Talking of stress, MBA actually has been the management of this very factor. The day unfolds after we complete lunch and brace ourselves for the second half from 2 to 6:15. As the sun sets in the boundary of this 2000 acre campus ...Finance, strategy, marketing and operations, everyone already had a fair share in our minds. And there is still plenty more to come as we cycle back to our room. Assignments are waiting to be completed and presentations ready to be given. Knowing how to solve a case study has been a “case” in itself. Some enthusiastic people also happen to squeeze in some time for their respective clubs and committees. Speaking of clubs, Vgsom boasts of several student run cubs. Marketing, Media interaction (CMI as we know it), Finance, Alumni, you name it and we have one!!
But all that can wait. As we have a 45-min football match waiting in-front SDS block. Seniors vs Junis (juniors in short) has got just better. There is actually no perfect time for dinner. It happens not by hunger, not by the wardens`s schedule, but when you can squeeze it in your routine.
As the darkness reels over the hostel like a big black carpet, our eyes keep devouring the chunks of news, charts, data and presentations that stare at us from our laptops. The right corner of the eye is still hovering for the Gmail pings & FB updates on the forthcoming guest lecture or the upcoming summer placements. The subject representatives keep a track of everything; our job is to be alert. You procrastinate and the obligations keep piling on top of each other creating a pyramid that could fall apart in the mid/end semester. Hunger again is the occasional visitor as the clock keeps inching towards the next day. The VS, JCB, Lallu (a.k.a LLR hall) night canteens are all geared up with tea, chocolate shakes and cheese sandwiches. Yes the list continues upto the point you get confused and just order something your friend has ordered.
It’s half past one. The presentations are finally complete; the case on “Starbucks” has been read. As the smoke emanating from the tea swirls up and reaches for the night sky a thought comes to my mind ...”As a manager you must find time for everything ...and learn to put everything in its time”.
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