Er Rational musings #59

Er Rational musings #59



PART 1

                                                 Rat race...



Scenario/ Reality :-                    



Only Graduation is not enough. MBA is a must. (Before an MBA phobia, Steno/Typing was a MUST after graduation, many years back! Offcourse; @lmost everyone used to join the typing classes...no hard feelings)



Then, a good job at last, if one is fortunate enough.



Corporate ladder starts. A rat race, a dog eat dog competition. A novice begins his career at the bottom wrung n starts understanding corporate naunces, ways, means n customs, to surge forward at breathneck speed.



Take any department/function/role/profile/post, pressure starts mounting; stakes are high, deliverables pile on. Be it

Production, Quality Control, Logistics, Supply chain, Purchase/Procurement, Sales, Marketung, HR, Accounts, Audit, Projects, Maintenance, Administration, back office/front office/Secretarial, after Sales service, Branding/Advertising, Facilities, Security, Safety, Transport, Welfare, Training, Stores/Materials, IT, Networking - any n all departments are pressure cooker, now a days.



Prove oneself, meet time-lines/deadlines, multitasking, surpass targets, achieve goals, make office tours, attend seminars/conferences, participate in meetings, site visits, even arranging/be present at office parties/get togethers has become a market 'mantra'!



This results into new responsibilities, newer challenges, alongwith more perks, perquisites, allowances...PLI (Performance Linked Incentive) or PLR (Performance Linked Reward), increments, raise, position, post, authority AND Ambition!



Reason? A feeling of being left out, dreading the tag of 'under achiever', average performer, an also ran. Read between the lines - need for Comfort zone, bigger flat, bigger vehicle, bigger, more, larger, greater...of everything!



Be the leader in the race!



And the consequences? And any solution?



             (to be continued)

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मिलिंद काळे, 16th October 2015