WARNING - THIS POST MAY TRIGGER ANXIETY
‘Hey Dude, What's up?’ inuke seemed to return back after a good long break.
“Nothing just filling up this random survey on the internet.” I pointed him to the screen of the Google Ads.
Inuke started reading like a school kid “Which. Of. The. Following. Would. You. Likely. Consider having as a Pet? A. Dog, B. Cat, C. Tarantula, D. Python.” inuke paused for a while and then asked, “The question is wrong, its should ask Do you want to live with a pet or get murdered by one? What kinda stupid questions are these?”
“Shhhh…” I shushed inuke and then clicked on Tarantula.
“Arey bhai, There are questions designed for training Machines and AI. I am giving them stupid input so they become dumb.” I explained my genius plan.
“So you are just wasting time here.” inuke asked.
“Nope, I am fighting AI,” I replied.
“Since you have nothing important to do take a look at this.” inuke showed me a Hive post by @bhattg .
“Corporate Layoffs and Job Insecurity: Building a Secure Future this looks interesting” I started reading the post.
2mins later.
“Ok. What do you think?” Inuke asked.
“It is a good post. I think one must be prepared for such scenarios.” I replied.
“Are you?” inuke asked the very next moment.
“Well, I think I am,” I replied
“Hmm. Let's see how ready you are?” inuke asked with a smug on his face.
“Ok. Let's see how bad it can be.” I agreed with a little hesitation.
“Let's take a hypothetical scenario. Your boss calls you in the morning asking you to hand over the ID card and submit your laptop. And inform you that you are no longer needed.” Inuke asked the question with a different tone.
“They wouldn’t do that,” I replied.
“They did. Now what will you do?” inukes tone changed a little more.
“They cannot unless they compensate with two month's salary.” I replied.
“Fine!!! Here take that two-month salary and get lost.” inuke voice has some authority now.
“I don't like where this is heading.” I expressed my concern to inuke only for him to proceed with no regard.
“Now what will you do, you got your two months' salary but you now have no source of income.” inuke asked me.
“Well, I will start looking for other jobs in other Payment companies,” I explained my plan to inuke.
“Sorry, they are not Hiring.” inuke shot it down immediately.
“Ok!! Ok!! I will try in the BPO, I can use my experience of the early year.” I explained plan B.
“Sorry, Automation has taken over. Not hiring.” inuke shot this one down too.
“Oh!! Ok!! I can always go back to teaching tuition.” I made up Plan C.
“GoodPlan, But I don't think you will be getting any students. The competition is too tough. With free internet in school libraries, Sorry but I don’t think anyone is going to enroll.” inuke shot this one also.
“I think you are being very negative,” I asked inuke to cut me some slack.
“Bro, I haven’t even brought the negatives yet. Let's take a look there too. Shall we.” Inuke started walking me to the hell gate.
“You have two months' salary with you right?” inuke asked.
“Yes,” I replied.
“Suppose you weren't able to secure a source of income and one month has gone by,” Inuke said.
“But with my resume, I can get a Job anywhere,” I replied.
“And you trust your luck. Tell me how long you were unemployed before you got your first job as a call centre executive?” inuke asked.
“6monts..” I mumbled.
“That too when you were fresher and energetic and ready to work your ass off. Now look at you. You are in your mid-thirties, Your medical conditions are longer than your resume and you can barely manage your commute to and fro the office. This is the reality. You have EMIs, Rent, Medical Bills and treatment. I haven’t even touched the requirements from your Wife and Kid. Imagine he is in school, there will be school fees, tuition fees, and 100 other things. These are all possible scenarios.” Inuke ranted.
“I am…” I hesitated to reply. Because I wasn't sure.
“Answer me, I want to know what your plan is for the worst-case scenario. Where you have no money, no source of income and no savings. What's going to be your action plan?” Inuke asked.
“I.. I..” I choked and was not able to answer.
Inuke saw me sweating, breathing heavily and coughing violently.
“Sit.. Sit… Sit… Relax bro. Drink some water. And breathe slowly and relax… Since when do you have panic attacks?” inuke asked.
“I.. don't.. Know.. I.. think.. You unlocked it.” I replied gasping for air in between words.
5mins later.
“You feeling better?” inuke asked.
“Physically I am fine now, Mentally not so much,” I replied. “I mean I don't have a plan when and if this happens.”
“Don't worry you will think of something, you have time to act and make a plan. All I am saying is that it's better to be prepared.” Inuke said to me.
“I agree, let's get to the solution,” I replied.
“No. No. I think you better take a rest or do something that will take your mind off this. Let's do some more of those silly surveys.” Inuke suggested.
“Hmm.” I clicked on the next survey.
After reading the survey heading and the first question inuke panicked. “You know it already 0200. You better get some rest.”
The survey was from the Business Administration and the question read. “Are you personally afraid of unemployment.?”
Hello Everyone,
For those who are wondering how am I doing. I am doing ok. The cough is still, and I think I have developed an allergy to dust. So Yay!! :( But no worries I am doing fairly better. The mask is a must for me when I am stepping out. The pollution triggers the nasty coughing.
This is just a fun post but with truth to it. I have no plan it seems if things go sideways. The good thing is At least I know I don't have a plan. Will take some time off my busy schedule to explore the option.
Before signing off. I would like to thank the lovely people of IndiaUnited and BeAwesome community.
Espcial thanks to @bhattg
Every time you think "they wouldn't do that" (especially in relation to people in charge of government/bank/corporation/business) your immediate next question has to be "why not" XD
Are you actually afraid of unemployment or afraid of not being able to provide for yourself and family? As I'm pretty sure J is mostly afraid of the former because of the latter, but I do know some people genuinely wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they were unemployed.
I think 'Not being able to provide for family' has to be number 1 nightmare scenario. It's like losing shelter during a storm.
I am yet to meet people who is afraid of unemployment because they don't know what else they would do. But I can understand, imagine being trained to one thing and one thing only and sometime in future that thing is obsolete. Starting for scratch is not for everyone. I had the similar conversation with one IT guy who was shaken up when he learned that AI can code better than him. And he gave all sort of reasons like learning new tech is not an old man's game. I disagree with him, anyone can learn the only condition being that he should be able to focus on learning, which I think is kind of hard when you are stress because of unemployment.
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This s#!t is scary kept me up half the night. 😂
Apne anubhav se bolu.. koi plan koi option kaam nahi aata jab samay thik na ho, aur jaise hypothetical 'what/if' rakhe hain aapke inuke ne wo bhai kisi ko bhi tenison mein daal dega.😅
Now that I know it's you inside you I would say Behtar aur surakshit bhavishya ke liye kaam karo kyunki wo bhi jaruri hai Parr uss bhavishya ki planning ke chalte vartmaan mein itna stress mat lo ki iski ahmiyat kam lagne lage. Bholenath par vishwas hai naa, toh sab badhiya ho jayega!👍
Hahaha 😂 baat to sahi hain..
Wo khawat hain naa time kharab ho to uunt par baithe ko bhi kutta kaat le. 🤣🤣🤣
Plann kaam karge yaa nahi ye to baad ki baat hain.
Pata nahi kab se but bhavisya se itna tension hone laga, ke vartman ki lag gayi. Koi nahi aap bolene ke tarah bholenath ke bharose chal pade hain.
These are the times when financial freedom takes its rightful place. Unfortunately in the financial system, in which we all live, the race to stay afloat requires periodic reviews and often emergencies. It is very sad to think that with an ordinary job we will be able to solve the economic vicissitudes that the future will surely bring. It requires a lot of action and taking the necessary investment risks.
Although everything seems hypothetical, it is not a far-fetched scenario. I imagine that there are more than a few people who face this type of situation on a daily basis.
Thanks so much dear @inuke for sharing your particular post!
Exactly, for me it's hypothetical but someone out there is living this nightmare of a scenario.
Financial freedom should be something that people should look for so that they can pursue their dreams and aspirations.. but reality its people seek it out of fear. Fear of losing job, not being able to provide, not being able to pay rent or school fee. Not being able to fulfill the basic necessities. These are the worst of the worst. I would happily take on Jason and Freddy Krueger over these..
Real life is scary. I hope my post didn't ruin your mood or disturb you mentally.
And thank you for taking time and reading it.
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Dear @inuke, in no way your post has disturbed my mood or my mentality. On the contrary, it seems to me a very original and didactic way to deal with the subject and to make a great effort to educate about it.
Phele aacha lagta apke post padke ke . Aab mujhe pata lag gya hai apse post kese likhwana hai 😅.
Saach mai aab apke post padke mere ko bhe chinta hone Lage he hai thore thore. 🙈. Chalo aab jyada nahi sochte hai or jesa chal raha hai wesa hone dete hai or kuch thore bahut change jarur krne padenge. Aj kal term insurance and life insurance bhe kafi jarure ho gya hai. Accha laga apko for se purane roop mai dekh ke. Take care bade bhai, jyada sochne ka nahi.
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