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The new 'work culture'

Since the time I have started working, I have heard many of my bosses and senior managers highlighting the term ‘work culture’. Initially I used to seriously consider and respect this so-called culture, however, with time and experience I have started mocking it. The reason is that it was just an invisible concept used to sound a bit sophisticated.       So what exactly is work culture? During the interview rounds, candidates are informed about the so called work culture and ethics which the company has that is different from everyone else. It is only once an employee starts working they get to know the reality of it. All this work culture or company rules are only on paper and they keep changing as per the conditions.       A work culture is something which emphasises uniformity and helps the higher authority remain unbiased towards their employees. But these days what we see as work culture especially in the private firms, is a one-sided authoritarian approach. In many cases wher
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Aap koi celebrity ho jo aapka kaam jaldi ho jaega? (Are you a celebrity to get your job done faster?)

    This is a statement I recently heard while visiting a bank in my city. It simply put a question into my head – what is the value of a common man? The moment you wake-up and pull out a newspaper to read what do you find in it? What do you see on social-media and television? What are we constantly being told? Whom are we all following? It is only some or the other person who has earned a celebrity status. Till you are a celebrity, you are a nobody. Eat like some famous actor, work-out to get a figure like this model, sleep like some celebrity guru tells you. Every now and then, you are only being told what all you should do that some or the other celebrity does.      My only question to everyone who propagates this celebrity culture is – Why can’t a common person be left like a common person? Is being a common person worthless? Why is it that only celebrities are given so much of priority, consideration and privilege at every point? I am sure people work really hard to get a celebr
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Suicide… Is It right?

It is very often said that something doesn’t really affect you till it hits you. The same is with the word “SUICIDE”. Till now it was just a word that scared me until my own brother decided to do it a couple of years ago. There is nothing in this world which can justify an act of taking one’s own life, yet nobody knows why people do it. As painful it may sound to anyone the fact of the matter is that it not only kills the person, but also the whole family trying to accept and come to terms with the tragedy. However, to take another view of the entire episode, I would like to talk about it with a different perspective of why sometimes it may be a personal choice to just “QUIT”.      To be very honest, human life is too complicated. I think a lot of people would agree with me on this point. To be born as a human itself is full of bondages created by other beings. Right from going to school, what food to eat, which friends to make and a lot more revolves around making others happy and f
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PARTNER

Not a day has passed by, without praying to God, And the outcome I got is worthy of every applaud. All those moments of waiting, have now come to an end, My companion is a gem, my lover and a true friend. At times it is difficult to believe how we met, A miracle just happened which is no longer a secret. 'Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find.' Finally I have found what my heart had desired. To be yours for a lifetime has been the greatest barter,  A dream has been fulfilled with you as my partner. 
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TOXICITY

'Toxicity'- A trending word which is part of perhaps everyone's life - knowingly or unknowingly. I have used the word with the two paradoxical intentions because that is how we all may have perhaps dealt with it.  Beginning with our childhood, living in homes where parents bring their work frustration and use violence to control their kids makes the home environment - TOXIC. As a result, many children miss out on having an affectionate childhood and sometimes may become totally cold hearted. As an adult, many people may come across friends whose bullying can be toxic leading somebody to lose their self confidence unaware of how harmful that relation can be. However, since a majority of us spend most of our time at work space, I think it is this 'TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT' which needs our attention. Every now and then we hear about a lot of people unable to bear the work pressure which may lead to a mental breakdown or heart failure which is on a peak in our times. Hone
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Keep Moving

Life is too short to stop and halt; hence, keep moving, It is a series of experience one after the other, so, just keep moving. Whether the pace is too fast or slow; go with the flow and keep moving, Whether the tide is high or low, just keep moving. People may come and go, stay put and keep moving, Many may lift you others may give a blow; anyway keep moving. Some days you may be on cloud nine and on some you may hit a low; yet keep moving, Some days may go as per the plan, some may be a bolt from the blue; still keep moving. To have a good balance and be level headed, it is the best to keep moving, For what has once begun also has to be finished- so just keep moving.
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Dilema

This way, that way, which way to go,  What to choose and when, I don't know.  Sometimes I hurry, sometimes I take things slow,  Sometimes the mind talks within to just go with the flow.  Today I am fresh, tomorrow is like a gloom,  Amidst this congestion there is no space to bloom.   Sometimes I feel good the next moment I feel sad,  There is so much confusion-at times things make me go mad. Such is the condition of the mind during CORONOA,  Throughout the day there is always constant Dilema.
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