How does it feel when the whole class is laughing at you? because you are so dumb that you are not able to introduce yourself. Embarrassing right? Well this was the very first class of strategic procurement when I was in 6th semester. As always I was late for the class and my friend was texting me to hurry up because the seat he reserved for me was no longer available. The professor shuffled the students. It was the class of a major subject so all of the sections who choose supply chain as a major were now in this class and in the class of 40 I have only one friend who was not able to sit with me. In my case last bench and friends are the support system to me. At that day when I arrived in the class only seat at the right front was free. So, I had to sit their. Blank headed, zoomed out version of me was sitting at front when the teacher asked us all to introduced ourselves. And I was like, Whooo amm I?????
I said, "I am Aimen and I am a student". The teacher said yes I know you are a student that's why you are sitting here. Tell us more about yourself. I don't know what had happened to me that I was not able to make a simple conversation with teacher and I said, "What you want to know about me? what should I tell you?" Teacher said obviously if am asking you to introduce yourself you have to tell me what is your CGPA, from where have you done your school and college? What was your percentage? Why are you doing BBA and what motivated you to choose supply chain management as a major? I am not interested in knowing who is your father? who is your grandfather? What was their profession? I am just asking to introduce your educational background and that's all. The whole class was laughing at me like there is some comedy show going on.
I was feeling very ashamed and wanted to give a proper professional introduction of mine but things have already gone wrong that I was not confident to say something at all. Then somehow, I managed to give answers to all those questions in this way; Sir I have done my Matric from Fauji Foundation Talagang and I scored 83%, I did my fsc from Cadet College Jhang.... I was going to complete the sentence but lets welcome an interruption Sir said; are there any cadet colleges for girls? The whole class replied YESS SIR now there are many. Then sir questioned me why are you doing BBA why haven't you joined Armed forces? There were many answers in mind for this why like a whole long story bruh! But guess what I choose to remain quite, and after sometime I said something which you should not say to any retired or serving officer. I replied; because the routine and discipline we had to follow their and saying yes sir yes sir on everything was very difficult for me, I lost my interest to join armed forces. And here comes a long and heavy kind of lecture on our education system, on my life decisions, on me, with a pinch of sarcastic sentences for me; while all other students are enjoying it a lot. Then sir again turned to me and ask me to continue and I was like anything still left to say now???!!
Sir said why have to chosen supply chain to study? There were many valid and genuine reasons to give but guess what? I again had chosen the dumbest reason to give answer. I said; Because in previous semesters I had studies human resource management, accounting, finance, and marketing. But we haven't studied a single course related to SCM. I do not like that subjects that I have studied that's why I had chosen this one.
The reaction of sir was like; OHHH GREAT, you haven't studied a single course for this major and now you are going to do specialization in this one, how are you so sure that you will like this subject? does this make any sense to you? and then again a whole lecture about faults in education systems started. Then sir asked me to come on the podium. I was like what the hell? what would I do there? Please don't do this!!! But he was like come on and speak while standing here for 5 minutes. I replied what should I talk about? he said just talk about anything the whole class wants to listen something from you. They will listen to you. I replied, "They are paying to listen to your lectures not for what I will say" the audience was like ohhhhawwhhhaww and I was abusing myself in my head. Then somehow I managed to escape that strange situation and get back to my seat. then sir moved toward the other student.
The thing is that never be late in any of your class and be confident while introducing yourself. NEVER BE A DUMB ASS NERD.
