My new Job, and what has become of my life… in Mumbai

I mentioned in my previous post that I finally got a job in Mumbai. I was job hunting in Mumbai for almost a month. The job market was really down so I manage to get only 2 interviews in that one month. I gotta blame the US recession, stock market crash, rising inflation, rising crude prices, etc etc for that, coz I was searching for a job in Finance, specifically in Asset Management or Investment Banking. The fact that I’m just a BBM graduate and no work experience also didn’t help.

Now I have got a job as a Relationship Manager. The company I will be working in is Brain Point Investment, Mumbai. The got the Best Financial Advisor, West Zone for 2008, fron CNBC not bad I say!! Job profile will be in sales, basically I gotta meet clients, tell them about MFs, Insurance and somewhat advise them where they can invest their hard earned money. I was hoping to get into research but, I know I’m not qualified for that job profile. Also everyone needs to be a good salesman, where else can I learn better than at a financial advisory firm. So I kinda like the job and am looking forward to join on Monday.

Now the sad part is the salary, I will be getting just 8k a month. Fucking 8000 bucks!!!!! thats all. This hardly covers my rent, I’m paying 6500 for accommodation(Will talk abt this later) only. Then food, laundry, travell…. damn! I have to live off on my parent’s money for some time despite having a job. That Sucks… But there’s hope, My salary might be “REVIEWED” after 3 months. So there’s hope…

Now the accomodation. It would be an understatement to call it hell(although I’m an atheist and dnt believe that heaven or hell exist). I’m living as a paying guest with a gujju family in Lallubhai Park area, Andheri(W), Mumbai. The area is good, the room is not that bad, room-mates are ok, its a bit costly, but all of these are fine with me.

Now the worse part is, the family is from Gujarat, and also Bhrahmin. If u haven’t guessed it yet, I can’t eat non-veg or drink or smoke in the room. Well I’m trying to quite smoking(for the 8th time now) so a ban on smoking is actually good. Now being not able to order a non-veg pizza is a problem. Ban on drinking is a BIG problem.

If I was in bangalore, I would have got wasted with cheap alcohol(real Old Monk) the night I got my first job. But in Mumbai I celebrated the day, watching a saas-bahu serial with the landlady…. This is what has become of my life. Is this what people call “struggle” for success.

Now the search for new place to stay starts…………