Sitting at my cubicle, was trying to fix an error in the program.My supervisor came asked "Tell me one thing, why twenty four hours a day is not enough".
I know he told for pure fun but i noticed a funny but frustrated smile on his face.
"If i give you 48 hours a day, that also would not enough"
"Why?"
Well, here is some facts about my supervisor. He is freaking workaholic. Since morning ten to night one or two, everyday he will be sitting at his desk
, looking at the computer screen as if he will dive inside it to get a pearl out of deep,unknown sea. He is married for seven years. What i heard or guessed
his wife initially tried to get him back from this deadly addiction. I think she has given up now. He get rare chance to spend time with his wife on weekdays.
He will hit the road after late night after getting non stop calls from his wife who's waiting for him, after preparing dinner, to have dinner together.
"Why do you join this company or this job? For money so that you can live a better life?"
"Yeah money factor is there but i also do this for satisfaction"
"Well, regarding money, whats the use of earning such money when you don't have to time to feel the difference which your money has caused ?
I , personally, believe in living and enjoying a peace full, happy life. I don't want to waste my life running behind money without getting the taste of life. Again for some,only money,career can define life. But don't get me wrong. I would prefer my professional career ahead of many things but not sacrificing my happiness.
Well when it comes to your satisfaction, that's your very own personal matter. It symbolises you vision and idea about likeness. You should not force your subordinates to adopt the same sense of satisfaction. Working sixteen hours a day, without proper food, sleep, leaving everything i like to do or have daily, does not satisfy me at all.Then why do u or our managers make us to do this against our conscious will. Why our managers try to push their individual idealism towards a organizational idealism"
"You need some brain wash", my supervisor said, making a witty face.
And i realized all my colleagues have surrounded me and listening such as they are totally into it and i am saying their words, I am expressing their emotions. I felt happy to see a broken smile on their face.
One of them told me with a obliged smile "It was nice !!" I felt a sense of satisfaction on her face.