2008, During Recession

Is a hello possible?

Jobs, jobs, jobs, when are they coming out of hibernation – like a swollen frog amassing flabs owing to tireless eating and sleeping regimen. It has intrigued me with no answer. Successive visits to interview parlors have made it even more complex. These parlors are head and shoulders above the so called beauty parlors, for the former is scarcely located and only a handful comes out with a successful “cut”. More agonies bless those who can’t exchange greetings with public sector.

  Random marches under the sun with a file of achievements to knock at the doors deliberately closed, always turn futile. Sweaty palms rewards this excursion with a threat to erode its possession – academic fulfillments over two decades. Stained shirts of job aspirants enthused the FMCG giants to go ahead with volume productions of a new product in soaps and detergents category – ‘cuffs and collars’.

  It boils down to the age-old cherished goal to be a jewel in the crown of public sector. It has finally got its due. Now it’s in with a chance to show its prowess in snubbing those who passed through it without a care. The bait is well orchestral. First it creates an air of invitation through numerous vacancies. The maximum impact of the game is felt at the application counter when the modified eligibility criteria darts through our unadorned chest. Fallen flat and out, we are but a Pomeranian rejected by its keeper and a cold stray dog community waiting to tear it apart.

  Outright rejection even without a customary hello is to our utter dismay. Governmental jobs are like a Rolls Royce whose window shopping requires gut out of an individual of dwindling credentials. They play hide and seek with the proud sales staff in embarrassment of their diminutive figure. Swarms of job seekers tread endlessly on a path demarcating public and private jobs. It’s just that he can’t say hello to any side. Seems that this global meltdown has to once again freeze to a snowy mountain of economic prosperity where everyone will have some role to fit in. until then keep looking at the government of India symbol with astonishment.