Raising the expectations of someone from you and then not been able to stand up to them is the worst you could do to your close ones. Well, I have done that many times in my life. Latest example being not writing anything to my Blog after my first post. I didn't publicize my Blog much, just showed to few of my friends may be 4-5. But they liked it a little and expected a little more from a Lazy Bum like me. I am Sorry my dear friends. But I can tell you that I was trying to write something but couldn't come up with anything which may be of your liking. Anyways. Here is my effort to write something more.
Since I started about 'expectations', I have tried to put here the most common expectations which people keep and especially for me they generally dont get fulfilled.
Well, people say reach for the Moon, you will get to the stars. I don't think it was ever true in my case. I hope it is clear from my first post. The only difference being I aim much higher than moon and fall much shorter than stars. :)
Let me go in back order this time. First at the job, where you are expected to work hard to achieve your goals and set a benchmark for yourself to get evaluated in the eyes of your seniors and it counts the most when it is your 'First Job'. But the least you could expect is - your first job at a place where you have never been to before and never had your ancestors been too (everything is new from language to culture to food to whatever you want to name it). And to make it more spicy the job should be of Marketing - 'Sone pe Suhaga' Right? And when you try to make some contacts somehow and people just say you to "Get Lost" - Believe me that is the most wonderful feeling you can ever have. You feel like laughing at yourself and only thing that comes to mind is 'What the Hell am I doing here Boss?' You cannot laugh, cannot cry. Just make your face as if someone has stolen your candy and is licking in front of you, making funny faces. Irritating, Right.. More humiliation comes when your peers ask you how did the call go? And you say - "Ahh! Wonderful man. I met the PM of India. I got served like a royal donkey, with PM's personal secretary telling me get lost from the gate itself. And never show your dirty A** again at this door." Common man, how can you tell that You weren't treated good at all because while going for a call you had told everyone as if it is going to be some 'Never Happened Before' call.
The above case is still too much, trouble starts in the beginning itself when you call the client and try to fix appointment. Very politely and calmly you pick up the receiver and proudly ask for the concerned person and the person asks you - "for what purpose you want appointment, dancing or dinning?" Well, this was the least expected reply. Everything is still fine but the actual result comes when boss says - "Don't give such excuses. How do you think I am suppose to believe this?" Well then, Mr. boss believe it or not this is the best excuse I could come up with.
Anyways, the same case could be seen as a different perspective also. It happens when you are going to meet a client and start thinking about the same. I'll tell you what generally happens. "client looks good. Seems Multinational and big. Hopefully will get some good business. If not A1, A2 is a backup. Worst case at least I'll able to stick my label to the client". And when you reach there all your rosy picture is gone. All your expectations are thrashed. You don't even feel like entering inside and see the concerned person. And then your best friend, voice from your soul, calls and laughs at you. And you smile at your condition at that time. What else are you expected to do.
Well, to add to it, worst case of getting your expectations killed is not having a single young and good looking girl in your team which could at least keep yourself motivated to work. And in my case I don't have one in all the four floors on the building. Too much to expect right? Not even a single girl.. And when you tell your friends they just laugh at you thinking you as a poor chap. :)
Well, the story continues at home. Its when I was studying. Parents expected a lot from me. Courtesy - 'Myself'. I scored good in my SSC. And after that it was all high flies and talks of touching the sky nothing less than that. Then you realize suddenly that you have grown up and you find yourself busy with some things more important. I have always heard 'behind every succesful men, there is a woman'. My case has always been opposite. When I got involved with one, studies were nowhere near. The only thing you could possibly see is getting to talk to her somehow. HSC got ruined. Parents expectations went into drain. The girl also ditched. Moral of the story - Never find a girl close to your home and she should not be your classmate also. Actually you can't say if there is a moral to this story, in fact it is Vicious Circle which haunts you and will haunt you till you are pretty satisfied with yourself, for which THE ALMIGHTY has not created any nerve or any tissues inside you.
So this is it for this post. I dont know if it meets the basic criteria for being a post on my blog, I mean if it would make you smile as my previous post. But this is it for now. Will come up with something better soon. Enjoy..!!
Since I started about 'expectations', I have tried to put here the most common expectations which people keep and especially for me they generally dont get fulfilled.
Well, people say reach for the Moon, you will get to the stars. I don't think it was ever true in my case. I hope it is clear from my first post. The only difference being I aim much higher than moon and fall much shorter than stars. :)
Let me go in back order this time. First at the job, where you are expected to work hard to achieve your goals and set a benchmark for yourself to get evaluated in the eyes of your seniors and it counts the most when it is your 'First Job'. But the least you could expect is - your first job at a place where you have never been to before and never had your ancestors been too (everything is new from language to culture to food to whatever you want to name it). And to make it more spicy the job should be of Marketing - 'Sone pe Suhaga' Right? And when you try to make some contacts somehow and people just say you to "Get Lost" - Believe me that is the most wonderful feeling you can ever have. You feel like laughing at yourself and only thing that comes to mind is 'What the Hell am I doing here Boss?' You cannot laugh, cannot cry. Just make your face as if someone has stolen your candy and is licking in front of you, making funny faces. Irritating, Right.. More humiliation comes when your peers ask you how did the call go? And you say - "Ahh! Wonderful man. I met the PM of India. I got served like a royal donkey, with PM's personal secretary telling me get lost from the gate itself. And never show your dirty A** again at this door." Common man, how can you tell that You weren't treated good at all because while going for a call you had told everyone as if it is going to be some 'Never Happened Before' call.
The above case is still too much, trouble starts in the beginning itself when you call the client and try to fix appointment. Very politely and calmly you pick up the receiver and proudly ask for the concerned person and the person asks you - "for what purpose you want appointment, dancing or dinning?" Well, this was the least expected reply. Everything is still fine but the actual result comes when boss says - "Don't give such excuses. How do you think I am suppose to believe this?" Well then, Mr. boss believe it or not this is the best excuse I could come up with.
Anyways, the same case could be seen as a different perspective also. It happens when you are going to meet a client and start thinking about the same. I'll tell you what generally happens. "client looks good. Seems Multinational and big. Hopefully will get some good business. If not A1, A2 is a backup. Worst case at least I'll able to stick my label to the client". And when you reach there all your rosy picture is gone. All your expectations are thrashed. You don't even feel like entering inside and see the concerned person. And then your best friend, voice from your soul, calls and laughs at you. And you smile at your condition at that time. What else are you expected to do.
Well, to add to it, worst case of getting your expectations killed is not having a single young and good looking girl in your team which could at least keep yourself motivated to work. And in my case I don't have one in all the four floors on the building. Too much to expect right? Not even a single girl.. And when you tell your friends they just laugh at you thinking you as a poor chap. :)
Well, the story continues at home. Its when I was studying. Parents expected a lot from me. Courtesy - 'Myself'. I scored good in my SSC. And after that it was all high flies and talks of touching the sky nothing less than that. Then you realize suddenly that you have grown up and you find yourself busy with some things more important. I have always heard 'behind every succesful men, there is a woman'. My case has always been opposite. When I got involved with one, studies were nowhere near. The only thing you could possibly see is getting to talk to her somehow. HSC got ruined. Parents expectations went into drain. The girl also ditched. Moral of the story - Never find a girl close to your home and she should not be your classmate also. Actually you can't say if there is a moral to this story, in fact it is Vicious Circle which haunts you and will haunt you till you are pretty satisfied with yourself, for which THE ALMIGHTY has not created any nerve or any tissues inside you.
So this is it for this post. I dont know if it meets the basic criteria for being a post on my blog, I mean if it would make you smile as my previous post. But this is it for now. Will come up with something better soon. Enjoy..!!
2 comments:
u need to hire an editor.. as a good friend; m ready to be ur editor; wont ask for the usual price of a chocolate also.. n btw abt the girl wala thing.. what happened to the "S_______i" craze?????
"S__________i" ???
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