Time to work again?

Back in Bangalore after a 20 day stint in Kannur, and I realise yet again that for some strange reason it is extremely difficult to do any serious study when I’m home! I believe this is true for most people; which is probably why a large chunk of people head to Delhi for civil services preparations year after year. More than the quality of coaching it is the ‘away from home factor’ and the complete freedom and ‘me- time’ that it gives which helps a great deal. A six month period of quiet contemplation and strategic planning (devoid of poky neighbours, well wishers and anxious parents worrying about their qualified and ‘unemployed’ neighbour/friend/daughter/son) should indeed help.

In these tumultuous times of worldwide financial misery, finding a job is not exactly an easy proposition. More importantly should I be working again so soon? Should I not be preparing for the interview? I jolly well know how it is going to be once I start working. 11 hours in the office and 3 hours on the road commuting! That would leave me hardly anytime to read the daily newspapers, forget doing any other serious reading with the interview in mind. Therefore, choosing to work in these few weeks has the risk of being under-prepared if and when the interview call comes.

So how about a part time job? Hmm…that indeed is worth considering :-)