Documenting this Journey of #Life – 5 Years at an Organisation, I thought I would Never Join!

Hey Guys!!!

Hope you all are doing fine! I’m back again this Sunday with a purpose to share an insight of my life.

What can happen in 5 Years?

Someone can Graduate, a child learns to be self sustained. Well a lot can happen in 5 Years.  One such instance is here…

5 Years ago,

Yes, it all began 5 years ago in 2015. I graduated from St. Xavier’s Mapusa – Goa headed towards a new journey, not knowing what I will be doing nor understanding how challenging the life circumstances would be. But I knew what ever I will be doing, I would be the best version of myself.

Rewind to 5 Years Back 

It was in April 2015 when we had a lot of companies visiting our college for campus interviews and we were desperately in search of job not because we didn’t have money but because I have been working all my life, either for a non paid internship during my college breaks or freelancing for a magazine. (For which, my first article payment was Rs. 200 ) My first memory of this was special as I was hardly in second year but looking at my hard work, I was offered a full time job which I somehow wasn’t keen on. Nevertheless, we had a lot of companies visiting us for job hiring.

One such company was a New Local Cable Television Channel, who was hiring staff. I had my interview and I thought I did great because I had already worked previously in one of the local television channels as an intern so I was like I will nail this interview. But I was asked one the most basic question during the interview which I rightly answered and spoke just the normal way as I usually would. And I was told we will call you once your exams are done (Our Final Year Practical Exams were pending and were suppose to end by April End) I still remember that day, I came out after the interview and met my HOD who was waiting outside like an anxious parent – who would wait to hear how their child did during exam.  So I told her directly, this person asked me a basic question, And I was like – I will never work in this place.

2 x Fast Forward

Exams were over and we were on a break! Well after that interview, I did attend a couple of interviews in different places too as I was very firm that I will not be working there. And what was amazing was, I got selected in all the other places but somehow I wasn’t so keen on taking up the job, something kept me waiting, like something within me.

Finally! The Month of May arrived. I was like, let me give myself some time as I mentioned I didn’t have a break at all since college so I thought this was the best opportunity before I join work. During this time I got a call from my friend that she already got a call from that cable channel to work as video editor and I was like “that’s so cool, all the very best.” But she refused as she stayed – far away! I got to know this from another friend who had applied for a job in that channel with me, currently he works with me.

My life has been very filmy, I was in search of a job, so while I said I think, I will leave everything up to the universe. On 7th May 2015, I had gone to Sawantwadi for Milagres Feast. I attended the mass there and prayed that I should get a good job in which I should get an opportunity to grow, explore my true potentials and that very afternoon. I got a call from that same cable television channel, to my amazement my phone was just next to me. Usually my phone is somewhere else and I be somewhere else and that time if I had received phone calls from unknown numbers, I use to not even call back ( my kinda teenage life )  So yes! I got a phone call from the Cable Television Channel and the person on the other side of the phone told me to come and meet him right away, which was an instant reply – It would be difficult at the moment, but definitely I would be there by Tomorrow. Obviously I traveled for 47.1 km to get to Sawantwadi and then parting away so quickly would be very very tiredsome.

So the next day, I went and visited the Office which was still under construction so I called this friend of mine (the one I mentioned above who had visited the office) and asked her if I was at the correct location as the Office stairs looked creepy until I reached the third floor. Yes the Office was on the Third Floor, I had to wait for a good 45 minutes, which again made me think – I shouldn’t be waiting in a place that doesn’t value time. I walked up to the reception at least 2 times asking for how long more. and Just when I had made up my mind to walk out of the office never again to return. I was called inside for an interview. This interview was different from any other interview – I was shown my CV and on my CV the day I had given my interview in the college it was written – Feature Co-ordinator which proofs that Day itself I was hired, all we had to speak now is the timings and salary. My salary was not great and not worth telling at all. So because of salary I was disappointed. I was told to join the very next day, which I said I couldn’t due to some pre personal commitments and I emphasized on joining in the month of June but no I was told to join the coming Monday which was 17th May 2015.

So the same day, I wasn’t sure as the salary was way to less. I went home and had a discussion with Mum and Dad. Dad instantly told me “I think you should take up the job, see how it is! If it works out for you great, if it doesn’t no issues, you can get back to your higher studies” (I always wanted to get a masters degree, but I wanted to get it on my own – 19 and half year old ambitious girl’s dream) Mum was same, she was like salary should not be an issue, learn and understand what this field of television media has in Goa, as at that time it was a new field and well the fields is still growing. So go for it!

It was a leap of faith, I slept over it and then called up the office saying I would join – and so 17th May 2015 – I joined Office not knowing that I would be in a 5 Year Long Commitment with this Company.

Yes Today I complete 5 years in the job which I thought I would never Join. Like they always say, never say never! You be brought in that circle understand certain choices of life.

People kept asking me why don’t I leave the job and move on as 5 Years is a long time. Well, I believe if I am growing and evolving in a job and getting the freedom to do something the way, I would like it to then why not.

The Journey wasn’t easy but who wanted it to be? I till date pray, “Let the journey be how it has to, but in this all I should get the strength to deal with the challenges of life with out loosing my true self.”

My 20 years old Alisha is so proud of you! Happy 5 years Alisha!