Doing something i love......

8months back i gave up on the IT industry, bored with the monotony and stress , which it comes packaged with (at least for me!!) ,i got an opportunity to breakaway and be associated with something i enjoy personally - Travel. So, the day came i went for my rather casual interview at a coffee shop, not knowing what to expect. I was asked about my interests and what drew me to this job and i expressed my interest for travel and what i knew about it from what i watched and heard and travelled a bit myself. So, after an hour of talks, n voila i was made the offer!! So, me the happy soul thinking to myself that i finally got a job i know I’m gonna enjoy, got home and that evening shared my joy with Daddy dearest. All was well until i said it's for a travel company!! Expressions of "are you out of your mind" was all over his face, with a frown he asked so what is job going to be like, i started rattling away unperturbed by his expressions about how i would be writing creative content about holiday destinations, talking to corporates about our trip planning product, and i went on for a good ten minutes!! All the while dad gave me a blank look, once I was done he asks "why do you want to change your line, all you have studied for 4years will go for a waste?" and he started giving me advice (gyan!) as to how an IT job would see growth and sustenance and pay me better and compared it with the volatility of the travel industry specially after the dull period its gone through for a while now. I listened to all he had to say and said "i think its time i do something i really enjoy, it’s not the money or the big MNC status, its to do with something i really love" and to this he did not have much to say. Though even till date whenever he looks into the weekly Times Ascent and finds Quality Analyst requirement he still tells me trying his bit of luck to see if i can still change my mind, but me my foot is firmly stuck in this industry. I mean its been 8months into this industry and i have done tasks like writing an SRS, designing screens, giving creative content, writing blogs, exploring newer destinations and much more. So, i really feel proud of the decision i took, at least i don’t dread going to work, instead i think of every new task as a challenge. So, i followed my heart and i know that I’m got into this to stay. At the end of it all i only wish i get to do more of personal travel after all the planning and exploring i do as part of my job for others!!