May 26, 2020
Jagruthi self portraits in her Grandmother sarees: Part 2
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Jagruthi self portraits in her Grandmother sarees: Part 2
Jagruthi Self portraits
in her Grandmothers Kanjeevaram saree PART 1.
#14: Have a Great Boss
This is a BIG one. Fortunately, I've only had a few ridiculous bosses...but I think it's safe to say that I have had phenomenal bosses for the most part. This, I feel, is a huge part of your experience with a job. The boss I am referring to in this post is not my supervisors in the program, but my school owner who I call Madam...the best school owner in the whole doggone program.
Madam and I have a great relationship and are very compatible as consultant and client. She is very open to constructive criticism, makes herself available, gives me suggestions and makes sure I'm comfortable in this environment. I get a kick out of this little Indian woman calling the shots and going from the sweet lady feeding me guava fruit and chai tea to this fierce lady in a sari bussin' heads and takin' names if the teachers are slacking off. I am the type of person to give someone my full respect and attention if I can see that they are committed, passionate and ambitious about what they're doing. Plus, she is in a love marriage and absolutely holds her husband down, who is the owner of the school. I may do a separate post on how cute of a team they are lol.
Another thing you need to know about Madam is that she is the Convenor of the Telangana Jagruthi strikes. These strikes have shut the city down for over a month from the buses to the auto rickshaws to the shops and larger businesses to the schools. I have been very vocal with my management both on the school side and my fellowship about my discomfort with traveling during these strikes since there has been fatalities within my route to the school. Madam has been exceedingly supportive about my stance on it all and has really been flexible.
Today I went up to the school and found out that the school is actually closed today for the bundts (strikes). I had a good laugh when I realized how silly I looked walking in there. But I have SO much respect for Madam being out in the city somewhere standing up for what she believes in. A mutually supportive relationship makes for a great working team any day...even on bundt days.
Oh yeah! This is a video of her singing on Independence Day in August. She loves to tell people "I sing very well, I can sing over 3,000 songs" as she takes out her list of songs lol. Gotta love her!