Expectations at workplace!

I was thinking about what would be the topic for my next blog ,when events over last two weeks finally convinced me that this should be what i need to write about.

If you think ,what am i going to write on a subject which depends on which way you look at it , think again. Let me tell you a good deal can be written about this subject and i'll try and see what i can.

Over last two weeks i have been speaking to many of my colleagues on various aspects about expectations at workplace. Many things came up during these discussions. They were as fickle as pens should be provided to as grandiose as exotic holidays sponsored by the organization. 

What was most striking was the difference in expectations from people with considerable experience and people with not so much, also differences emerged between the two sexes but was not that much.I will concentrate on the recent hopefuls.

One important aspect was how much the first timers crave for growth, specifically faster growth. It was just jaw dropping. In the recent past say about 8 to 10 years back, if you had worked for a good deal of five to ten years then you were expected to be a supervisor. Agreed in current environment, that may not be possible but what came out evident in my discussion's was that the current set of people entering the business environment although much better equipped than their preceding set and portray themselves as street smart as anyone can get , forget one important word "PATIENCE". They need to get things done in a stroke of a second.

In workplace they need promotions as quickly as even a year . Alas, this expectation is not going to take them any forward but most likely a step back. In our country many young people in the band of 20-21 years are starting to work in various sectors and are seen by many to be the backbone of the country. Yes, they have every right to be called so and i myself am supportive of  that but if they need to take our country to the next level, they need to have that golden word "Patience" embedded strongly in their minds .

Just to conclude - Rome was not built in a day , neither was our independence achieved in a year or two. As we know these events of great importance did happen but was only possible because people behind it had the will to achieve it but on top of it , they had truck loads of patience at their disposal.