A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer in a Startup

(Alarm ringing)
So wake me up when it’s all over
When I’m wiser and I’m older….

Rishiiiii you sloth can you please turn off your alarm(my flatmate screams from another room),
with closed eyes searching my phone here and there.
The white dazzling light of my phone blinded me for a while.
Holy fuck!! it’s already 8.00, I’ll miss my train and get late for the office again.

Or maybe 10 mins more I can afford that much time I guess… I already work so hard, I deserve a little more sleep.

A half-hour later … Rishi wake up you lazy ass we’ll be late, Maid is not coming I’ve already cooked the vegetable you’ve to make chapatis for lunch, what the hell, kya bakcho** hai ye .. not again… office bhi jao breakfast banao , lunch banao , aake dinner banao such a shitty life, cursing my maid and my boss( working in a small start-up is like working like labour for minimum wage).

Hurry !!! rishi… I’m telling myself closing Instagram, but first … “She’s got a smile that seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories….” I play guns n roses(Sweet child O mine)
I start every day with music, it helps to keep me sane.

Rushing towards the kitchen in my boxers and a hippie t-shirt singing loud in my croaky and unbearable voice, my roommates are already tired of complaining, but they are used to this torture now, I put milk on one stove and then start chopping the onions, and chillies real fast, Sarvottam will you eat omelette??? Yes .. but you better make it good (a loud and fading voice I hear).

Finally I blend everything in a glass, pan is warm now, put some butter and done.

Bhaii breakfast ready hai you can eat now, Next i prepare the dough , and make chapatis it’s already 9 am now, there’s no chance I can reach before 10
to office, bro I’ve made everything just put it in Tiffin and don’t forget to put ghee on chapati.

Rushing towards the washroom , praying it’s empty … wtf dheeren bhai you know it’s my office time screaming loud, you’re still inside and why you don’t use your washroom, come out in a minute I’m extremely late.
After waiting for 5 minutes finally I grab my speaker and place it where water can’t reach and play whole lotta love, rock and roll baby!! … and take my favourite morning bath.

I wear t-shirts every day so that I won’t need to iron, book an ola as can’t take the train .. it says 5 mins away, fuck!! … 5 mins I hoped for at least 15.
I get ready real fast … In a few mins music stops and my phone rings, sir I’m at the location … okay just wait for a minute I’ll be there, grabbing my bag I eat my omelette and tie my shoeless
5 mins later my phone rings again sir it’s more than 5 min I’m cancelling the ride, I respond I’m standing opposite of you

Reach the office at 10.20 am
I try to sneak and rush to my seat, and my tiring day starts

My phone started buzzing … As I pick up the call
My roommate screams Rishi you slave of your boss, asshole …, it’s 10:00 pm when you’ll be home, mayur bhai I’m stuck with a bug, I’ll reach around 10.45 pm.

One hour later around 11 pm, I reach my apartment, Welcomed by Mayur Bhai, as usual, wearing only his shorts and with lots of curse words he rants and I acknowledge my shitty life from my roommate’s words
thankfully they already prepared the dinner.

We all eat dinner while debating over the current political scenario then I moved towards my bedroom, I go to sleep after checking all the calls and messages I missed today, and obviously Instagram.

Next Day

So wake me up when it’s all over
When I’m wiser and I’m older…. music playing