Transition syndrome

It’s the end of my training period and am scheduled to start regular work. I had been waiting for this day for ages ( one year to be precise)……… then, the team I am supposed to join leaves for China on a week long trip. So, what do I end up having?.......... four days, with absolutely nothing to do……………. Transition syndrome……….People in their regular jobs pray for such miracles to happen. For me, who couldn’t wait to start regular work, it was just short of being shot in the head…………..

I know what you are saying……….. “you should read something”………….. , well, reading is what I did for the last three months during a project which was actually as bad as being shot in the head. I am only glad I did not snap……..well, not yet………….. I realized the adage “empty mind is a devil’s workshop” couldn’t be truer………….. I had devils of all shapes, sizes and colors in my head. I think they were partying. Things I thought of or things I did!!!......I am not sure I want to share all of it on a public forum.

Its worse when your friends, who till last week were as jobless as you were, suddenly get busy and cant even make it for lunch. I end up having lunch with two girls in their early twenties and a guy from my batch and talk about things that girls in their early twenties talk about………….. boys!! ( that’s an other pity, there are only boys to talk about………no men,………more about it later). This guy is of not much help because he is trying to impress one of them…..wait!, may be both of them. Well, I sit there listening to them talking about guys and giving a smile here and a chuckle there. I was also expected to give my expert opinion!!. I wanna get out of there but don’t because I have nowhere better to go. (Damn!! This radio is also playing songs about loneliness!!)………..in hindsight, I think it was nice and funny………:)………. At least one of the girls is a lot of fun………….

So what do you do when you have nothing to do? Well, you suddenly remember all your old friends, you miss your mom more than ever, you daydream, you write a mail to someone and stare at the screen till you get the reply ( I am not making this up!), your loo frequency increases three fold (the a/c helps), people you always thought were very boring suddenly start sounding quite interesting, you never take the lift, you feel blessed when a friend asks for a favor (girls, if you are reading this, thank you), you get into your absent boss’s cabin and sleep (okay! I made this one up…:) …… may be I should try this)………..


Then, this morning I am very happy because my team is coming back today. Its 11 am and they are not in office. I think I should ruefully assume that they are not coming today. One more day to spend. I think it will be okay today, I have company for lunch and I have discovered that blogs can help me reduce the free space in my head and keep the devils out…….at least the bigger ones…………….moreover it will not be bad to start on a Monday.


However may I have spent this week, I think its kinda good to go through this at least once………. Guess will enjoy my work more…………..

You guys continue working and I will go and see if I can open my boss’s cabin…………. !!

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