Ever had to go through the humiliation
of being cut in the middle of your presentation because someone thought what
you have prepared isn’t worth listening to?
It has happened to me. My work
has been denied by people who are more polished, more senior and more
experienced than me. The moment I get that rejection, it used to just suck out
all the happiness from me. But as my work experience is growing, I’ve learnt to
dust off the rejection and move forward. I try to look beyond people, explore
their emotions and find out ways where I could’ve done better.
Not surprisingly, in today’s
environment people like to shun others, especially juniors. This behaviour is a
typical case of I-am-better-than-you syndrome. Just yesterday, I met a friend who
called me in tears after attending a meeting with higher management. After
spending days curiously anticipating meeting her bosses, the experience wasn’t
like how she’d imagined. Noting that she has just joined the company six months
back, most executives ignored her in the conversations, leaving her disheartened
and thinking if it is the place she should be at?
