Well, don't stare at me now! Chill, discrimination at work toh common cheez hai bhai.
If Smriti Irani ever reads this, I'd request her to introduce'discrimination at the workplace' as a compulsory subject in schools.
Before I tell you why am I writing about such a' aam baat hai' types issue, I've downloaded some really cool pics from Google. So do look at the pics too. Bohot mehnat ki hai maine!
Do you feel bad when you see yourself working and everybody else in your team chilling and enjoying, or even worse gossiping! Come on yaar! Why feel bad? Did we all not learn that we have to cope up with such issues at work? You are being paid to work, so work and the ones who are chilling, well yeh unke baapu/daada ki company hai. You can't do anything? Or can you?
Discrimination at work stems from a poor boss's presence. He/She is simply frustrated in life, has a slew of problems going on at home and would want to be felt important. Now, who is going to do that- yup! his/her sub-ordinates. The ones who a*-lick are favored and those who focus upon work are made donkeys and eventually thrown out or completely boycotted.
And why is a " bad boss " bad, to begin with?
-He/She has either been groomed by hooligans(is case mein toh supreme court of India bhi kuch nahi kar sakta) and would stay this way. Remember what Indra Nooyi( Chairman & CEO, Pepsico) had said." We are either products or victims of our upbringing ". So feel pity for such bosses. Trust me, he/she is a lot more helpless than you ever can be.
-Your boss is as badly treated by his/her immediate supervisor as you are by him/her.
-Your boss is way to dumb to think on his/her own and relies on people who are bad-mouthing you in front of your boss. Sheer jealousy, insecurity or lack of proper education makes people do such crap. Confront such people and rip them off!
Discrimination is a sin. And there's no mercy. You are working for your company and being paid in return. No one's doing you a favor. So, stop being submissive and speak up in case you think your boss is making everybody else enjoy and make you work all the time.
Document every single activity. Spend a lot of your free time on MS Outlook organizing folders,e-mails, etc. for every single person in your team including your boss. Remember- no one can dare approach you with a fake allegation if you have facts and figures with you.
There has to be someone in your team who is a gossip-queen.Give this person some work to do! In an informal manner, tell this person that you are keeping a track of who's working and who's not, who all are being favored and in what manner,etc.This news will spread like fire and you shall see people not doing fun and " mere baap ki company hai " waala work in front of you at least. Psychologically, this can help you a lot as you'd no longer be simply frustrated to work when everybody else is enjoying.
Finally, burst out. "Enough is enough" was formulated as a phrase to be used mere Satyavaadi Harischandra ke cousin! The day you feel you can't contain all of this any more, let your inner-conscience guide you. Escalate to your company's board of directors, log onto twitter and reach out to your CEO(if he/she is present, else your company must have a page on twitter in today's day and age), create a facebook page and rip-off people who had made your life miserable, go onto instagram and speak your mind out. Koi naa, Mouthshut pe bhi ek dhamaakedaar, lekin sachhi review post kar dena. ## Always remember ##
Jaise Til Mein Tel Hai, Jyon Chakmak Mein Aag
Tera Sayeen Tujh Mein Hai, Tu Jaag Sake To Jaag .