No I am not pregnant! Though the brat has suddenly been saying, "let's get a Chotu Baby at home for playing" but I am treating it as a passing phase & ignoring the comments. Completely.
Neither have I been promoted.
So whats the big announcement??
Well the thing is tomorrow is my last Saturday in this company.
Neither have I been promoted.
So whats the big announcement??
Well the thing is tomorrow is my last Saturday in this company.
No, I haven't changed my job but my company has changed. Shucks! I am talking in riddles. To cut the long story short from April onwards my company is switching to 5 days a week working. And no prizes for guessing who is the happiest person around! Me!!!If you have been reading my blog you know how I crib about working on Saturdays. Every Saturday when Sonny boy wakes up to ask, "aaj kis kis ki chutti hai?" and I answer, Anrnav, Daddy, Daadu n Daadi ki. He would invariably ask, "Mumma ki nahin hai?" and my heart would break into million pieces. Yes I am exaggerating but you know what I mean.
Having completed more than a decade in this company, *yes you have read it right, now quit being amazed and read ahead* we were not expecting this kind of change. Its like every bloody year rumors would float about Saturday off being announced and it would never materialise. So, when couple of weeks back a senior cabin guy (who is a good friend of mine) asked, "hey what's the dope on Saturday off?" we just brushed him off. Well, not actually brushed him off, I & a colleague harassed him with, "how long have you been with the company, this long and you still believe in these rumors etc etc".
Then last Friday there was a different kind of energy on my floor, the Chairman was addressing the leaders of our company and there was anticipation about a big announcement. There was a podcast link where we could see the live action, I logged in in the site and plugged my earphones. I guess it was at the opportune moment because within 10 mins the chairman said, "the first big change that we are announcing is that of going on a 5 day week", I was dumbfounded for a minute and then immediately stood up and shouted, "5 days week announced". I can not tell you how the reactions ranged, from disbelief to happiness to being cynical, but at the end all were happy.
I then called my hubby, my voice was literally shaking when I broke the news to him and you know how he reacted? "Your work timings will increase/ this might be an April Fool prank" and I was like "thank you so much for being happy". He later did confess that he was sad that I would be home one more day for sucking his blood but I am choosing to ignore that comment. Completely!!!
Over the past week the full policy has come and I can not tell you that I am bloody happy but do you know what all thoughts crossed my mind about utilising Saturday??
- We can take those holidays that we never could.
- One day all work & the other day total rest/ enjoyment.
- One more full day with my brat
- I can bake that bread that I have always wanted to
- I can cook more things that I wanted to but never had time for
- I can go to Crawford Market which remains closed on Sunday (Hubby quipped I will rent a shop for you there but you know my reaction to such quips "ignore*)
Of course I will be putting in extra hours for the five days, I would be leaving earlier & coming late but Saturday off!!!! Yay!!!!! No more cribbing's on this blog on I work on Saturdays and my Whatsapp friends :P you need to find another reason to tease me :D
