Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha
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Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha

Are you at that phase of your career when expectation levels are at zero and indulgence levels are set to max? Enjoy it. Save the existential angst for later in your career. The days of this happy, consequence-free existence that you’re too ignorant to enjoy right now, are numbered.
Main Aur Meri EMI: Ek Choti Si Love Story
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Main Aur Meri EMI: Ek Choti Si Love Story

As a twenty-something educated adult with a good track record of jobs and salary accounts, banks love me and I have come to make the most of that. I chose to live the best version of my life in EMIs – a lifestyle that has 14 per cent interest, but that’s ok.
Why Women Are Afraid of Calling Out Toxic Women Bosses
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Why Women Are Afraid of Calling Out Toxic Women Bosses

In progressive industries like mine, few women want to complain against another woman. How was I going to admit, even to myself, that my powerful female boss was a monster, while simultaneously complaining about the lack of women in leadership positions?
The Early Bird Might Catch the Worm, But What About Us Night Owls?
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The Early Bird Might Catch the Worm, But What About Us Night Owls?

Being a night owl was never a conscious decision – I don’t derive any secret joy from knowing I’m awake while the world around me slumbers peacefully. It’s no fun needing a cup of coffee just to check your email inbox in the morning, nor is the feeling of drifting off into a fugue state by lunchtime something I would recommend to others.
Why We Need to Pick Productivity Over Punctuality
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Why We Need to Pick Productivity Over Punctuality

In an Indian office your dedication is determined by what time you get to work. Which means, that you get labelled a “bad employee” for reaching work at 11 am instead of 10.30 am, but not if you’re one of those people who is at work at 9.30 am and yet does not meet deadlines.