Simple as it sounds, you do not have to put a wake up alarm, you don’t have to eat a rushy breakfast, you don’t have to prepare a lunch box, you don’t have to instruct maids for dinner menu, you don’t have to get into a metro and finally you don’t have to come home tired. This is “ Work from /at Home “ for me.
A couple of my friends especially those who work with international clients used to work from home and I swear I was jealous of them. I always felt that it was so unfair and God was overtly kind to them.
God listens to all but he has his own ways of answering your prayers.. unless you are very specific, he really makes a mockery of your pleading.
You plead as a child .. “Aaj exam postpone ho jaye” TATHASTU !!
Notice board : Exam postponed ,
Both papers tomorrow
today there will be a surprise visit by the dean who would be checking your projects !!! $&@!
You plead as a grown up… “Aaj boss na aaye” TATHASTU !!
You get a call from your boss, saying that he is sick to report at work so all meetings should be attended by you and report to his house at 6 pm with all files and shall discuss the days work and next day assignments.. pssstt !! ( Don’t forget to carry flowers !! You quickly put a reminder )$&@!
This time I again asked for the wrong wish
I wish I also got the opportunity to WORK FROM HOME… TATHASTU.. !!
Virus spread and we were asked to work from home.
For the first time I felt God heard it right, but NO !! I didn’t wish that I create such a bad time for the entire world. I didn’t want people sick and dying., I slept feeling guilty
Next morning I woke up slightly late thinking I have saved some time of dressing and commuting and just then my maid calls , “ Aka bai.. work from home karti.. sab log bole, ghar par raho.. aati main 1 tareek ko, pagaar lene “
Yeah !!! Work from home.. still being little optimistic.. I quickly finish all the task and I realize that “all” task is not less task. By the time I log in, I am already 25 minutes late and have received 4 reminders. I sit on at the dining table and start to work but damn !! just then my 5 year first born wakes up who needs to go “ potty”
With my AirPods on I make a business deal and wash his bum simultaneously.
Door bell ; dhobi, gadi safai wala, kude wala, newspaper wala.. oh my god ! How many visitors do I get per day ? How does Malti manage this ?
Suddenly I miss and love Malti so much more. I make a silent promise “This increment , she too gets a raise “
Phew ! Some task and now after serving breakfast , giving my son a bath , washing dishes.. all while my EarPods are on.. I feel triumph but tired .
I sit on the system again when it starts beeping to have a video call.. NO !! I can’t , look at my state.. I have not bathed.. I have not combed.. I rush to atleast wash my face and log in.
As the video goes on.. I see the look on everyone’s face.. it’s very evident that they have not recognized a “Sans make up Rimaa”. Dharti far kyu nahi gaye..main sama kyu nahi gaye”
It was a long call.
With loads of disturbances.. from .. my side ( screaming son, cooker whistle, neighbors dog, vendor outside ) phew !
I miss the chair at my work place .. the arms that helped me rest, the back that helped me recline, the foam that helped the whole of me rest, the wheels that allowed my movement from printer to cabinet to desk.. Is it my chair or the love of my life, Another mental note : will thank the Admin girl for such a good chair in my room
I hate my dining chairs
What !! No !! Lunch time again..
Abhi to khaya tha !! You little monsters are hungry again.
There in office is Suriender bhaiya to give me milk loaded tea , hot kuch served from my box-because his salary hike stays in my report.
Another mental note : recommend HR for his salary hike.
I realized how easy it was at work to keep my AC running , to keep all lights on, to discard papers, to look for all color pens.
Mental note : put off when not in use
Every break I took from the screen was to clean the house and not to gossip about the latest I had known about the boss, receptionist, Hr goof up or more,
No jokes, no pat on back, no fun..
I just worked.. I slogged.. simply because anyway I was home.
I was hoping it was 6 pm soon.. and just like everyday, I would log off pick up my car keys and go out with others, have a smoke, gossip for a while and drive off
but today was different..
I was working from home..
so I had to stay logged in.. after all I was in the comforts of my home..
TATHASTU !!
… and it went on and on
