If you thought this blog would be by a battle-hardened soldier or a T20 cricketer playing in the IPL, you are mistaken. For I am an insignificant financial editor trying to make a living out of the little English and Economics that I know. At times I also have to delve deep into the bagful of wisdom I have gathered in my sixteen years of struggle through the deceitful and murky office life in the organised Indian private sector, fondly called the corporate world.
It is perhaps a shame that even with my education and background, I have not yet made a significant difference to the society I am a part of. For, once you enter the rat race you just cannot do anything else but run. The corporate world teaches you how not to become a human being.
If you have been a truthful, honest soul and have always called a spade a spade, you are in for a rude shock. For, India's private sector is littered with slippery, shady characters who want to climb up the corporate ladder, come what may. On their way, they will trample on unsuspecting colleagues, waylay a couple of youngsters, harass a few female secretaries, molest others and brag about their achievements in office to wife and family and friends and in-laws and in-laws of in-laws. Oh! What an achievement!
In a series of blogs, which are real-life experiences, I will tell you about some corporate nincompoops whom I have had the privilege of working with. Their names, designations and organisations will, for obvious reasons, be kept secret. Decide, after reading these, dear reader whether you would like to change things by becoming a part or stay away hoping that some day things will become better. Watch this space for some interesting anecdotes. You never know--- the protagonist may be your next-door neighbour. It has been five years since I started writing this piece. Strangely, nothing seems to have changed.Except that I have aged by five years and have ushered in hypertension.In the interim I have picked up some more nuggets of wisdom on the way.
It is perhaps a shame that even with my education and background, I have not yet made a significant difference to the society I am a part of. For, once you enter the rat race you just cannot do anything else but run. The corporate world teaches you how not to become a human being.
If you have been a truthful, honest soul and have always called a spade a spade, you are in for a rude shock. For, India's private sector is littered with slippery, shady characters who want to climb up the corporate ladder, come what may. On their way, they will trample on unsuspecting colleagues, waylay a couple of youngsters, harass a few female secretaries, molest others and brag about their achievements in office to wife and family and friends and in-laws and in-laws of in-laws. Oh! What an achievement!
In a series of blogs, which are real-life experiences, I will tell you about some corporate nincompoops whom I have had the privilege of working with. Their names, designations and organisations will, for obvious reasons, be kept secret. Decide, after reading these, dear reader whether you would like to change things by becoming a part or stay away hoping that some day things will become better. Watch this space for some interesting anecdotes. You never know--- the protagonist may be your next-door neighbour. It has been five years since I started writing this piece. Strangely, nothing seems to have changed.Except that I have aged by five years and have ushered in hypertension.In the interim I have picked up some more nuggets of wisdom on the way.
Looking forward to some, to quote Taj, "corporate sleaze".
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