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All for a Car

"Boss, I want a car"
"What?
"Yes. I want a car"

The boss thought for a moment. Ravi was asking for a car. Maybe he needed one. He could give him one for an hour or so.

The boss was the owner of the agency, which dealt in dealing with distribution of FMCG products of a big company and was a person who had a soft corner for his employees, something which is rare in such type of work.

Ravi was a small time computer operator earning Rs 5000 a month at the agency. The job involved sitting in front of a computer in an air conditioned room and punching orders and preparing the bills on the company software.

But the demand for a car was a bit shocking. No employee ever asked him for a car.

"Why do you need a car?"
"Boss. I am getting married"
"Good. Congratulations"
"Thank you boss."
"So do you ..."
"Sir, I have told my to be father in law that I earn 35000 a month and have my own car. I'll be engaged soon. He will be visiting me tomorrow"
"What ... you told lies. I could have given you my car for an hour or two, but now ..."
"Sir, I don't want it for an hour or two. Please get me a car"
"think about it ... Can you afford it?"
"Sir, you can take loan in your name and deduct money from my salary."
"Again I say ... Can you afford it?"
"But you can deduct ... Also I will also get a substantial money from my father in law in dowry ... So I can afford"
"NO way. You have gone crazy"
"You are not giving me a car"
"No."
"OK. I am quitting"

With this Ravi quit his job, with nowhere to go and unsure of how he will meet his next month's expenses, leave alone a car ... and also worrying about how he will face his to-be-fiancée's father who would be checking if the car is in his name!

(Based upon a true story at one of the FMCG distributor's place @ Jodhpur)

Comments

  1. Anonymous4:24 PM, August 29, 2008

    whew!! wonder whatever happened to him!!!

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  2. Kanan5:30 AM, August 30, 2008

    I don't know whether to blame the FIL's expectations or Ravi's. Why does a man need to have a car to get married? I have seen this in places like Mumbai too. I mean where would you park the car and where would you drive it? even if you had one? Who creates these stereotypes that girls only wanna marry a guy with a car? Boils my blood.

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  3. Nikesh Rathi10:36 AM, August 30, 2008

    @ worldthrumyeyes - Will have to wait for some time till I get to know what happened ... This incident is too recent!

    @Kanan - True. And these adherence to stick to stereotypes often results in people doing some stupid acts!

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  4. Dan*10:14 PM, September 06, 2008

    this real :o

    amazing......

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  5. Sarah Rahman10:24 PM, September 06, 2008

    Materialistic world with materialistic people. He shouldn't have left the job, though.

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  6. Anonymous4:48 PM, September 27, 2008

    Simply Wierd !

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