The New World Order!

Sometimes we really long to write…not that our fingers are itching but it is just one of those days when our thoughts are in a song and they drag us to the keyboard compelling one to begin with some random stuff before they get streamlined to carve a fine narration…Yes a fine narration would do well to complete the quest of my thoughts…So I am writing again to just reflect upon some common happenings in an MBA’s life…

Rule 1: In a group discussion of 10 people if there is only one girl she becomes the differentiating factor.

Rule 2: In a group discussion of 10 people if you are the only guy, then the 9 girls comprise the differentiating factor unless you are a male chauvinist ready to raise your voice!

On a particularly weird Placement Day a student finally breaks the rules and dares to do something that the entire college would look, hear and talk in awe…He promptly goes to the Placement Process room where the HR managers are seated and gathers all his wit, amidst the agony, to ask a question that most guys wanted to ask owing to a perplexing vertigo caused by a blinding judgment (Delivered), that would be struck off as Jealousy if expressed, for over a decade and a half now.

“Where did I go wrong to lose a chance over her in the process?” he asked (Shamelessly)

The HR managers were stoned…

While they were expecting a Pizza and refreshments after a tiresome process, a question like this would be the last thing they were prepared for…Of course they washed their hands in anticipation; not the thoughts to provide a pristine response.

Still a HR manager smiled courteously and said… “We respect your frankness…Excuse me what is your name”

“Hari”

“Yes Hari...We respect your honesty and braveness but that lady happened to be the initiator of the discussion and a team player too…Didn’t you see the whole team agreeing with her” said the manager

“Sir…but the topic was How well is the Indian Cricket Team armed to take on Australia and she started off by drawing parallels between the muscularly strong players of both teams…wasn’t it to be discussed on the strengths and weaknesses of a team as a unit…In the entire discussion I was only trying to do that..”

“Buddy... (Sigh of impatience) ...she had the entire group stuck to her point and you had to move on from there...you could not convince the group…she did it” the manager declared.

‘Well what can you do if an entire group can be so lost in just being loud than sensible....’ he thought… “Thank You Sirs” He greeted and walked to open the knob of the door beyond which a world (Placecom) is waiting for him to dictate a new world order.

The HR managers however were proud of being magnanimous and were rightfully presented with a Pizza lunch.

The student was debarred by his placecom and sub consciously abandoned by some of his friends. Sometimes the cool dudes did bother to hi5 him coz his act of dare or sacrifice was a freaking cool thing while his good friends forever wondered what would be his mood like...

The spring had arrived and it was the time for convocation. All the students yelled and cried for one last time and slowly left to their respective destinies…In those fading days of a batch an email jumped into the Institute Director’s account which read like this:

Dear Sir,

Today I want to share a feeling that had been bothering me for a while now…Kindly let me know your response

I believe that an Organization excels if it had women working in Sales & Marketing while the Men did it in the Human Resources? The explanation goes on below

The Customers if Men, would be very much interested to spend time understanding a Product or a Service from a beautiful woman than an illustrious male...no wonder why presentations click with women and why the phone calls get extended and most of the times the deal is a success too.

Now you may ask me what if the customers are women…Well women are still not at the helm of decision making, and even if they were if you think that a very good looking male salesman is going to do the trick then its sheer bullshit. It rarely works that way. If only the safety aspects are taken care, I can go on record to say that women make better salesmen than men.

Now coming to my claim of Men making it big at Human Resources...Every organization survives on sales and in simple words they need better salesmen to sustain...

So we all know what most of the men are good at…Yes you are right...We can tap this god given talent of men and use our mediocre sense in choosing promising Sales Women. Needless to say, married men are good listeners to people whining at them. Trust me; they make far better HR managers than women.

I solemnly urge you to give a serious reading and let me know your candid response.

Hari

Ten days later a mail appeared into Hari’s account...It read

“:-D”

The Director

XYZ Institute

Disclaimer: I am not here to undermine the talent or efforts of young ladies...I am only reflecting on the feelings of some stunned guys who could never understand the nuances.

Ravi Shanker