June 12, 2023

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for the office

“Kaam ke basic concept mein hi jhol hai.”

2 min read

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Your first week at your first job.

ranbir kapoor saying "main udna chaahta hoon, daudna chaahta hoon, girna bhi chaahta hoon. Bas, rukna nahi chaahta." __nonprofit humour

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One month in when you think about what your life was like before this job and realise you’re ready to quit already.

deepika padukone saying "kabhi kabhi kuch baatein humare yaadon ke kamre ki itni khidkiyaan khol deti hain, ki hum dang reh jaate hain"_nonprofit humour

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But you’re sticking with it for the coffee and gossip sessions with your workplace bestie.

An image of Ranbir kapoor and kalki koechlin sitting together with the caption "kuch logon ke saath rehne se hi sab theek ho jaata hai"_nonprofit humour

4

Your annual appraisal comes around and while telling you everything that you have done right this year, your manager mentions that maybe you should take less coffee breaks with that same bestie (or at least include some other people from your eight-person team).
You:

deepika padukone saying "jitna bhi try karo kuch na kuch toh chhootega hi."_nonprofit humour

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And in that moment you realise you have been working for two years and it’s getting a bit much.

ranbir kapoor saying "waqt rukta nahi, beet jaata hai, aur hum kharch ho jaate hai."_nonprofit humour

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In a moment of desperation, you turn to your favourite LinkedInfluencer for inspiration.

aditya roy kapoor with a backpack saying "khud pe daya karna band karo, aur khud se pyaar karna seekho" _nonprofit humour

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And when that fails, your friend (who has a great workplace environment) asks why you don’t just tell management that you’re burning out.

deepika padukone saying "nahi bol payi..bas nahi bol payi."_nonprofit humour

8

As a last-ditch attempt, you turn to your parents for advice (and of course, they have nothing useful to say).

Farooq Sheikh saying "jaha tumhara jee chaahe, jao. Jo jee chahe, karo. Jis tarah ki zindagi jeeni hai, jiyo."_nonprofit humour

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So you switch jobs thinking you will leave your problems behind.
Your problems:

Kalki koechlin saying "ek baat yaad rakhna...zindagi mein chaahe jo ho jaye, kuch bhi, main humesha tumhare saath hoon."_nonprofit humour
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