Office Pest

How does it feel when u newly join an office and even sooner you realize someone totally dislikes you ?What will you do if someone tries every possible way to put you down while you are trying to adapt in the new surroundings? You try to carve a picture of yourself and someone just walks right over it. Upsetting isn’t it?For me , it Hell was!!

Having worked in various companies in the last one year It was a child’s play to disappear from this one as well, But strangely I chose not to.On the very first day me and my fellow colleague who happened to join on the same day were discussing over a plate of biryani where on earth we have landed. The picture portrayed to us and what actually was in store where not remotely close. For the starters It was an apartment , a 3BHK with attached Bath! And after a not so great induction which lasted 20 minutes ,I was put straight on job. The word training was non-existent as it had got over even before it began.
But surprisingly the work was not as bad as I had anticipated , I soon got a hang of it. But what I dint get a “hang-of “ was being with Carefully handpicked specimens who are such total antonyms . Here the male specimens are in severe drought. We have a ratio of 10 females against 1 male. I know it sounds like paradise for guys who are reading it , but for me its surely not! And to aggravate it even more there was this one specific woman who seemed to get some Orgasm putting me down every single time. What do you call such people? Rodent.

She dint spare any chance , you name it she has done it. In front of bosses, in front of colleagues I had it all. Initially I brushed it off thinking I was just assuming things but as days passed by it started getting worse . Now it was my turn to give it back but whenever I cornered her she got even more aggressive and started arguing more. She is a kind of person whom you will see fighting on the streets with another woman pulling the hair and god knows what other things for maybe 50 paisa.  I had to be careful and know my moves well, but being a novice I dint know the rules nor the previous Title Holders.

I had to do something, so what better than approach someone who is loved and adored by everyone in office. I thought I could get some “Tips” from her . I started watching all her moves , the way she talks and mostly the way she reacts to situations etc etc . I had to start somewhere so this was my Start . And in this whole process I learnt more than how much I did ,all my previous companies put together . Someone said “We are what we make of ourselves” . Now I realize how true it is. If you let someone walk over you , they sure will and won’t think twice to construct a bridge on top as well. It’s your personal choice whether you want to be malleable and succumb to it or confront it smartly because In the end of the day we have to deal with it, no matter whatever happens .
How do you do it? Honestly , There is no Right answer . Probably experience is the biggest teacher. Else we can always keep a pesticide for these rodents beside our workstations or even call CUPA. But again on an optimistic note these rodents are helpful , they teach things which you otherwise wouldn’t have bothered to learn or situations which you otherwise wouldn’t have dealt.

And if you are wondering what happened to the rodent in my life? She is leaving; perhaps she is on a mission to pester someone else. God save them. God bless us. Amen.

Regards
Neetha Acharya.