You are Terminated!
Were the words fell heavy on my ears.
Devoted entire time and life for one work.
Worked with passion, sincerity and enthusiasm.
Never kept nagging behind for increment.
Though I got bread and fed with the meager salary.
I was happy with it.
Accepted the changes regularly to meet the needs of company
I worked it like my own company
I felt it was my duty to bring achievements to the company
I felt proud when it made progress at each stage.
Many times I was overloaded.
Worked whole day and night.
Still with smile I gave my best
But today you asked me to take rest forever.
You squeezed the blood out of me
I thought I am doing it benefit for the company.
When company is benefited I too will be benefited.
Many opportunities did come my way for a better pay.
But, I choose to stay.
I thought you are happy with my work.
Forget the few words of kindness, or awards or rewards...
Now you are asking me to take VRS with no benefits, no pension.
How I am going to survive at this old age.
And when I retire I would have got some pension too....
After so many long years of service, I gave you...
Now you want me to leave empty handed,
Now at this age which organization will take me back for work.
Can you tell, you never gained through my hard work?
Can you tell, my hand was never there is raising this company to good position?
©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY GEETHA JAYAKUMAR 2014
© 2014
The title of the poem is a hard statement to hear in life. Hard work is to no avail. Realities nicely put in the poem. Thank you.
This poem is an eye opener to all who dedicatedly nurture an organisation but is asked with a remark that your valuable service is no more required when the job in fact is badly required............Geetha.............a freakish fancy on the part of employer................thanks for sharing
Very sad and heartening, I can only say have courage and patience . Because this is the call of the day today. Where oppression prevails. That's why I wrote a poem Killing myself.
This is a hard reality of our everyday life. Hire and fire. The company never bothers whether we respire of expire. That is the truth. A nice poem.
This is not the singular experience of anyone these days when security of job is so shaky! After an employee devotes his/her sweat and toil for the company's development and by the time he feels pride over its overall growth and exults over his/her sense of belonging to it, the person is mercilessly thrown out of employment without even a warning or prior notice! It is so very unfortunate! A realistic picture of the present job scenario! Great Write, Geetha!
thats a pity for them, , , , , to loose a person like you, , , ,
But today you asked me to take rest forever.... severe jolt....10 good work will be appreciated but not remembered always one msitake spoils entire carrier
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
wonderful writing my dear poet, This is the truth really.