Sandeep felt a sudden chill in his spine. He felt numb. He badly prayed that he could hide his face somewhere between those rocks. After all D'silva was his much revered Boss. But when he looked at the bleeding face of his boss , Sandeep saw something else. There was fear in his eyes. Eyes, which begged of mercy. Eyes which were full of shame. Sandeep could see an unarmed loser pleading clemency in front of the king.
Scenes from the past started hovering in Sandeep’s mind. The days when Sanjay used to make him work nights, the days when he used to demean the presentations those were made burning the midnight oil. Days when he had to miss the Rakhi Sawant shows due to unscheduled meetings by Sanjay according to his own whims and fancies. Days when Sanjay Used to growl "All you MBA's are good for nothing”. The days when he used to reprimand Sandeep’s unshaven look and praise Sarah’s impeccable dressing sense. The days when he used to appreciate Sara’s shade of Lip color and degrade Sandeep’s 100 Page Project reports. Now Sandeep knew why his project briefings lasted 15 minutes as compared to Sarah’s 1 hour 15 minutes.
Sandeep started evaluating the options. He started thinking of the best possible ways to bring and end to this nightmare called Sanjay. Various thoughts came to his mind. “How about bringing Sanjay D'Silva's activity out in the open, balding him in front of the entire office and make him roam in the office with a Shoe garland on his neck. A Poster on his back with “BIG BOSS!!(ENTERTAINMENT KA BAAP)" written on it wont be a bad idea either” thought Sandeep. His naughty but highly innovative brain started flooding with ideas. But Sandeep was always logical. Since his college days Sandeep was known for his impeccable logic. He knew this was a one time opportunity and he had to make the most out of it. Suddenly his eyes lit up. Yes, this was the solution he was looking for. He knew exactly what to do.
“Sirrrr.....Youuuu”!!!!, exclaimed Sandeep in a melodramatic style. “I never expected you with Sarah. She’s like your daughter!!! Half your age!!! How can you do this To Parul Bhabhi??” ( Parul was Sanjay's wife who was supposedly his childhood Sweetheart.)..Oh No!! How will that poor lady feel now? What if people from office come to know? Shittt....”.Sandeep wiped off a nonexistent tear from his eyes and continued, “Sir why did you do it?? But more than that I am worried what will happen to us when you will be fired from office.” Who will provide us with able guidance? “We will definitely miss you Sir”.
“Nnoooo..Ssandeep..!!!” came a voice from that horror stricken Face. Sandeep very well knew that he was on the right path. He could draw a nasty and ghory picture of the outcome.
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“Please..Forgive me....Don’t tell this to any one Sandeep .Please think about my wife and young daughter!!” ,begged Sanjay D'Silva, whose face had turned red with shame.
“Sir, I would definitely like to…. but what you have done is shameful.. and moreover Sir.. I am a small pawn in this big office. A pawn with such a low salary. .So who am I pardon you Sir.Let the office decide” .Sandeep’s words were curt and to the point.
Sanjay knew what to say. "How about a 40% hike effective from this month itself? I know you deserve it Sandeep, after all you have been working pretty hard all this while.”
“Hmmmm”...said Sandeep. “But Sir these days inflation is so high…and… I don’t even have much money left to pay off my debt for the Home loans I have taken.”
Sanjay threw another bait “How about a 200 percent assured bonus this year Sandeep? I think you just deserve it. Your manager is extremely happy with your performance.”
“That is really sweet of you sir” said the witty Sandeep.”But I was also wondering that these days our working hours are too long and…and.. leaves are too less… we cant even watch Rajnikant movies.. You see!!!!”
“Sandeep… Why don’t you take couple of weeks off?? It’s been really long you have been to your hometown… and as far as Rajnikant movies are concerned, even I am a great admirer of Rajnikant. You should have told me earlier about your passion. I will personally get your tickets booked prior to any Rajnikant release.”
"Thats soooo sweeet of you Sir. I think every employee should get a manager like you who is empathetic and forward looking.” said a jubilant Sandeep. “I think Airvoice Telecommunications deserves more managers like you”.
Sandeep Malan was awarded the best employee award the following year with special recommendations from his manager. He drives a BMW X-6 Convertible now. Sanjay though is happy with his Zen Estillo.
Scenes from the past started hovering in Sandeep’s mind. The days when Sanjay used to make him work nights, the days when he used to demean the presentations those were made burning the midnight oil. Days when he had to miss the Rakhi Sawant shows due to unscheduled meetings by Sanjay according to his own whims and fancies. Days when Sanjay Used to growl "All you MBA's are good for nothing”. The days when he used to reprimand Sandeep’s unshaven look and praise Sarah’s impeccable dressing sense. The days when he used to appreciate Sara’s shade of Lip color and degrade Sandeep’s 100 Page Project reports. Now Sandeep knew why his project briefings lasted 15 minutes as compared to Sarah’s 1 hour 15 minutes.
Sandeep started evaluating the options. He started thinking of the best possible ways to bring and end to this nightmare called Sanjay. Various thoughts came to his mind. “How about bringing Sanjay D'Silva's activity out in the open, balding him in front of the entire office and make him roam in the office with a Shoe garland on his neck. A Poster on his back with “BIG BOSS!!(ENTERTAINMENT KA BAAP)" written on it wont be a bad idea either” thought Sandeep. His naughty but highly innovative brain started flooding with ideas. But Sandeep was always logical. Since his college days Sandeep was known for his impeccable logic. He knew this was a one time opportunity and he had to make the most out of it. Suddenly his eyes lit up. Yes, this was the solution he was looking for. He knew exactly what to do.
“Sirrrr.....Youuuu”!!!!, exclaimed Sandeep in a melodramatic style. “I never expected you with Sarah. She’s like your daughter!!! Half your age!!! How can you do this To Parul Bhabhi??” ( Parul was Sanjay's wife who was supposedly his childhood Sweetheart.)..Oh No!! How will that poor lady feel now? What if people from office come to know? Shittt....”.Sandeep wiped off a nonexistent tear from his eyes and continued, “Sir why did you do it?? But more than that I am worried what will happen to us when you will be fired from office.” Who will provide us with able guidance? “We will definitely miss you Sir”.
“Nnoooo..Ssandeep..!!!” came a voice from that horror stricken Face. Sandeep very well knew that he was on the right path. He could draw a nasty and ghory picture of the outcome.
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“Please..Forgive me....Don’t tell this to any one Sandeep .Please think about my wife and young daughter!!” ,begged Sanjay D'Silva, whose face had turned red with shame.
“Sir, I would definitely like to…. but what you have done is shameful.. and moreover Sir.. I am a small pawn in this big office. A pawn with such a low salary. .So who am I pardon you Sir.Let the office decide” .Sandeep’s words were curt and to the point.
Sanjay knew what to say. "How about a 40% hike effective from this month itself? I know you deserve it Sandeep, after all you have been working pretty hard all this while.”
“Hmmmm”...said Sandeep. “But Sir these days inflation is so high…and… I don’t even have much money left to pay off my debt for the Home loans I have taken.”
Sanjay threw another bait “How about a 200 percent assured bonus this year Sandeep? I think you just deserve it. Your manager is extremely happy with your performance.”
“That is really sweet of you sir” said the witty Sandeep.”But I was also wondering that these days our working hours are too long and…and.. leaves are too less… we cant even watch Rajnikant movies.. You see!!!!”
“Sandeep… Why don’t you take couple of weeks off?? It’s been really long you have been to your hometown… and as far as Rajnikant movies are concerned, even I am a great admirer of Rajnikant. You should have told me earlier about your passion. I will personally get your tickets booked prior to any Rajnikant release.”
"Thats soooo sweeet of you Sir. I think every employee should get a manager like you who is empathetic and forward looking.” said a jubilant Sandeep. “I think Airvoice Telecommunications deserves more managers like you”.
Sandeep Malan was awarded the best employee award the following year with special recommendations from his manager. He drives a BMW X-6 Convertible now. Sanjay though is happy with his Zen Estillo.
very sweet..... loved it !!
ReplyDeleteI liked the ending.... even the most innocent deserve to be happy.....
thank you for a gr8 post :)