*********************************October’18:***************************************

“Who says that it is difficult? Once we set our minds to it,
we can solve it all”, said Noopur to her friend Charlie.

“This is a corporate, and you have no idea of the level of
politics they play. They will suck you into it and get out easily, without you
even knowing”, argued Charlie.

Noopur was hell bent on eliminating politics from the
corporate world. Charlie, like a best friend, tried to protect her; however, it
was not in her nature to tolerate injustice with anyone, especially when she
was around.

“I am going to follow the hierarchy, report it to the HR and
then if they are of no use, I will take it higher”. It was like Noopur had
given a verdict and she was going to stand by it, you could tell it from her
eyes.

**********************************December’18:************************************

“Hey, I told you they are going to make it hell for you.
They did not take an action against the Manager, in turn, they looked for your
mistakes”. Charlie was trying to protect her again so that she does not take
the next course of action, which is taking the matter up to the legal team.

“My motive was not to put the Manager on an action plan, I
just wanted them to know that they cannot play their own politics here. I am
not going to take it higher now, I will invigilate if they mend their ways, if
not, I will take the next course of action then.”

***********************************Februrary’19:************************************

“It’s been a while now and I can see that the higher
management has started to mend their ways. There have been no unfair practises,
no promotion based on relationships. See, my plan worked”, Noopur said happily and
Charlie nodded with a smile. “Congratulations on your accomplishment”, greeted
Charlie.

***********************************Mid of February’19:*******************************

“This is nuts. They were supposed to give the role to you
and instead they gave it to someone else. You are currently handling the team
and it has been 2 years. This is so unfair Noopur”. Charlie was furious when he
found out that Noopur’s promotion was given to someone else.

“This was bound to happen and I somehow knew that this was coming.
Also, they offered me a role elsewhere and I denied so this isn’t their fault”,
said Noopur.

Charlie: “You’ve got to stand up against this. You take a
stand when things are unfair for others, this time it is about you. You should
confront them”

Noopur: “This is the problem with me. When it is about me, I
ask myself three questions, is the fight worth it? Do I really want this so
bad? Is there any other alternative? And I need to figure out the answer to
these questions first”.

***********************************Beginning of March’19:****************************

Noopur: “I am still unable to find proper answers to my
questions. I keep thinking about work so much that I feel stressed and I am
unable to talk about it with anyone. I think I am going into a bad depression
and I need some time off work to figure this out”.

In a span of 5 years, never did Noopur take an extra day off
and here she was, struggling with herself, when it was about her career.

Noopur: “I keep on asking myself, what did I do wrong? Did I
underperform? Was I incapable? I am asking myself the wrong questions and now
my thoughts are all cloudy”.

Charlie: “Before you go, and I say ‘go’ is because I
strongly feel that you won’t return, please confront the manager why you are
leaving. Tell him how you feel so that once you go, you bury it all here”.

Noopur smiled and went back to doing her usual work.

*************************************5th
March’19:**********************************

Manager: “I read your email about you wanting leave for a
month. Are you running away?”

Noopur: “I am not the one who runs away. I just want to
figure out if this is what I want to do. I don’t want to be a part of small
battles, because I know, in order to sort the system in which corporates work,
I need to do something big and influential and that’s what I am going to figure
out by taking leave.”

Manager: “It seems like you are running away because you
can’t face failure. In the ln the last 3 months, you’ve raised almost 4
escalations out of which 3 were about the management and 1 was about an
employee. Let me tell you why you didn’t get the role….”

Noopur interrupted the manager and said “I will stop you
right there. Before you say anything, choose your words carefully because I
know that you know my weakness and you will use that against me again; however,
this time, it may backfire on you.”

Manager: “Is that a threat?”

Noopur: “It is a request, please choose your words
carefully.”

Manager: “Okay, answer this. What if the employee, about
whom you raised an escalation, is placed in your team? Do you think he will
listen to you and if not, how will you handle him?

Noopur: “I know he won’t listen to me and maybe more than
half of my team won’t listen to me and I don’t know how I will handle it, but I
know I will. I will take the lead.”

Manager: “That’s not an impressive answer. I reckon you
think about the answer while you are on leave and then get back to me.”

Noopur: “I don’t believe in impressing others, I believe in
honesty. I cleared the promotion assessment so, I don’t think you should even
question me about my capabilities. You’ve helped me in various things but you
did that so that the work does not get hampered. Now that I know, you are again
going for my weakness, I will not fall for it. I already have the answer to two
of my questions.

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Is the fight worth it: “Yes”

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Do I really want it so bad: “No”

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Is there an alternative: “There has to be, but I
need to figure that out”

The 3rd question is what I need an answer to and
I am going to figure that out. 

Corporates are not meant to sabotage the sincere and the
hardworking, they are supposed to make the insincere and weak better. I will
find a way to change this on a global scale so that in future, people like me
who are more than capable, don’t get shot down due to the right things they do
and so that people like you, don’t get promoted for the wrong things either. 

Thank you for your time, it was pleasure doing business with
you”. Noopur said this while the manager still stared at her in horror, and she
left the room.

**************************************March 6th:***********************************

Charlie: “So you really are leaving?”

Noopur: “I am not leaving, I am just going on leave for a
month.”

Charlie: “I know you are leaving, but I also know that you
are leaving for good. For betterment of yourself, for the betterment of your
family and for the betterment of the corporate world. May you succeed and find
your true worth. Congratulations on your achievements again and all the best
for the ones that you are going to achieve in future”

Noopur knew she wouldn’t see Charlie for a while because she
had a greater vision to look up to.

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Sometimes it takes three to realise

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