WHAT ELEPHANT?

Hello everyone,
I hope you all are in good health and enjoying the day, night, whatever time it is in your timezone. And before I step in further, a warning
The following post is designed for the sole purpose of entertainment and mostly nonsense. If you are looking for a motivational and inspiring post, I am sorry.

Alright, I think I should just dive in with the story. This is “WHAT ELEPHANT???”

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“That was a long review. What did he say?” She didn’t even wait for me to park my ass on the chair.
“Uff!!! don’t you have that thing to get to?” I tried avoiding it.
“Naah. Already explained to the boss why that change will take till next Wednesday. Now tell me what happened in the meeting.”
Sometimes I dislike people for no reason, but with her I have many.
“Dekh time waste mat kar.” (“Listen, don’t waste time”) I asked her to let go.
“No Issue re. There is always time to check on a colleague.” She said the words, But I know she didn’t mean any of it.
I sighed.
“Dekh, Mera time waste mat kar.” (Don’t waste my time) I clarified. And we both went back to our desktops.

Hardly 15mins would have passed. When I heard her chair squeak. I know second round the pointless interrogation will ensue. She will not let go. That lady is persistent. Maybe for the same reason, she was hired and manage to be the only lady in the dept.

“Sutta Break?” She asked me I want to take a cigarette break.
I silently got up in agreement. I needed the break. I mean would you blame a person for trying and relaxing after a very what can only be described as a dreadful review.

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We made it to the smoking area. Just the two of us there.
“I should quit,” I said after dragging a long puff.
“Hey !! Don’t take such a hasty decision.” She advised.
“I meant cigarettes.” I clarified. Why would I give up the job which pays for my EMIs, and Savings, and promises a good future?
“Ya!! Totally.” She agreed to drag a puff.

“So what happened.” She again came back to the question.
“Arey nothing the same old crap. You need to be more proactive. A quick closing of the tickets. And blah.. blah... blah... B****** I bet he never worked on a big project like that. But still, somehow he has the rights to give gyan..” I was restless and dragged another long puff from the stick.
“He is full of crap..” I continue my rant. “It felt like he was deliberately trying to torture me.”
“Wow!! You look sexy when you are angry.” Another reason why I don't like her. She is nuts.
I completely ignored her.

“I know sometimes my project is a little off schedule. But that is not my doing. If you have dependencies. Obviously, things will get delayed for reason beyond your control.” I took a pause for inhaling some more smoke.
“You know what I hate? That even though it is easy, he will use the most difficult words to convey the message. Today he told me to eat an elephant. I wanted to reply with eat s#!t but...”
“What Elephant?” She asked.
I explain to her the entire situation. And she broke into laughter.
“Dude!! He is not asking you to eat elephant, That’s a metaphor. That if you have to eat an elephant you can eat it by taking small bites. So bigger project needs to be broken into small sub-tasks. And be done with it.” She explained.

“Yeah!! Right, I eat everything whole naa..!!! Bloody!!! Tell me who is eating anything without breaking it down to bite-size.” Irritated me replied back to her.

“I am not sure who coined this phrase but he has a point. You need to organize a little and get moving with the current things.” She continued taking the side of the boss.

“Why Elephant? Why not Blue Whale? Or Polar Bear, Or Rihnoceroses? Hell Name one person who can swallow a chicken without breaking it into bitesize.” I asked the logical question to the Boss ki chamchi..

“You are missing the point here. re...” She tried.
“Nope, The point is I am being bosses around and being guided by someone who can't even eat a f$$$ing Kada (Quail)” I threw my cigarette and when back to my Desk.

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I am inuke.
And this is a weird story. I wanted to write an essay but for some reason, I always gravitate towards the storytelling format and that too dialogues. I think I love writing dialogues. And putting myself in the character's shoes. Anyway, I am just experimenting with my thoughts. Hope you enjoyed this story. I had this idea while discussing things with my friend @ryivhnn san and I think I totally butchered the Idea. Alright, this is me :-D
See ya soon.
Also, this is purely a work of fiction. ;-)