare.. noone could ever think.. that couple of government servants along with few social workers would be able to regroup this whole country again for a cause.. that would be called as another "Satyagraha".. well.. waiting for my Kids' "history books".. hopefully Anna Hazare essay would be there.. :)
now what else is left.. entering into new year 2012.. just 20 mins left.. jyada koi resolutions toh banaye nahi hain.. bas itna hi pray karoonga..ki may every person live happily and prosperously..
Good bye 2011!! Welcome 2012.. may you bring happiness and cheerful smile on each and everyone's face..
till next time.. keep smiling..!!!
About Me
- Mayank Jain
- I am like an open book...any one can read me...but no one can understand me..... :)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Showcasing Love or Obscenity
Hello Friends,
I have just reached home from office and straight away sat on system to write this post.. well this topic is not like any other love topic but something different..
To create a context... I am currently not eligible to avail dedicated HCL transport for my daily travel to office..I have to use public transport.. yeah.. Metro, City Bus or shared Autos... so there are so many things which I see in public everyday.. new faces.. new acts.. new fights over seats in metro.. different type of people and what not.. but what I have seen today is something I felt can be share with you people..
To begin with, its not a new thing for me to see couples roaming in different ways in metro stations or in metro trains.. but today when one of these couples thought to showcase its love in front of crowd in a metro and that too continuously for 30 minutes.. that clearly shows the direction in which India is moving..
A girl and a boy most probably in their teens.. started their journey from Noida City Center and took the most sacred place in metro.. which is closest to the joints of two metro cars.. and as soon as they took their seats.. they started doing what a normal person would think n number of times before daring to do that.. and specially in front of so many people.. they sat in an intimate position and started hugging and kissing each other.. and people all around them, unfortunately that includes me as well, had seen what they were not meant to.. It could be easily guessed from our body language that none of us was comfortable while watching all this but we were unable do anything..
I was just wondering what the hell these two love birds want to prove.. what they want to showcase.. their love or what else??.. If they want to showcase their love, please we are not interested in that.. and I can bet that people who would be most interested to see, you won't like to even tell them let alone showcasing...
..
PS: I am not saying that showing love to your partner is wrong.. but showcasing it to such large audience.. its wrong.. and that too continuously for more than 30 minutes.. uffffff.. anyone could take their pic.. post it on social site.. and what all could be the consequences.. we all are very well aware of that..
Arey love shove karna hi hai aur woh bhi aisa toh, there are so many places where you can do all this.. and that too without offending anyone or breaking any law... For e.g.
1. Movie Theatre - Its best and safest place.. Enough Darkness for you people not to let anyone else see... or even if someone see they are least bothered about it.. (Try Morning show of some flop english movie on weekdays. :P )
2. Botanical Garden near Delhi University North Campus - Specially designed Jungle for such couples.. yup its a jungle only.. once you are in. there are so many places inside that lush green jungle where noone else other than who himself/herself come to hide can see you.. :P
3. Buddha Garden, Ridge Road near Karol Bagh - Similar to above but a little bigger.. little?? nopes.. its quite bigger than the above.. Here there are so many places that literally no one can find you.. :P
I don't know any places in Noida yet as I have just started travelling in public transport only. Prior to this I used to travel in dedicated company transport so never got any chance to explore or listen about these areas..
Well.. jokes apart.. this is not first time I have seen such thing happening.. but today was something exceptional.. so my only message to such couples that as we are Indian.. and we have seen lot of romantic movies.. we can guess a relationship by the way a boy or a gal hold each other.. (will discuss such postures in some other post later.. :) ) .. you don't need to showcase your love to each and everyone.. show it to your partner or to your parents and relatives.. and as I mentioned earlier.. you won't need to showcase it to them.. if its true love.. just tell them.. and I am sure they will understand :)
till next time.. Keep smiling.. :)
I have just reached home from office and straight away sat on system to write this post.. well this topic is not like any other love topic but something different..
To create a context... I am currently not eligible to avail dedicated HCL transport for my daily travel to office..I have to use public transport.. yeah.. Metro, City Bus or shared Autos... so there are so many things which I see in public everyday.. new faces.. new acts.. new fights over seats in metro.. different type of people and what not.. but what I have seen today is something I felt can be share with you people..
To begin with, its not a new thing for me to see couples roaming in different ways in metro stations or in metro trains.. but today when one of these couples thought to showcase its love in front of crowd in a metro and that too continuously for 30 minutes.. that clearly shows the direction in which India is moving..
A girl and a boy most probably in their teens.. started their journey from Noida City Center and took the most sacred place in metro.. which is closest to the joints of two metro cars.. and as soon as they took their seats.. they started doing what a normal person would think n number of times before daring to do that.. and specially in front of so many people.. they sat in an intimate position and started hugging and kissing each other.. and people all around them, unfortunately that includes me as well, had seen what they were not meant to.. It could be easily guessed from our body language that none of us was comfortable while watching all this but we were unable do anything..
I was just wondering what the hell these two love birds want to prove.. what they want to showcase.. their love or what else??.. If they want to showcase their love, please we are not interested in that.. and I can bet that people who would be most interested to see, you won't like to even tell them let alone showcasing...
..
PS: I am not saying that showing love to your partner is wrong.. but showcasing it to such large audience.. its wrong.. and that too continuously for more than 30 minutes.. uffffff.. anyone could take their pic.. post it on social site.. and what all could be the consequences.. we all are very well aware of that..
Arey love shove karna hi hai aur woh bhi aisa toh, there are so many places where you can do all this.. and that too without offending anyone or breaking any law... For e.g.
1. Movie Theatre - Its best and safest place.. Enough Darkness for you people not to let anyone else see... or even if someone see they are least bothered about it.. (Try Morning show of some flop english movie on weekdays. :P )
2. Botanical Garden near Delhi University North Campus - Specially designed Jungle for such couples.. yup its a jungle only.. once you are in. there are so many places inside that lush green jungle where noone else other than who himself/herself come to hide can see you.. :P
3. Buddha Garden, Ridge Road near Karol Bagh - Similar to above but a little bigger.. little?? nopes.. its quite bigger than the above.. Here there are so many places that literally no one can find you.. :P
I don't know any places in Noida yet as I have just started travelling in public transport only. Prior to this I used to travel in dedicated company transport so never got any chance to explore or listen about these areas..
Well.. jokes apart.. this is not first time I have seen such thing happening.. but today was something exceptional.. so my only message to such couples that as we are Indian.. and we have seen lot of romantic movies.. we can guess a relationship by the way a boy or a gal hold each other.. (will discuss such postures in some other post later.. :) ) .. you don't need to showcase your love to each and everyone.. show it to your partner or to your parents and relatives.. and as I mentioned earlier.. you won't need to showcase it to them.. if its true love.. just tell them.. and I am sure they will understand :)
till next time.. Keep smiling.. :)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
My first day at HCLC
PS: This post has been edited very recently. Names have been changed.. original addresses removed.. no identity of any person has been revealed in this post anymore.. thoda risky ho gaya tha yaar.. :P
My dear friends,
Finally, I have joined HCLC.. and I would say.. I am pretty happy about it.. though I am the only one in the whole batch of 24 persons who is on lowest salary package... :(
HCLC.. ufff.. baba.. company hai..ya kya hai.. raam jane.. miscommunication ki toh mine hai.. jitni miscommunication chaho utni karlo.. ab isey miscommunication bolo.. ya 'miss'-communication bolo.. dono hi chalta hai.. though another shock for me is that here too. girls ratio is not in favor.. its 4 to 20.. :( .. socha tha co. mein jake ek aad ladki mil jayegi.. par yahan bhi jhatka hi khaya..
waise mein jyada nahi likhoonga is post mein.. coz I read few code of ethics clauses present in joining documents.. where it is mentioned that if I write or say something offending about HCLC..It can go against me..though I am not going to write anything against them.. but still kuch na kuch toh hoga hi...
This post will quite be in a novelistic manner..(haan.. bhoot sawar hai novel likhne ka.. toh soch rahe hain.. yahin se shuru karen..).. khair Go through it completely as every dialogue has its own importance..chalo ji.. lets begin..
8:45 AM - Noida Sector 16 metro station
"Excuse me.. which way goes to Sector-x, xxxx HCLC office? ".. I asked from a pedestrian.. my english is not that good.. though I tried my best to translate, what I wanted to ask, in english.. :P
"Take first left.. after 2 or 3 building.. you will find HCLC office..".. said pedestrian..
"Thanks.."
With in 2-3 minutes walk.. I reached main gate of office.. 3 other joinees were already there.. 2 gals.. and a boy.. at that time I felt happy.. oh.. ratio seems gud..
"sir ji.. apna naam bataiye..?"-Guard at gate.
"Mayank Jain..8th one from top..".. I answered
"okie sir.. we will let you in by 9.00 only".. confirmed guard
I was at office about 45 minutes in advance.. It gave little time to get mingle with other 3 joinees.. who were already there..
"Hi.. are you Gal1 (name changed)..?? " ..asked the other guy to the only good lookin gal in batch.. :)
"yeah.. I am. you are Boy1 (name changed).. right.. ??" replied Gal1
"Yaa.."-confirmed that guy.. though.. without knowing each other formally I came to know two names.. Sorry, I couldn't control this one.. I have to overhear their conversation..:P
As my one of the objectives to find a gal for me.. I entered the pool of discussion..
"You are also new joinee over here..??" (As if I didn't know that.. )
"Yaa.."
"which College??"
"Colz XYZ.. and you??"...(I don't know exact spell of the college.. if anyone of you know this plz lemme know I will edit the post.. :P)
"IIT - Roorkee".. all of a sudden the IIT brand seem to influence that gal.. but only I knew the reality.. anyways.. we continued with Shake hands and all.. and I moved my hand to another girl whose name I already read in the entry register.. ( I don't leave any opportunity to know such things.. "
"Mayank"
"Gal2"
"Which college?"
"College ABC"... and I shook hands with boy and did not bother to ask his college.. was never interested.. :)
"Sir.. aaiye.. apne bag check karaiye.." - Guard told us..
"Koi pen drive, hard disk, laptop ho toh bahar counter pe chod dijiye.. " - another guard shouted from his cabin at the door..
After getting my bag checked.. he put a slip on our mobile mentioning the date and address of HCLC facility over it.. don't know what's that meant for.. but we were doing exactly what we were asked to do...
"Sir.. yahan pe hath daliye..aur ek ball nikaliye.." Guard pointed towards a box hidden behind a black curtain..
I was shocked.. what was he saying.. "Kahan haath dalna hai.. kya..kaunsi ball nikalni hai..".. though I did.. what he asked for..
I put my hand in that box and took one white ball out.. which I showed to the guard...
"theek hai sir.. " - Guard said after looking the color of ball..
"isse kya faida hua??" - I asked him
"Sir.. agar aap red ball nikalte.. toh aapki full checking hoti" - replied guard.. kya bakar thi.. they were checking people on the basis of probability.. na jane kaunse rule lagaye honge probability ke..
9.00 AM, HCLC office
then we entered building and started doing sight seeing.. building bahar se kafi acchi lag rahi thi.. and seem everything will be fine..
other 3 joinees said -> "they are quite punctual.. they let us in by 9.00 only.."..
and I was smiling.. coz I knew the reality.. how punctual they are.. I just asked them to wait and watch how punctual these people are.. :P
and I was right.. the person with whom we have to meet.. didn't show any sign of her arrival at all.. and rest other people from banks and all other places were there.. another HR persons were also there.. but they too came at 10.00.. yup.. they arrived only at 10.00 despite of giving 9.30 as the time to start.. well.. its still better than what I had faced earlier.. (most of you are not aware of the fact that I and my two more friends were made to wait for 5 hrs before the actual recruitment process started) :)
10.00 AM, Auditorium, HCLC office
they haven't started it yet.. they waited another 15 minutes before the HR who we were supposed to meet, arrived and took "attendance"... 2 candidates didn't join HCLC.. and HR were like.. "any specific reasons..??" and mates of those two people were like.. "umm.. ammmm.. maammmmmmmmm.. we don't know.." :)
finally.. account opening procedure at ICICI bank began at 10:30 and finished by 11:15.. and then we were offered our offer letter along with few anextures and code of ethics for which we were given 45 minutes to read and clear our doubts, if any. though we know.. what ever is written over there we have to sign it eventually.. so most of us didn't bother to read it thoroughly and just read first line of each page and signed at the dotted line..
Later on.. HR thought we are dumb enough not to know where to sign and she took us over to each page one by one again.. and told us where to sign.. what the hell she was thinking of us.. I don't know.. but "my Dear HR, we are all experienced and has completed MBA from good institutes so plz...don't tell us where to sign and how to sign.."
and after all this drama ends... HCLC ko purana daura pada.. misscommunication ka.. and unka time..time.. hamara time kuch nahi.. they made us wait for 1 hr before I went to our own Ms Sr.HR (names are not disclosed here..) .. and told her "I guess you forget the time you are supposed to address the batch.. we are waiting for more than an hour for you.."
and then she came and ask us to leave.. poor us and annoyed too.. x-(
Khair.. whatever happened happened.. after that when we were asked to give feedback.. the whole batch asked them to be punctual and they seem to take it more seriously.. and start coming on time.. address the batch on time.. and blah blah..
well friends.. since first day.. things seem to have improved.. or rather I should say..we have become habitual of its culture..
however, when it comes to interaction with senior people in the organization.. it is really fruitful and pleasant.. everything has started getting clear.. from HR policies to what we are going to do in organization...
In the end, I would say.. HCLC has no dearth of talent.. its just need to reframe its mindset a lil bit.. on which its working very diligently
till next time.. keep smiling :)
My dear friends,
Finally, I have joined HCLC.. and I would say.. I am pretty happy about it.. though I am the only one in the whole batch of 24 persons who is on lowest salary package... :(
HCLC.. ufff.. baba.. company hai..ya kya hai.. raam jane.. miscommunication ki toh mine hai.. jitni miscommunication chaho utni karlo.. ab isey miscommunication bolo.. ya 'miss'-communication bolo.. dono hi chalta hai.. though another shock for me is that here too. girls ratio is not in favor.. its 4 to 20.. :( .. socha tha co. mein jake ek aad ladki mil jayegi.. par yahan bhi jhatka hi khaya..
waise mein jyada nahi likhoonga is post mein.. coz I read few code of ethics clauses present in joining documents.. where it is mentioned that if I write or say something offending about HCLC..It can go against me..though I am not going to write anything against them.. but still kuch na kuch toh hoga hi...
This post will quite be in a novelistic manner..(haan.. bhoot sawar hai novel likhne ka.. toh soch rahe hain.. yahin se shuru karen..).. khair Go through it completely as every dialogue has its own importance..chalo ji.. lets begin..
8:45 AM - Noida Sector 16 metro station
"Excuse me.. which way goes to Sector-x, xxxx HCLC office? ".. I asked from a pedestrian.. my english is not that good.. though I tried my best to translate, what I wanted to ask, in english.. :P
"Take first left.. after 2 or 3 building.. you will find HCLC office..".. said pedestrian..
"Thanks.."
With in 2-3 minutes walk.. I reached main gate of office.. 3 other joinees were already there.. 2 gals.. and a boy.. at that time I felt happy.. oh.. ratio seems gud..
"sir ji.. apna naam bataiye..?"-Guard at gate.
"Mayank Jain..8th one from top..".. I answered
"okie sir.. we will let you in by 9.00 only".. confirmed guard
I was at office about 45 minutes in advance.. It gave little time to get mingle with other 3 joinees.. who were already there..
"Hi.. are you Gal1 (name changed)..?? " ..asked the other guy to the only good lookin gal in batch.. :)
"yeah.. I am. you are Boy1 (name changed).. right.. ??" replied Gal1
"Yaa.."-confirmed that guy.. though.. without knowing each other formally I came to know two names.. Sorry, I couldn't control this one.. I have to overhear their conversation..:P
As my one of the objectives to find a gal for me.. I entered the pool of discussion..
"You are also new joinee over here..??" (As if I didn't know that.. )
"Yaa.."
"which College??"
"Colz XYZ.. and you??"...(I don't know exact spell of the college.. if anyone of you know this plz lemme know I will edit the post.. :P)
"IIT - Roorkee".. all of a sudden the IIT brand seem to influence that gal.. but only I knew the reality.. anyways.. we continued with Shake hands and all.. and I moved my hand to another girl whose name I already read in the entry register.. ( I don't leave any opportunity to know such things.. "
"Mayank"
"Gal2"
"Which college?"
"College ABC"... and I shook hands with boy and did not bother to ask his college.. was never interested.. :)
"Sir.. aaiye.. apne bag check karaiye.." - Guard told us..
"Koi pen drive, hard disk, laptop ho toh bahar counter pe chod dijiye.. " - another guard shouted from his cabin at the door..
After getting my bag checked.. he put a slip on our mobile mentioning the date and address of HCLC facility over it.. don't know what's that meant for.. but we were doing exactly what we were asked to do...
"Sir.. yahan pe hath daliye..aur ek ball nikaliye.." Guard pointed towards a box hidden behind a black curtain..
I was shocked.. what was he saying.. "Kahan haath dalna hai.. kya..kaunsi ball nikalni hai..".. though I did.. what he asked for..
I put my hand in that box and took one white ball out.. which I showed to the guard...
"theek hai sir.. " - Guard said after looking the color of ball..
"isse kya faida hua??" - I asked him
"Sir.. agar aap red ball nikalte.. toh aapki full checking hoti" - replied guard.. kya bakar thi.. they were checking people on the basis of probability.. na jane kaunse rule lagaye honge probability ke..
9.00 AM, HCLC office
then we entered building and started doing sight seeing.. building bahar se kafi acchi lag rahi thi.. and seem everything will be fine..
other 3 joinees said -> "they are quite punctual.. they let us in by 9.00 only.."..
and I was smiling.. coz I knew the reality.. how punctual they are.. I just asked them to wait and watch how punctual these people are.. :P
and I was right.. the person with whom we have to meet.. didn't show any sign of her arrival at all.. and rest other people from banks and all other places were there.. another HR persons were also there.. but they too came at 10.00.. yup.. they arrived only at 10.00 despite of giving 9.30 as the time to start.. well.. its still better than what I had faced earlier.. (most of you are not aware of the fact that I and my two more friends were made to wait for 5 hrs before the actual recruitment process started) :)
10.00 AM, Auditorium, HCLC office
they haven't started it yet.. they waited another 15 minutes before the HR who we were supposed to meet, arrived and took "attendance"... 2 candidates didn't join HCLC.. and HR were like.. "any specific reasons..??" and mates of those two people were like.. "umm.. ammmm.. maammmmmmmmm.. we don't know.." :)
finally.. account opening procedure at ICICI bank began at 10:30 and finished by 11:15.. and then we were offered our offer letter along with few anextures and code of ethics for which we were given 45 minutes to read and clear our doubts, if any. though we know.. what ever is written over there we have to sign it eventually.. so most of us didn't bother to read it thoroughly and just read first line of each page and signed at the dotted line..
Later on.. HR thought we are dumb enough not to know where to sign and she took us over to each page one by one again.. and told us where to sign.. what the hell she was thinking of us.. I don't know.. but "my Dear HR, we are all experienced and has completed MBA from good institutes so plz...don't tell us where to sign and how to sign.."
and after all this drama ends... HCLC ko purana daura pada.. misscommunication ka.. and unka time..time.. hamara time kuch nahi.. they made us wait for 1 hr before I went to our own Ms Sr.HR (names are not disclosed here..) .. and told her "I guess you forget the time you are supposed to address the batch.. we are waiting for more than an hour for you.."
and then she came and ask us to leave.. poor us and annoyed too.. x-(
Khair.. whatever happened happened.. after that when we were asked to give feedback.. the whole batch asked them to be punctual and they seem to take it more seriously.. and start coming on time.. address the batch on time.. and blah blah..
well friends.. since first day.. things seem to have improved.. or rather I should say..we have become habitual of its culture..
however, when it comes to interaction with senior people in the organization.. it is really fruitful and pleasant.. everything has started getting clear.. from HR policies to what we are going to do in organization...
In the end, I would say.. HCLC has no dearth of talent.. its just need to reframe its mindset a lil bit.. on which its working very diligently
till next time.. keep smiling :)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
How I have been blackmailed to write
yup.. its true.. I have been blackmailed to write a new post as soon as possible.. and I was told that if I don't come up with a new post at earliest then I should be ready to face dire consequences... what are those dire consequences... will talk about it later in the post...
You people must have heard of various type of blackmails.. which includes.. threat to life.. kidnapping.. emotinal atyachar from near and dear ones.. another kind would be using "tears" to blackmail.. but my dear friends.. lemme tell u.. this one was none of above.. no emotional atyachar.. nothing.. but a type.. where that person simply asked me, with some "kiddo type" smileys which otherwise look like "angry face", to come up with something new or I should stop talking to that person...
Now a person like me who has got soft heart like a Kid... would surely get scared of these "Dhamkissss".. bacche ko toh koi bhi dara deta hai.. toh mein bhi dar gaya.. and started writing a new post..
But despite of being blackmailed.. I felt good.. that somehow few sane or insane people like my posts.. so they want me to write something new..more frequently.. its good.. isn't it.. ?? :P
Also.. that blackmailing would help me come out of writer's block.. yeah.. I know.. I have been using this term every now and then in my posts when I post something new after a long time.. but honestly speaking... there was so much that happened around me since my last post.. I just couldn't find words to describe those moments.. be it final exams of life.. (if I don't sit for civil services :P ) or be it last moment masti with friends.. or be it dancing wildly for the last time.. (in corporate u can't dance like that.. :P) or be it sad moments of saying good bye to someone who were closest to you in last two years.. all those moments.. all those things.. I just couldn't describe them in words...
Well... blackmailing always is not a bad thing.. as I always feel that normally persons who cares for you.. blackmail you for your good only.. (PS: I am not generalizing the statement.. its just an observation.. :)).. sometimes blackmailing from someone closer to u act as a motivating factor to do something which you were reluctant to do for a long time..
so, friends happy blackmailing to your near and dear ones.. ofcourse for their well being only.. :) till next time.. keep smiling.. :)
You people must have heard of various type of blackmails.. which includes.. threat to life.. kidnapping.. emotinal atyachar from near and dear ones.. another kind would be using "tears" to blackmail.. but my dear friends.. lemme tell u.. this one was none of above.. no emotional atyachar.. nothing.. but a type.. where that person simply asked me, with some "kiddo type" smileys which otherwise look like "angry face", to come up with something new or I should stop talking to that person...
Now a person like me who has got soft heart like a Kid... would surely get scared of these "Dhamkissss".. bacche ko toh koi bhi dara deta hai.. toh mein bhi dar gaya.. and started writing a new post..
But despite of being blackmailed.. I felt good.. that somehow few sane or insane people like my posts.. so they want me to write something new..more frequently.. its good.. isn't it.. ?? :P
Also.. that blackmailing would help me come out of writer's block.. yeah.. I know.. I have been using this term every now and then in my posts when I post something new after a long time.. but honestly speaking... there was so much that happened around me since my last post.. I just couldn't find words to describe those moments.. be it final exams of life.. (if I don't sit for civil services :P ) or be it last moment masti with friends.. or be it dancing wildly for the last time.. (in corporate u can't dance like that.. :P) or be it sad moments of saying good bye to someone who were closest to you in last two years.. all those moments.. all those things.. I just couldn't describe them in words...
Well... blackmailing always is not a bad thing.. as I always feel that normally persons who cares for you.. blackmail you for your good only.. (PS: I am not generalizing the statement.. its just an observation.. :)).. sometimes blackmailing from someone closer to u act as a motivating factor to do something which you were reluctant to do for a long time..
so, friends happy blackmailing to your near and dear ones.. ofcourse for their well being only.. :) till next time.. keep smiling.. :)
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Afraid of Failures??
Failure...a word from which we all are afraid off...since our childhood till the time we will die.. we all are scared of failures.. we don't want to get fail in any of our endeavors in life.. we don't want anything wrong happen to us.. may be sometimes under pressure.. both societal..and family pressures..or may be because we all want good good things everywhere around us.. recently few questions baffled me.. why we were always told in our childhood.. work hard..don't get fail...'.. why during our primary and middle classes..we always used to see the person who scored less in the class with the hatred eyes.. why we were asked not to be in company of those who fails...why we always try to keep an option open... if not this.. then this.. took science.. just because all other streams are open after this.. can go to any place..did mechanical engineering... land in IT company why.. why not wait for mechanical company to turn up.. coz we afraid of not getting job later on.. well Why MBA ?? Why Not M.Tech.. just to be under bigger umbrella..?? now we are techno managers..?? we are open to almost any field..??. jack of all suites..?? or I should say.. we are afraid of getting beaten on our a****
have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..
There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..
1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...
2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..
3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..
Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..
PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........
before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)
have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..
There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..
1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...
2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..
3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..
Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..
PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........
before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Afraid of Failures??
Failure...a word from which we all are afraid off...since our childhood till the time we will die.. we all are scared of failures.. we don't want to get fail in any of our endeavors in life.. we don't want anything wrong happen to us.. may be sometimes under pressure.. both societal..and family pressures..or may be because we all want good good things everywhere around us.. recently few questions baffled me.. why we were always told in our childhood.. work hard..don't get fail...'.. why during our primary and middle classes..we always used to see the person who scored less in the class with the hatred eyes.. why we were asked not to be in company of those who fails...why we always try to keep an option open... if not this.. then this.. took science.. just because all other streams are open after this.. can go to any place..did mechanical engineering... land in IT company why.. why not wait for mechanical company to turn up.. coz we afraid of not getting job later on.. well Why MBA ?? Why Not M.Tech.. just to be under bigger umbrella..?? now we are techno managers..?? we are open to almost any field..??. jack of all suites..?? or I should say.. we are afraid of getting beaten on our a****
have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..
There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..
1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...
2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..
3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..
Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..
PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........
before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)
have we ever thought of this..that not being failed or if I rephrase my words.. by keeping all options open.. we actually diminished our capabilities of trying something out of the box.. we actually.. don't like to try something new.. on a funny side.. most of us just don't propose to a girl.. just because we are afraid of being neglected.. or being getting slapped.. ;) .. or we are afraid that we will be humiliated by our friends.. :P ..
There are different categories of people afraid of getting failed..
1. People who afraid of being 2nd... - This is the cream category of any group of people doing something in common... I know most of the persons.. who even cribs about getting second.. ya i know 'its worst to be at second place.. then at the last place.." but scared of that.. cribbing for that.. If i quote one of my friends when he was rejected in a company interview..then it would be a perfect example of people getting scared of being second.. in his words.. " yaar..tension ho jati hai.. mein hamesha pehli co. mein hi select ho jata hoon.. I always get selected in first company..".. well well well.. going for 2nd category...
2. People who afraid of being last... - This is the most common category.. and we all must have experience fear of this.. last is very bad.. no one think last is good.. even I am afraid of being last.. even in last mid sem exam when I got second lowest marks..I thanked god..that I didn't score last.. and I don't know what difference it could make.. anyways... going to last and third category..
3. People who afraid of getting failed continuously.. - well.. this category is very rarerly seen.. coz.. most of the people I have seen in this category don't care about what's happening around.. they just enjoy their life like that.. only few persons have that potential to keep on trying until they ultimately reach what they want to achieve.. but as I say.. they are really very rare..
Sometimes I feel.. that getting failed is not bad... its even good which gives u one instance that teaches u that one can't get everything you desired of.. or even u worked for.. and believe me.. success follows failure.. and success means more when comes after a failure..
PS: I am not saying that getting failed is utmost necessary.. or one should not try to keep options open.. but one should at least try to get what he has longed for.. what he has in his mind for years.. what makes him feel better.. what he proudly can speak of for rest of his life.. just a try in the direction that fascinates you........
before concluding the blog.. I would like to extend my thanks to my very good friend.. discussion with whom led me to write on this topic.. after a long gap... till next time.. bbye.. :)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Blabbering this time...
Today, I feel like.. I should write.. write till the point..my feelings are expressed thoroughly.. point till my fingers get tired.. point till i feel like satisfied.. today.. i don't want to think while writing..I don't want to care for words...I just gonna write..what ever comes in mind.. my heart.. and what ever my fingers want to type.. and this is not going to have another review after writing as well...
what the hell..it seems like I am disappointed..disappointed by the way I am treated..disappointed by the way I treat others.. disappointed by the way I am surviving in this world..disappointed by lot many other ways.. but should I be disappointed.. or should I fight back for the things that I deserve.. should I prove someone who I am.. I know some of you may say.. that u are much better than anyone else.. u need not prove anyone about you.. you should be happy what you are.. and not what you want to become.. and blah..blah.. but I am not in mood to ask anyone what is in their mind.. I just want to express myself.. so please pardon me.. if anyone feels like I am arrogant... and yes..i have become quite arrogant these days.. no.. not because I am on seventh sky.. but because situation around me has asked me to change myself.. situation around me has asked me to become little more egoistic.. though..I am becoming more and more egoistic as the time is passing...
you know...I feel like I should talk with someone..to express myself..to get that burden off my heart.. but when I look around.. i find noone..to whom I can express myself.. noone..to whom I can talk freely.. ya there are few..but I care for them so much that I don't want to bother them any more on such issues.. they have done enough for me in mah life.. they were there with me..when noone else was there... so the only option left to me to express myself and get back to life is writing.. ya writing..which sometime back was my passion.. has now become my need.. a need to survive..and u know why I find noone..to whom I can talk.. because around me I find more of admirers rather than friends...seems quite amazing na??.. and to tell u the truth .. I am still confused.. what should I do now onwards..should I let the things go as I used to do till 3 years ago..or should I save my self-esteem...(PS: I am talking of self esteem and not ego...)
NOw most of you thinking..that why there are admirers only...or I am exaggerating the issue...may be.. but when I am sitting idle with nothing happening around me..the so called little things also seems big...and fyi.. I know myself enough..that I don't express myself so easily.. and that too on a public forum.. forget this.. while writing this blog.. I am still thinking who all are going to read this particular post.. as I am not going to update this post on anyother place.. just to one who are followers and to whom emails are being sent... well..the conservative or reserved me.. still scared deep inside to reveal about me...may be because..I am afraid of the world around me.. or being a little personal one.. I just can't reveal my thoughts, my feelings to anyone...who can't care for these...
well friends.. I don't know what should I do now..I was writing just to express myself..but somewhere deep inside..I still think I should not bother even to those who are reading this..well..in the end.. I would just like to say..that those who are reading this..are the one who are really close to me...and I am thankful to everyone of them...I know without you people my life would be quite difficult...you are the one who gave me strength everytime I needed it..and this time too, indirectly though, I am finding you people with a helping hand...
thanks...and don't you people worry about me..its just a blog...if I really need anyone of you.. I know most of you are just a call away :) ... keep smiling... and take care..:)
what the hell..it seems like I am disappointed..disappointed by the way I am treated..disappointed by the way I treat others.. disappointed by the way I am surviving in this world..disappointed by lot many other ways.. but should I be disappointed.. or should I fight back for the things that I deserve.. should I prove someone who I am.. I know some of you may say.. that u are much better than anyone else.. u need not prove anyone about you.. you should be happy what you are.. and not what you want to become.. and blah..blah.. but I am not in mood to ask anyone what is in their mind.. I just want to express myself.. so please pardon me.. if anyone feels like I am arrogant... and yes..i have become quite arrogant these days.. no.. not because I am on seventh sky.. but because situation around me has asked me to change myself.. situation around me has asked me to become little more egoistic.. though..I am becoming more and more egoistic as the time is passing...
you know...I feel like I should talk with someone..to express myself..to get that burden off my heart.. but when I look around.. i find noone..to whom I can express myself.. noone..to whom I can talk freely.. ya there are few..but I care for them so much that I don't want to bother them any more on such issues.. they have done enough for me in mah life.. they were there with me..when noone else was there... so the only option left to me to express myself and get back to life is writing.. ya writing..which sometime back was my passion.. has now become my need.. a need to survive..and u know why I find noone..to whom I can talk.. because around me I find more of admirers rather than friends...seems quite amazing na??.. and to tell u the truth .. I am still confused.. what should I do now onwards..should I let the things go as I used to do till 3 years ago..or should I save my self-esteem...(PS: I am talking of self esteem and not ego...)
NOw most of you thinking..that why there are admirers only...or I am exaggerating the issue...may be.. but when I am sitting idle with nothing happening around me..the so called little things also seems big...and fyi.. I know myself enough..that I don't express myself so easily.. and that too on a public forum.. forget this.. while writing this blog.. I am still thinking who all are going to read this particular post.. as I am not going to update this post on anyother place.. just to one who are followers and to whom emails are being sent... well..the conservative or reserved me.. still scared deep inside to reveal about me...may be because..I am afraid of the world around me.. or being a little personal one.. I just can't reveal my thoughts, my feelings to anyone...who can't care for these...
well friends.. I don't know what should I do now..I was writing just to express myself..but somewhere deep inside..I still think I should not bother even to those who are reading this..well..in the end.. I would just like to say..that those who are reading this..are the one who are really close to me...and I am thankful to everyone of them...I know without you people my life would be quite difficult...you are the one who gave me strength everytime I needed it..and this time too, indirectly though, I am finding you people with a helping hand...
thanks...and don't you people worry about me..its just a blog...if I really need anyone of you.. I know most of you are just a call away :) ... keep smiling... and take care..:)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
is this a MBA or MBA - Most Boring Academics??
I know it seems to be a vague question from my side.. that too when there are just 3 months left for the completion of whole course known as MBA... but this question really abruptly shook my mind...when I was trying to sleep last night...(kuch jyada hi jaldi puch liya na maine yeh question?? :P)..
well..Its Tuesday, a week day.. and I am in my hostel room started another vacations.. with no classes through out the week virtually...ya..you can call it another vacation...(last one was when I had last week completely off ) and again this week eventually turned out to be completely off with only major class which was scheduled got canceled.... and I wonder...being in IIT - (ok you can call this an IIT not by its action but by its name.. :)).. what m doing out here... lying in hostel room...sleeping...movies...etc... or most of the immaterial things... (for most of us..these are the only material things.. :P)...
and seriouslly telling this is the most boring session...here, the only motivation to wake up early in the morning.. is the breakfast in Mess... the only purpose of attending class is to get attendance.. though for few of us.. it also doesn't matter.... the only purpose to study is to get at least 6 sgpa... (though there are few..who are working hard to be another 9 pointer in history of this college.. :P :D).... the only purpose u r staying in hostel that u can't travel daily to your hometown..and come back again....
The classes which happen are just the repeatation which we did in last 3 sem... why the hell we have 4th sem..if it is going to be the repeatation of one and the same thing again and again... couldn't we have anything better to study...and most of the classes look like a fiction movie going on.. from "Harry potter" to "Dada ji ki Kahaniyan" sab hain yahan... (jyada nahi bolunga..in movies ke bare mein.. :P).. the another awful thing which can happen in this last sem.. that most of the projects have to be completed alone...when you got habitual of working in groups..you are asked to work alone...and that too with overloaded work... jab kam karne ki iccha thi..jab toh karne nahi diya... ab iccha khatam.. ab karwalo kam...
The only benefit of this sem is to them who have boyfriend/girlfriend right here in the college and secured good job as well.. they can enjoy their time very well here... :P .. and those who have their better half.. out of this place.. they must be cursing this place more than I am doing at this time... :)
well m just waiting for this sem to end...which will lead me to a new phase of life..with new view points...and with new experiences hovering all over my mind....
till next time...keep smiling.. :)
well..Its Tuesday, a week day.. and I am in my hostel room started another vacations.. with no classes through out the week virtually...ya..you can call it another vacation...(last one was when I had last week completely off ) and again this week eventually turned out to be completely off with only major class which was scheduled got canceled.... and I wonder...being in IIT - (ok you can call this an IIT not by its action but by its name.. :)).. what m doing out here... lying in hostel room...sleeping...movies...etc... or most of the immaterial things... (for most of us..these are the only material things.. :P)...
and seriouslly telling this is the most boring session...here, the only motivation to wake up early in the morning.. is the breakfast in Mess... the only purpose of attending class is to get attendance.. though for few of us.. it also doesn't matter.... the only purpose to study is to get at least 6 sgpa... (though there are few..who are working hard to be another 9 pointer in history of this college.. :P :D).... the only purpose u r staying in hostel that u can't travel daily to your hometown..and come back again....
The classes which happen are just the repeatation which we did in last 3 sem... why the hell we have 4th sem..if it is going to be the repeatation of one and the same thing again and again... couldn't we have anything better to study...and most of the classes look like a fiction movie going on.. from "Harry potter" to "Dada ji ki Kahaniyan" sab hain yahan... (jyada nahi bolunga..in movies ke bare mein.. :P).. the another awful thing which can happen in this last sem.. that most of the projects have to be completed alone...when you got habitual of working in groups..you are asked to work alone...and that too with overloaded work... jab kam karne ki iccha thi..jab toh karne nahi diya... ab iccha khatam.. ab karwalo kam...
The only benefit of this sem is to them who have boyfriend/girlfriend right here in the college and secured good job as well.. they can enjoy their time very well here... :P .. and those who have their better half.. out of this place.. they must be cursing this place more than I am doing at this time... :)
well m just waiting for this sem to end...which will lead me to a new phase of life..with new view points...and with new experiences hovering all over my mind....
till next time...keep smiling.. :)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Finally.. the sun is beating down...
Yup..in the midst of night.. after a long gap of 3 months and 11 days.. I am trying to come out of a writers' block (a new term which I have learnt few days ago) and writing a new post... and again.. this is not on any MBA topic..(my wish of writing on MBA topic is not again granted by circumstances around me..) and ya..I am writing this blog in half sleep at 1:30 AM in the night.. with the topic "Sun is beating down.."(seems quite ironical..).. don't worry I had not any dream..where I saw sun or something flashy.. its just the series of events which happened in last month or so.. are the positive events coming over negativity of life... :).. like the rays of sun getting rid of darkness of night.. :) .. and all these events had been a learning experience in one way or other... like the reconcilliation with old friends...getting 7 point CG first time in life of DoMS..(though difficult for me to believe this.. :P).. and finally getting placed in $5.5 billion company called HCL... and more over.. in the chilly and foggy season of December..and half of january... Sun started beating down on earth to get over those unbearable conditions...
journey to HCL is one of the greatest odyssey of my life.. ya I call it an odyssey only after getting kicked out of 4 companies in series... (or rather I say.. all companies were in great loss for not taking me.. though I reached to every interview after clearing first round of GDs etc.. :).... I sat for fifth one as well.. the HCL.. with all hope shattered.. HCL gave another shock of holding a GD as a selection process. as original me.. I am unaware of any current affairs... and this time GD was among 15 students of class... with all the surmas of communication skills in class was in my group...
The topic of GD add to the difficulty.. when the facilitator asked to choose the topic among us only... and one of my friends asked for current affairs.... all eyes in the GD room was just pointing to that one person only... well everything is fair in love and war.. and this was war at that time...
so the topic was.............."oh.. i forgot the topic".. well it was something related to 600 million insurance done by ESPN star sports for the Cricket world cup 2011... I was even not aware of any such news.. the one minute which was given to think on the topic.. i was thinking why the hell on this earth someone choose current affair topic rather than any abstract topic.. which is much easier to express in ur words.. well... one minute passed away... and to my luck the first person who spoke set the base perfectly....and another person.. adding honey to the bread...making it more delicious... and one more person and so on..... everyone was in favor of topic...I went against the topic...the only point I raised was against the tide of the group... (ya..i know people curse me for this bad habit..but it is me..original me.. going against the tide...projects at DoMS tried hard but even they can't help this out completely though :P and I never regret this fact..)..
well the point raised did its work once again...and was selected for interview round...once again...another company...another pre-selection criteria..satisfied...another first round...all things were on the same line...as the last 4 companies were...(another worst part of an odyssey... when one step shows u the way another step pulls u back..).. well..considering the past experiences...I did not prepare anything for this interview..I was already pre occupied with the thoughts of last 4 companies...and considering myself unlucky...I was just chilling out there with all other friends sitting for the company...and once again I am in the last 4 of the interviewees..i knew..its gonna be difficult for me...but I paid no heed to the process....and try to flow with the process.... interview happened..and there I was true and fair to myself...to the interviewers...and to the moment.... :)...I know as a general rule..you have to lie at one place or other...but here truthfulness comes handy... :)
well another shock was waiting...results were not declared the same day... rather postponed for a day...(odyssey..sighsss)..well with no hope...and no chances..I was selected but with another shock..."HCL gonna have HR interview round".." bas lag gayi watt apni toh...HR round..and that too with me..."...jitne bhi interviews barbaad huye the isse pehle..woh sab majorly HR ki wajeh se hi huye the..ab ek aur HR... chalo this time I moved little forward...cleared 2nd round as well.... after this shock..another sweet news came in the morning when..one of the friends said.."Mayank..its gonna formality round only..where u will be asked few basic questions.."..
at that point.. i thought its all over now...but no..it wasn't..when I landed in Noida for HR interview...the complete formal HR round was waiting for us...or rather I should say we were waiting for that HR round to happen...ya..its HCL..who made us wait for 3 hrs before the first HR personnel came and see us...(I sometimes wonder..how 2 minutes can turn out to be 20 minutes for a person...and that too in $5.5 billion company....
)..the thing I hated the most...they were making me doing that.."the wait"...naukri ke liye insaan ko kya kya nahi karna padta.... khair..with the positivity that its gonna 10 mins job for 3 of us...(3 were selected for final HR..).. it all shattered..when first interview took 25 mins....
and the voice came..."Mayank Jain"...it was my turn...with all the wishes I was carrying...I entered the room...another shock.. I detest giving interviews to lady HR...and there were two of them. (though..none of them is worth looking at but still they are HR you have to look at them.. :P )..the perfect odyssey..well..I settled down..and questions started firing over me...one after another...stress testing was there...karlo..ek mechanical engineer ke saath stress testing..woh bhi karlo...as I said earlier..I was truthful there in the first interview.. i was truthful in the second interview as well... "jo hoga dekha jayega..".. was my attitude...and spoke what came to my mind..without even thinking for a single second on any questions but one...that was a trick question and I had to think for that...somewhat that was technical question...from a HR person...
well another annoying fact...after all interviews were happened we are asked to wait for 5 minutes..and that 5 minutes were turning out to be 50 mins before we cut short and asked the receptionist to call "Saloni" ,the HR which were taking care of our campus hiring procedure, and let us know the status...she came with answer..."ur result will be declared later in the day to ur placement coordinator"... wah wah...after 4 days and 5 hrs. since the results were declared..we came out of the building..looking like fool...cursing HCL...thought..chalo ok its gonna over in next few hrs only..but it didn't happen until next evening...
the other ironical event happened when most of my class mates knew in afternoon only..that i was selected...but to me it came in evening...chalo ji..after 2 months since the first company came to our department..I was finally through..finally there is sun beating down after the dark night.. this event is followed by another event when surprisingly a old time friend called me...the next day..which is followed by sun rays taking away chilly foggy season of the year..
This experience at HCL for me was a good learning..that nothing in life can be easily achieved... u have to work harder to overcome the difficulty one after another.. anyways..I thank to all those who prayed for me..who wished me luck..and who were with me through out this odyssey :)
post thoda sa lamba ho gaya...lekin ab itne time baad likhoonga.. toh thoda sa lamba banta hai.. :P
journey to HCL is one of the greatest odyssey of my life.. ya I call it an odyssey only after getting kicked out of 4 companies in series... (or rather I say.. all companies were in great loss for not taking me.. though I reached to every interview after clearing first round of GDs etc.. :).... I sat for fifth one as well.. the HCL.. with all hope shattered.. HCL gave another shock of holding a GD as a selection process. as original me.. I am unaware of any current affairs... and this time GD was among 15 students of class... with all the surmas of communication skills in class was in my group...
The topic of GD add to the difficulty.. when the facilitator asked to choose the topic among us only... and one of my friends asked for current affairs.... all eyes in the GD room was just pointing to that one person only... well everything is fair in love and war.. and this was war at that time...
so the topic was.............."oh.. i forgot the topic".. well it was something related to 600 million insurance done by ESPN star sports for the Cricket world cup 2011... I was even not aware of any such news.. the one minute which was given to think on the topic.. i was thinking why the hell on this earth someone choose current affair topic rather than any abstract topic.. which is much easier to express in ur words.. well... one minute passed away... and to my luck the first person who spoke set the base perfectly....and another person.. adding honey to the bread...making it more delicious... and one more person and so on..... everyone was in favor of topic...I went against the topic...the only point I raised was against the tide of the group... (ya..i know people curse me for this bad habit..but it is me..original me.. going against the tide...projects at DoMS tried hard but even they can't help this out completely though :P and I never regret this fact..)..
well the point raised did its work once again...and was selected for interview round...once again...another company...another pre-selection criteria..satisfied...another first round...all things were on the same line...as the last 4 companies were...(another worst part of an odyssey... when one step shows u the way another step pulls u back..).. well..considering the past experiences...I did not prepare anything for this interview..I was already pre occupied with the thoughts of last 4 companies...and considering myself unlucky...I was just chilling out there with all other friends sitting for the company...and once again I am in the last 4 of the interviewees..i knew..its gonna be difficult for me...but I paid no heed to the process....and try to flow with the process.... interview happened..and there I was true and fair to myself...to the interviewers...and to the moment.... :)...I know as a general rule..you have to lie at one place or other...but here truthfulness comes handy... :)
well another shock was waiting...results were not declared the same day... rather postponed for a day...(odyssey..sighsss)..well with no hope...and no chances..I was selected but with another shock..."HCL gonna have HR interview round".." bas lag gayi watt apni toh...HR round..and that too with me..."...jitne bhi interviews barbaad huye the isse pehle..woh sab majorly HR ki wajeh se hi huye the..ab ek aur HR... chalo this time I moved little forward...cleared 2nd round as well.... after this shock..another sweet news came in the morning when..one of the friends said.."Mayank..its gonna formality round only..where u will be asked few basic questions.."..
at that point.. i thought its all over now...but no..it wasn't..when I landed in Noida for HR interview...the complete formal HR round was waiting for us...or rather I should say we were waiting for that HR round to happen...ya..its HCL..who made us wait for 3 hrs before the first HR personnel came and see us...(I sometimes wonder..how 2 minutes can turn out to be 20 minutes for a person...and that too in $5.5 billion company....
)..the thing I hated the most...they were making me doing that.."the wait"...naukri ke liye insaan ko kya kya nahi karna padta.... khair..with the positivity that its gonna 10 mins job for 3 of us...(3 were selected for final HR..).. it all shattered..when first interview took 25 mins....
and the voice came..."Mayank Jain"...it was my turn...with all the wishes I was carrying...I entered the room...another shock.. I detest giving interviews to lady HR...and there were two of them. (though..none of them is worth looking at but still they are HR you have to look at them.. :P )..the perfect odyssey..well..I settled down..and questions started firing over me...one after another...stress testing was there...karlo..ek mechanical engineer ke saath stress testing..woh bhi karlo...as I said earlier..I was truthful there in the first interview.. i was truthful in the second interview as well... "jo hoga dekha jayega..".. was my attitude...and spoke what came to my mind..without even thinking for a single second on any questions but one...that was a trick question and I had to think for that...somewhat that was technical question...from a HR person...
well another annoying fact...after all interviews were happened we are asked to wait for 5 minutes..and that 5 minutes were turning out to be 50 mins before we cut short and asked the receptionist to call "Saloni" ,the HR which were taking care of our campus hiring procedure, and let us know the status...she came with answer..."ur result will be declared later in the day to ur placement coordinator"... wah wah...after 4 days and 5 hrs. since the results were declared..we came out of the building..looking like fool...cursing HCL...thought..chalo ok its gonna over in next few hrs only..but it didn't happen until next evening...
the other ironical event happened when most of my class mates knew in afternoon only..that i was selected...but to me it came in evening...chalo ji..after 2 months since the first company came to our department..I was finally through..finally there is sun beating down after the dark night.. this event is followed by another event when surprisingly a old time friend called me...the next day..which is followed by sun rays taking away chilly foggy season of the year..
This experience at HCL for me was a good learning..that nothing in life can be easily achieved... u have to work harder to overcome the difficulty one after another.. anyways..I thank to all those who prayed for me..who wished me luck..and who were with me through out this odyssey :)
post thoda sa lamba ho gaya...lekin ab itne time baad likhoonga.. toh thoda sa lamba banta hai.. :P
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