In an era where the digital world often engulfs us, whisking away to distant lands isn’t just an escape but a profound journey towards inner peace and mindfulness. For me, travel, in its essence, is more than just ticking off destinations from my bucket list; it’s a transformative experience that holds the power to rejuvenate the mind, body, and soul. I believe the same for you. So let’s quickly embark…
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The Irony of My Notice Period
Ah, the notice period – that peculiar purgatory between “I used to work here” and “I can’t believe I still have to show up.” Ask me, for nobody can tell you a better tale than I. Do you want to know the reason why? It’s because I have served it not just once but twice, for the same organization. It’s a time filled with awkward goodbyes, mixed emotions, genuine and…
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Efficiency: When Hard Work Meets Attention to Detail
Life is a learning process and so is the knowledge. A person, who isn’t open to learning from others, is simply holding himself away from a lifetime opportunity of shared knowledge. As you move along your career in time, you will meet number of people depending on the size of your organization and some of them will make your wonder why they stand apart from others when it comes to…
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Hostel Life: A Lifetime Experience
Back in 1994, when the educational infrastructure was not so good, I was admitted to a hostel far away from home and I was just 6 years old. Hostel life in school had a significant impact on my life, shaping my personality, values, and outlook on the world. Living in a hostel often required me to adapt to a communal living environment, where I learned to share space and resources…
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Standing Ground: Navigating Ethical Challenges in the Workplace with Integrity
In one of the incidences that I have known of, I know someone who displayed a subtle art of not giving a F*@# at workplace by standing her ground when such an occasion arose. She got be the one setting an example for a lot of us. Over the period of time, she is likely to feature in a lot of my blog posts for what she holds professionally and…
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My Experience of Compassion at Workplace
During my initial days at my workplace, I was told to be compassionate to others. When I was at the field work, I realised the word compassion at the workplace was just a theoretical notion. What actually existed was a low level of empathy and lack of emotional interest. With the passage of time it got no better, rather it took a turn in the wrong direction culturally. For those…