Hi Readers! How are you all doing? Great, I hope!! And
if not, there’s always tomorrow for things to get better! Well, I have been
reading ‘The
Goldfinch’ continuously over the
last few days & I am completely soaked in it. I am only halfway done & absolutely
enjoying it. It was then that I realized it will take at least a week more for
me to complete it & another couple of days to contemplate it, after which I
will write the review. Just so the blog doesn’t remain dry till then, I thought
of writing a Diary Logs post for y’all! It is completely random &
fictional, as always! Go read!
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They found her things in her desk drawers a month
after they were sure she wasn’t coming back to work. The 2 people who sat next
to her were going through her desk drawers. Another lady was going through her
desktop. And, 2 to 3 more colleagues had gathered around to help out or gossip
about her. In this search, what they found shocked them to their core.
On the desk were a few articles printed out since 4
or 5 months. All these were relating to Global Warming & Climate Change. Some
contained the horrible things happening around, like the Amazon forest burning
& coral reefs dying & trees being cut for road & metro construction.
Some contained plain straight facts as to what will happen if we don’t control
global warming. Water will become scarce. More animals will become extinct. And
some articles contained what the common people can do to help. Unlike others in
the room, she was the only one there who was so environmentally aware &
actually did things to help reduce global warming.
But, who even knew her!?
In her drawer, they also found some contrasting BOOKS
– How To Win Friends & Influence People, The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A
F*ck, The Alchemist & last month’s Lonely Planet magazine. She had these
tiny coloured pages small enough to make a bookmark of them. The Alchemist was
full of such little bookmarks. She had put those wherever she had loved a
quote. Same was the case with the other two non-fiction books. In the Lonely
Planet magazine, they found how much she loved TRAVEL. She had been planning a
trip to Iceland. She noted all the places she wanted to go to, all the amazing
restaurants & local tips as well. What was even more amazing was that she
was going on a solo trip!
But, who even knew her!?
In her WORK DIARY, they found meticulous notes of her
work. From daily plan to monthly & quarterly targets. She worked with 20 or
more onsite clients & not once did she miss out on anything. Different
meetings with all these clients, minutes of those meetings as well as action plan
forward was written down to iota of details. She had all sorts of stationary
items too. Post-It notes, markers, notepads, card holder, pins apart from the
ordinary. She was organized to an extent one might think she had OCD.
But, who even knew her!?
Next shock was her computer. As expected, the
desktop was clean & everything was organized in folders. They found one folder
titled Important. Inside it, there were hundreds or more pdf files & each
contained a CERTIFICATE
OF APPRECIATION. And, that was just for the current financial year
alone. She was damn good at her work!
But, who even knew her!?
She was kind to everyone, but no one was
particularly her best friend. She believed that there are no real friends in
the workplace, but somehow she was waiting for someone to come along &
prove her wrong. Over the years, she had heard them talk about their weekend
parties & international tours & farm house getaway stories while she
pretended to listen to music on her headphones. She sat in that office for
nearly 5 years. Logged in at 9 AM & logged out post 7 PM. Didn’t speak to
anyone much, which is why people assumed she would be boring or depressed. But,
in front of them lay all the proof of why she was the most interesting person
in that room. From
being a solo traveler to being a star performer at work. From having good taste
in books to being an environment activist. She was simply amazing.
And yet, after her disappearance, it took them a month to notice. The company
which promoted its Diversity & Inclusion policies, had subtly & simply
excluded this one talented person. In a culture where people are known for
their unity, she was always left in her unwelcome solitude. No one really knew
her.
Until next time,
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