I have started working in 2002 at SFS as credit card tel-sales officer. I remembered that first day at work was horrible as for the first time in my life, I had heard office colleagues exchanging abusive words to each other whether was there any joke, humor, or anger between them. I realized it for the first time that whatever disciplined I had learned since childhood at home was of no value amongst them and if they had to even address any speech it would first start with one filthy word and end it with another filthy word and there is no limit if any one wanna add any another nude/ filthy words between any sentence.
This was the worst side of my experience at work, however another disaster came into my green world was "Smoking". People at public place, at work do not realize that if they are hurting themselves with their own will, why they opt for same for others. When I quit my first job to give examination for my B-com, i had to search for a job where I can at least escape from this terrible punishment I had to give my self in order to earn money for family.
As far as I remembered that my second job has given me spirit to grow not only financially but morally, and professionally as well. that was my best time and life time learning time I had spent at ABN AMRO.
When I left ABN AMRO, my life's most terrible punishment I had to give my self again, it was not only a good career growth which came along but financially I became more secure, but what about my health? I had to give scarifies as now I had become part of senior management, where 9 out of 10 were smokers. Means I was only who was not smoking but became a rich passive smokers after spending my six years with them.
I don't remember how, but it is for sure that I gain sinus problem, ear problem, skin allergies, pimples on my face, and last but not least I had to face weird smell from my hairs, and dress every day.
It was become impossible for me to bear those smelly feeling coming out of me regularly and now it was my turn to stand up and raise my voice against smoking at public and work places.
I had first approached my colleagues with respect and request not to smoke around me, as I am not a smoker and I don't wanted to be another in the list, however later I became satire for my right and without thinking of whatever they would might feel; I used to leave that place immediately as soon anyone lite the cigarette, it was not enough for my colleagues and seniors to avoid smoking, so I had to argument with them a lot yet there was zero response.
I had been moved at head office as another step in my career growth, my fear was even not resolved there. this time, again my seniors were the one who were smoking, but I did not give up and continue to fight against smoking at work place, I placed notice and spent time in educating them about injurious damages a cigarette can do inside our body.
I feel good when few of them have really quit smoking because they don't wanted to be listed out as one of the cigarette hitter list at cancer hospital but what about those who does not care about it at all, and give it a name of fate.
My next step is to educate them through notice board, where I placed few message for them. Every one visiting my department was having a look at it and favored me for banning smoking at work place.
Today when my HR Head has finally circulated email on strictly ban smoking at work premises giving me immense pleasure. One of my senior said that finally I won the case at Supreme court. and I am also feeling like same :)
I would like to thanks my senior for at lest now paying respect to that senior person at work and by obliging it.
The above part of my blog is tagged as challenges of 2012.
