Sunday, April 11, 2010

Bosses!!!


I have been working for quite some years now and if there is one category of people I have spent most of my life with in these last few years,they are my bosses. Good or bad they have been an indispensable part of my life and each of them have left a mark on me that will remain with me forever.I will not talk about the good ones , frankly there is not much to talk about them and though it was a pleasant experience being with them ,they did not contribute much to my career growth. Goodness speaks in whispers and EVIL SHOUTS...and I ,like many of us ,am hard of hearing!!!


The others(I avoid saying the bad ones) were callous, cold-blooded individuals. Idiots who think nine Women can deliver a baby in one month!! These were the creepy creatures I remember every day and thank them from bottom of my heart.They helped me learn the corporate game ,enhanced my patience,gave constant ideas on strategy making to attain my personal objectives and provided me with the fire to target and shoot!!They helped me imagine the unattainable and think beyond my known capabilities.When I look back and see ,many of the milestones I achieved in my career were not because I was too good at it but because I wanted to shed some of the agitation and slap back.It stirred me to get some exceptionally good results and get noticed not only by my team but also by top management.Though accomplishing the impossible only meant that it will be add it to your regular duties!!


I am now at a point in my career where I am standing on the other side of the table. I see in myself, the reflections and leftovers of all these individuals. Being a boss is lonely, and being a lady boss is lonelier. Today I sympathize with this class of human creature of which I am becoming a slow but sure part!!!
And I end this with a hope that everyone I ever acted Bossy with ,will in a similar pattern ,in a few years to come will understand the value of a nasty boss or ME in the growth of their individual career path!!!

5 comments:

  1. when dealing with people..always get in their shoes n think!!

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  2. But Never Try That With Ur wife...
    1.they don't wear shoes..
    2.and if they do they never fit!

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  3. YES BOSS..WHATEVER YOU SAY!!!(As expected ..first comment comes from my very first..MY HUSBAND:)

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  4. hey Jaya.. improving u r.. I must say..
    well written post :)
    Good bosses come and go but "the others" stay and teach you
    "how not to do stuff".

    as i have learnt (and this is my original quote) Sometimes knowing what you dont want is more important that knowing what you want".

    cheers::

    keep blogging :)

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  5. Thanks Kartik for the encouraging words:)....I wish some of my ex bosses will some day get to read this;)!!

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