Hi I am Apreeta - I head Staffing for Intel , South East Asia. I am Apreeta - I am a VP at Goldman Sachs, I am Apreeta - I work with GE, I am Apreeta - I am a student at IMT .I am Apreeta - Brig Iqbal's daughter.
So who will I be -effective 1st Jan 2017 ? I am Apreeta ..... I am still my father's daughter but in the circles i live in today that may not have enough identity, meaning. I dont have the conventional tags of wife and mother-appropriate for someone at my age :-) so if I am not working in a firm - who am I ?
Why do I not have an identity of my own - I am Apreeta - it sounds almost naked....quick add a cover - the name of a big brand and a fancy title to make it meaningful ." I am Apreeta" generally noone reacts - add the Intel/Goldman brand name and there is new found RESPECT .And i am not saying thats a bad thing - these are fabulous firms and to be associated with them there is a sense of pride and accomplishment.i too am proud of being associated with them....but i quite like myself without these names attached as a tag line. ( but the moment i say that i already think i am being arrogant) the funny thing is when i say I am proud of working at Intel it doesnt sound so pompous ..but even in my own head to be proud of just being ME makes me seem arrogant...i think i am rambling but the point is to have a sense of achievement for being associated with a big brand name - well that is something ..but to be proud and happy of just being ME -well i can already hear the sniggers -whats the big deal ..to put it simply creation of a human being -an "act of biology". Really - the effort wasnt mine was it ??
My ex boss Sanjay who quit the corporate world (currently free lances as a consultant) told me when you quit a lot of your current acquaintances /friends will no longer be around , a lot of people that you interact with today will not understand and quite a few of them that are associated with you cos of your tag line will no longer be there - its a natural pruning that will happen. Some will snigger and say -she could not make it and hence took the easy way out.And thats Ok ....its a good pruning - keeps my world light.
You know when i quit atleast for a year I want to do nothing ... not not do nothing but not do the conventional stuff - i am no pioneer in this journey - many before me have done it -Sanjay is a good eg. A lot of people get out of the rat race and chose an easier lifestyle - they consult,work with an NGO..pursue a hobby commercially but i JUST want to read,watch films, travel ,spend a lot of time with my family,go to Ranikhet, bring home a dog,attend every party that my friends invite me for and have no tag line - not even "i work with an NGO", or " I am an HR consultant". At some stage -maybe a year down the line i will pick up some activity to keep myself busy but atleast for a year - nothing,nada,zip....and I am ready to face the world - "HI I AM APREETA" (full stop) .
So who will I be -effective 1st Jan 2017 ? I am Apreeta ..... I am still my father's daughter but in the circles i live in today that may not have enough identity, meaning. I dont have the conventional tags of wife and mother-appropriate for someone at my age :-) so if I am not working in a firm - who am I ?
Why do I not have an identity of my own - I am Apreeta - it sounds almost naked....quick add a cover - the name of a big brand and a fancy title to make it meaningful ." I am Apreeta" generally noone reacts - add the Intel/Goldman brand name and there is new found RESPECT .And i am not saying thats a bad thing - these are fabulous firms and to be associated with them there is a sense of pride and accomplishment.i too am proud of being associated with them....but i quite like myself without these names attached as a tag line. ( but the moment i say that i already think i am being arrogant) the funny thing is when i say I am proud of working at Intel it doesnt sound so pompous ..but even in my own head to be proud of just being ME makes me seem arrogant...i think i am rambling but the point is to have a sense of achievement for being associated with a big brand name - well that is something ..but to be proud and happy of just being ME -well i can already hear the sniggers -whats the big deal ..to put it simply creation of a human being -an "act of biology". Really - the effort wasnt mine was it ??
My ex boss Sanjay who quit the corporate world (currently free lances as a consultant) told me when you quit a lot of your current acquaintances /friends will no longer be around , a lot of people that you interact with today will not understand and quite a few of them that are associated with you cos of your tag line will no longer be there - its a natural pruning that will happen. Some will snigger and say -she could not make it and hence took the easy way out.And thats Ok ....its a good pruning - keeps my world light.
You know when i quit atleast for a year I want to do nothing ... not not do nothing but not do the conventional stuff - i am no pioneer in this journey - many before me have done it -Sanjay is a good eg. A lot of people get out of the rat race and chose an easier lifestyle - they consult,work with an NGO..pursue a hobby commercially but i JUST want to read,watch films, travel ,spend a lot of time with my family,go to Ranikhet, bring home a dog,attend every party that my friends invite me for and have no tag line - not even "i work with an NGO", or " I am an HR consultant". At some stage -maybe a year down the line i will pick up some activity to keep myself busy but atleast for a year - nothing,nada,zip....and I am ready to face the world - "HI I AM APREETA" (full stop) .
I know Apreeta ! :))
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