The Interview.

Boss:  How many years of experience do you have?

Candidate: 18 years, Sir.

Boss: Why did you resign from your earlier profile?

Candidate: It was unfair Sir, there was no motivation and I never got my due.

Boss: Hmm, but as far as my records go, I have never received any negative feedback about the name you were associated with. Did the problem lie with you?

Candidate: My peers had much better incentives, which were never offered to me. Maybe I was over demanding, but I wanted to be at par. Is it wrong to expect equality Sir?

Boss: Equality can only be amongst equals. If I am not wrong, you had threatened your seniors quite a few times in the past, following which they always gave you a raise because they valued you. Despite that, you abruptly quit when your excessive demands were not fulfilled. All of this portrays you in a very negative light, you know.  Anyway let us get to the point, what are you expecting this time?

Candidate: I have no expectations, Sir. My decision to quit was rash and I repent it. I didn’t understand my priorities. I would just be greatly obliged if I am given another opportunity to prove myself, on whatever terms you consider fit.
 
Boss: Well, taking your past record into consideration, I have to say that the package I can offer you will be almost half of what you had previously. However, I assure you that you will be eligible for bonuses depending on your performance. In short, it will not be as smooth as it was earlier. Is that acceptable to you?

Candidate: Yes Sir. Thank you once again. I promise not to disappoint.

Boss: Fine. You may join duty from tomorrow. I hope it is a learning experience for you. 

 

Somewhere far down, in a quiet little apartment, a mother came into the empty room of a teenager, with flowers and incense sticks. She faced a life-size poster of a Royal Enfield Bullet adorning his wall, and then turned around to look at her 18 year old, staring longingly at the bike through his photo frame. Few floors below, the guard's wife went into labour.