Hunt Dog!

It was a claustrophobic experience for it when it entered that big building. There was chaos everywhere in the reception. The beaming lights were on the statistics board, which said how richer fellow beings were, in the last year, for working there. As it was ushered inside by a well fed assistant, it felt a bit shy.

It was one of those which got a very high score in the competitive tests that was commonly held. It was considering various options before deciding on the final one to join. This was one company which quoted a maximum. It came on an invitation, to tour the facility and see if it liked it.

The smell of well cooked meat made it to salivate. It controlled its urge carefully, before being ushered into the video room. There was a plush seat there and a very tasty snack with a small bone before every seat. Next to it, sat the head of the hunting department, which spoke to it about how good the place it. "Many give a meagre amount at the end of day's work. But we offer one-third of what animal you hunt, to you. No company has offered such a thing before. You know? And the forest where you hunt is having an abundant supply of fowls, so you will soon turn fat like our assistant!", it said. Then they saw a film where one of the star hunters hunted 5 fowls in 10 minutes and was granted 2 of the large fowls it caught.

"Wow!", it thought. "I can catch 7 of those in 10 minutes!", it said. "Oh! Then this is the place for you, for having such a talent!", the hunting department head said. "We offer better perks if you sign for a 3 year bond!", it said. This one thought for a second and signed the bond and the order made.

As it came out, it saw the hero of the film it just saw, though looking thin and very exhausted. "Old age, perhaps!", it thought and went closer and congratulated it, about its achievement.

"Oh! Don't remind me! Fowls were aplenty then!", it said.

 

Thanks Viswamitra, for your continuous motivation to all my attempts. I sensed that this one may receive lesser feedback, due to the satire tone. Glad to see that you started breaking that thought. -rgs

 

Thanks for your appreciation Akila. Yes Viswamitra's feedback was good. -rgs

 

Ha! Nice to see that someone spotted one of the angles that I covered here. Jokes apart, many of us are lured into one trap or other by these top companies initially, Pallavi. Thats what I tried to mean as well. Very glad that you got it. Thanks. -rgs

 

True Sreema. In fact, many of us fall for it and realize and feel later. Thanks for your feedback. -rgs