The Wait .... (gasp) ....
This goes out for all those who have experienced the uncanny, very nerving (??) and absolutely unbearable wait for a positive response after a job interview.
The other day I had the (mis)fortune of landing up for an interview with a prospective, rapidly growing (aren't they all rapidly growing) company which according to the consultant had an open door working environment.... wonder what that means .......
It all started with this call from a consultant. She called and.... yeah it was a she..... but hold on ..... so what if it was a she. You dirty minded morons. She sounded more like a behenji; more like the good old Jassi .... completely out of place; clueless of what she was doing.
Nevertheless, she called and asked “Hello, Mr. Sarma?”. No, the ‘h’ is not missing. She actually said ‘Sarma’ instead of ‘Sharma’. She went on “My name is ______ and I am calling from _____ Consultants. We have an exciting opportunity for you.....”
She kept on rambling for some time and I kept on star gazing.
“ .... Will you be there on time?” she asked.
“Um !!!! Sorry … Could you repeat that?”
“I asked will you be there on time to attend the interview.”
“Yeah sure, but could you send me an email regarding that?"
“Sure, I will. Bye”
“Bye” (phew)
I wasn’t surprised when I got her email with 5 minutes. The interview was scheduled for 10 AM on the coming Saturday. I read it and dumped it. I wasn’t too sure whether I would go for the interview.
Saturday arrived and I left for office as usual. I was still in two minds …. to go or not to go? If the consultant sounded like @#$%^& I wonder what the company would be like. Different arguments started playing rugby in my mind.
“It’s still 8:30. I will reach that place by 9:15. Too early.”
“It will be a waste of time. What will I do there for 45 minutes?”
“Let it go man. I am not going.”
Then the white devil arrived.
“Hold on. May be I should go.”
“May be I am just being too harsh on the poor lady. Maybe she was dumb struck after hearing my manly voice. Maybe she actually is a Jassi in making. Maybe ….”
Then the red devil stuck the hot arrow up my $%#.
“Don’t think of the lady. Think of the job.”
“May be this is an opportunity in disguise. Maybe it is worthwhile checking it out.”
Yeah … even I am fed up now. Lots of “MAYBEs”. OK none now.
“Okay Okay .... I will go.”
“But what will I say at office?”
“I don’t want to lie.”
Another red hot arrow came straight towards me.
“Tell them that there was a traffic jam this time.”
“Cooooool....so be it.”
And lo behold. The moment I crossed Andheria More towards Gurgaon, there was a massive traffic jam. I cursed. Not because of the traffic jam but because I had been foolish. Foolish because I had thought of a traffic jam and not for Bill Gates fortunes.
By the time I cleared the jam and arrived at my destination, it was almost 10 AM. Lucky me .... Dear GOD had granted me two wishes that day. First I would not have to lie in office and second I would now not waste any time before the interview.
The interview went on pretty well. It was now my turn to be dumbstruck. What an ass I would have been to miss this opportunity. I am not gonna tell you more about it but believe me; it was really worth attending the interview that day. I was told that I fit their requirement and I would be telephonically interviewed by a technical person from US. It’s been 2 days since but I have not received any call so far.
Boy this wait is agonizing.... unbearable. But I have no choice but to wait and wait and wait and w....
Then I think; was it really worth it?
The other day I had the (mis)fortune of landing up for an interview with a prospective, rapidly growing (aren't they all rapidly growing) company which according to the consultant had an open door working environment.... wonder what that means .......
It all started with this call from a consultant. She called and.... yeah it was a she..... but hold on ..... so what if it was a she. You dirty minded morons. She sounded more like a behenji; more like the good old Jassi .... completely out of place; clueless of what she was doing.
Nevertheless, she called and asked “Hello, Mr. Sarma?”. No, the ‘h’ is not missing. She actually said ‘Sarma’ instead of ‘Sharma’. She went on “My name is ______ and I am calling from _____ Consultants. We have an exciting opportunity for you.....”
She kept on rambling for some time and I kept on star gazing.
“ .... Will you be there on time?” she asked.
“Um !!!! Sorry … Could you repeat that?”
“I asked will you be there on time to attend the interview.”
“Yeah sure, but could you send me an email regarding that?"
“Sure, I will. Bye”
“Bye” (phew)
I wasn’t surprised when I got her email with 5 minutes. The interview was scheduled for 10 AM on the coming Saturday. I read it and dumped it. I wasn’t too sure whether I would go for the interview.
Saturday arrived and I left for office as usual. I was still in two minds …. to go or not to go? If the consultant sounded like @#$%^& I wonder what the company would be like. Different arguments started playing rugby in my mind.
“It’s still 8:30. I will reach that place by 9:15. Too early.”
“It will be a waste of time. What will I do there for 45 minutes?”
“Let it go man. I am not going.”
Then the white devil arrived.
“Hold on. May be I should go.”
“May be I am just being too harsh on the poor lady. Maybe she was dumb struck after hearing my manly voice. Maybe she actually is a Jassi in making. Maybe ….”
Then the red devil stuck the hot arrow up my $%#.
“Don’t think of the lady. Think of the job.”
“May be this is an opportunity in disguise. Maybe it is worthwhile checking it out.”
Yeah … even I am fed up now. Lots of “MAYBEs”. OK none now.
“Okay Okay .... I will go.”
“But what will I say at office?”
“I don’t want to lie.”
Another red hot arrow came straight towards me.
“Tell them that there was a traffic jam this time.”
“Cooooool....so be it.”
And lo behold. The moment I crossed Andheria More towards Gurgaon, there was a massive traffic jam. I cursed. Not because of the traffic jam but because I had been foolish. Foolish because I had thought of a traffic jam and not for Bill Gates fortunes.
By the time I cleared the jam and arrived at my destination, it was almost 10 AM. Lucky me .... Dear GOD had granted me two wishes that day. First I would not have to lie in office and second I would now not waste any time before the interview.
The interview went on pretty well. It was now my turn to be dumbstruck. What an ass I would have been to miss this opportunity. I am not gonna tell you more about it but believe me; it was really worth attending the interview that day. I was told that I fit their requirement and I would be telephonically interviewed by a technical person from US. It’s been 2 days since but I have not received any call so far.
Boy this wait is agonizing.... unbearable. But I have no choice but to wait and wait and wait and w....
Then I think; was it really worth it?
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