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Venakala nundi oka colleague adigaru, “Enti kotthaga join ayyara?” ani. Avunu annadu siggu paduthu.. Asal ekkada udyogaalu dorakatla evvariki. evariki edi dorikithe adey padi velu ani, offer letters vacchi ragane ,ey udyogamanna accept chesi join ayipothunnaru andaru. alage one year back veedu join ayipoyadu. 

Athanidi oka mediocre resume. Most average candidate kabatti most average position occhindi. roju 13th floor office ki ravadam, 9.00 AM ki sign in avvadam 12.00 to 1.00 lunch ki velladam 5.00 ki sign out. madhyalo maro rendu breaks anthe. Thana tasks anni online lone osthayi.

 Targets’ completion status and work management motthaniki okate interface. oka threshold paina points kodithe nee work ah month ki complete ayinattu, ah month pay-cheque gurinchi aloochinchalsina avasaram ledu annatttu. Ekkuva work chesthe incentives and grade progressions.  Everything is simple and to-the-point. Weekdays antha work. Saturday evenings emo college friends tho online watching lu-party  lu. sunday evenings emo family tho video calls. ilane peddha disturbances lekunda almost one year ayipoyindi. Ah one year lo thana targets unbelievable ga perigipoyayi. 

Anti-depressents ki addict ayipoyadu athanu. Chala stressful ayipoyindi work. ive vishayalani oka two months ga valla admin ki mails pampisthu unte vaalu raka rakaala methods try chestunaru. assalu work out avvadam ledu. ika thanani employee handbook lo work-management redressal lo page 42. open chesi andulo unnadi unnatu cheyamannaru. 

Andulo unnattu, thana desk ki kindha, yedam pakkanundhi 5.3 inchulu aimoolaga, unde oka button ni push chestadu. Sudden ga thana weight perigipothundi annatu oka feeling, evaro  thanani lagesthunnattu. thana kinda mellaga oka void open avuthondi, oka hole lantidi anamata chusthe antha cheekat.. mini black hole anacchu pakkaku vellali ante kaallu chetulu kattesi nattu oka feeling. raahuvu noru suryunni mingetha peddhadi ayinattu, ah hole kuda thananni mingethe peddhadi ayyaka, kurchi tho saha andulo padiyoyadu athadu. 

within no time. ah hole musukopoyi maro chair akkadiki pratyakshamayyindi. inthalo oka ammayi ah seat deggara ki briefcase tho vacchi kurchundi. Venuka nunchi oka colleague adigadu

“Enti kotthaga koin ayyara?”  ani…

Written by MeghaShyam V

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Narrated by Bharath

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