It was 13th January, 2008 when I finally stepped out of the hell and heaven. Heaven because I was getting the best of education and hell because I was in the worst of company I could ever be. Unfortunately, there was no train for Delhi on 12th, so had to resist the trauma for another day. It happens ones in a lifetime or may be more, that you are stuck in a place which you cannot leave before a stipulated time period. Anyways I am not writing this to describe my bitter experiences at MICA.
Life after MICA has been fantastic. From the build up of my career to my muscles, everything has been great. The happiness which I was deprived off at MICA came back in a jiffy. But the uphill task ahead of me was to get a good job in a good agency and above all a good package.
I dint knew much about Murphy’s law, but after hearing the No Vacancy sound from the HR of every agency, I knew the law and Murphy from top to bottom. As it happens in every creative person’s life, ad agencies lose accounts when you are looking for job. And it feels even more reckless when every contact you have in the ad world wants you to have patience. What else can you ask for?
Scary were the nightmares I saw with my open eyes. The hunt for job not only gave me sleepless nights but also woke me up early in the morning. Forty wings were my only rescue throughout the day.
Luckily, (yes this soon) I got the job after a month and a half of marathon to the doors of almost all the agency in Delhi. And as they say in Hindi “Dene wala jab bhi deta, deta chappar phad ke”. I had 3 offers in my hand, one from Grey, another from Leo Burnett and the third from thehive- which is my present work place. I wish I could disclose the package of the former two.
Going with the name and the market reputation of Grey, I settled with them. But I guess it was not my destiny. My stint with Grey ended in a couple of months. If I don’t like it, then I part my ways with it and fortunately I was not bound to any time limits like I was at MICA.
Just a few days before I decided to quit, Dad gifted me a new car, yes a new one. An Indica Dicor-1.4, which speeds like a bullet and is light on the pocket, as it’s a diesel and gives an astounding 18 kmpl. Thanks Dad! This bought cherry back in my life. Cherry was my first love in college. No she didn’t come back but my car is Cherry color. (Bad PJ)
It was not hard for me to bid goodbye to Grey, as I had a very good opportunity still following me. “thehive”, the job which I rejected earlier. Lucky bastard am I, the post was still vacant with the same package. With no more delays, I quickly got on with it.
thehive is my third job in the ad world. In just a few months it has become an integral part of my life. There has not been a day when I wished to stay home and bunk office. I’m lucky to be working on clients like Archies (Gallery), MetLife Insurance and Himachal Tourism. And above all get the freedom to do out-of-the-box work for them.
Time has been traveling at a jet speed after MICA and I’m surprised to notice that graduation was a year old story. It is the time of my life when everything is going my way and I am hoping and praying and wishing that it continues the good way through out My life.
