The Splash of Wisdom

O nce upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs10. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey let alone catch it. The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to yo...

Photo Credit: © Yash Raj Films Twenties are the time when most of us take up our first jobs. Even though it’s great to finally start earning and ‘be on your own’, corporate life is nothing like we imagine it to be in our younger years. It’s stressful and unrewarding. Here are 18 harsh truths about corporate life nobody will ever tell you. 1. The more efficient you are at your work, the more you will be burdened with it. 2. Nobody cares about your individual progress in the corporate world. All that matters is what you contribute to the company. 3. There will come a time when you will take up a job just for the money and nothing else. 4. Desk jobs kill creativity. 5. Very often, you will be held accountable for tasks that weren’t even your responsibility in the first place. 6. You will be dealing with a dozen tasks other than what you were initially hired for. Your scope of work will only keep increasing. 7. You will be constantly made to believe you need the company more than it needs ...