"I was outside my office during the lunch time, right
then my manager called me up on my cellphone and yelled, asked me to come back
to office. I was a bit taken a back thinking that the lunch was still not over.
I left my work half done, hurried back to office, thinking all my way back that
maybe I didn’t deploy the build correctly, i didn’t check as it was already
time for lunch, but what’s the rush?...anyway I was in office in 10min straight.
I paced
instantly to him panting and to my surprise; he yelled again. This time in
front of my peers. Reason: I went outside the office for lunch!!. What the
hell??. i am sure he thought I went out to try my luck in other organization in
that petty 1 hour lunch break.
I felt
insulted. I was yelled in front of my colleagues and that too for nothing. He could have either
said politely or could have taken me to a conference room and yelled, for that
matter, if he was so desperate.
Every
minute started to stifle me in the office since then. I went back to my home, shot
my resumes on different job portals and within a week I got a new job with
double the pay, and in another 2 weeks I was sitting in a bigger and much comfy
organization."
This was a small success story of my manager which he shared
in almost a single breath, munching fennels while strolling soon after lunch.
Honestly this was nothing new to read. Everyone of us either have such a story with
ourselves or we have read, heard or overheard somewhere. But it has lot to analyze.
The only response that I gave him was: 'Your manager’s yells
paved way for a good luck to meet you".
But to be true, I was only partially right. His manager
yelled at him, but he took a decision to leave, we need to consider his
decision. That decision paved way to his success what I totally agree.
We all come across lots of such terrible nuisances day n day
after. We at times ignore, or sulk for sometime sitting at the corner of the
office and not working or the worst of all, consider ourselves incapable to
fight with the crowd on the streets and again finally ignore.Taking revenge, hurting yourself or at the least staying pissed is never a solution to any problem or a challenge that we face in our lives. Problems have many solutions but not every solution is correct. A problem has to be solved and a challenge has to be overcome with. It will teach ten more things, which will help us deal with 10 other problems that we haven’t faced yet.
The
only mantra to find a solution to a problem is to be at peace when you think of
solving it. Probably soon after you wake up, or take a short nap when your
brains go hay-wired and you were thinking completely immoral. Take a moral
decision that best suits your capabilities and not your situation, because situations
resonate but capabilities always go north.
We can
either sit and crib on our luck with known-unknowns OR muster the guts and show
some courage, take risks, accept the pain and let it change us, make us strong
like never before.
Do all your calculations keeping in mind every minute
assumption, in no matter how much time I swear, but do not look back once a
decision is taken. Life is awesome then.
Cheers!!