Cogito, ergo sum

It has been exactly one year since I wrote this one. At that point of time, time was really against me and things went from bad to worse. It was appraisal season and things did not happen the way I expected it to. The situation seemed absolutely hopeless, especially after having turned down a decent job offer. My morale was really down and being confused about what to do next, I started thinking.......and this just came out.



Joining a company as a new recuit,
u r thinking…”my education bore a fruit”.

U are enthu about everything under the sun,
life has just begun; u start to earn, it’s fun!
You start afresh, take an oath to be the best,
being mediocre….ah…that’s for the rest.

Whatever it takes, you’ll do to learn,
in the process mid night oil you’ll burn.
You will utilise your full potential
thinking, success is quintessential.


You are very happy, a resident of cloud # 9,
evenings are spent with friends, u wine and dine.
You start every day with a dedication pristine.


A few months into the daily grind,
whatever happens you don’t really mind.
Eventually reality begins to hit you hard,
banquets become lonely strolls on MG Boulevard.


So it continues; Pretty soon it is appraisal season,
someone else is promoted, for no particular reason.
U congratulate him with half hearted, artificial smiles,
but happiness is far away, not in meters but miles.


Confronting ur boss with “why was the promotion not mine?”
He replies “U were very good, productive and fine.
U are definitely in line. Better luck next time.”
End of debate; you come out feeling hurt,
with the feeling of living the life of Dilbert!!


With a sinking feeling, u try to hide behind smoke.
Sometimes, the smoke gets replaced booze n dope.
In-vain, friends try to instill rays of hope.


You look back and start to wonder,
what went wrong, is on what you ponder.
Nothing helps when you’re thinking retro,
u r victimised by the fast paced life in a metro.


Smoking, u see ur reflection round the bend,
U think, what am I doing, it’s not the world’s end!!
U’re ruining ur own life is what you comprehend.


For a new job, on naukri and jobstreet u will hunt,
in office, all you do is throw tantrums and grunt.
Entangled amidst people passing the buck,
your pet phrase becomes "What the F*@#!"


One fine day, smiling on you, is lady luck,
A golden opportunity to get out of this muck.
The offer is good, not worth too much of thought,
Anyway, u’ll do anything to get out of this draught.


You have a feeling of having the battle won,
But the fact is that you are back to square one!
Again, u will go thru the same situation,
but this time in a different location.


I'd heard someone say, career is like your wife,
take charge of it or it'll control your life.
Choose what you want to be, n make it ur destination.
Realise that u work for urself, not for the organisation.



Cheers!