Excited!!! Don’t even know why, but my heart was racing as I prepared for my life’s crucial corporate interview after clearing my 12th. Questions kept bouncing within me. What would they ask? How would I reply? I was filled with the very essence of emptiness, and honestly, I felt lost in that catastrophic thought. If I had to rate myself in English, I’d give myself a solid 3 out of 10. An orator otherwise, but this time I was told the interview would be in English, even though the job profile was for a Domestic call center. They called my name and said, Be ready. I replied, yes ma’am, In reality, my heart was pounding, sweat rolling down my forehead, and my brain was completely blank.
And while all this was happening, my mind was running its own circus, in which I was both the artist and the audience at the same time. Really busy juggling thoughts, taming wild emotions and acknowledging applause from the audience (hundreds of versions of myself), because no one could pull off this impossible act the way I did. Parallel thoughts were an added flavor: Do I even have a chance to buy a cigarette after this? Was I stinking because of traveling so much on local trains? Oh no, I forgot Boomerang now what about my bad breath? My friends must already be at the colony gate. I should not miss the evening with the boys, the fun, the games. The interview was in front of me, but my mind was somewhere else, waiting to get back. Yet, at the same time, I was dreaming of becoming a combined version of CEO and General Manager in just two years.
So, where do you see yourself five years from now?” she asked. I don’t even know what I answered, maybe CEO General Manager 😂. But I clearly remember she laughed. That was Nancy, a polite lady, one I never expected would take me so lightly yet kindly.
Life is full of surprises. Just when you think there’s no punch left, it turns out to be the real game-changer. And this little interview, nervousness and all, became one of those memories that still plays like a sweet tune in my head.
After a few months I was promoted to Sr.CSR. So to all my 12th pass citizens of India- all I want to say is, be positive and try to complete your degree.
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