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Hard Work Doesn’t Always Pay Off

Poem I wrote after struggling with an extremely niche Investment Banking role. Here is the content: "Hard work always pays off"I've heard this many timesBut I would beg to differSpeaking as a recruiterThe nature of our work, is suchThat you may bend your back for two days in a rowAnd ultimately end up getting nothingHowever,…Read more Hard Work Doesn’t Always Pay Off

Getting Sucked Into The Whirlpool Of Recruitment

Warning: This poem contains dark themes and references to death and depression. Here is the content: Recruitment is like a whirlpool Once you enter it You have effectively sealed yourself For there is no escape route On the other hand You keep getting sucked inside Deeper and deeper Until you are left with no choice…Read more Getting Sucked Into The Whirlpool Of Recruitment

A Day Where Nothing Has Gone Right

Every day need not be good As we all know There is no rose without a thorn So, if you want good days You have to take in the bad days as well However, today is an exception That has proved the rule So far, nothing has gone right Everything I have touched Has turned…Read more A Day Where Nothing Has Gone Right

Still Looking For A Break

What a whirlwind the last one month or so has been A gargantuan project Which nearly blew us out of our minds And gave us a few sleepless nights Followed by another project Albeit a smaller one But no less challenging And yet again It was something Which required us to break our heads over…Read more Still Looking For A Break

Will I Ever Get A Break?

As a massive project finally ended After hours and hours Days and days And weeks and weeks Of burning the midnight oil And sacrificing a lot of things Including some precious sleep I had a normal weekend For the first time In what seemed to be light years However, it was as ephemeral As a…Read more Will I Ever Get A Break?

A rollercoaster ride finally ends

Poem about a massive research project that has finally ended. Here is the content; there are some Harry Potter and Julius Caesar references: Ever since this project began I have been on my toes Working day and night Sacrificing a truckload of things I hold dear Including even some much-needed sleep It has been one…Read more A rollercoaster ride finally ends