What a boss wants ????

                                       What a boss wants ????

We spend most part of our day to day lives either thinking of our partners or our bosses.Conflict of interests between them and us leads to a number of problems.Most of the time I find people entangled in "bossphobia". But we rarely think, What our boss really wants? In order to thrive a real work-life balance we need to stop a minute and think about it. Today I will try to put some light on this treacherous creature "Boss", not the blockbuster movie but the leech who sucks our happiness. It might help you in understanding this daily quandary.

Let me tell you an Indian mythological story.

One day Narad asks lord Vishnu, "Why is the image of Garuda placed before you in temples and not me? Am I not your greatest devotee?"

Suddenly a crash sound comes from outside. As Garuda was not present,Vishnu asks Narad to go out and investigate.

Narad(after returning) : A milkmaid fell and broke her pot.

Vishnu: What was her name?

Narad runs out again to ask her name.

Narad: Her name is Geeta.

Vishnu: Where was she going?

Narad again runs out to ask her and comes back.

Narad: She was going to the market.

Vishnu: Why she fell?

Narad(irritated): Why did you not ask this the last time I went outside?

And again he runs outside.

Narad: She stepped on a thorn and fell.

Vishnu: Are all her pots broken?

Narad: I don't know.

Vishnu: Then find out as I want to buy some milk.

Narad gets angry but follows his master and runs again.

Narad: She broke one of her two pots.

Vishnu: How much I need to pay for the left pot of milk?

Narad: I again forgot.

Just then Garuda flies in. He has no idea of what has transpired between Vishnu and Narad. Vishnu tells Garuda, " I heard a crashing sound outside.Can you find out what happened? As Garuda leaves, Vishnu says," Let us see how well he does."

Garuda(after returning): It's a milkmaid named Geeta. She was on her way to market. Suddenly, she stepped on a thorn and fell. She broke one of her two pots. Now she wonders how to make enough money to pay for the broken pot.She wishes to sell the remaining milk at double the initial price i.e. 8 gold coins, in order to  break even.I suggested to sell the milk to you as you are married to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.

Now Vishnu turns his gaze to Narad. Narad realizes his mistake and understands why Garuda's statue, and not his was always placed before the image of Vishnu.

Despite being given the freedom to take decisions, Narad chooses to be a follower, as he is afraid of the consequences. In contrast, Garuda anticipates the needs of Vishnu. So, the next time you find yourself stuck between the expectations of yours and your boss' , think for a minute. Are you Narad or Garuda.*


(* conditions apply. Few bosses are not equivalent to Vishnu )