Yesterday, in a group conversation, someone said, “This person doesn’t like the way you trainees behave. They’re naive and don’t understand how real life works.” Everyone laughed and looked at me, because I’m a trainee.

I once heard a question in a TEDx talk: " What would you do if you had unlimited money and unlimited time? "

We’re two months away from a new year. In corporate, that means performance reviews, ratings, and long discussions about ratings.

Today I learned a small framework I wish someone had handed me years ago. It’s called ARE: Answer, Reason, Example.

I used to react to everything.

I think I'm good at managing multiple things in life. And lucky me, I landed in a management role almost by coincidence. My job is to handle multiple stakeholders and multiple moving parts, and to keep hold of all of them. And I get paid for it.

These days, almost all my grocery shopping happens on the go, on Blinkit and Zepto. I don’t have time to plan my days, let alone my months. For me, quick commerce is convenience, nothing more.

It was 10 pm when the message came in. Someone from work, about work.

A senior manager in my office used to be sweet to all of us. Warm, patient, easy to talk to. Recently, I watched her speak to a new trainee in a way I couldn’t believe. “You’re unfit for business. You don’t even know how to use Excel. You don’t even know this, you don’t even know that.”

Today, as I walked back to my desk, I overheard someone say, “Take help from Copilot, It'll do a really good job.” The line followed me all the way to my seat.

Every week, I spend two hours washing my hair. Getting ready to go out takes another two or three. My brother needs five minutes: shirt, pants, perfume, done.

I'm at a mall right now, here to buy clothes for a friend.

It was Friday evening. I was leaving office when a senior manager called.

After more than two years of working, I’ve realised there are two broad ways to get things done at work.

Today at work, I was agitated with someone who just wasn’t getting things done.

Today at work, I was discussing a problem with a colleague. We had two different points of view on the same thing.

Today, after gym, I booked a Rapido ride home.

Today, I prepared myself for a 10k.