Part 2Roli reached the office and had a look on the huge building well decorated from the entrance. The both the sides of entrance of the gate was holding a beautiful design lamp with a huge gate fixed on the 10 feet wall was widely open as the office timing is already started.
The security was standing near the gate looking at the persons moving in & out of the entrance. He was also holding register to maintain the records of the outsiders coming to the office with their in & out time.
Roli started moving towards the office while she was hold by the security for making entry in the register. Roli updated her name, contact details & purpose of coming to the office with her in time & finally her signature.
Now Roli was allowed to get inside the entrance and she looked around. The tall & wide compound wall was continued with soil for a length of about one meter for the purpose of plants. Different variety of croton plants were grown in that soil.
Then the cement path till the wall of the building. Left side was for driving IN while it went around the building to come for an EXIT through the right side.
The building was full of glass instead of normal walls may be for the purpose of adding beauty or for the purpose of letting the Solar light enter into the building to provide the required light inside the office.
Roli after looking at all these around the building by now reached the entrance of the building. The entrance of the building was closed by automatic door which got opened when ROli went near the door.
Roli entered into the building and now had a look inside the building. The few feet away from the entrace of the building was the beautiful statue of Lord Ganesha and below that was a big bowl filled with water. Colorful flowers were floating in the water may be to add beauty in the entrance or to add fragrance of flower to the reception or may be due to vaastu purpose suggested by someone.
Roli with a smile join her hands praying to Lord Ganesha and turned towards Left to see the Reception counter.
Once girl was sitting in the Reception counter in designer chair and placing her hands in the designer table with telephone set, a telephone index and few other papers in the table. Behind her was wooden shelves with the door may be to keep the files inside. The Receptionist was looking pretty with full of make up and a tight skirt.
Roli approached her.
Roli: Excuse me. I am Roli Divedi and have for the interview.
Receptionist: Just wait for a while. I will come back to you checking with HR Department.
Roli shared a smile with her and turned from left to Right to see chairs put in the right side for the visitors to sit. There was a glass table in front of all the chairs holding variety of new papers and magazine to make a time pass for the visotors. Couple of people were also waiting there already.
Roli moved towards one of the chair in the 1st Row and sat in that. She took one of the interior deisgn related magazine 'Inside Outside' and started going through it.
After a while..
Receptionist: Ms. ROli...
Roli went near her again.
Receptionist: Ms. Roli you can go straight from here and in the 3rd cabin you can see the name 'Hema, Manager HR' in the cabin door. You can go and meet her.
Roli: Thanks..
Roli started moving towards that HR cabin. All the way in the walls Roli can see the modern paintings handing here & there. As per Receptionist said she located the cabin too. Roli knocked the door and slightly opened to ask permission to enter.
Roli: May I come in Mam.
HR: Yes. Please come in..
ROli with a smile entered into the cabin and went near her table.
HR: Please take your seat.
Roli sat in the seat opposite to HR.
Roli forward her file with Resume & Certificates.
HR gone through the file thoroughly for few minutes.
Roli was looking at her face for any facial expression to reveal whether the result of the Interview will be positive or negative.
After few minutes..
HR returned the certificate file to Roli.
She started her interview questions which was very much in general like personal details, her aim etc etc..
After hearing all the answers of Roli..
HR shared a smile with Roli...
Roli was excited as she was sure with her smile that she is selected. But she wonder why she did not ask any questions regarding interior designing. But being this is her first job & first interview, she thought may be the certificates were enough for them to know about her interior designing knowledge..
Roli was looking at HR anticipating her decision eagerly.
HR; Roli, Congratulations. You have been selected to work in our company as Receptionist.
Roli who was really excited was suddenly shocked to hear the word 'as Receptionist'
Roli: Receptionist. Mam but i applied for the post of Interior designer.
HR: Roli, I know you applied for that post. But that post required experience to work. Now currently for a fresher we only has opening for Receptionist.
Roli: Receptionist is already
HR: Yes she is here but only for next 2 days. She got her marriage arranged and she resigned. So we are looking for receptionist only in urgent basis to join & take over her job within these 2 days. If you are interested to join as Receptionist, tell me I will provide you the offer letter and you can join tomorrow itself. If not, I am sorry. I cant help you. I need to look for some one else for that receptionist job & you need look for some other company.
Roli was shocked and was unable to understand what to tell her. What to decide?
Roli: Mam just give me 10 minutes time to think. I will come back to you with my decision.
HR: Oh sure. You can go to reception and take your own time. Not even 10 minutes you can take even 1 hour time to think well & tell me. But make it at the earliest otherwise we need to search for some one else.
Roli: Sure mam.
Roli went out of the cabin and moved towards the Reception again with deep thinking. So many thoughts were occupying her mind and she was wondering how to go about. Finally she decided and went back to HR.
Roli: Mam, I am ready to accept your offer as job in this company is my dream and i dont want to lose that chance. But in the meantime, i would like to clarify that i cant do much make up or wear tight skirts to work as Receptionist.
HR: Roli, I never told you need to do make up & wear tight skirts. It is not any basic quality of any receptionist. We only expect the receptionist to be able to handle the people entering into the office with a smile and we expect the receptionist to be little pretty to look. You are of course looking pretty enough and i believe you can handle the reception well.
Roli: Mam, i will do my best to handle the job well though it is not my interest.
HR: Dont worry. ONce you start doing you will get the interest by yourself.
Roli: Anyway Thank you Mam.
HR: Please wait in the reception. I will give the Offer letter in few minutes. Do you have any specific salary expectation.
ROli: Mam, You know I am fresher and i hope you will be having salary level for the receptionist who is fresher and also hope it will be at par.
HR with a smile nod her head.
Roli was sitting in the reception for a while and HR bring the Offer letter and gave the original to Roli taking he signature in the copy of the offer letter she return to her cabin to continue her work.
Roli with a smile looking at the offer letter decided to first step into the company and see whether any gate will be open for her in future to enter into the designer section.
Roli came out of the office to return to her home.
In the evening Roli showed Jamanlal the offer letter of the company..
Jamanlal: ROli, What is this offer letter showing? Receptionist!!!
Roli: Yes pappa. I have been selected as receptionist.
Jamanlal: But why ROli. WHy you accepted this?
Roli: Pappa. HR was very clear that she cant offer as interior designer being i am fresher. Then i dont have any other option left to enter into the company. If i reject today, they will place a black mark on my profile that I rejected their offer and for ever the gate will be closed for me. Instead I wish to use the opportunity to enter into the company and i believe i can get some chance to get into my desired section in future.
Jamanlal: Roli, Whatever it is! Just plan well & do accordingly. Dont go in rush & face problem.
Roli: Dont worry pappa. Your daughter will not do such mistakes. I will try to make the best of the opportunity given. Let me prove who i am to the company...
Roli was determined to place her career in the company...