{"id":2414,"date":"2021-06-13T07:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T07:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterloc.com\/blog\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2022-04-05T04:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T04:31:42","slug":"like-a-stray-i-find-my-way-social-blog-sterloc-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterloc.com\/blog\/like-a-stray-i-find-my-way-social-blog-sterloc-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a Stray, I find my way!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just today, I was watching the movie \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/in\/title\/81349324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dog Gone Trouble<\/a><\/span>.\u201d It reminded me of the days when I used to feel like a pampered-turned-stray dog who is rendered homeless, or let\u2019s say, jobless. Ok, I\u2019ll admit my condition was more due to my decision! \u263a <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"190\" height=\"149\" class=\"wp-image-2415\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sterloc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/flashback.png\" alt=\"\">After years of service in a company, I now felt like a misfit. I had developed a great bond with the people I worked with. Everything seemed to be \u201cgood,\u201d but there was something that didn\u2019t feel right. I felt suffocated and wanted to leave. Apparently, I was unable to find words to explain and convince people of my situation. I could not even muster the guts to speak to my family about the entire dilemma.&nbsp; My work journey had been full of ups and downs, but I had never felt the same. Perhaps the former situations were \u2018tough\u2019 ones, while this particular one seemed to be a \u2018wrong\u2019 situation I did not want to be a part of. Anyway, I followed my heart, took an independent decision, and hence was on my own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come to think of it; it indeed was an extraordinary (or as some may say stupid) step to leave a job without having other in hand. After all, I am no rich man\u2019s lad who could have survived without a monthly income! No doubt, efforts were in place, but fruitless efforts weren\u2019t paying me anything. Yet, I had to stand by my choice, and there was no going back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after leaving the job, I kept visiting the job hub area, paying the same cab rent. Something in me was constantly telling me that it is the time to rethink the journey and do what I really aspire to do (or don\u2019t do what I do not wish to do). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I reached the place every day around 10 in the morning while leaving around 7 pm (with other fellow cab mates). The entire day I used to roam like a stray, sitting at one place and being kicked out of another, definitely feeling homeless but not hopeless. At times, there was good news about getting some work, but nothing was long-lived. The process continued for three months when I had to sit back at home like all others due to Covid-induced lockdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been more than a year, and I am still home; however, better placed \u263a. The last months weren\u2019t quite easy. It made me question my education and qualifications of which I was fairly proud of at one time. I was rejected from numerous jobs, some I did not go for, and I became a victim of fraud for some others. The ones for which I got selected seemed like a temporary resort. Be that as it may, I am finally finding stability in my life. I am working in some fields and ways I had never thought of. Still confused about how things landed up here. But what matters, in the end, is that I am happy and contented with the path I am on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what we do to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterloc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">change <\/a>with the times \u263a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love to hear some stories or exciting experiences from your end as well! After all, it&#8217;s all about <em>Finding the Right Way<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avani Raj Arora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just today, I was watching the movie \u201cDog Gone Trouble.\u201d It reminded me of the days when I used to feel like a pampered-turned-stray dog who is rendered homeless, or let\u2019s say, jobless. 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