A techie from the city who lost her job due to the Covid-19 situation and lockdown is selling vegetables at Srinagar colony. And 26-year-old Undadi Sharada is proud that she has been able to survive a tough situation, without sticking to “false prestige”.
“There is nothing to be ashamed of. It was a question of survival. I did not even have to think for a moment about how we would see ourselves through in a crisis,” said Undadi Sharada. Sharada gets up at 4am, goes to the market to wholesale mark to buy vegetables and sells them practically spending 12 hours on the pavement.
After working in a software firm for around two years in the national capital, the 26-year-old techie returned to Hyderabad for personal reasons and took a short break. A few months later, she joined a software company as intern in the performance and quality analysis wing in February.
“After completing three months of mandatory internship, they promised me to offer a job. But then, this lockdown came and they refused to consider my application, and asked me to move due to the ongoing financial crisis in the industry,” she told The Media.
Boosting the morale of those who go into depression or think of committing suicide after losing job, Ms. Sharadha said suicide was not the answer to problems; people should think of their parents and other family members before taking the extreme step.
Standing up for parents and family is much more satisfying than having a lucrative job, she believes.
“Here, I unload the fresh vegetables from the trolley auto, place them in my road-side store and sell them. It is dignity of labour. I’m not ashamed of doing what makes me happy,” the youngster said.
