When I Was Posted To Islamic Banking

When I was chosen for the employment in the bank where I am working now, at that time although I was not satisfied enough, yet there was a feeling that I have achieved something. This feeling of achievement was enhanced when I got to meet my batch mates. They all were very excited and enthusiastic about the job and the organization to which they are going to be a part of.

The training period, atmosphere, the learning process everything was great. We were given the detailed demonstration regarding the job. The first shock we were given was the knowledge of being restricted to the cash department, yet being the main department of the bank it was a great opportunity to learn and grasp the functionality of the life blood of the bank. However, this was a bearable trauma until we were unaware from our posting branches.

The whole training process which on one side was full of informative guidelines and procedures showing us how to work on the other side was seemed to be based on the terror lectures and scary tails regarding the cash department which scared us a lot. The result which we were told in case of cash excess or shortage was enough to terrorize us. Anyhow we all completed the training process being totally unaware of the fact that the last and the final bomb was waiting for us.

The last day of training we were supposed to be given our posting letters. My teachers told me that you are the lucky one with other two guys to be posted in Islamic banking group. Oh my God!!  Good news transformed in the bad news as per my perception touched with the waves of my brain. Nah, no please!!! I am not Islamic type…. I can’t be like the girls in that group,,,, they are pathetic people, rigid mentality, confined to their rigid beliefs, who mix there culture and religion together and show attitude and rigidity, who don’t listen to others just say and do whatever they want. Ahhh!!! No please.

This was my reaction when I got my letter of posting. But when I get into the field and encountered with the people working there, all this opened my eyes. I got to know they are more modernized and liberal in their own shells and these are for their own protection. There is a huge difference between what we perceive and what they really are. The consolation of my teachers became a truthful reality when I compared myself with the other batch mates posted in different groups. A sigh of relief came out….

No doubt, the nature of the job is tough and requires more attention but I feel there is more scope in the job apart from the assigned one until I get the other oneJ.