A new begining

So it’s another new job; another new promise for exceptional growth, satisfaction and sense of involvement with the organization. I often wonder if the MBA courses aren’t stifling creativity of the HR guys; it’s the same drivel that is bandied by every organization – standardization of even the carrots to attract “talent”.

A job switch is a uniquely frustrating experience, so much so that I guess HR guys make it frustrating on purpose. Why else would you, as a lateral hire, be asked to take the so called “induction and introduction to OUR culture” every time, even when the only difference between what you saw previously and what you are seeing now  is the colour combination (sorry, its supposed to be called as “brand image”) in the slides. I would really like to attend some of the HR professional workshops, if only to check that the slides aren't being handed out to all the HR honchos there. And the icing on the cake is the self-satisfied smile beaming out from the HR guys for every change in the smart art on the slide – you would think that they had a role in the PSLV launch at Sriharikota

 Know what is the biggest barrier to switching jobs – it’s the pain involved, not in the job search or the interview, but in the “orientation”, mandatory trainings etc. And when finally all of the HR stuff is out of the way and you roll up your sleeves for the promised work…… you face the same desert with occasional mirage of work. Making you wonder, did I really change my job?

Direct me to this post when I talk about job switch the next time; I might turn out to be a lifer, sticking on to the current place, one job being no better or worse than the next.

* Disclaimer: This post is not reflective of my current job responsibilities or my feeling about the current job responsibilities.

There, the disclaimer is also done.