Tit for Tat ?

I felt too low as the day passed, it didn’t seem productive as my time lines were not meeting due to many external reasons that were not in my hand, above that had come the pressure of giving clearance to a project which I could do only after thorough testing, but for some odd reason every time I tested the application it gave some or the other error. While there was constant pressure of different things moving simultaneously and the commitments that were given the other thing that was bothering me was the behavior of the other team. Probably they too had deadlines to meet but how could they expect me to sign off something that was not as per user acceptance. I decided to take a walk and enjoy the weather for few minutes to cool myself and get mind stress free. Then is when I got a call from team seeking meeting. While I walked back I decided I would not get annoyed and rather assist them in every way possible. As I reached my workstation I passed a smile to my colleague sitting there and provided him with solution and co-ordinated with concerned departments to seek assistance and trouble shoot the problem. Suddenly I felt lighter and happy. What was it that made my day?

It was the positive attitude and approach to deal with situation, the spirit of providing solution and assisting others no matter even if they make things difficult for me, while tit for tat may sound interesting but real life scenarios can’t be based on it. It’s important for someone to take out the positive form negative and change the approach. Its important to live the right spirit and say, “I will do all I can, to assist and make things simpler for you”.

Manisha Dawar