Fun in Recession!! (Short Story)

‘This is it! I know it, the look on his face says it all’

‘Oh shut up!!’, I commented ‘They wont just start firing everyone like that..’

‘See he has a list in his hand, God, i know im fired’, whined Adi once again

The software industry you see are reeling in the worst of times, layoffs, salary cuts are the rumors you hear by the dozen, but i never thought things could get lighter in the heaviest of times.

Working in a middle level software company I better not name to keep my job, people were counting days before their turn came in.

‘Ah!! another day gone by, another day’s worth of salary is ensured’ was the best of humor around…

It was in these turbulent times that something really weird happened. Something that changed the way I look at things. An eventful Wednesday in a seemingly dull and boring week…

8.30 AM
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‘Damn its hot out here, Feel like i'm melting’, Adi cried, ‘I don’t even know why the f*#k i'm going to office’

‘Well you invested a lot of money in getting that paunch of yours.. how much is it 2-3 lakhs.. you wouldn’t want to lose it by starving right??’, I knew one more word and i would be spending the last of savings on the dentist.

‘I don’t know why, but I have a bad feeling about today’

Oh no.. not again Adi, more ranting and it will be you spending your last bits on the dentist

9.15 AM
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‘What the f**k!!!!! The project is closed, the damn clients cant afford us anymore.. NO NO NO…..’

Cant be true, not this morning, not on the start of a new financial year…

And then I saw it, the dreaded email from my Project Manager "Urgent Notice" it said "Due to the reeling recession and underlying costs, we regret to inform… … meeting at 11.00 AM to discuss the future plan of action .. Best Regards"

Best Regards !!! Best Regards !!! What regards??????

10.45 AM
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There is another project running, i'm not that bad to be thrown out, maybe I can get retained, but that’s the million dollar question…

‘What will we do now’, Avani sitting tense at her desk

‘I know what i'm going to do. Planned it for years… you guys can be partners’, I said to lighten up the mood… ‘The foolproof plan we need.… A full time vada pav (snack) stall outside the company’

‘As****e!!’

‘Arre, i'm not joking, its a lot of money, seriously’. Some laugh finally…

10.49 AM
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‘This is it! I know it, the look on his face says it all’

‘Oh shut up Adi!!’ I commented ‘They wont just start firing everyone like that..’

‘See he has a list in his hand, God, i know i'm fired’, whined Adi again…..

11.10 AM
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‘So you must have read the email i presume’, started our manager, with a straight face ‘…. coming to the point, we need to decide what comes next’

Our most dreaded part.. God save me.. god save me…….

‘I just paid my insurance money before I came in today morning, well I didn’t know I would need it so soon’

Just say it .. say it … say it… damn don’t kill us.. just say it !!!!!!

‘Its the start of the financial year, we start with new books, new plans, new budgets but most importantly..’

Trrrriinnng Trrrriiinngggg

‘Sorry guys, need to take this call’

‘NOOOOOOOOO’

I think ill die here tonight

11.15 AM
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Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock

11.20 AM
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‘Aah, sorry for that, I was saying .. its the start of the finan….’

Finally…. I thought you intended to keep us waiting till the sky fell on our heads… blurt it out !!!

‘…. new budgets but most importantly, its ….. any guesses???’

Whats this new idiocy ?????

‘Its April Fools Day !!!!!’

F**k, A*******e, C***, **********, ********** !!!!!!!!!