There a lot of beautiful things in life to savor, the best is the early morning sleep that we get from 4 - 7 am. Only to be disturbed by the wonderful aroma of a good coffee and the smell of bacon and toast. Aleek Nevar was disturbed today, not only by the aroma and smell but by a lingering thought as well, thought of him attending work for the first time in his life.
Aleek felt the morning chill, got up and stood in front of the mirror and smiled. His Stockiness commended his height and his chiseled chin made it all more the compelling. As he bathed, he ran the entire sequence of events again in his head. The particular day was fresh in memory and important to his life. At 24, Aleek prided himself being the complete package.
Aleek made up his mind to help his dad. Aleek knew that his family background and also knew the current financial status. Since college was now over, Aleek decided to work for some time and then go back to studying in a couple of years. Aleek kept saying this to himself and to most of the interviews that he attended. Most of the time, this line would not get him through the final stage but this one was special.
On this hard sunny day of April, Aleek walked into Engata. He had applied for a job which perfectly matched his skills and at the same time, matched his professional apetite. After 5 gruelling rounds, Aleek was amongst the 2 short listed candidates and waited for the final interview to happen. Aleek faced the 3 people in that organization - Krit Namak (Vice President), Ana Soltzsti (Senior Manager) and Vlade Sunner (HR Manager). Aleek quickly impressed Krit and Vlade but not Ana. Ana said, "So Mr. Nevar, in your application, I see that you want to work for a couple of years and then get back to studying. If that is the case, why should we pick you at Engata. A lot of energy would be going into training you, mentoring you so that we get to realize that worth a year later. By that time, you would leave and we would be left in a position to search for another replacement".
"I do agree to your point Ms. Solzsti - did I pronounce it right? The rigor of training a new resource is a real big challenge but then with a candidate like me, your rigor will be very less to minimum. Also, what I mentioned in my application is a future plan of mine and as you know, no one knows the future and nothing is die cast. Even if that situation does come up, I assure you 2 things - (a) make sure that I give back Engata more than what I got and (b) stay back till the time I help and train the replacement and satisfy Engata. Not that I want to be replaced but as you would know no one is indispensable to an organization" Aleek responded. He made it very clear that he did not like Ana.
Vlade had this grinch like smile on him and Krit nodded too. Aleek had just nailed the coffin. Krit said"Mr. Nevar, could you please wait outside?" Aleek shook hands firmly with the Krit and Vlade, customary shake with Ana and walked slowly out of the room. Ana did not wait for Aleek to leave. "Krit, this kid is a fire brand, a smart alec. His addition to the new project team would mean confusion as his attitude would make it hard for us to get him in the groove. I would suggest that we take Nash." Vlade intervened, "I actually think the kid stood up for himself. He made a point and was very open and forthcoming. He did not get presurized, a rare trait in our industry today. Come on, Ana, he seems smart and hewould definitely learn the ropes faster". Krit nodded again and Ana was got irritated by this nod. She knew when Krit nodded twice, the decision was sealed.
Vlade called Aleek and informed him of the decision. Aleek accepted it with a blank expression, Vlade was a bit surprised at this as he expected some sort of joy to show up. A couple of formalities later, Aleek was formally a part of Engata. He had joined them as Trainee Junior Manager. The phone rang and it disturbed Aleek's thought train. It was his friend - Matt. "Hey Al, getting ready to conquer Engata and the world eh", he quipped. "Matt, this is my first job, and it is no conquest. Lets meet up today evening back at The Shillelagh and you can get the dump. Got to go now, so ciao".
Aleek smiled, Matt had judged him rightly, his new vigor told him to go out and conquer everything in his sight. He felt Engata would be the first of such conquests but was very well wary of his challenge. He made sure that he was there well ahead of time. As he entered the building, he felt that the big brass E was bowing to him with a warm smile. There were a lot of people watching this confident strut of a new and handsome guy. One of them disagreed with the rest.
Aleek felt the morning chill, got up and stood in front of the mirror and smiled. His Stockiness commended his height and his chiseled chin made it all more the compelling. As he bathed, he ran the entire sequence of events again in his head. The particular day was fresh in memory and important to his life. At 24, Aleek prided himself being the complete package.
Aleek made up his mind to help his dad. Aleek knew that his family background and also knew the current financial status. Since college was now over, Aleek decided to work for some time and then go back to studying in a couple of years. Aleek kept saying this to himself and to most of the interviews that he attended. Most of the time, this line would not get him through the final stage but this one was special.
On this hard sunny day of April, Aleek walked into Engata. He had applied for a job which perfectly matched his skills and at the same time, matched his professional apetite. After 5 gruelling rounds, Aleek was amongst the 2 short listed candidates and waited for the final interview to happen. Aleek faced the 3 people in that organization - Krit Namak (Vice President), Ana Soltzsti (Senior Manager) and Vlade Sunner (HR Manager). Aleek quickly impressed Krit and Vlade but not Ana. Ana said, "So Mr. Nevar, in your application, I see that you want to work for a couple of years and then get back to studying. If that is the case, why should we pick you at Engata. A lot of energy would be going into training you, mentoring you so that we get to realize that worth a year later. By that time, you would leave and we would be left in a position to search for another replacement".
"I do agree to your point Ms. Solzsti - did I pronounce it right? The rigor of training a new resource is a real big challenge but then with a candidate like me, your rigor will be very less to minimum. Also, what I mentioned in my application is a future plan of mine and as you know, no one knows the future and nothing is die cast. Even if that situation does come up, I assure you 2 things - (a) make sure that I give back Engata more than what I got and (b) stay back till the time I help and train the replacement and satisfy Engata. Not that I want to be replaced but as you would know no one is indispensable to an organization" Aleek responded. He made it very clear that he did not like Ana.
Vlade had this grinch like smile on him and Krit nodded too. Aleek had just nailed the coffin. Krit said"Mr. Nevar, could you please wait outside?" Aleek shook hands firmly with the Krit and Vlade, customary shake with Ana and walked slowly out of the room. Ana did not wait for Aleek to leave. "Krit, this kid is a fire brand, a smart alec. His addition to the new project team would mean confusion as his attitude would make it hard for us to get him in the groove. I would suggest that we take Nash." Vlade intervened, "I actually think the kid stood up for himself. He made a point and was very open and forthcoming. He did not get presurized, a rare trait in our industry today. Come on, Ana, he seems smart and hewould definitely learn the ropes faster". Krit nodded again and Ana was got irritated by this nod. She knew when Krit nodded twice, the decision was sealed.
Vlade called Aleek and informed him of the decision. Aleek accepted it with a blank expression, Vlade was a bit surprised at this as he expected some sort of joy to show up. A couple of formalities later, Aleek was formally a part of Engata. He had joined them as Trainee Junior Manager
Aleek smiled, Matt had judged him rightly, his new vigor told him to go out and conquer everything in his sight. He felt Engata would be the first of such conquests but was very well wary of his challenge. He made sure that he was there well ahead of time. As he entered the building, he felt that the big brass E was bowing to him with a warm smile. There were a lot of people watching this confident strut of a new and handsome guy. One of them disagreed with the rest.
