Part #2

Salary or no salary at least he will get the experience, he thought. But wait a minute. He’ll be joining only after 3 months, so getting experience is out of question. Okay, but at least he is getting paid one third of the promised salary every month during the training. But that too not in liquid cash, it’s still remains as the words and promises poured out from the HR department.
So the net result and conclusion? No money and no experience. (the company doesn’t even have records that he is under going training) But one thing kept him going, it’s not all about money. Life is much more than the money.

But Jesus answered him, `The holy writings say, "Man cannot live on bread only. He needs to live by every word that God says." Matthew 4:4

This kept him going. It’s not money alone that matters. But wait a minute, it’s been 2 months since he got this job, there are expectations from his side, his family, his friends and everyone else he knows on this damn planet. Man, will anyone ever believe that he is in a job with no pay. May be they will if he were in China where bonded and cheap labor ( very cheap that the workers don’t kept paid always) exists.

But he always thought that slavery was abolished long back, that was what he learned in the history lessons back in school. This is not slavery he thought, maybe it’s voluntary work. Like what they do in the UNHCR or the UNICEF or Green Peace. It was better if he was there, then he could sleep every night with the thought running through his mind “ Oof I did something good today”.

Goddamnit he aint even have that too.

Back to the story.( or is there a story?). Anyways he kept coming for the training everyday, not even missing a day, and that too on time. May be he can bring about a change.

The time was moving on. The rumors? Still spreading like wild fire. The new one? His colleagues are getting paid more than what he is getting ( or going to get in near future which in turn is still in doubt due to contradictory statements issued by the people responsible and the ones who decide on the compensations).

This pissed him off. What the heck he thought, what is the difference between them and himself. Both were entry level employees, under going the same training, to be ( maybe) posted in a position termed as software engineer trainee. So where do you find the difference? It doesn’t take a genius to find what the difference is. It’s the college. Or it all depends on how many people you know in the top positions.

But he thought recommendations and biases existed in government companies. He talked sarcastically of government jobs. He hated job security. He thought it ruined the chances of people getting jobs. Recommendations and biases in a private limited company?. Give me a break!!!

But the truth is, as always, harsh. It was true. There existed discriminations ( but that was abolished long back right? Or it was not? ) in the company.

The best thing there is that everyone is in a verge of uncertainty and ambiguity. The policies there are bullshit.

He thought discriminating was against the law in this country, but there it was company policy.

To be continued…..Part #3