It has been more than a year in
professional life. And these 14 months have been tough, challenging, exciting, learning
and brought ‘happy moments’, too. Although, I am still ‘childish’ at heart, the
attribute, which I never want to part with, there have been some significant changes after foraying into job. The most noteworthy changes are below, though
not in the same order:
Commutation by Metro: The one major change that I faced
after landing in the national capital was travelling by metro trains. It was an
altogether different experience for a person coming from Tier II city. For me,
travelling by train was only meant for far-off places to visit our relatives,
which, always used to lit my face and fill my heart with immense joy and
pleasure.
Contrary to this, now standing at the platform, looking at the digital timer and number of coaches of the coming train fail to bring cheer to me. It’s always race against time. Everyone is in a hurry to reach office, school, college, etc. Initially, the scene used to give jitters to me as I never saw this kind of rush, crowd, pushing and pulling one another to, anyhow, put one’s body in the coach to reach at time. I have still not become comfortable to the trend, and with a big heart, allow other people to get into the jam packed coach and wait for another one.
Working time/Shift work: I remember, even during school, our
classes used to start from 8’o clock. But, the concept of shift work and an
urge to be ‘best and fast’ from the rest, we are dropped to our office at 7 in
the morning. With the feeling of ‘I haven’t taken required sleep’, nostalgia I
take my seat to work for the progress of the company.
Still, I feel lucky, as I have not been in the night shift till date. When I see my colleagues sitting at their desktops, struggling to stay awake and work I look above and say, God, you have been really nice to me!! .
Office work: Although, I was aware that media job
is a lot more demanding than others, the real picture was way beyond the image
I had in my mind. The fixed 9-hour shift generally gets extended to 10, 10.5
hrs, sometimes 12 hours also and every time you are on toes as you don’t know,
which moment a ‘breaking news’ can come.
Wait for week-offs: The whole school and college time
was full of masti, unlimited fun, jokes and loud laughter. The classes were so
entertaining, that I never waited for weekends to meet friends and share our
feelings, thoughts and emotions. The hostel life was also enjoyable, and since
mine was a residential university, I never had ‘dearth’ of people to talk to.
However, nowadays, I eagerly wait for my two week-offs, the most precious days, for which I have a long plan, but most of the times, I end up sleeping, doing laundry and other important chores.
Managing finances: Last, but certainly, not the least, I
am learning how to run home and managing finances. The day salary gets
transferred to my account; I prepare a budget and allocate a particular amount
to every small and big item, required for day-to-day life.
By saying this, I also mean I have started to understand the value of every rupee. Although, I have never been a spendthrift, getting into a job has made me learn how to spend money wisely and judiciously.
