Every Girl’s Final Placement (Marriage) - Optimistic Observation

The idea behind this observation is to reveal the connection between Corporate & Societal Culture. I & Nikita (friend of mine) were discussing on this unbelievable topic. Thought of sharing with you. An optimistic observation described in a humorous way.

Every child works hard during his/her tenure at school & college to attain good scores leading to healthy earnings - linked to a great life. We (men & women) dream to get placed and begin our professional careers at the coolest business houses in the world. To get paid well, respected, appreciated are the basic expectations from work place. We, as well, wish to build a long term relationship with the organisation. I define this as the marriage between an individual with the business house - ‘The Corporate Marriage’.

Lets think from a different perspective altogether - The Societal perspective - Parents start thinking of searching a groom for their girl child as she turns 25. In India, at present, parents do have control in the selection procedure. This gives initiation to her Placement Process (Final Placement). The search is signaled Green.

100s of families are scanned to decide the best fit for their girl. What kind of a family is it, how much do they earn, will she stay happy… Similar kind of questions come to an employees mind while selecting the right kind of a job. Is the company in Fortune 500, what is the turnover, what CTC is being offered, is the company employee friendly… This is the first step. Once the selection is done, the girl finally gets married & is welcomed to the family. In case of the corporate, the employee is welcomed post joining details & signatures take place.

The new joinee is introduced to the team, reporting manager & is given training programmes. For the bride, mother-in-law is her reporting manager who trains & describes processes followed in the house. Father-in-law acts as the CEO. Orders never flow to her directly. They are passed through the reporting manager (mother-in-law). The most important person in her life - to whom she is wedded to - her husband, is merely a colleague.

Every new joinee tries to give maximum (100%) at workplace. He/she tries to achieve targets at the earliest to build value in the organisation. Similarly, the bride tries to please the family by cooking delicious dishes and gel up with every member. Employees seek permission from his/her reporting manager for leaves. Once approved, they visit their hometown. We have a similar process at the other end. The bride seeks permission from her mother-in-law to visit her parents. If approved, she visits hometown for a week or so.

Employees go through ups & downs at workplace, so does the bride. If the employee attains targets, he/she earns rewards in the form of incentives. For the bride, children are her incentives. The employee is paid fixed salary at the end of every month. In the bride’s case, she gets benefits - branded bags, mobile phones, laptops, cosmetics, honeymoons,... Employees are taken for an outbound trip once a year by the organisation - that they gel up with others. Similarly, families go for a tour - that the bond gets strengthened.

There are so many similarities. However, I’d like to pin a positive difference. The current organisation might not be the employees final placement; however, the family she (bride) ties up with is her final placement (in most cases).

There are similarities and differences in views, ideas, opinions, thoughts of people. The motive is to identify it through the positive eye. The motive behind this article was to share a moment of happiness & a couple smiles. If you did smile for once - share this article with your loved ones (especially your family) & share a smile.