Commuting to work can often be an elaborate process for Mumbai residents — involving multiple hours and more than 100 kilometers in some cases. Those using public transport are also subjected to the whims of cabs and autorickshaws, and the crush of local trains. A LinkedIn user making a 19 km journey to her office, however, faced an unlikely conundrum after being abandoned by her rickshaw with only a kilometer left to go.
‘Itni door kyun job liya?’
“Yesterday, my auto driver dropped me off 1 km before my office. Mid-ride. Because “madam, itna dur nahi jaa sakta”. Total 19 km…so he drove for 18,” Aditi Ganvir recounted on the social media platform.
The Mumbai-based copywriter said the driver had proceeded to analyse her life choices after unceremoniously ending the ride. Ganvir however appeared to take a prosaic approach to the situation — urging LinkedIn users to merely rate such individuals with ‘one star’ and move on.
“He then proceeded to: Question my life choices (itni door kyun job liya), calculate my salary, and rant about how he should have never accepted the ride (even though he agreed to it without any gun involved). Sometimes, your journey will be inconvenient for others and they will leave you in between. That’s okay. Just rate them 1 star and move on,” she recounted..
‘unsolicited Life lesson’
The post has since evoked amused reactions from LinkedIn users — with many baffled by the logic of completing all but one kilometer of the trip. Others found a profound underlying message about handling adversity in the story.
“18 km of dedication, and 1 km of unsolicited life advice. Auto rides in India really do offer full-stack experiences,” joked one comment.
“That’s so deep. I’m sure you’re not talking about the auto driver here, right? I mean, he just gave you a life lesson in ‘when things don’t go my way, I’ll bail on you mid-ride’ philosophy. Classic. But hey, the real takeaway is how some people think they can control your journey, right?” wrote another.
“Everybody is extremely clever in calculating the salary of others,” rued a third.