I am writing this exactly after 1 month here. 15th June 2017. Weather is generous and people are humble.
My employer here provided pick up and drop ,breakfast was mostly pot coffee and bad smelling muffins (which i enjoyed stuffing myself and my bag).
I learnt the art of cooking - FINALLY !! Overcame my paralyzing laziness , thanks to my room mate . I could have easily went out for eating or ordered a pizza , but his sheer gut and no money spending anywhere ever nature made me vegetable ninja. He is from Telangana and teaching me national language of US - telegu .
Exploring opportunities have been mentally taxing . I could not understand what was lacking in my experience . I was selling myself cheap , making false commitments on unknown technologies and then day before interview . studying the shit out of youtube .
Getting shortlisted for an interview seemed like most difficult thing in the world. And for once it was scheduled , just like that and I cancelled all my other plans, dug deep in laptop , prayed all my gods.
Only to be kept waiting for 10 , 20 , 30 mins anxiously looking at my phone to ring. Nobody called.
Nobody cared , Nobody was answerable . Nobody knew how I skipped heatbeat waiting for it every minute. Apart from being disappointed i was enormously sad like a grieving dog who could only express through his eyes and has no energy left to talk.
My roommate arrived next day from Chicago(he had gone for holidays) and life was normal again.
And then day came when other interviews happened and people actually called me. And I was all over the place , Mr.know-it-all. I had to BE . I d'ont have an option. I was getting ZERO (0) interview calls as compared to my roommate (average 10 per day). I was jealous of his phone which constantly kept ringing . Blame it on human nature , i could not help but get jealous .I could not control it - so we got Beer and we both lived happily ever after.
Telephonic screenings were successful and I was advancing to next rounds. Face2face.
Then came my first interstate travel with skyscraper office view and butterflies in stomach for upcoming moment of truth for which I got a 20$ haircut.(yes I got a haircut.)
5 rounds of extreme grilling , starting from morning 10:30 to 2:30 pm , I knew what enduring would be like . 3 rounds of whiteboarding , and then lunch which i overfilled by tub , and then next 2 rounds with big shots. I had entire knowledge and wit screened and squeezed out.
Exhausted I come out and dint even realize , i was at tourist place with cameras flashes all around.Building that I was on was supposed to be first one to introduce LED screen to the world.
With swanky big screen hoard of tourist can be seen flocking around with sticks and good clothes.
I took a train from there to my hotel and get a call in mid way , those 3 sweet words !
The entirety of emotions overwhelmed me. I was tired , but wanted to shout and jump , i was in america but alone in train with nobody to celebrate , all those faces flashed in front of me who motivated me and ones who mocked .
I think i thanked god but i dont remember clearly.
But what i do remember clearly was thanking my wife for letting me run wild , taking care of my child 8000 miles away and my parents who believed - i am mad and can do anything .I offered small prayer to god for taking care of them and continue to do so even when I am not there .
Luck favored me and i got another interview and another offer. Fortune favors the bold has been my mojo . Glad it stands true.
I have lived in a extended stay hotel for most days and now shifted to new place - guest house . It was infested with bugs earlier and have been vaccinated now. But i had my reservations and shifted against my will. Thankfully no lovebites from creepy crawly world.
Signing off for today.
My employer here provided pick up and drop ,breakfast was mostly pot coffee and bad smelling muffins (which i enjoyed stuffing myself and my bag).
I learnt the art of cooking - FINALLY !! Overcame my paralyzing laziness , thanks to my room mate . I could have easily went out for eating or ordered a pizza , but his sheer gut and no money spending anywhere ever nature made me vegetable ninja. He is from Telangana and teaching me national language of US - telegu .
Exploring opportunities have been mentally taxing . I could not understand what was lacking in my experience . I was selling myself cheap , making false commitments on unknown technologies and then day before interview . studying the shit out of youtube .
Getting shortlisted for an interview seemed like most difficult thing in the world. And for once it was scheduled , just like that and I cancelled all my other plans, dug deep in laptop , prayed all my gods.
Only to be kept waiting for 10 , 20 , 30 mins anxiously looking at my phone to ring. Nobody called.
Nobody cared , Nobody was answerable . Nobody knew how I skipped heatbeat waiting for it every minute. Apart from being disappointed i was enormously sad like a grieving dog who could only express through his eyes and has no energy left to talk.
My roommate arrived next day from Chicago(he had gone for holidays) and life was normal again.
And then day came when other interviews happened and people actually called me. And I was all over the place , Mr.know-it-all. I had to BE . I d'ont have an option. I was getting ZERO (0) interview calls as compared to my roommate (average 10 per day). I was jealous of his phone which constantly kept ringing . Blame it on human nature , i could not help but get jealous .I could not control it - so we got Beer and we both lived happily ever after.
Telephonic screenings were successful and I was advancing to next rounds. Face2face.
Then came my first interstate travel with skyscraper office view and butterflies in stomach for upcoming moment of truth for which I got a 20$ haircut.(yes I got a haircut.)
5 rounds of extreme grilling , starting from morning 10:30 to 2:30 pm , I knew what enduring would be like . 3 rounds of whiteboarding , and then lunch which i overfilled by tub , and then next 2 rounds with big shots. I had entire knowledge and wit screened and squeezed out.
Exhausted I come out and dint even realize , i was at tourist place with cameras flashes all around.Building that I was on was supposed to be first one to introduce LED screen to the world.
With swanky big screen hoard of tourist can be seen flocking around with sticks and good clothes.
I took a train from there to my hotel and get a call in mid way , those 3 sweet words !
The entirety of emotions overwhelmed me. I was tired , but wanted to shout and jump , i was in america but alone in train with nobody to celebrate , all those faces flashed in front of me who motivated me and ones who mocked .
I think i thanked god but i dont remember clearly.
But what i do remember clearly was thanking my wife for letting me run wild , taking care of my child 8000 miles away and my parents who believed - i am mad and can do anything .I offered small prayer to god for taking care of them and continue to do so even when I am not there .
Luck favored me and i got another interview and another offer. Fortune favors the bold has been my mojo . Glad it stands true.
I have lived in a extended stay hotel for most days and now shifted to new place - guest house . It was infested with bugs earlier and have been vaccinated now. But i had my reservations and shifted against my will. Thankfully no lovebites from creepy crawly world.
Signing off for today.
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