The first thing I realised when I started searching for jobs that it was not as easy as I thought it would be. I did get offers for some sales job, but I knew I wouldn't be able to do that. I was very bad in public speaking and worse in convincing others. So I knew, selling was not my cup of tea, but I was not sure what exactly I was looking for. I kept on visiting the offices of the job consultants but no result. I also applied to some places after seeing their job advertisement on the newspaper, but did not hear back from any of them.
I sometime stood on the balcony of mamaji's 2-bedroom company-provided apartment and stared at people going to their workplaces. There were so many people who I didn't know, but looking at them I used to feel that I would probably do their job better than them. After sometime I started envying everybody who had a job. Frustration was at its peak.
In between, I appeared for a couple of interviews but couldn't change my fate. Slowly, like any other unemployed youth, I started getting upset with the whole system and contemplating changing everything given a chance. Somehow, I had it in my mind that if I deserve a job I should get one. Years later I learned how important it is to have a correct approach to everything that you do. My experience has taught me its not about being better than the best, its about being able to do things differently that makes you stand out and be recognised.
One day, I got a call from one of the consultants who asked me to appear for an interview with a pharma company. I went there with a 'hope-less' mind but with high hopes from my family members. I was offered the job, which obviously made me ecstatic, but that joy of mine was short-lived, as the salary they offered me was just as good as what I was earning from my private tuition in Kolkata. Moreover, I was asked to sit on their other office which was 50 kilometers away from my place. I thought for a while and found the offer better than sitting on the balcony and watching people.
I started liking the job as it exposed me to a whole new world, it pushed me in that crowd which I used to watch from the balcony everyday. So what I did not earn much, I did have a workplace to go to everyday as any other grown up individual and I was proud to have one. Very soon I noticed a change in people's behaviour while talking to me. Earlier they used to tell me how difficult it is to get a job just to sympathise me, now they were telling me how to make money thinking I was earning as much as they did. I did not mind at all.
The organisation had other sister concerns as well. After working for six months in the parent company I was asked to move to one of its smaller sister concerns. This proved to be a very important move in my career. First of all, I got an opportunity to work with a young leader (he was the son of the Managing Director) who was ready to experiment and very dynamic in his thinking, secondly, I got a lot of opportunities to show my skills. I managed people, managed the office and contributed in devising the marketing strategy too. I learned a lot from my boss. My salary got doubled after the first year. I had never felt so motivated before. One truly said, money speaks.
The company started growing and I grew with it. In this journey I made lot of friends, a few of them left a lasting impression on my life.
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