June 17, 2024

Life of a social sector employee

ft. Panchayat Season 3

2 min read

1

The voice inside your head when you have been in meetings the entire day.

man from Panchayaat saying "meeting meeting..karte rahiye meeting"_nonprofit humour

2

While fighting with HR for your appraisal.

man from Panchayat saying "hum zyada gareeb"_nonprofit humour

3

When a funder has given a go-ahead for the project but the funds haven’t come in.

woman from Pachayaat saying "milega na sachiv ji"_nonprofit humour

4

When you are marked on an email thread where people are taking a go at each other.

A woman from pachayaat saying "chup chap ladiye na dono"_nonprofit humour

5

When the urban development staffers speak to a grassroots field worker.

a group of women from panchayat saying "sab kitaab angrezi mein rehta hai"_nonprofit humour

6

Every development sector employee who has refused a corporate job in the past.

Man from Panchayaat saying "kranti lane ke liye balidan dena parta hai"_nonprofit humour

Feature image courtesy: Amazon Prime Video

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Shriya Roy

Shriya Roy is a multimedia editor at IDR, where she is responsible for managing and building video content. Prior to this, she was a journalist for six years across print, TV, and digital newsrooms. She worked as a researcher at NDTV, as a correspondent with The Indian Express, and as a multimedia editor at Feminism in India. Shriya received the Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) journalism grant in 2022 and produced a documentary exploring caste bias in grassroots cricket in India. She has worked extensively on covering sports at the intersection of gender and human rights. Shriya holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.

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