VINTAGE AASHIQ..........

The paycheck pickle..

Being a management student i have gauged the expectations that people seem to be carrying in their minds regarding the salary packages that they think they deserve from the corporate world. And i don't blame them as even i was one of those who thought of an MMS degree as a ticket to fortunes, until a few months back. Because when reality turns its ugly head, one inevitably tends to take notice of the same.

It is almost hilarious to think that people expect a lot more than what they actually deserve, most of the times. It is good to see that the imminent recession, which is tying its shoelaces right now and will arrive soon, has dampened their hopes of high salary packages, thereby bursting their bubble which seemed almost necessary.

Now that i've learnt to keep my feet firmly planted to the ground, i've realised that it is our true calibre that will decide our worth in monetary terms. But there's more it it than what meets the eye. It is also the desire that will matter in the future. There have been several instances where people have declined better job opportunities or promotions, leaving the ones around them in sheer bewilderment. Such people are generally perceived as nothing else but a bundle of nerves, which might be correct in most of the cases. But there are individuals who make a decision based on pure logic and desire. A person who knows exactly to what extent his mind can assure a specific degree of quality of work, will never hesitate to refuse a better opportunity which demands more than his basic capacity, despite being offered more moolah. On the other hand, the person may be one of those who may keep his friends and family on the pedestal instead of the chair in his office, which may make him back out of an excellent prospect.

Either ways, the person is following his nose, which is what a life worth living stands for by the end of the day. The point i'm trying to drive home is that one should always listen to his heart, come what may. And at the same time, make sure that one doesn't bite off more than one can chew. Because in case of food; one may just throw-up. But in case of the corporate world; one will get thrown-out.