You Are Fired!!!

Yes you heard it right – You are FIRED!!! One of the famous corporate statements either said out LOUD or it's all HUSH HUSH.

A couple of days ago I heard this line. Now before you start thinking what unscrupulous action of mine brought about this honor, I must tell you it was not me. My friend got fired from her job. She texted me in the wee hours of morning and my first reaction was a laugh. Most would be baffled, upset and sympathetic but I on the other hand found it terribly funny. Well my friend wasn’t miffed either, she saw that coming as she was at loggerheads with her peers. Our day started on a good note as we woke up with a laugh. How many days of our life does that happen now???

I recalled a thing of the past, but still etched in my memory as though it happened yesterday. A little over a decade ago in December of 2004 the naive, fearful, playful, lost me was FIRED from the job….LOL . Now you know the reason for the grinning and laughing. I seem to be lucky in certain as aspects of my life, firsts of a lot of incidents have been adventurous and hilarious. My seconds are pretty close to tragedies and disaster, aaaah.

I started my first job while studying for my Master’s degree. Like work-life-balance, it was study-work balance for me. I got placed in my first semester much to my own surprise beating a good bunch of 10 equally competent classmates. Jobs are also like marriage, first you live the honeymoon period then starts the horror show . I chose to study and specialize in a subject privy to most at that time, I had no concrete reason as to why I chose what I chose. You can imagine me then at the workplace. I had two male bosses who did a pretty good job of scaring the hell out of me and sending a chill down my spine every time they spoke or even looked at me. They were days when I dropped the notepad, coffee, pencils ET all when asked questions or was expected to execute any procedure. This continued for a good 3 months.

Now the day of my firing unfolded something like this. I walked into my office just like I would any other day, I was going back after taking a break of two weeks for my exams. Moment I entered I felt the air in the room heavy and saw my colleagues looking at me with astonishment. I gave them a pass, went about trying to get the PC started when I was summoned by the boss. Well I thought he was going to check with me about my exams, the silly me surfaces at times when you least expect. Being who he was didn’t waste a moment to tell me that – I was FIRED!!! on my face with great pleasure. This was already communicated to my placement officer but my man had not bothered to inform me of the same. Like twice smitten, I was bitten twice. Furthermore, the dumb me stood there not knowing how to react nor what I must do now. Totally blank, it took me a couple of minutes to gather my bearings. I was asked to talk to my college representative for further actions. I then walked out with mixed feelings after a few hugs from fellow workers. Supposedly everyone knew I was FIRED. Imagine that now .

The story goes like this that I was slow in grasping and my performance was not at an acceptable level. They were expecting a Eureka moment from me , really in less than 3 months . I still recall that day with much joy and pleasure. Embarrassing it may have been, but it paved way for a totally new beginning in my career. A job that I once struggled with, a role that I dreaded, an environment I hated being in, the challenges it posed – today when I look back it amazes me that I overcame them all. It gives me great pride and honor that I continued to find my way and created a niche for myself in the field that I once failed. I fell in love a little late in life, with my job of course , was passionate about the profile, a job that gave me the thrill and excitement, not to forget the adrenaline rush. My first job lasted only for a mere 3 months, but I was lucky to have crossed paths with a colleague who still remains to be a very good friend of mine.


I took a trip down memory lane this week, thanks to my friend. She is a smart gal, she will find a better job in a jiffy so much I know. Everyone’s experience at a similar situation is different. I am so glad and fortunate that mine turned out to be favorable in the most unexpected way.


Getting FIRED isn’t so bad after all . Well that’s just me saying .

 

Thanks Geeta. When you are young and naive a lot of things tend to be easier to handle .

 

Thank you Hana.

 

Sabitha, as always it's a pleasure to hear from you but you give me too much now . Nevertheless thank you so much for the lovely comments.

You would understand and resonate with me on this quote - "I am tired of clinging. Though I cannot see it with my eyes, I trust that the current knows where it is going". Pretty sure you know you'd guess where I'm quoting this from