Pic: Prabhat Mittal
ISB, Day 2:
Situation 1:
Guy 1: Hi, I am Venkat.
Guy 2: DUDE! I KNOW THAT!! WE MET 5 MINUTES AGO!
Situation 2:
Vikas: Hi, I am Vikas.
Me: Hey, I am Vikas too, the original one *grins*
Vikas: Hehe.
*2 second silence*
Vikas: So, what’s your name?
Me: DUDEEE!!!!!
That, my friend, is how networking sounds like at ISB. Barely 48 hours into the campus, there’s an ardent pressure to NETWORK! Trust me, I am all in for networking, but the problem arises when there are 570 + people to network with. No matter how much you try, you always find yourself in some bloody corner with strangers all around you!! Like WTF!
For me, it’s come to the point where I simply sit with people, chat, laugh, and walk away. Sad, but true. There are some real gems in this class, and yes, it sucks that I won’t know all of them. The next business sensation of India might be sitting on the adjacent table and I won’t know. And that SUCKS!PS: In picture above, a speed networking session.
People spoken to (on an average): 100.
People remembered: Err. Who?
And some people like you have two names... Just makes it more difficult for others, Ha Chin!
ReplyDeleteOh, and the massive pillars and space looks intimidating, man. For 570 people to fit in there is quite something!
ReplyDelete@Guess who!: You are one predictible Kabali, aren't you. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a LOT of people!
ReplyDeleteHain? What's a kabali?
ReplyDeleteoye...Kabali here...the previous comments were not me!
ReplyDeleteTake good notes, and keep them :P I will use them...
And i agree networking sucks..lol I am getting trained for isb already...the pressure to network in my company is huge
Haan well. I think I know who the other person is. Good you know the pressure. One less alien thing for you.
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