Principals Of Professionalism

Ever wondered how it felt sleeping till late in the morning without worrying to let the office people know that you would not be coming?

Alarm did not go off, you felt so unwell that you could not get up to even inform, your dog pissed in its new winter jacket, blah blah blah. Many more reasons can be created that might sound illogical; and trust me when I say; even they do not allow you to sleep without a worry or an obligation to inform the office people – “Dude I ain’t coming today!”

Reason being- You have to be professional and do what is to be done – Inform!

Having said that, I at times go bizarre thinking, why is that ‘professionalism’ is an insect that has to bite only the employees and the employer are always immune to it? To my frustration here are few situations that differentiate the collars (one that is low and the one that stands rocket high).

1.      Late to the office? Inform via sms to your immediate supervisor and their supervisor or else you would be marked absent (take a piss).

2.      You come on time, office is still locked. Is your boss supposed to be professional enough on this and apologize? Hell No!

3.      Employers always demand new and innovative ideas, but do they want to be professional to pay that much extra for any hard work? Excused!

4.      You might not have a penny in your pocket (we all go through it) by the end of the month to even eat your meal, but office cannot be skipped (dare you).

5.      Employers can pay you your cheque that comes with a tag that says delayed by two weeks; yet, it’s you who has to be professional.

6.      If your ass arrived office a little late in the morning then you compensate by staying back. But dude do I get the privilege of leaving early if I barge in early to my workstation? Duh- be professional and don’t think about going early.

7.      Assume you work in a newspaper (sadly I do) and there is a nice story (on an individual) but you might have to forfeit as you know the person personally. But the employers, well (as the newspaper is their property) can get anyone covered and leak out the professionalism for the best of their interest.

8.      All the employers want the team to gel well, but if you do a team building exercise that allows them to boil down formality and break the ice, you ain’t professional.

9.      A professional employee always replies to an email instantly, but the employers are deprived of any such facility- yet it is only your duty.

10.      Last but not the least – I want to admit something here and that is – I AM SORRY BUT I AM NOT PROFESSIONAL, FOR I LIKE BREATHING FREE AND NOT SMELL THE DUST ONLY.

My tip to you? Well, happy biting by – Professionalism!