This was when I had entered my final year – the year was 2008. Larsen & Toubro, a dream company for any engineering student, had visited campus for recruitment and I was the first person in my batch to get placed. I was the happiest person on planet I guess; finally I had managed to kick-start my career. It didn't matter anymore that I had ruined my 12th board exam results, I finally had made good with my career. But destiny had different plans in store for me again! The year of 2008 was marked by one of the biggest economic slumps of history. My joining with L&T got deferred indefinitely. I must admit, that came as one of the biggest shocks of my life.
I graduated in 2009 with a job that I was unsure I would ever be offered to join. But by this time I had decided that I won’t let this affect me or my career. I started with a job at a local manufacturing firm based out of Ahmedabad. I had a INR 4.2 lac per annum offer from L&T and had to start my first job with a INR 72,000 per year package; however I still went ahead with the offer. I worked with Hi-Tech for 11 months post which I was finally offered joining by L&T. My learning curve was the steepest in these 11 months. I had 2 promotions in these 11 months and had a 3.6 lac per year package with a company owned car to my disposal. The day I put my resignation, I was offered a 6.0 lac per year package, way higher than what L&T was offering. However, I moved on to join L&T owing to the fact that the chances of growth at L&T were far higher. However, I was immensely satisfied with my stint at this company. It had instilled in me self-confidence. I now was sure that I would make a good career no matter what adversities I face in future. I had the learnt the art of perseverance.
I will not shy away from admitting that I had completely lost faith after L&T deferred my joining. Hailing from a middle class family with only one income, I was very eager to be able to contribute to the family financially. Had I not embraced what destiny brought for me at the right time even when it seemed that I had lost everything, I would have been just another girl sitting at home waiting for a miracle to happen.
When there was darkness, I looked up and saw the challenging but fulfilling path towards success.
