Employment - by choice!!

Well, most of the people are proud to have a job. And when you are just passing out of a B-school, it means the world. Some people want to work, to make a good living and a career. And then there are ‘The Others’, who want a job just because they don’t want to ask their father for money or don’t know how they will deal with the peer pressure once college is over. Another very common reason is the associated ego boost and the fact that they can rub it in their parents’ face every time a comparison comes up.

No points for guessing whom we are going to talk about.

‘The Others’, what many people would like to call us. But the truth is that there would be no employment without people like us. If everyone wanted to work, who would make so many people work. Someone had to take that responsibility. We are required for the development of society and the betterment of mankind.

Ok. Maybe that’s a little too much, but I have a point.

If Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had not taken a chance, there would be no personal computers and thus no ‘Blogs’ to express thoughts, and Mark Zuckerberg could not have given us our daily mode of entertainment.

If Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani had not left his job at Aden, India would be two people short in the World’s Richest List.

If Mr. Jamsedji Tata (not J.R.D Tata) had not started Tata Group, there would be no company that churned out one of the world’s most luxurious car and the cheapest car, simultaneously.

            Point being, the world needs risk-takers, and we are here for just that.

            But life of course is not a cake walk and starting a company is no joke. I know that, and You know that, but I don’t think they know, We know that. This is a huge, life changing decision and keeping our minimal experience in mind, I do believe that we could miss out on important details. But is this enough reason to not move forward and initiate something you truely believe in.

            When do you draw the line, and how are you going to be sure of yourself. Deciding when to leave the job that guarantees an income and facing the heat of innumerable critics is a tough call. But this is a risk you should be willing to take so that you can prove to the world that you were right all along.

And if you are wrong, get up, dust your pants and Move On.