MY TWO VRS - VERY RARE STORY

[PARASURAMAN K R]

Dear Friends,

 

It was a rude shock to my friends and family in year 2001, when I opted for Special VRS to my Banking career. I was just 46 and at peak of my career as manager in a premier nationalized bank when I decided to quit. My son was studying in 8^th std., daughter in 4^th class and my wife was unemployed.

 

I had no other qualification or financial background except for 23 years meritorious service in Bank. People thought that I had made a wrong decision. It was too late by the time anybody could do any thing to prevent me from what they thought was disaster for me.

 

My bank generously accepted my VRS application as it did of others. The in-road of computers paved the way out for redundant staff. The bank introduced the scheme with an intention to weed out the non performers. Unfortunately many cream employees chose to seek greener pastures outside the bank.

 

I took VRS without any pre-plan. The job was routine and monotonous. Moreover there was fear of being transferred to distant places and family dislocation. So I took the chance. I could fall back on my pension and interest income, the financial safety net. I had no regrets. But the society was not ready to leave me alone or forgive me. For them giving up a managerial job, that too at a young was a capital crime. I got fed up answering some genuine and more sadistic queries.

 

The only person I thought I was answerable was my wife. She had with great expectation married a bank officer, which at that time carried some prestige and glamour. Now ladies prefer men from IT field and shun Bank people in the marriage market. I managed to convince her with the promise that I would not impose any cut in the family budget and maintain the status-quo.

 

Luckily I got a job locally, kept my promise and even improved our status by changing from Maruti 800 to Alto car. But the VRS legacy was not ready to leave me. I boldly took another VRS in 2008 from the second job. Luckily this time there was no eye-brow raised or any qualms in the family. Society too had accepted my liking for VRS.

 

Now I enjoy working from my home with the help of my old enemy and new friend- the computer. My son has now finished B Tech and daughter is doing CA (Inter) and of course my wife has started working, her long cherished dream fulfilled thanks to my double VRS. She attends her job without any worry as I' am at home to welcome her VIPs- the milkman, the vegetable vendor and of course the fellow from the gas agency. Long live VRS.  

Parasuraman.K.R

CBVRS2001

Trichur   

[PARASURAMAN K R]

Dear Madhu Neglur,

Iam doing an online editing job for an Hyderabad-based research and publication firm named SIS INFOTECH supporting various industries globally. Our friends can visit their site and gather more information about this job.

with best wishes,

Parasuraman.K.R

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[guru murthy]

Dear Com. KRP.

Your story is really interesting.  You must not and will not regret for the decision you have taken in your career.  You will accept with me the saying "MONEY IS NOT THE OLY THING TO ENJOY THE LIFE FULLY!"  Congrats and my whole hearted wishes for a happy retired life - GURUMURTHY Ex. Uco

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[P.VIJAYARAGHAVAN]

 Dear Parasuraman Sir,

Really it is a vrs success story....

We generally hear VRS persons  repenting having opted VRS...and lost heavily on account of  unemployment, reduced amount of Pension, loss of amounts  for increased salaries,,,etc....

You should be thankful to your spouse who consented to your VRS applications...

We find people who have served full 40 years and   retired  but  not happy and are pestered/  reminded/   and    scolded at  home for searching job and be employed...TELLING  NO VRS  FOR HOUSE WORK...Continue working and earning....

What to do...there is no VRS for our house concern./.management where we have to work till end,,,

The word voluntary is not used anywhere there...

Of course VRS optees got good amount as golden handshake without doing work for remaining  period.,..although it was a good gesture of the Banks in recognizing hardworking people and allowing them to go on VRS..Thereby you allowed the banks to survive by reducing excess staff.. and   cutting avoidable expenditure...

Anyway it is good...all are happy..VRS or non VRS work or no Work...

Please treat the contents in good sense and lighter  vein.....

PLEASE SEND US PARTICULARS   WHERE WE CAN GET SOME JOB....

Regular super superannuation retiree. 

[P.VIJAYARAGHAVAN]

[P.VIJAYARAGHAVAN]

   Sorry  one correction to your laetter..

Nowadays  ladies prefer  not IT people..they  prefer some Politicians,Cricket players, cinema actors..etc  where the  income is more..

pensioner

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[venkat rao]

Dear Sri Parasuraman, Happy to know that you are fruitfully engaged.All the best.Please furnish the details about the company and their website and email ad to enable me to contact them. Thanking you Yours faithfully, Venkatrao.H SBM Mysore --- On Sat, 24/9/11, PARASURAMAN K R <paras...@gmail.com> wrote:

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