Right after finishing my grade 8, I decided I would go ahead and take up the coaching for IIT .I always aspired to be an engineer from one of those premier institutes.Alas , I had not taken my work very seriously .I flunked the IIT-JEE exam and could not make it into any of those grand institutes.I have joined a local university.Took up IT as a major and graduated with a good GPA.
But all through these years, my obsession for being a part of those flamboyant institutes did not decrease rather started increasing.Upto that extent ,at a certain point of time I almost decided I would marry an IIT or an IIM alumnus.Its like I have done a research in which I think I can differentiate IIT/IIM grads from the normal population.The way they think,the shrewdness they expect and the less amount of time they want to invest on trivial issues.Well, I think they are trained that way ,which is something I really like.And, I think this must be the reason that MNC's offer them such huge packages.
And , if I have to comment about them turning entrepreneurs,they work too hard for their baby i.e their venture.Especially, after working under an IIT turned entrepreneur I realize that the committed attitude they have towards their baby is pretty impressive.They just do not take anything for granted.This includes employees also.May be this is why people advise us to work with smaller firms to gain experience in the beginning.
People keep asking me why am I working for such a start up ,when I can have a great vacation and then join the MNC which has given me an offer letter.Some random relatives keep boasting about their kids working in redundant firms.And I just simply smile.As,I am well aware of the fact that an average package would not give me the experience of working with a group of IIT's and exchange my ideas.This constant process of upgrading myself through observation would definitely go missing.I keep admiring my boss while the other employees talk about how strict he is.They get pissed off when I say he is absolutely correct on his part because he is a businessman and not our relative to keep cajoling.
Tomorrow I may or may not end up being an entrepreneur or a student from premier B-school but this obsession for the top institutes will always be on.
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