Who’s Next?

When at work, days just pass by and by. As usual we meet our colleagues, greet and proceed with our daily share of priority. Although the greet is often formal, it at least brings a smile on the face. You sit in a place which is not totally yours. The boss in the cabin is now the principal who eyes on your quantity and quality of work. The acquaintances are your supposed friends and the personal calls you make from your place of work are in whispers (even if the company pays the bill.)

The cheerfulness is only within the circle of few acquaintances that you are with. You sneeze they say ‘God bless’, your palms on your forehead they might say ‘What’s wrong’, you leave in a huff they say, ‘Take Care’. We carry forward this daily. Very few among us realize the importance of kind words especially at work place.

Until one day, one among them casually says before leaving, ‘Hey, by the way tomorrows my last day. I got something better’. Its then when you realize the absence might affect you. Perhaps not in a major way because in a corporate world there’s often ‘Who’s next?’ But yeah for few it’s the absence which affects no matter even if it’s for a while. Whatever it is, the day and the tenure of the person having last working day often ends with a smile. The Byes are polite, there is slight tear like lashes, and the team feels sad there is hope of getting back together over cupcakes and tea in the circle to bid the person with farewell. That day even ‘See ya’ hurts.

The person leaves promising to meet soon. The miss u sounds authentic. Few even tend to see the person till it passes far from the corridor. And often the rest of the gang proceeding with the work either get nostalgic or think how would the ‘Next some one’ be Compassionate or Coarse.