My Quest continues.....
I was supposed to fly to Hiroshima, Japan in the first week of September; last year (2005). It was an Onsite assignment where I needed to work with one of Asia’s largest Earth Moving manufacturer, KOBELCO. I was to replace a guy who was there for about a year and half. (He was also an employee of L&T, but in due course of time became an extended part of the client)
The duration of the Assignment was initially for a year but at the last moment the client revealed what was playing in his mind. He wanted the next person to stay there for at least 3 years. "3 years is a very long time”, that was the thought that crossed my mind. I needed to rethink on all my options before giving a nod for the assignment. On one side, I would have an International Exposure (If u can survive in Japan, u can survive anywhere in the world- food, language and absence of social life is a problem),a good bank balance ( on site assignment, one gets paid quite well-the savings would have been a lac a month) while on the other hand, I would have a social life back here. Moreover, my dad was to get retired this February (He’s been working for the last 35 years; I sometimes just wonder if I’ll be able to work for that long), and so I needed to help him out to shift his base at Kolkata. Also, Being here I could try for the Higher studies in Management.
The decision was tough. All this while, I would be constantly reminded off,” A bird in hand is worth two in bush”. But I strongly felt that my social responsibilities were a priority over the others and so I eventually gave up the Onsite assignment.
After CAT, when I had the interview call from SP JAIN, Mumbai, I thought that this might be the reason why external forces (u may call it fate, I’ll call it almighty-“THE ONE”) prevented me from leaving for Japan. I felt that my decision was paying off and was indeed happy about taking the risk.
When I eventually couldn’t convert the Interview call, for once, I did think,” If I had taken up the assignment, I wouldn’t have to go through all this dejection”. But, I still stand by my decision; even today. I had opted for what I felt the most.
As the saying goes,” All’s well that ends well”; I’m in quest for the perfect end as well.
I was supposed to fly to Hiroshima, Japan in the first week of September; last year (2005). It was an Onsite assignment where I needed to work with one of Asia’s largest Earth Moving manufacturer, KOBELCO. I was to replace a guy who was there for about a year and half. (He was also an employee of L&T, but in due course of time became an extended part of the client)
The duration of the Assignment was initially for a year but at the last moment the client revealed what was playing in his mind. He wanted the next person to stay there for at least 3 years. "3 years is a very long time”, that was the thought that crossed my mind. I needed to rethink on all my options before giving a nod for the assignment. On one side, I would have an International Exposure (If u can survive in Japan, u can survive anywhere in the world- food, language and absence of social life is a problem),a good bank balance ( on site assignment, one gets paid quite well-the savings would have been a lac a month) while on the other hand, I would have a social life back here. Moreover, my dad was to get retired this February (He’s been working for the last 35 years; I sometimes just wonder if I’ll be able to work for that long), and so I needed to help him out to shift his base at Kolkata. Also, Being here I could try for the Higher studies in Management.
The decision was tough. All this while, I would be constantly reminded off,” A bird in hand is worth two in bush”. But I strongly felt that my social responsibilities were a priority over the others and so I eventually gave up the Onsite assignment.
After CAT, when I had the interview call from SP JAIN, Mumbai, I thought that this might be the reason why external forces (u may call it fate, I’ll call it almighty-“THE ONE”) prevented me from leaving for Japan. I felt that my decision was paying off and was indeed happy about taking the risk.
When I eventually couldn’t convert the Interview call, for once, I did think,” If I had taken up the assignment, I wouldn’t have to go through all this dejection”. But, I still stand by my decision; even today. I had opted for what I felt the most.
As the saying goes,” All’s well that ends well”; I’m in quest for the perfect end as well.
posted by Arijeet | 3:01 PM
1 Comments:
never knew u had been writing and that to o so intense.. have a paper after 10 hours else i would have read al the stuff and then commented....
neways.. reading due ...
rohan
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