ABC
* company the name itself drew me closer to work for them. I remember walking
by the office building years ago and thinking, “Oh how I wish I could get a job
here”. Well my wish was granted in the August of 2010.I was super excited for
working in an “IT” company; the professionalism, the style, the whole work
culture. I was looking forward to start my new journey. However something that
I did not see coming into my very near future would be me quitting ABC in 2
months.
From
my 3 and a half years of work experience something that I can say very
confidently is that many a times we really don’t know what we want. Or if I were
to put it in a better way , “We really don’t know what is good for us.”
I felt like a total misfit when I started my
career at MIT Design College. I clearly remember the first day at MIT Design
where the whole creative world just blew me away. Each person was different; be
it their hair, the style of dressing or the language. I thought in my mind I
don’t think I will survive in this place for more than a month. Fast forward to
2 years later and I am still working there, enjoying every moment and very well
adapting to the culture that seemed very alien to me on the first day.
Now
I look back and wonder as to what went wrong with the other job. It was my
dream job; to be working with professionals where things are done in said
manner, every cubicle looks exactly the same, giving it the uber professional
look. The first few days I felt great, everyone is formal and totally into
their work. I was amazed at to how a lot of work could be accomplished by e-mail.
A few weeks down the lane, all that seemed so glamorous initially, started
fading away. I desired to have conversations with people which never happened
as everyone is super busy. My work kinda started taking over me and I would not
even realize when my day had come to an end.
I
had to sit down and think, “Is this what I really wanted? Do I see myself at
this job with these kind of people for the next few years???” The answer was a
BIG NO. Even though at the Design College the crowd was crazy and the walls
were painted in different colours, I loved it. I could connect to all of it at
some level.
Anyways
this whole journey was a good revelation for me to know for myself what I
really desired. I don’t regret quitting that fancy job at the IT company. I was
just glad that I did not have to be at a place that I did not like .
*ABC-Cannot
use the original name if the company.
